Paddle fans

[geochurchi]

Hi, is there a minumin mounting height for for paddle fans?

Thanks

 

[Steviechia2]

Hi, is there a minumin mounting height for for paddle fans?

Thanks

I don't know of any nec code but I believe it could be an osha code and I think a manufacturer spec that the blades must be 7' aff

 

[geochurchi]

Paddle fans

That's what we believe 7'AFF but can't find it anywhere even the building code dose not cover it.

 

[mpd]

every fan i have seen has a label on top of the fan that says 7ft aff

 

[dwellselectric]

I know in my town it has always been 7' to the blades

 

[Little Bill]

every fan i have seen has a label on top of the fan that says 7ft aff

Probably a dumb question, but what does AFF stand for?

 

[John120/240]

Probably a dumb question, but what does AFF stand for?

Above finished floor. There is no such thing as a dumb question if you don't

know the answer.

 

[Little Bill]

Above finished floor. There is no such thing as a dumb question if you don't

know the answer.

Thanks, As many fans as I have installed I would think I would have seen that. I have seen the 7' requirement, just didn't remember the AFF.

 

[Hendrix]

Above finished floor. There is no such thing as a dumb question if you don't

know the answer.

Wow !! A little compassion, don't see that too often.

 

[lakee911]

7'-0" AFF may be minimum, but I like it a bit higher. Last thing you want is someone to think that they're getting a free hair cut when they walk in the door. :grin:

 

[Flooglebinder]

Hi, is there a minumin mounting height for for paddle fans?

Whenever a customer asks me how high to mount the ceiling fan (typically on a higher ceiling when a downrod is required) I tell them the worst case scenario is when somebody stretches their arms over their heads in the act of, well, stretching.

So my preferred minimum is 8 feet, if possible. If really tall people are in the house, then they usually have prior experience dealing with things that are too low for them, like doorways and toilets and shower heads. And ceiling fans.

If it's a bedroom with the typical 8' ceiling height I'll advise them to go with the flush-mount option, if the fan has that as an option.

Some customers feel that the lower the fan goes, the better it will work. I'm no fluid dynamics engineer (yeah, air's a fluid in this case) but I don't think a foot or two of height difference will affect the cooling/air movement properties of the fan all that much.

Better to go with having the moving blades out of the reach of anybody stretching their arms over their heads, I think.