Ceiling fan in a kitchen?

[Kachina26]

I’ve never seen such a thing. New house has one and the light it provides isn’t all that helpful. Ideas for a replacement? There’s nothing over the sink either.

 

[17 10 Flat]

I’ve never seen such a thing. New house has one and the light it provides isn’t all that helpful. Ideas for a replacement? There’s nothing over the sink either.
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You may need to install some can's in the ceiling. Either yourself or hire an electrician.

 

[HNL2LHC]

You may need to install some can's in the ceiling. Either yourself or hire an electrician.

Yeah, dimmable LED cans would be good. I went with square ones the last time. Also nice that you don’t have to use boxes like the good old days.

 

[bocco]

Looks like you have a couple of ceiling lights already. Might be able to tap into the closest one and at least get one more light over the sink. Do you have attic access?

 

[boatpi]

Even a pendant light hanging slightly down might be OK for that location. Some houses that overdone on the Can lights in the kitchen is good to have a pendant light depend upon the ceiling height, pointing straight down like a glass long thin globe.

 

[Kachina26]

Looks like you have a couple of ceiling lights already. Might be able to tap into the closest one and at least get one more light over the sink. Do you have attic access?

Yes, one nice thing about Texas is the very tall roof lines. Attic access will be much easier than it was in California with the low roof and additional trussing for the tile.

 

[boatpi]

Sounds great I know the current house I’m going list for sale here in a couple of months, the one I’ve been in since it was built five years ago has 14 foot ceilings. It’s in Las Vegas. Provides a lot of options.

 

[Berdes]

Don't see an exhaust (hood) fan either. Maybe builder thought this would work??

 

[Kachina26]

Don't see an exhaust (hood) fan either. Maybe builder thought this would work??

Downdraft on the cooktop, not sure I’m a fan. Already conceded that gas is not an option in most places. Weird considering this is where the gas comes from.

 

[Ziggy]

Doesn't even look like a decent fan, more of a builder grade appearance to me.
I also think a fan like that doesn’t belong in a kitchen, dining maybe.

 

[Mandelon]

The new super slim LED canless can lights are easy to install.

Get a dust cover drill bit and there's not even a mess any more.

 

[Kachina26]

Doesn't even look like a decent fan, more of a builder grade appearance to me.
I also think a fan like that doesn’t belong in a kitchen, dining maybe.

Correct on both counts.

 

[Badold65]

Beware: If you install can lights over or almost over a ceiling fan it can create a strobe effect when both are on.

 

[Kachina26]

Beware: If you install can lights over or almost over a ceiling fan it can create a strobe effect when both are on.

I think the fan has to go, kitchen is just a weird spot for one.

 

[Bobby V]

I think the fan has to go, kitchen is just a weird spot for one.

Might want to wait until summer is over. I hear Texas can get hot and muggy.

 

[Kachina26]

Might want to wait until summer is over. I hear Texas can get hot and muggy.

That’s a given. I already spent about 10 minutes up there and that was enough for me. I don’t handle heat like I did when I was 20 and not a desk jockey.

 

[Bigbore500r]

Looks pretty odd . . . i'd ditch the fan and add recessed lighting, you can convert the fan switch to a light switch and use the fan's power to feed the new cans.

Although having a fan in the kitchen during hot days might be a plus . . .

 

[warpt71]

Beware: If you install can lights over or almost over a ceiling fan it can create a strobe effect when both are on.

Ive experienced this and it drove me nuts!!!!! I did like having a fan in the kitchen though

 

[2Driver]

Theres alot cool non-evasive fans these days. We have one in the kitchen its great. Also have a jen air down draft. Pulls everything outside.

 

[jetboatperformance]

We have ceiling fans in every one of the eight rooms in the house (sans the bathrooms) , we dont run AC , in hot times we open windows and doors , turn on all the fans and viola !

 

[OC Mike]

Admittedly it seems a little strange.
i would be slow to change it out till I understood why the builder put it in. Maybe it's necessary, maybe not.
Maybe it's designed to be used in conjunction with the downdraft vent. Who knows...
What i have learned in many decades in the building industry, there is usually a reason why something is done.
And everything affects everything. Then again, maybe it's just a dumb thing.

 

[DRYHEAT]

I didn’t know a fan in the kitchen was strange, I don’t think I’ve ever been in a house in Havasu that didn’t have a fan in the kitchen. Who knew?

 

[BingerFang]

It’s probably just to move air around the kitchen since you don’t have proper ventilation with the downdraft cook top.

I would cook with the fan off for a few months and if it doesn’t bother you take it out and put up some can lights.

 

[rivermobster]

Looks pretty odd . . . i'd ditch the fan and add recessed lighting, you can convert the fan switch to a light switch and use the fan's power to feed the new cans.

Although having a fan in the kitchen during hot days might be a plus . . .

And when you burn the toast to a crisp!

 

[17 10 Flat]

Yeah, dimmable LED cans would be good. I went with square ones the last time. Also nice that you don’t have to use boxes like the good old days.

The dimmable ones are nice. You can normally adjust the hue of the led bulb too.

