Hi Lady and Gentleman,
I need some review/suggestion on which ceiling fans to buy for my 4 bedrooms house, I would like the one with or without remote control but it need to have a light.
Thank you in advance for the suggestion.
Which Ceiling Fans? Please Share Your Experience
SnoozeAndLose on 14/01/2019 - 11:21
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I would say $100 - $250 each.
The remote control ones are easier to install so are an immediate saving as the switched type need extra wires run to the controller switch. Are you factoring in the cost of installation to your $100-$250 budget?
Thank you for your advice as i also think about it.
Cost of installation can be on top of it. So it will be $100- $250 for the fans itself.
Remote control ones are easier to install ? As in?
I had to install 3 remote control DC fan with LED, it wasn't easy to install, depend on the model.Other than that, no issues. This is the one I got https://www.earlysettler.com.au/suva-dc-fan-natural-timber-w…
Thanks for you advice.
Do you think it is worth to get a DC fans instead of AC fans?
This is what Mr Google told me, so is the sales person at Beacon lighting said
The DC motor uses the same AC power with a transformer that converts the power to DC. This decreases the amount of power required to operate the fan. The new technology in the motors means that DC fans are generally much quieter than AC motors. DC fans use up to 70% less energy than an AC fan.
Remote controlled fans should also be wired up with a physical cut off switch on the wall too. I've had cases where I couldn't turn off my remote controlled fan with the remote because the batteries in the remote had failed and it had lost it's pairing to the fan (dip switches in the remote weren't enough unfortunately).
Air-conditioning
Why not have both? much better air flow.
I have air conditioner but sometime air cond isn't required.
I can't snooze without it on each night; therefor I'd lose sleep.
I'll see myself outit is just because you do not know why, yay
Sometimes the remote might cost $60.
And when it plays up, you might need to change the whole fanlight.
Just have to check carefully before you install.For install cost would be anything from $80 onward, would advise against buying any cheapie ones.
We have installed the one below in our investment property.
Havent had any complaints from the Tenants..https://www.lightingillusions.com.au/shop/ceiling-fans/white…
This one is without remote:
https://www.lightingillusions.com.au/shop?query=51834I dont see why we need a remote in a small bedroom.
Cost of install, battery and chance of getting lost!Thank you, I will have a look an report back after I get them installed.
my electrician says better without a remote (in regards to future problems)
Get a total price off an electrician - for the fan AND installation together - better after sales service I think and the electricians know which fans are good and which ones are crapI am getting someone to come in an give me a quote this week.
Will update you guys.
Another question, what is the est cost for the installation? supply and install
I had ceiling fan installed last year (by a mate at no cost - soz to say) and my recommendation would be pay extra and don't use the remote, for peace of mind. Wall mounted controls require different in wall wiring, so not always possible. Buy the remote after you have determined that wall controls aren't possible.
I purchased from Beacon light -who always are having sales it would seem. Mine were about $180 each.
what happen to the remote? it cant control the fans?
if I buy the remote after will it be much expensive?
I've always had this phobia that it will drop.
I recommend an aircon.
Doesn't help that the three settings are:
1) Very slow
2) Slow
3) So fast that it starts rattling, waiting to break free to decapitate youOn top of that, I saw when a parent inadvertently (in a playful moment), carried a child high up, and child extended hands just a tad close. Ceiling low enough in this case! A bit of a scare.
I got the Hunter Pacific Intercept. They have a few models, ie. E27 Bulb, LED, Halgoen, With remote or without.
https://www.ceilingfansdirect.com.au/shop?query=Intercept
You can find this model all over the internet.
I got the hologen because the light cover was not so oblong shaped compared to the e27. You can see in the photos. You can buy an LED replacement bulb for the halogen at bunnings too.
This
https://www.ceilingfansdirect.com.au/shop/hunter-pacific-cei…
Compared to
https://www.ceilingfansdirect.com.au/shop/hunter-pacific-cei…
Thank you very much for your suggestion.
Do you think Bunnings or HV or other store may stock it , so that I can have a look before I buy online?
