Looks good and works well
We purchased this fan for our outdoor, partially enclosed, patio area mostly for summer use to provide air circulation in the area. The product has proven to do a fine job and looks really good. It does take two people to put the fan together and install it simply because the process is, at times, awkward. One person really needs to hold the fan while the other person is putting it together and installing it. Also, please note, that at least for us the fan was preset in the "winter" mode so that air was directed to the ceiling to disperse rising warm air. That may account for another reviewer's bad review regarding lack of circulation. There is a switch on the side of the motor housing which reverses the fan direction to the "summer" position so that the blades force air downwards. When in that position the air flow down is plenty powerful. Also please note that the attached light fixture does NOT come with bulbs (an irritant). It uses two chandelier type bulbs...
Doesn't do what a fan is supposed to do.
I installed one of these fans for a family member maybe 3 years ago out on the Texas gulf coast, outdoors. I didn't expect it to stay rust-free, since everything metal rusts out there, and it has actually rusted less than I expected, so that's a plus. The problem with the fan is that it just doesn't move any serious air. I have installed and even worked on countless ceiling fans made between the 1970s and present, and I have seen good and bad. This one is definitely not one of the better ones I've worked with. Even the highest speed is not very fast and I could swear it's gotten slower since it was installed. Even when there is no breeze, it's difficult to feel the air movement from this fan. It's a bit of a waste of electricity, actually. I would give it 1 star for performance but it gets 2 stars overall because nothing has broken on it, the light works as it should, it has held up to the salt air pretty well, and it is quiet. It might be good for a smaller indoor room, but why would...
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