I'm a fan!
Yes, I am a fan of this fan! The bronze with wooden blades is very nice looking. The fan creates a lot of airflow and is great in my bedroom. There are two lengths for the downrod. I used the minimum-lenght downrod. From the ceiling to the blades, it's about 12''. With the light installed, the fan hangs down approx. 16.5''.
I love the remote control, but I also bought the wall switch. Both the remote and the wall switch can control the light independently of the fan, and you may dim the light which is a very nice feature. But do be aware that on this model, you need to manually slide the switch on the switch cup on the fan itself to reverse the rotation of the blades. The switch pushed to the left is for summer operation, and the switch pushed to the right is for winter operation.
I did about 95% of the assembly of the fan and then hired an electrician to install (I did not have an existing mounting box). I couldn't be happier! Great product, great price. Thank...
Light is awful, then stopped working
Buyer beware. The light is not great for a living area. The bulb it ships with is not very bright, but the dome is so frosted that the light is very diffuse and almost like having no light at all. We were hoping it would replace the floor lamp we use but it doesn't put out as much light as a 75-watt bulb. We bought a 150 watt replacement bulb (the unit states it can take up to 190 watt) for something like $4 off Amazon and it worked great. Even with the overly frosted dome, the light was almost acceptable.
Until the Sunday before Christmas. The lights no longer work. The fan responds to the remote, but there's no way to get the lights on. We've tried cycling power, resetting the light kit connection, swapping out LED bulbs, changing the radio frequency, and no luck. What a disappointment. At least the fan still works ...
EDIT: The fan started working again a little after New Year's -- I updated the review to 2 stars -- then it stopped working again...
I'm a fan of this fan.
I purchased this model of fan when we lived back in Indianapolis, not via Amazon. Then we moved back to Colorado and our new house needed a ceiling fan to hang from our 17' ceiling. Instantly we chose the Minka Aire, same model we had back in Indy. I also purchased the 6' down-rod so I could drop the fan a reasonable distanced from our high ceiling.
We love this fan. At high speed, it's quiet and it doesn't wobble from the 6' down-rod. It also moves a lot of air from our 1st floor to the 2nd floor loft and bedrooms. This has really helped our AC problem of moving cold air upstairs.
The remote is very sleek and unlike other "un-named" fan manufactures, the remote will not open your neighbor's garage door at 1 a.m. Yes, I've actually had a similar problem.
For installation, it's very easy to complete unless you're climbing 17' in the air and height is not your friend.
It's a great fan at a great price. Enjoy!
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