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The ceiling light that also cools

You are looking for a ceiling light. This is one: switched off, four blades retract into the body of the appliance and all that remains is a round disc on the ceiling, like any other luminaire. The difference only shows in summer, when the blades deploy and take 3 to 4 °C off the felt temperature at 28-34 dB.

The Boréal 107 is the model that carries this idea: dimmable LED from 2700K to 6000K with a colour rendering index of 97, six speeds by remote, and a winter mode that brings back down the warm air stagnating at the ceiling. It fits on the existing light point, in half an hour, exactly like the ceiling light it replaces. €157, or €126 per unit in a pack of three.

Your questions, answered

What does it look like when it is off?+

Like a round ceiling light. The four blades retract into the body of the appliance at rest: from the outside, nothing tells the Boréal 107 apart from a conventional ceiling luminaire. They deploy by centrifugal force when it starts.

Is the light as good as a real luminaire?+

The Boréal 107 uses a dimmable LED with three colour temperatures, from 2700K to 6000K, and a colour rendering index of 97 out of 100. Most ceiling lights on the market do not state their CRI, and those that do sit around 80.

Does the wiring need redoing?+

No. It connects to the existing light point, to the same three conductors as a ceiling light: live, neutral and earth. Allow half an hour. The only thing to check is the mounting, which must hold a rotating appliance, so a purlin, a rafter or a concrete slab, never plasterboard alone.

How much height does it take compared with a ceiling light?+

More than a flat luminaire, less than a downrod fan. The rule is to keep 2.10 m between floor and blades; under a ceiling of 2.50 m or more, every model fits. Below 2.50 m you need a profile specifically designed to mount flush.

What if I only need light?+

Then a ceiling light will do, and it will sometimes cost less. The point of this one appears if you also want to get through summer without air conditioning and winter without heating the ceiling: two functions on a single fixing point, for the price of a mid-range luminaire.

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