Canarm Calibre Bpt 48 Frosted Glass Bulb Light Kit 48 Inch Ceiling Fan Blades

3 reviews for Canarm Calibre Bpt 48 Frosted Glass Bulb Light Kit 48 Inch Ceiling Fan Blades

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   TwirlyGirly – February 20, 2023

   This is a beautiful fan, and a great price.Like other reviewers have mentioned, getting the remote receiver to fit under the canopy is a real P.I.T.A. Yes, the canopy should be a bit bigger to make it easier to install the receiver.I wasn’t surprised the fan speeds are “reversed” (1 being highest, 3 being lowest) as I have other things in the house made in China that are the same way.My landlord installed the fan for me, and although he followed the instructions to a “T”, neither the fan nor light worked after he was finished. I called a neighbor who is an electrician over to take a look, and he immediately spotted what was wrong; as a previous reviewer mentioned, the instructions state the DIP switches on both the remote and the receiver must be set the same way. Since all the DIP switches on both the remote and receiver were already set to “0” upon receipt, we left them that way (all set to “0” on both means both are THE SAME). The electrician explained that at least one DIP switch on each MUST be set to “1”, and it must be the same DIP switch on both set to “1”.Once he flipped the first DIP switch to “1” on both the remote and receiver, the fan and light worked perfectly.The reason for the DIP switches is so that if you have more than one fan installed in the house (in different rooms), you can set the DIP switches for each fan and remote differently so that if you change the speed/lighting on the fan in the living room, for example, it won’t change the speed/lighting of the fan in an adjacent room at the same time!Yes, I think this should have been explained in more detail in the manual, but I don’t think it’s a big enough issue to score down the fan, which works perfectly and looks lovely.The other thing I really like about the fan is the design is such that dust will not be as great an issue as with my old fan. The fan this one replaced was a three-light, five blade fan with pull chains for the fan speeds and lights. I use a manual wheelchair and so am not able to clean a fan myself, but even when I had someone clean it for me the chains, light shades, and blades would become covered with dust within just a couple of weeks. Everything that can be enclosed on this fan IS enclosed, which means fewer places for dust to attach. I suspect keeping this fan looking clean is going to be much easier to do!
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Brian – February 20, 2023

   Do yourself a favor and don’t bother buying these.My wife and I really liked the style of these for our kids room…small, and nice design. So I ordered two. Initially, they were out of stock (which we knew when I ordered, so no big deal) and was pleased when I received notice about a week after I ordered that they had been shipped. Great! When they arrived, I was a little surprised to find how poorly they were packaged by Amazon. Both fans were in a larger box, with brown paper as the filler. Both fan boxes would move around a lot inside the larger box. It was particularly disturbing to hear the parts of the fan moving around inside.Anyway, I proceeded to open the 1st one. Nothing looked damaged, so I continued with the install. Fairly easy to install, no major issues. Flipped the fan on and the motor housing (where the 3 fan blades go through and attached to the motor assembly) looked strange. It was no longer round but rather oblong…very noticeable when turned on. It looked as if someone sat on it and flatted out the fan.That was not going to work…one fan was definitely going to be returned. I opened the second fan. The same motor housing (what I’m calling it) had a dent in it and was noticeably not round.OK…0 for 2.I’ve never had to return an item to Amazon and, to their credit, it is pretty darn easy. I had UPS pick my return and the two new fans showed up in less than 2 days from when I requested the return. Kudos for easy return policy!However, I heard glass moving around in the box with the two new fans. Opened each and, you guessed it…both had broken glass for the light.Now, we’re wondering what to do. This is almost getting comical. Four fans, all damaged…really!? Do I give it more shot or just get a refund? I thought it would be inconceivable to have another two fans show up damaged…so I decided to give it another shot. Big mistake!Note- the manufacture does an extremely poor job at packing these. Way too much empty space with parts floating around inside…not to mention I noticed that the form fitting styrofoam seemed to break down under the weight of the fan…hence, not giving much support for shipping.Upon receiving the two new fans (really the 5th and 6th fans), I opened them up and, to my surprise (well, not really) both had damage to the same part of the fan. The motor housing on both fans had dents and looked like they had been placed under heavy load, bending the part that should be round into something slightly oval.Needless to say, I returned these for a full refund. I will say that this manufacture really needs to re-evaluate the way they pack these fans…packed poorly and on the cheap. Compared to the Hunter and Allen + Roth fans I picked up at Lowes, it was no wonder these didn’t survive the shipping. Hey Canarm, buy a fan from one of these manufactures and notice how they are packaged, you may learn something. You could probably drop the for-mentioned fans from 5-6 feet in the air (while still packed in the box) and no damage would occur. If you did that with this Canarm fan, the glass would most definitely break and I’m sure the motor housing would get bent out of shape. Probably what happened to the fans I ordered.While I really like the style of the fan and it would probably work flawlessly, if six fans can’t make it to my house on three separate occasions without sever cosmetic damage, I can’t possible say anything positive about this item.As stated above, save yourself the time and hassles and stay away from this fan. Additionally, based upon this experience, I will NEVER buy a product from Canarm again and would recommend you do the same.Six fans….all damaged.
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jeremy Smith – February 20, 2023

   Installation was straightforward. I really do like the simple, clean, modern look. Fan moves more than enough air for my rooms (I have 2, both rooms are < 200 sq feet). It is relatively quiet - there is a small (for lack of a better word) "electric humming" sound, but it does not bother and me and is far less noisy than most fans. Biggest complaints: The light socket / housing under the glass dome is off to one side, creating a shadow within the dome, behind the bulb -- It works fine but the black shadow is not attractive. Also, both fans' "blade attachment / rotating part" were slightly crooked, in that the grooves between the moving cylinder and the mount above and the light below are not even - the gaps vary in size as though the whole thing needs to be tilted up or down somewhat within the housing. It did not look like that kind of adjustment was a possibility while performing the installation. It is not terrible, but a perfectionist would have cause for concern. While those matters are disappointing to me, I still like the fans, they function well and quietly, and look good enough for the price.Note: The fan can be mounted as a "hugger" or flush-mount - that's how I chose to mount them as I have 8' ceilings (you leave out the down rod). This is supported by the instructions / manufacturer - not sure that this fan was advertised that way or not... Again, they move plenty of air for my needs even in this configuration.Note: I did not install the provided fan controller kit / remote - I used nicer looking ones:  Lutron MIR-LFQMT-WH Maestro 300 Watt Dual IR Dimmer and Fan Speed Control Switch, White  that work perfectly well with this fan and are more consistent with my other switches and receptacles.