The Domus GLIDE 80 is a 2,030mm six-blade DC ceiling fan in white orblack 55W, nine speeds, reversible,22,318m/h of airflow, with anoptional LED light kit.

Three things our own listing got wrong or left out.

• The wattage field said 18W. That is the light kit which is not included. The fan motor is 55W.
• The warranty field said 6 years. The real terms are3 years in-home plus 3 years parts replacement on the fan, and1 year in-home plus 1 year parts on the receiver and remote. Six is those two numbersadded together, and the remote is covered for far less.
• The light is an optional extra. If you want light, add the GLIDE LED kit ask us and we will quote them together.

2,030mm is a big fan and that is the point

An 80-inch sweep is large for a domestic fan, and the reason to choose one is thata big fan moving slowly beats a small fan moving fast:

• 22,318m/h of air at full speed, across a wide span, so you feel aneven drift rather than a draught from one spot.
• Quieter for the same air movement noise comes from blade-tip speed, and along blade reaches a given airflow at lower revolutions.
• It needs the room. Allow clearance to walls, and check ceiling height: standardpractice is blades no lower than about 2.1m from the floor.

A 2m sweep in a small bedroom is the wrong fan. Ask us about the smallerGLIDE sizes.

Why a DC motor

• Far less power for the same air 55W where an AC fan of this sizewould draw well over 100.
• Nine speeds instead of three, so you can find the setting that is just enough.
• Quieter at low speed, which is what matters in a bedroom.
• Reversible the winter/summer function.

Winter mode the function most people never use

Reversing the blades in winter pushes the warm air that has collected at the ceilingdown the walls instead of blowing it at you. Run it slowly, inreverse: you should feel no draught at all, and the room evens out. In a room with a high ceiling andheating on, it is a genuine saving rather than a gimmick.

The optional light kit

The GLIDE LED light kit is 18W, switchable3000K / 4000K / 5000K from the remote, anddimmable from the remote so the colour is changeable after installation, whichmost switchable fittings do not allow.

Decide before installation. Adding the kit later means getting the fan down.

Where it can go. The datasheet saystropically rated built for heat and humidity but records an ingressrating of IPX0, which is no water protection at all. Those twostatements need reconciling, so we will not tell you it is an outdoor fan. For acovered alfresco, ask us and we will confirm with Domus first.

ABS polymer motor housing, canopy and blades. 13 blade pitch.9-speed remote with a timer. Extension rods available for a raked orhigh ceiling ask us.

Where it works

• Large living rooms, open-plan spaces and big bedrooms.
• High ceilings, with an extension rod.
• Warm and humid climates tropically rated.
• Not a small-room fan it needs a 2m sweep of clear space.
• Ask us before specifying it for a covered outdoor area.

Specifying it

Sweep 2,030mm (80), six blades,13 pitch, ABS polymer. DC motor, 55W,nine speeds, reversible (winter/summer), airflow22,318m/h, remote with timer. 240V AC.Tropically rated; ingress recorded as IPX0 ask us before using it outdoors.Extension rods available. Light kit optional 18W LED, 3000K /4000K / 5000K and dimming, both from the remote.Warranty: fan 3 years in-home + 3 years parts; receiver and remote 1 year in-home + 1 yearparts.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

How much power does the fan use?

55 watts. Our record said 18W, which is the optional light kit and that kit is not even included. A DC motor is the reason the figure is so low; an AC fan of this size would draw well over 100W.

Does it come with a light?

No. The GLIDE LED light kit is an optional extra 18W, switchable 3000/4000/5000K from the remote and dimmable from the remote, so unlike most switchable fittings the colour can be changed after installation. Decide before the fan goes up, because adding it later means taking the fan down. Ask us and we will quote them together.

What is the warranty really?

Three years in-home plus three years parts replacement on the fan, and one year in-home plus one year parts on the receiver and remote. Our record said “6 Years”, which is the first two added together a customer reading that would reasonably expect six years of in-home service on the whole product.

Is 80 inches too big for my room?

Possibly. It needs a clear 2-metre sweep with clearance to the walls, and blades should sit no lower than about 2.1m from the floor. A 2-metre fan in a small bedroom is the wrong fan ask us about the smaller GLIDE sizes.

Why choose a big fan over a fast one?

A large fan moving slowly beats a small fan moving fast. You feel an even drift rather than a draught from one spot, and it is quieter for the same airflow because noise comes from blade-tip speed a long blade reaches a given airflow at lower revolutions.

What does winter mode do?

It reverses the blades so the warm air collected at the ceiling is pushed down the walls rather than blown at you. Run it slowly: you should feel no draught, and the room evens out. In a room with a high ceiling and the heating on it is a genuine saving.

Can it go in a covered outdoor area?

We will not tell you it can until Domus confirms. The datasheet says tropically rated built for heat and humidity but records the ingress rating as IPX0, which is no water protection at all. Those two statements need reconciling, so ask us first.