Hot Air Problem in a Small Stuffy Bedroom with Noise Outside
The owners purchased a small ex-council estate flat built in the 1930s on the Arnold Estate in Bermondsey. It is in an awsome location a stone’s throw from The Shard but has a small groundfloor bedroom which outside has a noisy main road leading to Tower Bridge and also the main London Bridge railway lines running over a viaduct. The hot and stuffy bedroom meant countless nights of broken sleep with the owners both waking many times a night often with a headache. To open the window fully was a security risk being on the ground floor and they had blinds to stop a lot of noise and light coming in which only made the matter worse.
The Cool Air Ceiling Fan Solution
The Cool Air Ceiling Fan SolutionThe owners decided to install a silent and beautiful MrKen Wood designer fan that looks stunning and whose simple design complements the room. They run this on a low setting so that it draws in and circulates a small steady flow of fresh air through the window that is keep just slightly open to limit any noise coming in. They run this not only in the summer but winter too which keeps the room fresh without getting cold. In the summer the excess heat is removed from the room by opening the window a little more. The fan uses next to no energy just 5 watts on low speed. The blinds are now kept shut keeping out the light and the fan being completely silent just does it’s job resulting in a much improved night’s sleep for both partners who are delighted with the results.
“The super quiet MrKen ceiling fan from Henley Fan is a Godsend, it has transformed our sleep – We installed it in 2021 as we like a cool room at night and the fresh air means we sleep so well now. We couldn’t live without it even in the middle of winter! It has given faultless performance since we got it and we always miss it when we go away on holiday.” – Stephan Morgan, October 2024
Additional info on the Ceiling Fan Used
Although the room was quite small 11′ x 11’6″ (3.3 x3.5m) we recommended the 52″ (132cm) diameter MrKen rather than a smaller size so that at night, when every small sound can be heard, that there would be no wind noise whatsoever as it would perform well at slow speed 1 or 2 out of 6. It also gave spare capacity should it ever get to high temperatures in the peak of summer so it could remove the hot air from the room effectively.
Installation note: The ceiling is 9ft (3m) high meaning a drop-rod version can be used (smaller heights need to use a hugger version) made of solid concrete which made it very easy to install with just 2 x 6cm screws and replacing where the light fitting was before so no extra wiring was needed. It is operated by remote control and can be easily isolated by just switching off at the wall. The whole job was done in just over 1 hour including balancing the blades.
