We have a ceiling fan with light fixture below the blades in our master bedroom. Rarely to we use the light and the fan at the same time since we each have a bedside lamp. It's a very nice looking fixture. I don't think I've ever seen one with double lights like that. Where did you find it?

I have a ceiling fan with the light like that under the blades. I seldom use the light, but in the summer do leave the fan on when I sleep. Having a remote control is fabulous too.

That is a nice fan/light you have pictured. The extra light at the top is really cool and probably does a great job of providing a strong ambient light in the room. I have no idea about the strobe affect. If you are at a store maybe they can show it to you with the lights down low so you can see how it looks.

I have a fan with lights above the blades. It's fine. No strobe effect.

I have a fan with the light above as well.

I do get a bit of a strobe effect. We just try to use one or the other...fan or light. I live in New England now and only use the fan in the summer. Used to keep them running 24/7 in FL, so it would have been more of a problem there.

I also have a fan with a light above and DO get the strobe effect. It makes me dizzy, reminders of my younger days, when strobe lights were in. Is it possible to not put bulbs in the top half and just have the bottom light work?

justgotabme - the fan is from Triarch Industries and is part of the Corisca line. More info here. I actually came across it trying to find a completely different fan for the great room.

All ceiling fans I've owned previously had either no lights, or individual shade downlights, so I have no idea what to expect.

Seeing it in a store - unfortunately I can't. WISH I could! No one (and I have called everyone I can find including my builder's supplier) carries this particular item in stock. Several offers to special order, but none to go see.

I've emailed both the manufacturer and several online retailers of the fan asking some specifications, including whether or not the top & bottom lights can be controlled separately. Awaiting their reply.

It would make sense that a top light ceiling fan would strobe, I'm just not sure if having a bottom light also would cancel it out.

The reviews I can find for it are all positive, but none comment specifically on the light, just "love love love this fan."

I did manage to find this, re: strobe effect on dish lights with ceiling fans, if anyone is interested:

Unfortunately, this is a common problem with ceiling fans that have a downlight, which is why many manufacturers are now building fans that include an uplight. My suggestion would be to dim the downlight (or turn it off) and set the uplight to its brightest intensity. This will minimze the the problem because the uplight will help wash out the blade shadows created by the downlight. If you turn the downlight off altogether and only use the uplight, the problem will be elminated.

My living room ceiling light has the light ONLY above the fan. It's not bright and just adds some glow to the room. I had to go in there and turn on the light and fan, I never thought about the strobe effect. I can't really see any though. Maybe it's because my light above the fan just isn't very bright.

BTW, the ceiling this fan is going on will have wood detailing inset and the fan itself will be mounted on a square wood medallion (square medallion?). Even if I don't use the downlight, I thought the uplight would very nicely compliment the woodwork. I can live without the downlight, esp, since the room will have at least 4 other lamps.

Thanks for the link avesmor. We are big on ceiling fans so installed them in all bedrooms, our bathroom, the library, the Gentleman's Parlor and even our screened in porch. After living in our home for six years we've realized that the laundry room, dining room/sunroom and Ladies Parlor could use them as well. I found one for the laundry and since it would be impossible to find one in the finish of the chandelier over the dining table I've decided on white to match the ceiling. The only big problem is one for the ladies parlor. It has to be pretty and all I've seen in the city, though are nice, just won't do. I've seen some very creative designed ones on the site you linked to, so maybe I'll be able to find one! Right now I just place a little fan on the floor behind me. Works, but not something I was to keep on doing, but my computer is in the LP right now. Though I like the convenience I'd like to talk my hubby into sharing the Library or move it back to our daughter's room which had once been my office/craft room. She's in the Air Force and will never move back home.
I never thought about this until after reading others posts, but I have been in restaurants/bowling allies where they had ceiling light fixtures with plain ceiling fans that hung below and there was a strobe affect. Rather unsettling to the brain. Loved to disco, but never danced if they turned on the strobe. Dancing, drinking and strobes didn't mix well for me.

I don't know why a fan with a light above the blades would strobe. I have four ceiling fans with lights below the blades but, they're pointed down.

For a strobe effect it seems that the strongest one would be if the light was below the fan blade BUT the light was not directed down. If it was directed up or just not down then light would be shining *up* through the fan blade and thus, causing a strobe effect on the ceiling.

With the fan shown in the first post, it's not the top lights that would worry me it's the bowl at the bottom. There's nothing on top of that bowl so a good portion of the light from the bulbs will be shining *up* and going past the blades to shine on the ceiling. When the fan is on you'd get a strobe effect.

In general, I dislike ceiling light fixtures. Most of the time, I choose ceiling fans which are ceiling huggers and then choose to omit the light fixture. Lamp light or recessed lights scattered strategically around a room is always more acceptable to me than a single ceiling light used as a general light source.

But recently I added a tiny 24" wide fan to my kitchen and we left the light kit on it. I have another one exactly like it which I might install without the light kit, in another room. It is made by Monte Carlo and Lowes sells it.
It really moves the air in our smaller kitchen, and only a minimum amount of flickering goes on at the ceiling when there is a light source.

We have a few ceiling fans with downlights and have never noticed any problems with strobing. We have the light below in a different finish.

The thing that would drive me crazy is the pull cords hanging from the fan.

Have you looked at the Casablanca fans - we went to a dealer and built our own fans - picked the motor, blades and light kit. We ended up getting exactly what we wanted.

I love the inteli-touch - we program the fan to cool slow down during the night. Also, I love how quiet they are.

Here is a link that might be useful: casablanca light kit