Ceiling fan bearing system

A ceiling fan assembly comprising:

• a non-rotating motor shaft with an upper and lower bearing stop and a stator stop positioned between the upper and lower bearing stop;
• a stator mounted to the non-rotating motor shaft, positioned between the upper bearing and the stator stop, and carried by the stator stop;
• a rotor surrounding the stator;
• a motor housing having an upper bearing seat spaced above the upper bearing stop and a lower bearing seat spaced below the lower bearing stop;
• an upper bearing seated within the upper bearing seat;
• a lower bearing seated within the lower bearing seat;
• a spacer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side and positioned between the upper bearing and the stator such that the upper bearing is positioned directly adjacent the first side and the stator is positioned directly adjacent the second side, and
• a downrod coupling provided on the non-rotating shaft;
• wherein when the ceiling fan assembly is suspended from a structure with the downrod coupling, the weight of the rotor presses the upper bearing against the upper bearing stop such that the weight of the rotor is transferred through the upper bearing to the non-rotating shaft.