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Originally Posted by Kzeus
We’re new to Florida/The Villages & have a pool area including a covered lanai. The section above the pool is screened & the adjacent seating area is covered by a solid roof. All sides surrounding the lanai & pool are enclosed by screens.
Our concern is with the 4 large ceiling fans hanging in the roofed area of the lanai. From the roof to the blades, there is a 4 ft "stem." Even light winds cause the blades to turn. We’re concerned about possible damage during hurricane-force winds.
The previous homeowner mentioned that she would tie a rope to each fan and anchor it to a bucket sitting on the ground below the fan, filled with rocks to limit movement. The fan manufacturer didn’t have recommendations. Our own online research led to two suggestions:
1. Removing the fan blades before each storm
2. Tying the blades together
Neither option seems ideal.
If anyone has ideas on how to safely stabilize large hanging fans during strong winds, we’d truly appreciate your insight. 🙏🏼
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If you want to loop a pice of string around a blade of a ceiling fan and tie it around The handle of a bucket of rocks, fine, but definitely don’t HANG a bucket of rocks from a fan blade. You would risk warping it permanently, or snapping it off. Their strength is sideways. I’d also recommend not unscrewing the blades before a storm. 1. Being up on a ladder unscrewing fan blades has its risks. 2. Every time you do that, there’s a risk of ending up with an unbalanced fan, and that can be frustrating. 3. In a hurricane, the blades are not likely to turn faster than they would if the fan were on high. 4. The blades are firmly screwed to the heavy fan body, which will keep them in place.