The thought there being that if the housing was secure against the ceiling, it could rock and wiggle creating that squeak we are all familiar with. We all like to spend a nice evening on the porch and sometimes mother nature just won't provide you with that evening breeze. Now you can put a ceiling fan outside to help her along, and not worry about it getting wet.
Some contemporary fans for your ceiling can even go outside. The drawback to that place is, that with the blades so close to the surface of the ceiling, on the higher speeds, the fan can't draw the air it needs to make a sufficient breeze. Technology pushes ever onward and upward, and now your rod fans are just as quite, and being farther from the ceiling, can make more wind. The invention of the ceiling hugger fans, was one of the first attempts at reducing noise.
Contemporary ceiling fans are quieter now than ever before. We all remember the days when ceiling fans were fairly small, slightly noisy, and only came in two basic varieties; white and wood. Now they come rated in both Damp and Wet. |