3m Commercial Ceiling Fan, 300W

About this fan

27% more air than the 2.4m, on identical power

Both commercial fans draw 300W. The 2.4m moves 2,600 cubic metres a minute; this one moves 3,300, and covers 210m² against 140m². The price difference is $40. On any measure of air moved per watt or per dollar, the 3m wins comfortably, and it is the size most function rooms, halls and larger alfresco areas should be looking at.

The reason is geometry rather than a better motor. Swept area grows with the square of the diameter, so 2.4m to 3m adds roughly 56% more disc for the blades to work with. The fan then turns much more slowly, 105 rpm against 160, and still shifts considerably more air. Bigger and slower wins, which is the same principle that runs through the whole HVLS range.

What you give up

Felt breeze directly underneath. The 2.4m delivers air at up to 4.5 metres per second where this one manages 3.5, so a person sitting under the 2.4m feels more moving air even though the room as a whole gets less. If you are cooling a handful of tables in a courtyard, that matters and the smaller fan may be the better answer.

You also need the ceiling space for a 3 metre sweep, clear of light fittings, ducting, a projector or a bulkhead. In a room with a lot going on above head height, the 2.4m fits where the 3m does not.

IP55, and quiet enough to run in front of people

The motor is sealed against dust and water jets, which is what makes this usable in an alfresco area, a covered walkway, a wash-down kitchen or a stable rather than only in a dry indoor room. At 38dB it runs behind a conversation rather than over the top of it, and reverse mode makes it useful in winter, pushing warm air back down off a high ceiling instead of letting it sit there.

How installation works

Hardwired and mounted to the ceiling structure through a licensed electrical contractor. The connecting rod runs 0.3 to 2 metres and is specified once we know your ceiling height. On a 2.5m ceiling the fan sits tight to the structure; on a 5m ceiling it drops to keep the air moving at head height rather than near the roof.

The thing to settle before ordering this size is the 3 metre sweep. Light fittings, ducting, a projector mount, a ceiling rose or a bulkhead all have to sit outside that circle, and in a fitted-out room that is usually what decides the position rather than the ideal centre of the floor.

We quote supply and install together: the fan is supplied by Festoon House as an authorised Down Under Fans reseller, and installed by our own licensed electricians across New South Wales. The 5-year warranty requires certified installation and is void if the fan is later relocated. How installation works

Common questions

Where this fan fits: part of the commercial ceiling fan range, supplied and installed through certified electrical partners. See how it is sized for schools and venues and agricultural buildings, or start at the industrial fan range.