Essence

Ranging from 8- to 14-ft. (2.4 – to 4.2m) in diameter, Essence® is both an essential money-saving machine and a work of art for commercial spaces, indoors or out. With a gearless direct-drive motor that provides quiet, comforting air movement, Essence is ideal for any space from lobbies, pavilions and music venues to seaside dining and open-air theaters. View case studies. Gearless Direct-drive Motor Gearless direct-drive motor provides high torque at very low speeds, eliminating the need for a noisy gearbox Versatility Motor is Wet Rated to UL standards for use indoors or out Available in custom color packages Wired wall controller or wireless controller upgrade allow ease of operation Durable Full nonprorated 10 year warranty Ease of Installation Weighs less than 100 lbs (45.3kg) Standard universal mount compatible with most common ceiling structures Award-winning Consulting-Specifying Engineer named Essence a 2014 Gold Product of the Year. Honored with a Product Innovation Award in the furnishings category by Architectural Products. The U.S. Green Building Council named Essence the Best Product for Energy Efficiency in its 2014 Best of Building Awards. Essence received a silver A’Design Award based on its superior innovation, technology, design and creativity. The A&D Trophy Awards honored Essence with a product design award in 2014. BUILDINGS magazine honored Essence as a “Money-Saving Product” in its June 2015 issue. The latest honor for Big Ass Fans’ Essence® is a prestigious Design for Asia Award. The contest is the Hong Kong Design Centre’s flagship program acknowledging outstanding designs with Asian perspectives. Control Options Be the master of your domain. Essence® has several control options available—check them out! Easily control the power and speed of your Essence fan with the rotary-style dial of the wall controller. A wired wall controller comes standard; wireless wall control is available. Add SmartSense™ to automatically adjust your fan’s speed based on temperature changes and seasonal conditions. Integrate Essence into your facility’s fire suppression system and keep employees safer. Integrate starting, stopping and speed control capabilities of Essence into your building automation system. Learn More Year-round Energy Savings Big Ass overhead fans work with your HVAC to provide significant energy savings. In summer, the fans’ cooling effect means the a/c can be set several degrees higher. In winter, fans push the heat down from the ceiling, decreasing the work of your heater and leading to energy savings as high as 30 percent. Unrivaled Warranties Enjoy your fan, worry-free, with a lifetime hub and airfoil warranty. Guaranteed 10-year non-prorated warranty on all components with our Factory Certified Installation in commercial locations. (5-year non-prorated warranty without our Factory Certified Installation.) Big Ass Solutions handles all warranties without redirecting you to component manufacturers. We make it, we sell it, we install it and we guarantee it. See our Commercial Warranty for more information. Custom Color Packages Essence can fit any décor with color options, decals and custom matching Explore the color options with the interactive Essence Designer. Design your own now! Wireless Wall Controls Upgrade to the wireless controller to easily control your Essence SmartSense SmartSense is an automated system with three user modes: Winter, Summer and Manual. Winter Mode: Automatically adjusts speed to minimize temperature differential between the floor and ceiling Summer Mode: Increases fan speed as the floor-level temperature rises Manual Mode: Takes the system off autopilot and gives the user full control of fan operation Color Customization Choose from any one of our 11 classic colors, or dream up a color of your own and let our expert color technicians make it a head-turning reality.