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Fanimation vs WAC Lighting ceiling fans

Measured against fans of the same size and type, Fanimation sits at +10.3% on the size-adjusted index and WAC Lighting at −14.6%, fourth and 14th of the 16 profiled brands. Fanimation has the higher standard-fan median at all four spans where both have three or more standard fans. The widest gap is at 52 in, 208.5 CFM/W for Fanimation against 177.2 for WAC Lighting. The lineups differ most in outdoor-rated models: 21% of Fanimation listings against 56% of WAC Lighting listings. Median standby draw is 0.9 W for Fanimation and 1.4 W for WAC Lighting.

34 Fanimation listings43 WAC Lighting listingsFour shared spansList as of October 27, 2026

Standard-fan median at each shared span

FanimationWAC Lighting

15020025030035052 in54 to 58 in60 in62 to 66 in15020025030052 in54 to 58 in60 in62 to 66 in

Median CFM/W of each brand's standard (downrod) fans, at the spans where both have three or more.

Span by span

Brand medians, and each brand's highest-scoring standard fan at the span.

SpanFanimation medianWAC Lighting medianBest FanimationBest WAC Lighting
52 in median of all 184208.5 6 fans177.2 8 fansAireFlex 296.0Disc 237.0
54 to 58 in median of all 213206.0 5 fans196.5 10 fansOdyn Custom 56 in 251.0FR-W1811-54 368.0
60 in median of all 229220.9 5 fans207.2 7 fansProp LP8323 #2351129 249.0FR-W1813-60L 375.0
62 to 66 in median of all 229298.0 3 fans265.4 4 fansWrap Custom 64 in 307.0Mocha XL (with light) 320.0

The strongest standard fans of each brand

Top three of each brand at every shared span, ranked together; rank is among all standard fans of that span.

52 in top 3 of 6 Fanimation and top 3 of 8 WAC Lighting
FanCFM/WRank in groupvs medianHighLowStandby
Fanimation Studio Collection AireFlex
52 in · indoor · light kit · model LP7675*
296.012 of 238+61%21.3 W1.9 W1.2 W
WAC Lighting Disc
52 in · indoor · light kit · model 52WAL-L · listed as “52 Disc”
237.047 of 238+29%25.5 W3.1 W0.6 W
Fanimation Kute 52 (with light)
52 in · indoor · light kit · model FPD8534****** · listed as “Kute 52”
217.070 of 238+18%35.4 W3.0 W1.1 W
Fanimation Levon Custom 52 in
52 in · indoor · light kit · model MAD7912****** · listed as “LEVON CUSTOM”
209.078 of 238+13%30.8 W3.1 W1.5 W
WAC Lighting F-104L
52 in · indoor · model F-104L-**, F-104-** · listed as “WAC Fan”
203.788 of 238+10%27.8 W2.4 W1.5 W
WAC Lighting Clean
52 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model 52WAM · listed as “52 Clean”
188.0113 of 238+2%29.9 W4.0 W1.4 W
54 to 58 in top 3 of 5 Fanimation and top 3 of 10 WAC Lighting
FanCFM/WRank in groupvs medianHighLowStandby
WAC Lighting FR-W1811-54 top of group
54 in · outdoor-rated · model FR-W1811-54
368.01 of 67+72%20.6 W4.0 W0.0 W
WAC Lighting FH-W1811-54
54 in · outdoor-rated · model FH-W1811-54
320.02 of 67+50%22.8 W3.7 W0.0 W
Fanimation Odyn Custom 56 in
56 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model MAD8152* · listed as “ODYN CUSTOM”
251.013 of 67+18%30.6 W2.7 W1.5 W
Fanimation Wrap Custom 56 in
56 in · indoor · light kit · model MAD8530****** · listed as “WRAP CUSTOM”
215.030 of 67+1%37.3 W2.0 W0.9 W
WAC Lighting Mocha (with light)
54 in · indoor · light kit · model F-001L · listed as “Mocha”
207.037 of 67−3%36.4 W6.4 W1.4 W
Fanimation Studio Collection Blitz LP8377 #2372151
56 in · indoor · light kit · model LP8377* · listed as “BLITZ”
206.039 of 67−4%37.9 W2.6 W0.8 W
60 in top 3 of 5 Fanimation and top 3 of 7 WAC Lighting
FanCFM/WRank in groupvs medianHighLowStandby
WAC Lighting FR-W1813-60L
60 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model FR-W1813-60L
375.07 of 119+64%22.2 W3.5 W0.0 W
WAC Lighting FR-W1814-60L
60 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model FR-W1814-60L
276.025 of 119+20%31.1 W3.8 W0.0 W
WAC Lighting Zeke
60 in · outdoor-rated · model F-111-**, F-111L-**
268.230 of 119+17%22.5 W2.4 W1.4 W
Fanimation Studio Collection Prop LP8323 #2351129
60 in · indoor · model LP8323* · listed as “PROP”
249.040 of 119+9%31.5 W3.5 W1.0 W
Fanimation Studio Collection Radius
60 in · indoor · light kit · model LP7614******
242.048 of 119+6%28.4 W2.3 W1.1 W
Fanimation Studio Collection Prop LP8323 #2322285
60 in · indoor · model LP8323* · listed as “PROP”
220.964 of 119−4%25.1 W2.2 W0.8 W
62 to 66 in top 3 of 3 Fanimation and top 3 of 4 WAC Lighting
FanCFM/WRank in groupvs medianHighLowStandby
WAC Lighting Mocha XL (with light)
66 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model F-064L · listed as “Mocha XL”
320.04 of 33+40%34.5 W4.2 W1.4 W
WAC Lighting Mocha XL (fan only)
66 in · outdoor-rated · model F-064 · listed as “Mocha XL”
320.04 of 33+40%34.5 W4.2 W1.4 W
Fanimation Wrap Custom 64 in
64 in · indoor · light kit · model MAD8531****** · listed as “WRAP CUSTOM”
307.06 of 33+34%33.0 W2.1 W0.9 W
Fanimation Odyn Custom 64 in
64 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model MAD8152* · listed as “ODYN CUSTOM”
298.07 of 33+30%30.1 W2.9 W1.5 W
Fanimation Levon Custom 64 in
64 in · indoor · light kit · model MAD7912****** · listed as “LEVON CUSTOM”
257.011 of 33+12%28.0 W4.6 W1.5 W
WAC Lighting Windmill
65 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model F-080L, F-080L-**
210.925 of 33−8%42.0 W4.6 W1.4 W

The two lineups side by side

All listings of each brand, every span and mount. Raw watts medians reflect the size mix.

MeasureFanimationWAC Lighting
Listings3443
Blade spans44–84 in44–84 in
Size-adjusted index+10.3%−14.6%
Fans that top their group01
Hugger share3%23%
Light-kit share82%58%
Outdoor-rated share21%56%
App or network control0%0%
Median watts on high33.1 W30.0 W
Median standby0.9 W1.4 W

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