On Sun, 18 May 2008 10:20:14 -0400, Steve B. you
wrote:

On Sat, 17 May 2008 21:32:49 -0400, "cybercat"
wrote:


I saw a lot of Hunter fans today! None quite right, but both Lowe's
and HD had pretty limited selection in the kind we wanted. (Meaning
no stem because the ceiling is too low, right size and color, that
sort of thing.) I plan to order one online because I want golden
oak or maple blades and they were rare in the box stores.



Hunter is my favorite brand. On some of the cheapies I have seen in
the past the blade pitch is such that the just don't move any air.
Turn the sucker on high and it shakes, rattles, knocks and swings but
stand under it and you can't even feel a good breeze. My current
Hunter is perfectly still on high and moves enough air to have the
bedroom curtains all wiggling about when it is on high.

Be aware that most of the fans have multiple mounting options so the
one you are looking at may be able to mount differently. On the ones
I just replaced you could do the downrod mounts or the upper "bell"
could be attached directly to the fan and then to ceiling mount. Go
to http://www.hunterfan.com/pages/hunter_advantage.php and look half
way down the page and you will see what I mean about the different
ways to mount.

Steve B.

Hunters are fine. I like Casablanca as well. Stay away from the
no-name brands that Lowes and HD sells. They're crap.

My philosophy on fans is much like paint. Buy the good stuff, it's
too much of a pain to have to re-do it again in a year.