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Do ceiling fan motors from the same manufacturer and same time change based on the blade length? (self.homeimprovement)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by BigMikeInAustin to c/homeimprovement

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Currently installed is a recent (about 10 years) Harbor Bay 5 blade ceiling fan with 44" blade diameter.

In a box I have a recent (about 10 years) Harbor Bay 5 blade ceiling fan with 52" blade diameter.

Yes, the large blades will run the motor harder.

Would these two fans likely use the same motor, so that I can just swap the larger blades and leave the current motor? Or is there a high chance the motors are sized specific to their blades, and I would need to fully swap the motor to use the larger blades?

The blades appear to use the same connection.

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[–] BigMikeInAustin 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks.

Darn. I just eyeballed the difference. I'll try actually screwing in just 1, but I'll go in expecting the difference.