Fan Downrod Reference Guide

If you have a ceiling height higher than 10 feet, congratulations on your beautiful home!  Now, lets get your fan setup for success in your high-ceiling room.

It should come as no surprise that if a ceiling fan is too far overhead, its cooling & wind effects are minimized.  Therefore, it becomes necessary to purchase a longer downrod to bring that fan down from the ceiling. 

All Urban Ambiance fans include power wires which are intentionally quite a bit longer than the included 6-inch rod would require.   This is to allow for the rod to be swapped out for a longer rod to accommodate higher ceilings.

See the above guide for determining proper rod lengths for your ceiling height.  Please note that not all fans and/or fan finishes are available in rod lengths greater than 36".

Included with all Urban Ambiance ceiling fans is a 6-inch downrod and/or canopy which produces a roughly 9-inch gap between the fan blades and the ceiling.  

This 9-inch gap is proven to promote the highest efficiency for the fan, so we generally recommend keeping this distance, even if you have 9 and 10 foot ceilings.

So if you've got standard 8, 9, or 10 foot flat ceilings, the rod included with the fan will work well for your ceiling height, and you do not need to purchase a replacement extended length rod.

Urban Ambiance ceiling fan down rods use a ball-and-joint configuration allowing for sloped ceiling installations. Given the wingspan and motion of the fan blades, ensuring proper clearances - both to the ceiling and floor - is imperative.

To calculate your ceiling slope ratio:

First, measure the height of your ceiling at both ends of the room to determine the "rise" (how much higher is the ceiling at the higher end as opposed to the lower end).  Then measure the length of the room, following directionally between your two rise measurements.  This is your "run".  Then, simply divide the "rise" by the "run" to arrive at a percentage.  The last step is to multiply that percentage figure by 12 to give you your rise ratio number (the first number listed in the ratios).

Calculation example:

At one end of the room, the ceiling is 8' high, and at the other end it is 13' high.  That gives a rise of 5'.  The room is 15' wide between those two ends.  5 divided by 15 = 0.33.  Last step: 0.33 of 12 is 4, so our slope ratio is 4:12 and we should order a 12" Rod.

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