Get rid of it. If you have high wind, you don’t need additional air movement.

We don't have high winds very often and I took down the ceiling fans from the outdoor patio.

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This is the type of unit you need.

If you have high winds why do you need a ceiling fan.

ceiling hugger (no down rod), flat blades, damp area rated.

You have a wonderful view...I'll be over with wine!

Thank you HU-331339464. Sophie Wheeler and Patricia Colwell Consulting's comments were amazing. ,,,, ignorant or stupid but amazing. .... especially for those of us in Texas who have 8 or so days of 39 Mile an hour winds per year with temps in the 60's - 70's AND 100+ days of 95 - 105 degrees with 0 - 1 mile per hour winds. But they ARE "PROS" and "Consultants".

Some people are really weird.

I live in the Central Coast of California and have about 10 days a year of high enough winds to damage fan.

If your blades are short enough you can take a "construction trash bag" and wrap them. Tape shut the top so it doesn't just blow off.

If you have long blades that end up ~66" across then I haven't found a solution short of removing blades every time a storm blows through

Omg—these “Pros” who literally think you don’t need fans bc you also have high winds! I’m reading this post bc we have hurricanes in LA and it’s also stupid hot.

we have the same problem, Is there an accessory part that would keep and outdoor ceiling Fran from rocking at the ball joint during high winds?

I ended up buying these fans. They hug the ceiling—a must for storm winds, and have been very durable.

We love our two ceiling fans on our patio is they really circulate the air when you’re sitting out here and cooking out. They are very nice. We live in North Houston and when we have my wins, I get my ladder out very simple to take a wooden handle from the broom or any round type wooden piece and tape it to the downrod down. It goes in between two fanboy, and that will keep it from turning. I don’t know why people think that ceiling fans are such a nuisance when they serve such a good purpose for people who like to be outdoors, relaxing on my patio having a martini and some hors d’oeuvres. the fans given ambience and I’ve never heard anyone complain about their ceiling fans. If you don’t like them, just don’t have them and save some money.

Everyone is different. We all have different tastes and dislikes.
I don’t like something, I say anything about it to the owner but if I do like something, I will compliment them on their purchase or their items they have used to decorate their own their home.

Some people don’t view it like this, but they should take very good care of their home because that is probably their biggest investment. You should do routine maintenance on your to keep. It will be nice and problems that will arise.

I am OCD and I have routines most people might find over the top, but I do these things weekly monthly quarterly or it needs to be done because I don’t like spending money on things I can do to prevent chair. Like changing the ceiling air filters every three months and dating them so you know when you did it last - We have many routines and I’m pretty rigid about keeping to them so things operate properly and don’t put a strain on any of our appliances or equipment to run the house. Like flipping and rotating the seat cushions on your sofa and chairs rotated. They won’t wear out as fast!

seriously what else do you have to do lay on the sofa and watch TV? I stay busy and I enjoy working in the garden as well. I am not a lazy person and I do not like to be idol. I like to do things to make my house look nice and well manicured.