I was a little concerned about purchasing another inexpensive unknown brand. More often than not thats where you get the noise and balance issues. After all, making all the pieces the right way costs money. But the reviews were mostly positive, so I took a chance. I removed the cheap piece of junk someone else installed and put this up. I chose the brushed Nickel because all of the hardware the builder used in the house is brushed nickel. Oddly enough, the fan was plain white. It was a standard down rod on an 8-foot ceiling and was only 42 inches installed in the family room. The motor was noisy, and the whole thing was horribly out of balance! This fan is the proper size, model, and color. It looks like it belongs in this room! But the real test was turning it on. There is a very slight hum if you really listen for it, but its barely audible. Youd never hear it if you werent listening for it. Perfect! Pulll the chain to put it on high and the chain barely moves. Youre not going to get much better than that. Bonus, they included a balance kit. The light and fan are on separate switches, so I dont need a pull chain for the light. The lip above the light kit is hollow. I was able to lay that chain and the balance kit in that lip. They are completely hidden yet stored with the fan. My only question is why didnt I do this when I moved in 3.5 years ago? I finally got around to upgrading the door locks too. Those were an el-cheapo mixture of polished brass and antique bronze. It was a HUD home, so the realtor replaced those with whatever they had lying around. Now everything matches and is big step up in quality and performance. Now Im thinking the previous owners likely busted the fan that was in that room and the realtor had this other piece of junk hung there. That makes sense.
Similar to Hunter at a fraction of the cost
I was a little concerned about purchasing another inexpensive unknown brand. More often than not thats where you get the noise and balance issues. After all, making all the pieces the right way costs money. But the reviews were mostly positive, so I took a chance. I removed the cheap piece of junk someone else installed and put this up. I chose the brushed Nickel because all of the hardware the builder used in the house is brushed nickel. Oddly enough, the fan was plain white. It was a standard down rod on an 8-foot ceiling and was only 42 inches installed in the family room. The motor was noisy, and the whole thing was horribly out of balance! This fan is the proper size, model, and color. It looks like it belongs in this room! But the real test was turning it on. There is a very slight hum if you really listen for it, but its barely audible. Youd never hear it if you werent listening for it. Perfect! Pulll the chain to put it on high and the chain barely moves. Youre not going to get much better than that. Bonus, they included a balance kit. The light and fan are on separate switches, so I dont need a pull chain for the light. The lip above the light kit is hollow. I was able to lay that chain and the balance kit in that lip. They are completely hidden yet stored with the fan. My only question is why didnt I do this when I moved in 3.5 years ago? I finally got around to upgrading the door locks too. Those were an el-cheapo mixture of polished brass and antique bronze. It was a HUD home, so the realtor replaced those with whatever they had lying around. Now everything matches and is big step up in quality and performance. Now Im thinking the previous owners likely busted the fan that was in that room and the realtor had this other piece of junk hung there. That makes sense.