ceiling fans
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allenwayne
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Re: ceiling fans
i can`t find one but has to have blades 3 ft from tubs edge
At 8 ft a 6 ft person can still lift thier arm and get whacked
i can`t find one but has to have blades 3 ft from tubs edge
At 8 ft a 6 ft person can still lift thier arm and get whacked abode electric
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- New jersey
Re: ceiling fans
I think the directions will tell you min of 7' off the floor to the blades.
I think the directions will tell you min of 7' off the floor to the blades.
jjhoward
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Re: ceiling fans
I think it is 6'6" per the NEC, I am looking for the article.
I think it is 6'6" per the NEC, I am looking for the article.
jjhoward
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Re: ceiling fans
I give up, I cannot find any reference to a ceiling fan height.
I give up, I cannot find any reference to a ceiling fan height.
jwelectric
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- North Carolina
Re: ceiling fans
try the building code
try the building code
davedottcom
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Re: ceiling fans
I agree with "abode electric" I think I remember seeing 7' to the blades according to the manufactures directions.
Dave
I agree with "abode electric" I think I remember seeing 7' to the blades according to the manufactures directions.
Dave
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- Windsor, CO NEC: 2023
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- Hospital Master Electrician
Re: ceiling fans
Could this be an old code? I have heard this rumor and been unable to find it before.
[ March 31, 2005, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: georgestolz ]
Could this be an old code? I have heard this rumor and been unable to find it before.
[ March 31, 2005, 10:35 PM: Message edited by: georgestolz ]
Re: ceiling fans
Seems to me it would depend on who lived there. I knew a fellow who was about 4 feet tall. Then there are the pro basketball players.
Common sense says it would be about 7 ft. You can't get much higher with 8 ft. ceilings. I would go 8 ft. min with higher ceilings.
Seems to me it would depend on who lived there. I knew a fellow who was about 4 feet tall. Then there are the pro basketball players.
Common sense says it would be about 7 ft. You can't get much higher with 8 ft. ceilings. I would go 8 ft. min with higher ceilings.
B
bthielen
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Re: ceiling fans
Is it possible that the issue of height is not an NEC code issue but a building code issue and perhaps this is why it has not yet been found? Unless there is a concern of a potential electrical hazard, should the code address the situation?
I guess I'm starting to think this may not be a code issue at all.
Bob
Is it possible that the issue of height is not an NEC code issue but a building code issue and perhaps this is why it has not yet been found? Unless there is a concern of a potential electrical hazard, should the code address the situation?
I guess I'm starting to think this may not be a code issue at all.
Bob
Re: ceiling fans
I'll post this quote again here:
"UL 507 states Ceiling Fans suspended from 7 feet to less than 10 feet (blade height to floor) nust have a minimum thickness of edge of blade 3/16"
I don't know where all this applies, since I don't know where to find UL507.
Steve
I'll post this quote again here:
"UL 507 states Ceiling Fans suspended from 7 feet to less than 10 feet (blade height to floor) nust have a minimum thickness of edge of blade 3/16"
I don't know where all this applies, since I don't know where to find UL507.
Steve
pierre
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- Westchester County, New York
Re: ceiling fans
Most ceiling paddle fan installation instructions stipulate that the fan blades are not to be less than 7 feet from the finished floor.
If you need an NEC reference, 110.3(B) would be the one.
Most ceiling paddle fan installation instructions stipulate that the fan blades are not to be less than 7 feet from the finished floor.
If you need an NEC reference, 110.3(B) would be the one.
davedottcom
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Re: ceiling fans
yep, 110.3(B) Requires us to follow manufacturer's instructions.
I agree.
Good Call Pierre.
Dave
yep, 110.3(B) Requires us to follow manufacturer's instructions.
I agree.
Good Call Pierre.
Dave
jwelectric
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Re: ceiling fans
Yea, Good Call Pierre and some think you are cute too
Yea, Good Call Pierre and some think you are cute too
Re: ceiling fans
An 8 foot ceiling in my opinion is obsolete. People are on average taller than they were 60 years ago.
For that matter, my shoe size is "obsolete" and I often have to buy oversize shoes to get shoes that are wide enough for my feet. I was told by shoe sales lady that some older men now have to buy children's shoes because of trends in foot size!
An 8 foot ceiling in my opinion is obsolete. People are on average taller than they were 60 years ago.
For that matter, my shoe size is "obsolete" and I often have to buy oversize shoes to get shoes that are wide enough for my feet. I was told by shoe sales lady that some older men now have to buy children's shoes because of trends in foot size!
charlie
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- Indianapolis
Re: ceiling fans
There are some people that have a clearance problem with 7 ft but they are used to looking where they walk and it is not a safety problem.
By the Pierre, you have to post your picture in your profile so we can all see how handsome you are.
There are some people that have a clearance problem with 7 ft but they are used to looking where they walk and it is not a safety problem.
By the Pierre, you have to post your picture in your profile so we can all see how handsome you are.
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