Ceiling Fan Downrod Guide 

Nice to see a good chart to best place a ceiling fan, thanks.

Yes, we love ceiling fans!

Wouldn't it be better to have the ceiling fan be 7 ft off the ground no matter how tall the ceiling is?

The problem with this advice is that once your downroad gets bellow 6-8 inches then you start loosing a significant amount of performance of your ceiling fan. This is because a ceiling fan works by moving air from above the blades downwards, so you need some space above the blades.

I'm glad it was useful! Thanks for the feedback!

Are downrods for ceiling fans interchangeable

Um. You mention the length of the downrods. How about the diameters?

Who knew there was actually a formula for the downrod length?!! Not me!! My fan came with the standard 4" (approx) downrod, but my ceilings are low. It would actually be better flush mount. Would I be able to simply remove the downrod at this point?

Should the downrod move freely or be firm and barely pivot?

My slab height is 12ft and fall ceiling is 18inch i need to keep more 1ft under the fall ceiling. My question is whether my fan will function steadily with 2.5ft rod or it will wobble as there is no support inbetween to the rod??

Thanks for making this video.. It made my life easy..lol.

What do you recommend for a 19 feet ceiling and 70 inch fan? Where can I get longer downroads from !

You could make a downrod really long by combining downrods together with couplers.

If you put a flush mount ceiling fan on a 14 foot ceiling, your not going to get any air, I think the fan is too far away from the ground, that's what I think though

Thank you for the info :-)

My celing fan was so close to the ceiling. I don't get much cooling. Hoe to extend it? Thanks.

I think this is just not right. I am 6' tall. My reach is to 8'. Code or not, I should not be able to touch the fan blades, in my opinion.

Arlington Virginia houses must have a flush mount fan because some Arlington Virginia houses have ceilings below 8 feet.

what would be the best mounting height of ceiling fans (from floor to under the ceiling fan height) for bedrooms?

do I really need a down rod for 9ft ceiling in a 10x12 room?

If a ceiling is 12 feet, and the downrod is 24 inches, the height off the floor would be 10 feet, not 9 feet as the graphic illustrates.

Good

What about a 22 foot ceiling? Or a 16 foot ceiling?

Such a stupid calculation. 10 ft ceiling minus 8ft = 24 inch down rod. He post a video and never answers your questions. You should take it down

You are as cut as a button!

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