Ceiling Fans for 9 foot ceiling

[Vegaman_Dan]

Okay, it's not quite warm enough to start worrying about cooling off the garage, but it's close enough to think about it.

Standard 22x24 two car garage. One half (rear half) has 9 foot ceiling that is finished. I'm pondering adding a pair of ceiling fans to help with the air flow. Not much is needed, but it would be a nice touch.

QUESTION: Most of the fans at the box stores are all brass, wood, and elegant. Have you seen any affordable (let's say less than $50) simple fans without lights? I'm more than happy to paint one machinery grey or white to make it look more like a garage item than a living room fan.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Problem is, you need a ceiling hugger style with no downrod. You might get away with a Home Depot industrial and cut the dowrod as short as possible, that will still allow you to hang it and have room for the trim ring, etc. (it comes with 6" and 18" if I recall)

Do a search on the HD site for "industrial ceiling fans" and you get the white 60", two different white 56" Westinghouse fans, and a 52" liquid nickel finish (home type fan). They used to have the westinghouse in a black and nickel but I don't see them now.

Many regular fans come without the lights and you have to add them. The Industrial fans are slimmer and don't have the huge protrusion below the fan where the reversing switch and light switch is located on a regular home fan. (you cannot add a light to the industrial fan)

HD 60 inch ceiling fan thread

Though I mentioned in the 60 inch fan thread that the fan seemed to be inactive stock or discontinued, HD still has and stocks them, so things must have changed. The price has worked up to $80+ and one store I visit does not stock them at all, but several other stores have them in stock. They come with a couple of downrods, so don't be dis-swayed by the long downrods in the pics, and you can always cut downrods to almost any length you desire and re-drill the holes for the cross pin and ground wire. My downrods are made from 3/4 water pipe.

Charles

 

[Ryf]

I recommend the last one, but the first two are in your price range, if your garage/shop is unheated a outdoor fan may last longer if condensation/humidity is an issue.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_76888-1811-...3478949&Ntt=ceiling+fans&Ns=p_product_price|0

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http://www.lowes.com/pd_79837-1811-...3478963&Ntt=ceiling+fans&Ns=p_product_price|0

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http://www.lowes.com/pd_371758-2936...3501576&Ntt=ceiling+fans&Ns=p_product_price|0

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http://www.lowes.com/pd_396775-9359...3822651&Ntt=ceiling+fans&Ns=p_product_price|0

lowes item 396775

 

[pattenp]

Have you considered one of these?

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Have you considered one of these?

Excellent idea for a lower ceiling shop!!!!

I get too focused on the "he asked about ceiling fans" to think outside the box sometimes.

Charles

 

[Ramper]

I have these and LOVE them:

http://www.menards.com/main/lighting-fans/ceiling-fans/industrial-fans/turn-of-the-century-industrial-56in-ceiling-fan/p-1728104-c-7486.htm

$40 with a 10 year warranty

 

[Ryf]

I have these and LOVE them:

http://www.menards.com/main/lighting-fans/ceiling-fans/industrial-fans/turn-of-the-century-industrial-56in-ceiling-fan/p-1728104-c-7486.htm

$40 with a 10 year warranty

liking it... might need to get up there this weekend

 

[ptgb]

Went with two of these that I ordered from Home Depot. They were on sale at the time for $48 each (+ free shipping).


http://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-7861400-Industrial-Three-Blade-Installation/dp/B001B1C8Q6


They have that nice industrial look. The 5 speed controller that it comes with is junk, so I put them on a 4 speed Lutron controller.

My ceilings are 10 feet so 9 feet won't make that much of a difference.

 

[kenfath]

The three ceiling fans we have are on ~8' ceilings. All three are different makes/models and were selected for close to the ceiling mounting. They require about ten inches of room. They were designed so that the ceiling mount and the fan mount (trim rings) can mate and be screwed together. 'I think' each came with six machine screws and a had a gasket or dampener which went inbetween the pieces. They came with downrods but for this installation weren't used. (Any idea what down rods could be used for? Too good to discard, but so far haven't found a use for them.)

At first I had concerns about the clearance between the top of my 6'4" head and the fan but it wasn't a problem. In the garage you must be congnitive of the moving fan when handling longer pieces of material. Again, its not been a problem (fan has its original blades). Our fans came with 6" and 12" down rods. A six inch down rod would work fine with a nine foot ceiling.

 

[RABRods]

I have the exact same issue, my problem was I was under the impression that a "dry" rated fan was not "allowed" in a garage. Is that the case? It was really limiting my cost effective solutions. I dont plan on waching any cars in there or anything, I do have a sink, but that is no different than a kitchen so Maybe I am wrong. What does everyone think of the dry rated fan in a garage?

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

Well now, this has been instructional. I was thinking ceiling fan, but the notion of a wall mounted fan has me intrigued. It wouldn notbe hard at all to fab up a swing arm mount to hold a large box fan.

I sort of want to keep my ceilings clear for more storage, so maybe this is a better solution for my needs, though a couple of those fans linked here were pretty darn nifty!

 

[pattenp]

The wall fan I pictured is from NorthernTool. What I like about that type of fan is that it has an on/off oscillation control feature

 

[kbs2244]

I have 9 foot ceilings and a 4 inch drop rod garage sale special, no lights.
(They are easy to remove.)
$15.00
I cannot remember ever measuring it but from ceiling to the bottom cannot be over 16 inches.
I did turn the gold lace painted blades upside down for a solid wood grain look.
It is plugged into the garage door opener outlet and runs on slow and down 24/365.