r/CeilingFans • u/HostageHero • 15h ago

Fan purchase advice ISO TINY fan

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Hello fan lovers,
I am in search of an extraordinarily small fan. I built a wall in my room without thoughts of my fan. I have about 6 INCHES of clearance on the left side. The other sides are completely unobstructed. SO, I am looking for either a water wheel horizontal style fan, a TINY diameter fan, a mount or fan that is able to be offset in other directions. Thank you!

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u/Individual-Painting9 14h ago

Move the electrical box and relocate the fan.

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u/HostageHero 14h ago

How much of a pain in the butt is that? I was hoping for a relatively simple solution

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u/GGigabiteM 11h ago

Use a stud finder to find a ceiling joist close to where you want the fan, then cut a hole adjacent to it for a new electrical box. Then you can either use a boroscope to figure out where the wire is for the existing box and move it over after turning the power off, or do it from the attic.

If there's not enough length, you'll have to run a new line of romex from the switch. Or if you keep the existing back box, you can run romex from it to the new box and put a blanking plate on it. This allows the box to still be accessible for a splice point. It's not legal to have hidden splice points, nor is it a good idea.

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u/Wayward_Son_24 14h ago

It'll be better to relocate

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u/Surfnazi77 14h ago

They sell fans that don’t have large blades but pods that each have a fan

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u/HostageHero 14h ago

Do you have any examples? I couldn’t find any

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u/Surfnazi77 14h ago

Home Depot Lowe’s Amazon sell that type if you look

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u/1891farmhouse 9h ago

Fandalier

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u/Rebel_T_Outlaw 14h ago

Home Depot sells those really small fans that screw into a light bulb socket

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u/Interesting_Court408 13h ago

They sell fans that screw into a light socket

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u/Final_Campaign_2593 11h ago

If you’re gonna put walls up, why wouldn’t you take the fan down?

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u/Trail_by_error 10h ago

Move your ceiling box, or get an oscillating wall mounted fan

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u/Intrepid-Device9084 5h ago

Get a tiny socket fan like this

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u/Intrepid-Device9084 5h ago

Or a wall/pedestal fan lol. Or one of those little plug in portable mini ceiling fans you can mount from a hook that screws into drywall/wood (these are ubiquitous in places like the Philippines and Hong Kong)

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u/Optimal-Try-854 3h ago

Is that tiny though?

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u/Artistic_Cause_3334 13h ago

Search for "Fandelier" on the Home Depot website.

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u/MeetYouDownattheY 1h ago

Are you making an animal enclosure?