margaretcarnes wrote:I'm wondering whether a porch fan with light is going to attract unwanted mozzies - or does the fan waff them away?
They dislike air movements so a fan will help, as well as dispersing CO2 which attracts them.
Some light wavelengths, such as those from fluorescent tubes, are also more attractive to insects so it may help to use a conventional filament lamp rather than an energy saving cfl.
My blades look like wood but when I cleaned them I saw they are wood-grain plastic of some sort. No rot, no warping. All 4 still working fine after 5 years.
I think the concern over wooden blades is overdone a bit. I have 3 fans with wooden blades on the patio in Hua Hin that are now 6 years old. There are several more of the same type at the house in the Village that are about 8 years old. All of them have drooping blades, but it does not make any difference to how they work, all still run good without any vibration and stir the air as per the label. What does break regularly are those stupid pull chains most of them have.
In any case, the fans are a relatively cheap item, so even if they need replacing after 8 or 10 years, it is not a big item. I guarantee that there will be many much more expensive items that will need replacing around a house long before the fans expire!
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
We have a ceiling fan/light in our porch, the lights have 3 different combinations and the fan keeps away the mozzies and keeps us cool. Highly recommended.
Nereus wrote:I think the concern over wooden blades is overdone a bit. I have 3 fans with wooden blades on the patio in Hua Hin that are now 6 years old. There are several more of the same type at the house in the Village that are about 8 years old. All of them have drooping blades, but it does not make any difference to how they work, all still run good without any vibration and stir the air as per the label. What does break regularly are those stupid pull chains most of them have.
In any case, the fans are a relatively cheap item, so even if they need replacing after 8 or 10 years, it is not a big item. I guarantee that there will be many much more expensive items that will need replacing around a house long before the fans expire!
The essential has been said. My fans were installed in 2008 and impeccably run like new.
François
And me, still the most self satisfied of men
I was almost as drunk as myself
(Jacques Brel)
[quote="Some light wavelengths, such as those from fluorescent tubes, are also more attractive to insects so it may help to use a conventional filament lamp rather than an energy saving cfl.[/quote]
You have at least 2 kinds of energy saving bulbs. One of them is really bright and attracts bugs, the other one provides a yellowish light, like a conventional bulb and is less attractive for bugs. I do not remember of the qualificative used but it is clearly indicated on the box. You have them at Homepro.
François
And me, still the most self satisfied of men
I was almost as drunk as myself
(Jacques Brel)
I have just stayed to the GFs house in Northern Thailand. The ceiling tiles are suspended on an aluminium grid system. Short of using pedestal base fans or wall mounted fans, how do you get round this fan suspension problem?
She did not think that far ahead when she had the house built. I found two beers helped me to sleep
Jimbob wrote:I have just stayed to the GFs house in Northern Thailand. The ceiling tiles are suspended on an aluminium grid system. Short of using pedestal base fans or wall mounted fans, how do you get round this fan suspension problem?
She did not think that far ahead when she had the house built. I found two beers helped me to sleep
What I have done in that case is use a piece of steel rod fixed to the roof structure and fasten either a piece of flat bar, or a good piece of wood, on to the end so that it ends up flush with the tiles. Then attach the fan hanger bracket to that with either wood screws or small bolts.
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
Jimbob wrote:I have just stayed to the GFs house in Northern Thailand. The ceiling tiles are suspended on an aluminium grid system. Short of using pedestal base fans or wall mounted fans, how do you get round this fan suspension problem?
She did not think that far ahead when she had the house built. I found two beers helped me to sleep
What I have done in that case is use a piece of steel rod fixed to the roof structure and fasten either a piece of flat bar, or a good piece of wood, on to the end so that it ends up flush with the tiles. Then attach the fan hanger bracket to that with either wood screws or small bolts.
Nereus: The other thing that puzzled me is why whirly bird ventilators are not used to flush hot air from roof spaces? maybe its a case of same same inside and out.
Jimbob wrote: Nereus: The other thing that puzzled me is why whirly bird ventilators are not used to flush hot air from roof spaces? maybe its a case of same same inside and out.
The answer I was emphatically given when I asked that question was: "oh no, it makes the house look like a factory"
\
May you be in heaven half an hour before the devil know`s you`re dead!
There is also a Company with I guess a copy of the Dyson bladeless fan in Bangkok. No idea hope good they are but they are 3,500 baht a pop for the nice looking 10" silver product... Free delivery in Thailand
Havent been in HH for 7 months and we are wanting to add 2 more ceiling fans to our house. We bought 2 last year in Pure next to Index, (now moved I know). When we bought last year we said how much for fitting and any discount, they said, if we buy 2 we only have to pay for one fitting fee, 750 Baht. So 2 fans including fitting about 4,700 baht. Yesterday went to Pure again and asked the same question but they insisted we pay 750 for each fan to be fitted, no discount. Anyway, thought we would check out Big kiang, and see that its no longer there.
Are there any good shops in HH, Pranburi or even Cha Am that sell reasonable ceiling fans. (Dont mention Homepro, not interested, sorry.) GN.
