not really sure oh, just a reply from another forumner
i have no experience in this also, but gonna buy and put up ceiling fan for my apartment also soon
prolly you should wait other sifus that may have better ideas on this
im also reading thru here

I encounter this issue too therefore I'm changing it to use L-Box plaster ceiling instead.

L-box usually indicates that you are talking about cove lighting.
Will this solve the strobing problem while also providing sufficient light in the living room ?

You can use L box, so the plaster ceiling have two level, the lower level you put light, the higher level you can put the fan. That is my plan too.

Usually fan blades ranges up to 54". Add in around 18" before the edge of the L box. Thus total 54" + 18" + 18" = 90"
If use down light. That means the distance between down light will be at least 90" or 7.5'.
Is it sufficient illumination?

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Aug 17 2011, 12:18 AM

For some of you that worry about downlight illumination brightness if you put downlight too close to wall.

My case:
my living hall is 24ftx12ft rectangular, around the living hall i put 18-inch-width L-box, and there are 10 downlights (18Watt each) around the L-Box plaster ceiling. Each downlight is just ~9 inch from the wall (since my L-box only 18 inch width, downlight put in middle of it, so it is 9 inch)

when i light up all 10 downlights, the brightness is just nice :-)

on top of that I still have the L-Box cove light, but that one I plan to use LED strip light to create warm ambient effect (not for major lighting)

1 thing to note, if you are using downlight with glass, the brightness might dim a bit, so u might opt to put more downlights, or use double-bulb-downlight instread.

Hmmm... My area is 14' X 15' and I am planning 8 down light under the L box all around near to the edge / wall. Include cove light and a ceiling fan in the middle. Hope the illumination is sufficient either with the cove light only or down lights only switched on.

my ceiling height with the plaster ceiling is only 9ft. any recommendations of low ceiling fans that I can consider??

This post has been edited by zenquix: Aug 20 2011, 08:22 PM

9 FT? It already good lol with fan it will bring down to 7.5 - 8F, maybe you want to put a Dome or Centre Ceiling or make a small square box to jet another 3inch up?

Has anyone heard of Elmark brand before?
I am interested to get one. check out the youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMjg-IslK_s
But, when i googled in the internet, a lot of negative comments in singapore, no other comments at all in malaysia.

Any other fan with emergency light besides Alpha? Appreciate the help guys

anyone can recommend a reliable REMOTE fan under RM180?? dont need anything too fancy, simple and worth the money will do.

previously i got two COSA fans at RM150 each, 3 yrs warranty. wanted something cheap, and i was gonna place these in guest rooms that i would not on most of the time anyway

Hehe, if got budget get Haiku, very nice and thin. http://www.haikufan.com/

hahha...i dont think Haiku would fit into my budget =D

Think is overprice for just a fan. Same as the Dyson bladeless

Hi All,

I'm planning to get KDK Baby fans for my house but some folks at the shops have been telling me that it's not advisable to install it on plaster ceiling while others are saying it's doable with a block of wood above the plaster ceiling. Has anyone done this before? Is it safe and reliable?

why would it be unsafe? You mean the block of wood will be sitting on the suspended ceiling and the ceiling fan installed onto that block of wood?
Advice to do ceiling fan installation in the proper way, as in having the fan secured to the concrete slab or the roof trusses. Get an extended ceiling fan hook.

KDK baby fan does not use a hook but with a ball-joint type instead. That's why I'm asking what are my options for this if I want to install it onto a plaster ceiling as I notice that some of you have done it. Would be great to have some feedback on this.

Sorry, i was not aware of and have no knowledge about the ball-joint type.
But the basic is to have the fan supported from the slab or roof truss, unless your plaster ceiling is designed to withstand the fan's operating & idealing weight.

We've been using Alpha 5-blade fans at home for bout 10 yrs, very cooling, silent, & very very stable even until now. Dun hear any other sound except the the sound of the wind.
We never switch to any speed more than 2 as its really too cool/strong most of da time use speed 1 only