Visual Comfort & Co. vs WAC Lighting ceiling fans

Measured against fans of the same size and type, Visual Comfort & Co. sits at +4.1% on the size-adjusted index and WAC Lighting at −14.6%, sixth and 14th of the 16 profiled brands. Visual Comfort & Co. 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, 205.0 CFM/W for Visual Comfort & Co. against 177.2 for WAC Lighting. The lineups differ most in outdoor-rated models: 5% of Visual Comfort & Co. listings against 56% of WAC Lighting listings. Median standby draw is 1.3 W for Visual Comfort & Co. and 1.4 W for WAC Lighting.

116 Visual Comfort & Co. listings43 WAC Lighting listingsFour shared spansList as of October 27, 2026

Standard-fan median at each shared span

Visual Comfort & Co.WAC Lighting

15020025030035040052 in54 to 58 in60 in62 to 66 in15020025030035052 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.

SpanVisual Comfort & Co. medianWAC Lighting medianBest Visual Comfort & Co.Best WAC Lighting
52 in median of all 184205.0 23 fans177.2 8 fansMaverick Coastal 60 52 in 341.0Disc 237.0
54 to 58 in median of all 213223.6 16 fans196.5 10 fansJovie 58 288.0FR-W1811-54 368.0
60 in median of all 229231.0 29 fans207.2 7 fansMaverick Coastal 60 341.0FR-W1813-60L 375.0
62 to 66 in median of all 229307.0 6 fans265.4 4 fansLoft 62 in 327.0Mocha 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 23 Visual Comfort & Co. and top 3 of 8 WAC Lighting
FanCFM/WRank in groupvs medianHighLowStandby
Visual Comfort & Co. Maverick Coastal 60 52 in
52 in · indoor · model 3MGMR60****** · listed as “Maverick Coastal 60”
341.09 of 238+85%26.7 W2.8 W1.0 W
Visual Comfort & Co. Rozzen 52 in 3RZR52
52 in · indoor · light kit · model 3RZR52*** · listed as “52in Rozzen”
241.041 of 238+31%21.4 W2.4 W1.1 W
Visual Comfort & Co. Rozzen 52 in 3RZR52XXX
52 in · indoor · light kit · model 3RZR52XXX · listed as “52in Rozzen”
241.041 of 238+31%21.4 W2.4 W1.1 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
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 16 Visual Comfort & Co. 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
Monte Carlo Jovie 58
58 in · outdoor-rated · model 3JVR58XXX, 3JVR58***
288.05 of 67+35%17.6 W3.4 W1.1 W
Monte Carlo Jovie 58 LED
58 in · outdoor-rated · light kit · model 3JVR58XXXD, 3JVR58***D
282.06 of 67+32%19.6 W3.9 W1.1 W
Visual Comfort & Co. Cirque 56 LED
56 in · indoor · light kit · model 3CQR56***
275.08 of 67+29%28.1 W2.7 W0.8 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
60 in top 3 of 29 Visual Comfort & Co. 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
Visual Comfort & Co. Maverick Coastal 60
60 in · indoor · model 3MGMR60***-V2
341.08 of 119+49%26.7 W2.8 W1.0 W
Visual Comfort & Co. Hicks
60 in · indoor · light kit · model 3HCKR60***D, 3HCKR60XXXD · listed as “60in Hicks”
311.014 of 119+36%27.6 W1.9 W1.1 W
Monte Carlo 60” Arezzo
60 in · indoor · model 3AOR60*
301.018 of 119+31%35.3 W1.8 W0.7 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
62 to 66 in top 3 of 6 Visual Comfort & Co. and top 3 of 4 WAC Lighting
FanCFM/WRank in groupvs medianHighLowStandby
Monte Carlo Loft 62 in top of group
62 in · indoor · light kit · model 6LFR62*, 6LFR62MBKD, 6LFR62RZWD +1 more · listed as “62" Loft”
327.01 of 33+43%22.4 W3.6 W0.9 W
Visual Comfort & Co. Loft 62 LED top of group
62 in · indoor · light kit · model 6LFR62***
327.01 of 33+43%22.4 W3.6 W0.9 W
Visual Comfort & Co. Peel Smart 66 LED
66 in · indoor · model 3PESM66XXXD, 3PESM66***D
321.13 of 33+40%22.4 W4.1 W1.4 W
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
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.

MeasureVisual Comfort & Co.WAC Lighting
Listings11643
Blade spans32–84 in44–84 in
Size-adjusted index+4.1%−14.6%
Fans that top their group11
Hugger share13%23%
Light-kit share46%58%
Outdoor-rated share5%56%
App or network control0%0%
Median watts on high29.8 W30.0 W
Median standby1.3 W1.4 W

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