IP44 Rated Outdoor Fans

Somewhere between “it’s under a roof, so it’ll be fine” and “it rains sideways here every October,” most people buying an outdoor ceiling fan discover they’ve been asking the wrong question. It isn’t whether a fan is “outdoor rated” — plenty of marketing copy claims that loosely — it’s specifically whether it’s rated IP44 or … Read more

There’s a particular kind of British optimism involved in owning a veranda. You picture long evenings out there, glass in hand, the kind of golden-hour scene that adverts are built on. Then July turns up, the air goes thick and still, and you’re swatting at midges while sweat pools under your knees. A ceiling fan … Read more