I agree with JB. As an electrician, I am positive that the majority of recessed light fixtures could not support this fan. There are some brands where the light socket is firmly attached, but more often than not the socket hangs from the side of the can on a flimsy arm which is sometimes too weak to hold the bulb. A great concept, but it needs very specific elements in place which the average renter wouldn't be able to determine on their own.

I have specified the use of light weight materials such as blow molded HDPE for the blades and a plastic ABS body. The fan is not meant to be high speed by any means. The max speed would be around 100 RPM. The fan would incorporate a brushless dc motor which would progressively increase in speed in order to not jar or shake the device out of the fixture. Hopefully this answers some of your concerns. Thank you for your input! -Will

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Having installed (and removed) recessed "can" style lighting (in multiple new and old homes), I can safely say that, unless this was designed to revolve very slowly, and have extremely light blades, you could risk shaking the entire recessed can loose from its mounting points. A novel idea, but unless the can is securely screwed to an overhead beam, the weight of the unit, as well as the rotational forces of trying to move air with different densities, the unit would most likely fail w

hmm..sealing fan needs a strong mounting point and distance too the sealing too enable circulation of air

Good Stuff.

Nice work, Will! Does it come in other designs besides contemporary?

Good idea, though as a renter, I did install a lightfixture ceiling fan and bring it with me when I left. I agree that separate controls for fan and light would be best. Would one have to have the light on all night in the bedroom to have the heat pushed down? Would there be air movement every instant the light is on? (my ceiling fans move my papers around, and it would be a pain to have to climb on a ladder to change the speed or shut it off if I want light but not wind for certain activities).

Nice!

It looks really classy; I would recommend making it clearer that it screws into a lightbulb socket...I spent about three minutes trying to figure out how you got it into the celing. For added excitement, you could screw it into a floor lamp and use it like a helicopter!

This is... a great idea! If I had a light bulb socket in my room, I would definitely want this.

Great concept and I believe it can have many applications beyound what is illustrated. Could it also still incorperate a light that would be independent of the fans opporation?

If the blades were blowmolded without any colorant (natural) would the led defuse some light throughout the blades, thus creating a "nightlight" effect?

It would be nice if a remote could be incorporated so the speed could be controlled or better yet, if it incorporated a temperature sensor where the fan would run only when the temp reached a set point defined by the user.

Great idea; so much more practical than some of the others

This is inspired, great work.