Description
The Rio 9 is a blue ceiling light for rooms where you want colour overhead without a fitting that hangs down into the space. Three dome shades sit in a row beneath a long, slim canopy plate, so the whole piece reads as one low, tidy line across the ceiling. The structure is iron and the finish is a solid blue throughout, plate and shades alike. It is made for the GX53 lamp cap, so check that cap against the lamps you already keep, and it runs on 220-240V mains.
Because it fixes flush to the ceiling, with no stem, it keeps headroom where rooms are low: a hallway, a landing, a bedroom or a cosy living room with a modest ceiling height. The row of shades makes it a good fit over a long surface too, such as a dining table, a sideboard or a desk, where a single pendant would light only the middle. Its look is modern and graphic, and the blue gives a plain white ceiling a confident lift. It is rated IP20, which means it is for dry rooms only, and it is an on-off fitting worked by your light switch rather than a dimmer, so it suits rooms where you want steady, simple light.
The iron structure gives the plate and shades a crisp, clean outline, and the blue is carried evenly across every part, so the fitting looks as considered from the side as it does from below. It carries a 3 year guarantee. As a mains fitting it is for a qualified electrician to install. For styling, we like it centred over a dining table with chairs in a contrasting colour, or above a bed with the blue picked up in a cushion or a print, so the ceiling and the room feel as though they belong together.
Specification
| Finish |
Blue |
| Materials |
Iron structure |
| Lamp Cap |
GX53 |
| Number of Lamps |
1 |
| Lamps Included |
No |
| IP Rating |
IP20 |
| Control |
On-off (switched) |
| Voltage |
220-240V |
| Guarantee |
3 years |
| Product Code |
09328 |
Frequently Asked
What lamp cap does the Rio 9 take?
It is made for the GX53 lamp cap, so whatever you fit needs that cap. Check it against any lamps you already keep at home.
Can the Rio 9 be dimmed?
No. It is an on-off fitting, switched rather than dimmed, so it works from an ordinary light switch and gives steady light.
Can I fit it in a bathroom?
No. It is rated IP20, so it is for dry rooms only, such as a living room, bedroom, hallway or landing.
What is the Rio 9 made of?
The structure is iron, finished in blue across the canopy plate and the dome shades for one even colour throughout the fitting.
Who should install it?
It runs on 220-240V mains, so like any mains fitting it is for a qualified electrician to install.
Does the Rio 9 have a guarantee?
Yes. The Rio 9 carries a 3 year guarantee, a sensible term for a fitting you will use every day.