My wife would like a couple ceiling fans for a roof that extends over the deck. The roof extends about 12 feet out from the house, but otherwise the deck is exposed to everything a St. Louis area summer and winter can throw at it. The deck faces west-southwest, so it will catch the brunt of just about every spring and summer storm that rolls through here. I thought that I should look at a heavy Hunter cast iron model. As I was strolling through HD this afternoon, the gentleman in the lighting department suggested that I could choose any ceiling fan made for outdoor, most of which are 1/5th the price of the cast iron Hunters.
Any suggestions or experience with outdoor fans? I want these things to last once up and I want them heavy enough to stay in place.
Dave