 

[Justfishing]

I would say get take out the fan and put in a new fixture in its place.

For the sink I would put in a canless recessed light. In case you are not familiar with canless you cut a hole in the cieling. The wire box just sits on top of the cirling and the light has spring clips to hold it in place.

Here is an example.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Halo-White-LED-Remodel-and-New-Construction-Recessed-Light-Kit-Fits-Opening-5-in/1001772158

 

[Heylam]

I always thought the idea in a kitchen was to evacuate air with an exhaust fan rather then to push air throughout the house.

 

[Kachina26]

I would say get take out the fan and put in a new fixture in its place.

For the sink I would put in a canless recessed light. In case you are not familiar with canless you cut a hole in the cieling. The wire box just sits on top of the cirling and the light has spring clips to hold it in place.

Here is an example.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Halo-White-LED-Remodel-and-New-Construction-Recessed-Light-Kit-Fits-Opening-5-in/1001772158

Can't tell from the picture so well, but the area above the sink is sloped. But yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Maybe a pendant of some sort?

I always thought the idea in a kitchen was to evacuate air with an exhaust fan rather then to push air throughout the house.

How else are you going to get all the smoke detectors going?

 

[Big B Hova]

I'd ditch the fan and do 4 can lights with socket fans. Best of both worlds. More light and fans to keep you cool

 

[samsah33]

Get the highest lumen LED bulbs that are available in that base size for the fan. Saying this assuming that you probably have some 40W incandescent fan bulbs in there. Same comment for the cans over the stovetop, you could probably pop an LED 75W or 100W equiv in there. I'd test bulb upgrades before I start cutting.

 

[bilz]

A ceiling fan with central air is always a good thing.
Live with it for a bit.

 

[SoCalDave]

Take that POS fan out and put in 8' fluorescent fixtures.

 

[rivermobster]

I always thought the idea in a kitchen was to evacuate air with an exhaust fan rather then to push air throughout the house.

Depends what you're cooking...

Like say...

BACON!?!?!

 

[Big B Hova]

Take that POS fan out and put in 8' fluorescent fixtures.

Dropped red oak trimmed ceiling with the 4x8 plastic diffuser panels would really update the space

 

[Bigbore500r]

Dropped red oak trimmed ceiling with the 4x8 plastic diffuser panels would really update the space

Its like this . . .

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7270179087405026603

 

[DILLIGAF]

Here is how I set it up in my last home. Def used the fans

 

[Big B Hova]

Its like this . . .

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7270179087405026603

LoL.

Like this

 

[Kachina26]

Here is how I set it up in my last home. Def used the fans

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Like the low ceilings. Seems like everyone did vaulted ceilings out in Texas.

 

[Kachina26]

LoL.

Like this

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Just threw away my receipt from pulling those things out of my Hesperia house, paid 2k all said and done.

 

[DILLIGAF]

Like the low ceilings. Seems like everyone did vaulted ceilings out in Texas.

That was in Cave Creek AZ and I think our ceiling was at 12' but I cant remember exactly. Maybe 10'

 

[Kachina26]

That was in Cave Creek AZ and I think our ceiling was at 12' but I cant remember exactly. Maybe 10'

I guess low was the wrong word. Flat maybe? They don't look vaulted which is a pain for making can lights useful.

 

[traquer]

I'd do it the easy way, drop ceiling and add as many lights as possible

 

[jet496]

I just removed all the ceiling fans in a house we just bought & put can lights in. If we need air circulation we just turn the fan on at the thermostat. Never liked the lighting they provided either. Loving the can lights which modernized the place. Got rid of those built in box lights in the kitchen as well. They had oak trim around them.

 

[yz450mm]

I bought a house in 2020 that had a little tiny ceiling fan in the master bathroom, and at first I couldn't figure out why it was there.

After using the bathroom for a while, it totally made sense as it really helped with drying off after a shower. Maybe give it a try for a month or two and see if you love it or hate it? Maybe it's there for an actual reason.

 

[Kachina26]

I bought a house in 2020 that had a little tiny ceiling fan in the master bathroom, and at first I couldn't figure out why it was there.

After using the bathroom for a while, it totally made sense as it really helped with drying off after a shower. Maybe give it a try for a month or two and see if you love it or hate it? Maybe it's there for an actual reason.

It's gonna be in there for a bit anyway, I got other items to tackle first. But the lighting at the sink, ugh. I'll try the brighter LEDs that were suggested earlier. Quick and easy and might do the trick.

 

[Kachina26]

Get the highest lumen LED bulbs that are available in that base size for the fan. Saying this assuming that you probably have some 40W incandescent fan bulbs in there. Same comment for the cans over the stovetop, you could probably pop an LED 75W or 100W equiv in there. I'd test bulb upgrades before I start cutting.

Went with the 100w equivalent and I think it's gonna do the trick.

 

[Backlash]

In our remodel, I installed as many lights as I thought we'd need, and a few extra! I was happy until I started paying for all of the adjustable LED fixtures to go into those recessed cans! Shit got expensive real quick! Damn near blinded my wife when we finally hit the switch though!