I have seem few which the light compartment only able to fit with Halogen light.
Beacon lighting does it.
Bunnings have a halogen LED replacement. https://www.bunnings.com.au/osram-78mm-warm-white-7w-806lm-r…
We recently installed these
https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-130cm-4-blade-colorado-mat…With lights
https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-130cm-4-blade-led-matte-bl…Both come with remote, and are DC fans. comes with 5 speed settings(common in DC fans), 'on' and 'off' function for both light and fan, has timer as well.
How much did you pay for installation?
Per fan $65.43 in Brisbane
Was that rounded from $65.43210
include GST?
@SnoozeAndLose: I had few things to be installed in the house so I asked him if he can do it at fixed price for all of it, so that's why the odd number.
No the price is not including GST.
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How did you find the 12w led?
is it reasonable light for a bedroom?12w led should illuminate every crack and crevice in a bedroom.
Just been through this. I trialed an Aeroblade Breeze 48" 1200mm 3 Blade Ceiling Fan With two E27 light sockets and found it brilliant. Fairly east to install. The remote sender fits into the ceiling bowl cover. Just needs wall switch to isolate the fan. Purchased one from Lighting Illusions Online. Then purchased two more (non-remote) from Ceiling fans Direct with free delivery. These fans are very quiet and displace a lot of air. One word of advice, install the blades before you place in situ and you won't have to kink your neck looking for the screw holes.
Thank you will look into it.
Will the E27 light bulb fit a bigger LED light or will just enough to fit 2 halogen bulb?
I used the 10W led from Bunnings, called Osram LED Value Stick costing a little over $8. Available in Warm white, Cool White and Daylight. Each has a high lumen varying from 900+ to 1100. This is equivalent to a standard 80 watt incandescent light. They have a rounded top which fits well in the tight environment of this fans light fixture. Personally I use 1 x Warm white and 1 x Daylight per fan but it is up to your own preference here.
I got "Woody" fans for my bedrooms. These are remote control from beacon lighting. They don't have lights - though I believe there might be an option for them. Though they are not budget friendly at the $600 mark each. But they are DC and only use 4W of power at low speed and 20W full tilt. (So less than 10c to run all day flat out or 10c a week to run on low.
Mr Google will tell you that wooden fans are quieter than metal bladed ones and I believe him. I love my Woody's (sounds bad I know) but they are absolutely silent on low and push a solid breeze even at that speed and can be reversed for winter use via the remote (though I haven't really done that).
Wiring up a switch for the fan is up to you. I went with no switch. But if you need to pair your remotes to your fans you can only do this when they are first powered on, which is easy with a wall switch. But with mine, as I have 4 bedrooms with 4 of these fans, to switch off individual fans to pair up the remote requires getting into the ceiling and unplugging and replugging the fan. Which I've only had to do the once. But I guess you'd also need to be careful if the power to the house is cut then restored and you don't accidentally go pairing one remote to all fans.
We got some martec ones years ago.
Ones with remotes to minimise wiring into walls.Unfortunately both remotes packed it in for no clear reason and they are $60-70 to replace. Luckily I found them on eBay used for half that but still expensive. They also chew through the 9V batteries, although we have rechargeable we are probably charging them every ten days or so
So better not getting them
Just we aware of the risk - cheaper install but possible expense down the line.
I do like having the remote in one sense - I can turn the fan down without getting out of bed!do we have a ceiling fans able to hard wire with remote?
@SnoozeAndLose: Hmm that I don't know. The remote is simply a receiver that sits inside the fan unit and the remote/transmitter. I don't know if the wiring of the receiver overrides any hard wiring options though.
Avoid the Mercator brand - the fans we received had missing parts or were faulty, and they ignored us until fair trading got in touch with them on our behalf.
However, once we finally got working fans, DC fans are significantly quieter and somehow just seem to spin more stable than my parents AC fans (which were also the Mercator brand). So the extra for DC seems worthwhile.
We all have remotes and haven't had issues between both places. This does save on install a fair bit.
What's your budget?