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I'm remodeling some rooms and want to add ceiling fans. In looking at
what's out there (Home Depot, Lowe's, Web) there's an amazing spread
of prices. What accounts for the difference? Does it have to do with
noise, velocity of air movement, what?

Thanks.

Lynn Willis
Indianapolis

Several factors:

Quality of all of the components. Motor, blades, castings.

How long do you expect to own the fan?

What do you want the fan to do? Work an hour here and there, or all day
every day? Do you want a simple one bulb light, or a fancy three bulb
arrangement? Do you even need light at all? Lights and their different
types add to the cost, and on some fans, you have to buy the light kits at
an additional price.

How important is a remote? Some circuits don't have the double wiring it
takes to run a separate light and fan from the wall plate, and the remote
solves this.

How handy are you? Could you balance it if it DID wobble?

Can you install it yourself?

If I had to give a simple answer to your question, it would be quality,
features, and product life affect the price the most. But then, cheap fans
blow forever, and expensive ones have problems every day. It's the luck of
the draw. But usually, on the better ones, you get better support and have
fewer problems.

Steve