What's more, a dusty ceiling fan will circulate particles ... Some glass globes or shades have rubber gaskets around the base where they screw onto the fixture. These can dry out over time ...

If you’ve noticed your ceiling ... fan. Try to cover an area about twice as wide as the full width of the fan. Position the ladder so that you can see the top of the blades. Remove any light globes.

For decades, globes and other glass covers for ceiling light fixtures and fans had visible connectors, often three screws that fit in the side of a metal band attached to the ceiling or fan.