Fan Company 59628 72 Inch Solaria Matte Black Indoor Outdoor Ceiling Fan Led Light Kit

6 reviews for Fan Company 59628 72 Inch Solaria Matte Black Indoor Outdoor Ceiling Fan Led Light Kit

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   LP – February 20, 2023

   It is not perfect balanced and it wabbles. It doesn’t come with balancing kit.
   

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Josephine Fleming – February 20, 2023

   I love the style and how quiet the fan is, but the remote is a total pain. They should have just made it a hand held remote control and called it a day.
   

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Christen Gelpi – February 20, 2023

   The first fan we got the blades were fixed + would not turn… so after hanging it from an angled ceiling on a 6ft down rod, we had to take it down to return it to Hunter.The second fan turns, but we NEVER change the setting because frankly it doesn’t respond in less than 15 seconds. And if it does, it’s a 50/50 shot whether you actually get the speed you ask the remote for.It moves a lot of air at a very low volume, so I guess that’s a positive, but I wish there was another way to control it. The remote is 100% of my complaints about this fan and if it wasn’t so beautiful, expensive, and hanging so dang high (aka a PIA to take down), I’d probably get something else.Not worth the hassle to take it down now, but every time I try to change the speed I contemplate it.
   

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Stephen R. Clemons – February 20, 2023

   This is a really nice, modern looking fan. Moves a lot of air and very quiet.
   

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Lesley Kerr – February 20, 2023

   It is quiet, attractive and powerful. It also provides great light. We love it!
   

6. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Michael Schwirian – February 20, 2023

   Let’s get what is good out of the way first: this fan blows. It is quiet and moves a lot of air. It also looks great. The design, as you can see from the photos, is aesthetically beautiful. The install was easy and the fan feels really well constructed.Now let’s talk about its flaws.Before I tried to actually use the fan, I was very pleased. I’d have given top marks on install except that, due to how this fan is electrically designed, I ended up double, triple, and quadrupole checking my wall switches and voltages at the switch and at the junction box because I assumed I must have done something wrong. I did not. I’ve installed a lot of fans and this one really surprised me because it was purposefully designed to have unusual behavior.The fan takes about 5 seconds to start spinning from a dead stop and if you turn it off it won’t power back up until it gets close to stopped first- this makes it feel like the switch is broken.The light will not function if the fan is not powered. If you use the switch they give you this is somewhat less confusing, but barely. The instructions indicate you can use a two switch configuration, but it doesn’t function as you would expect. Power on the light with the fan off? Nope. Then flip the power for the fan on? Ok- fan is on, but light is still off. Why? Because the light switch is treated as a binary state by the fan. So, flipping the light switch just INVERTS the lights power state. This could be considered a feature because it means you can power the light on from the “remote”- more on this later – and power it back off from the switch and viceversa, but the same can’t be said for the fan. If you power the fan off from the controller then flip the power switch everything is turned completely off rendering remote function and light switch dead until fan power is restored. Ultimately this is extremely confusing and since the fan has a 5 second startup after getting power and the light won’t come on without the fan powered first, and the position of the light switch is now inconsistent, the controls are too confusing to be reasonable.The light is a spot light, so it’s REALLY not ideal for lighting up a room- it’s super bright directly under the fan, but way too dim beyond- both of the fans we had installed in this room before lit the entire room well and they were under $100.If you plan to use smart switches with this fan, pick a different fan. The unusual power controlled are not well suited to smart home compatibility.The product photos show a remote- it doesn’t come with one. It has a remote built into the wall switch they give you which can technically be used without installing in the wall because it requires batteries to transmit the signal to the fan. (I’m unsure if you’re supposed to remove these if you install in the wall, but it appears you’re supposed to keep them in, which means you’ll have to kill the breaker to replace the batteries down the road). This isn’t something that makes sense to leave on a desk or in a drawer due to the wires and sharp metal bracket, but I suppose you could.The remote in the switch is designed to control on/off + speed/brightness. It also has a power toggle which can turn the entire fan and light off and on if installed in the wall as your master power switch.The power switch is a physical switch meaning if it’s off, you can’t just turn the power on for the fan or light, you have to push that master power button first (if installed in the wall). If you want to use existing switches things get even worse as described above.Overall, I would say this fan feels great and looks nice. But if you plan to interact with the controls and want friends, family, guests, and even yourself to not go insane, pick a different fan. I recommend looking for fans with pull chains to avoid this confusing control issue.I hope this saves someone the trouble I’ve had.