Ceiling fans

[SquishTheWhale]

We want to get ceiling fans installed in our house (3 rooms). I have no idea where to start! Who would do it- electrician, builder, handy man? Do we buy the fans ourselves? Do they have to go on a certain kind of light fitting?

Anyone with any experience please let me know what you did- and how much it cost! We have a baby now so are worried about coping with a heatwave like last summer

[ROBBOTOO]

Ours went on our normal light fittings.

DH fitted ours just following the instructions. But he needed my help to hold the fans at various points, as they’re not light to hold up on your own while trying to fit as well!

We have them in most rooms now. Couldn’t be without them.

[PoohBears#1fan]

We have them in all the bedrooms, DH fitted ours also with me helping by holding it, as Robbotoo said, too heavy to do by yourself.

[SquishTheWhale]

Didn't know it was possible to fit ourselves. The living room has this light fitting, do you think we'd be able to have a fan with it?

[SquishTheWhale]

Sorry its not zoomed in, holding baby and using phone one handed!

[Button17]

My husband fitted ceiling fans in our last house into light fittings. Easy job and they were great ... for a couple of years. Then they got noisey.

We've found, as have friends and family, that the bearings go and then they become really noisy and were unable to sleep with them on.

We have now converted to remote control tower fans. These so far generally last 3 to 4 years before getting noisey. The advantages are a) easy to install and we just store them in the attic when not needed, b) no chance of cutting your head off when trying to turn off in the middle of the night, c) can move around the house if a heat wave occurs. I've had one blasting me in the lounge in really high temps.

Good luck xx

[mickey house]

Usually an electrician fits them. I have fitted quite a few for people, and apart from initially ensuring the wiring is okay, the important thing is to ensure they are properly fixed to the ceiling. Some people rely on them being just fitted to a plasterboard ceiling with no nogging (wooden supprt) to hold them in place, and they might be fine but I wouldn't rely on them only being fixed to a plasterboard ceiling as they can weigh a far amount plus with their movement it could weaken their plasterboard fixing. An electrician won't have a problem doing this for you.

[Button17]

Just to add, I would not have put a ceiling fan in our kids rooms due to safety issues. They coukd reach up, throw stuff up.

[SquishTheWhale]

Originally Posted by Button17

My husband fitted ceiling fans in our last house into light fittings. Easy job and they were great ... for a couple of years. Then they got noisey.

We've found, as have friends and family, that the bearings go and then they become really noisy and were unable to sleep with them on.

We have now converted to remote control tower fans. These so far generally last 3 to 4 years before getting noisey. The advantages are a) easy to install and we just store them in the attic when not needed, b) no chance of cutting your head off when trying to turn off in the middle of the night, c) can move around the house if a heat wave occurs. I've had one blasting me in the lounge in really high temps.

Good luck xx

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Did you get expensive tower fans? We have a traditional fan but I find it noisy and not very effective

[SquishTheWhale]

Originally Posted by Button17

Just to add, I would not have put a ceiling fan in our kids rooms due to safety issues. They coukd reach up, throw stuff up.

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Did not think of that! You can tell I'm new to this parent thing