For rooms with low ceiling

Ceiling fans are available in many designs, shapes and dimensions in order to correspond with the many different preferences of customers or fulfil with the technical demands. A special challenge are rooms with low ceilings. Generally, ceiling fans have dimensions of about 30 - 50 cm / 12" - 20" from ceiling to bottom of the housing, sometimes even more when there are fancy light kits. With low ceilings these dimensions could possibly be a hinderance. For this segment, ceiling fans were developed especially for rooms with low ceilings.

Small dimensions

In order to prevent interference with low ceilings, many producers offer flat ceiling fans. The dimensions between ceiling and bottom of the housing are held as small as possible for these fans. Thus, tall people can also use ceiling fans in rooms with low ceilings without any further complications.

Use

Due to the flat design of these ceiling fans, the dimensions between ceiling and blades also decrease, leading to minor loss. These flat room fans are therefore used not that often in industrial areas, for example. In this case, look is more important than performance.

Flat room fans - making a compromise

The use of flat room fans probably results in a compromise of some sort, when there is only a low ceiling height available due to on-site conditions. Of course, ceiling fans can perform with ideal efficiency when there is sufficient space between the ceiling and the blades. However, flat room fans are designed in a way that allows them to create the air flow needed to improve the room's climate.

Add-on light kits despite low ceilings 

Now, one does not have to go without a lighting feature just because the ceiling is low. Many manufacturers offer add-on light kits as part of their Combi-Systems for flat room fans. Their fitting is just as easy and simple as it would be for standard fans. The only thing that needs to be considered when choosing the light kit is additional length that is added to the former dimensions between ceiling and bottom of housing.