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2. Ceiling fan - Wikipedia

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   Ceiling fan. A modern ceiling fan. A ceiling fan mid-spin. A ceiling fan is a fan mounted on the ceiling of a room or space, usually electrically powered, that uses hub-mounted rotating blades to circulate air. They cool people effectively by increasing air speed. Fans do not reduce air temperature or relative humidity, unlike air-conditioning ...

3. Philip Diehl (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   Emilie Loos. Philip H. Diehl (January 29, 1847 – April 7, 1913) was a German - American mechanical engineer and inventor who held several U.S. patents, including electric incandescent lamps, electric motors for sewing machines and other uses, and ceiling fans. Diehl was a contemporary of Thomas Edison and his inventions caused Edison to ...

4. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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   Ceiling fan – may sometimes have a light, often referred to as a light kit mounted to it. Ceiling fans with built-in lights may eliminate the need for separate overhead light fixtures in a room, and light kits can also replace any ceiling-mounted light fixtures that were displaced by the installation of the ceiling fan.

5. Wait, Can Sleeping With a Fan on Make You Sick? - AOL

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   The soft hum of a fan can act as white noise, masking the more sleep-disturbing sounds. Though Dr. Wu points out that for some people, the sound of the fan can actually backfire: “There is mixed ...

6. High-volume low-speed fan - Wikipedia

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   A high-volume low-speed (HVLS) fan is a type of mechanical fan greater than 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter. [1] HVLS fans are generally ceiling fans although some are pole mounted. HVLS fans move slowly and distribute large amounts of air at low rotational speed– hence the name "high volume, low speed." Typical applications for HVLS fans fall ...

7. Kitchen hood - Wikipedia

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   A kitchen hood in a small apartment. A kitchen hood, exhaust hood, hood fan, extractor hood, or range hood is a device containing a mechanical fan that hangs above the stove or cooktop in the kitchen. It removes airborne grease, combustion products, fumes, smoke, heat, and steam from the air by evacuation of the air and filtration. [1]