Casablanca Panama Indoor Ceiling Fan Remote

7 reviews for Casablanca Panama Indoor Ceiling Fan Remote

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Albert W. Pelzer – February 20, 2023

   After we installed the fan, we found out the Remote Control doesn’t work. So we called Casablanca and they trouble tested the remote with us over the phone. The remote will not pair with the receiver in the fan so it cannot torn it on or off and cannot control the speed. They are sending a new fan, but we have to take the defective one down ourselves and install the new fan at our own expense $$$.
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Rhett Butler – February 20, 2023

   It was a challenge to install but got it done
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   G. Goldstein – February 20, 2023

   I purchased the fan to replace a 20 year old Casablanca fan that was wobbling beyond my ability to repair. The fan was relatively easy to install although I did have trouble pairing the remote. The fan is very quiet. If you are intending to add a light kit on, make sure you can actually purchase the light kit in the color you want! Hunter/Casablanca has a number of options listed in their catalog such as inside four light fitters, glass bowl styles with either 3 internal lights or a more recent integrated LED fitter. But when I went to actually purchase the inside four fitter in my color, everyone was out of stock, and its not clear whether Casablanca/Hunter are going to keep this in stock in the future. I had to purchase a Casablanca light kit from e-bay. The Casablanca web page only displays outside light fixtures and bowl fixtures as of October 2020, so I’m not sure what their future direction is going to be. In my bedroom, the fan light fixture is the major source of light for the room. The lumen output of the bowl fixtures is much lower than the four light fitter.Two installation tips that should be in the instructions — a) when you are at the point of attaching screws above the fan, put a towel around the open slots in the fan chassis, so that if you drop a screw you don’t have to take the fan down and shake the screw out of the chassis. And b), when you get to the point of powering on the fan and pairing the remote, read ahead in the instructions where you find out you need to install batteries and press a SET button with 30 seconds of the first power on.
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   James T. – February 20, 2023

   It’s in my bedroom, so quiet is important, and it is completely quiet. I love it
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Jurgen G. – February 20, 2023

   I bought this fan after a lengthy search and a couple of frustrating false starts, and am extremely happy with it. Construction, fit, and finish are excellent; installation difficulty is the same as most other ceiling fans, and the instructions are clear and first rate. It moves a lot of air, and the motor and mechanism are absolutely quiet. The remote control is full-function, including forward-reverse. The control does have one quirk: if you start the fan after it is turned off (or a power interruption), you have to start it on high, let it come up to speed, then reduce the speed to the setting you want. From then on you can change speed at will. But if you try to start (or reverse direction) on a low speed, the fan speed will “hunt” by speeding up and slowing down but will not settle on a steady speed. I know that speed control of a DC motor is more complicated than for an AC motor, but that seems like a marginal engineering design… Since we run the fan at a steady speed for long periods of time, this quirk isn’t much of a bother to us and everything else about the product merits five stars.One additional note: The extra-short downrod needed for low-clearance mounting is included with the fan. The Casablanca product sheet says one is “available”, and I spent quite a bit of time trying (unsuccessfully) to find it; was very happy to see it in the box!UPDATE: The motor bearings got noisy and began to fail after 8 years of continuous running on low speed. A little disappointing given Casablanca’s “lifetime” claims, but the warranty service was outstanding. I called the Casablanca customer service number and, after a 2 minute conversation, the agent submitted paperwork for a replacement fan. It shipped the same day after I sent them the invoice for the original fan, and I received it two days later along with a prepaid shipping label to return the defective unit. Back in business after only four days. I decreased the fan’s rating from 5 to 4 stars, but want to give Casablanca a shout-out for great customer service.
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   T. Simmons – February 20, 2023

   I call this our $3000 fan (more on that in a moment). It’s installed in our living room which is pretty much a 17′ cube (17′ wide, 17′ long with a 17′ ceiling). It’s mounted on a 6′ (72 inch) Casablanca down tube which puts it at about 11′ off the floor. We’ve had it now for just about six months, it’s been used in conjunction with our air conditioning system during an above average temperature summer and it is wonderful. Generally we use speed settings 2, 3 and 4; I’ve had it up to 5 on a really hot day once or twice. The fan moves a lot of air fairly evenly and on those settings, is almost inaudible, there’s slight air noise on setting 4. I was concerned about mounting it to the long down tube, worried that wobble would be a problem. The first time it was powered up, it had a very slight wobble which we were able to correct with the balance kit in less than 15 minutes. It now has zero wobble on all six speed settings. Oh yeah, about that $3000 number. While climbing around in the attic to install the fan, I discovered several areas of termite activity. So the cost of the fan, down tube, installation materials and having the house tented for termites was just under $3000, but we got a great fan and hopefully prevented further damage from termites.
   

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Michael J. Sobieski – February 20, 2023

   We still own a beautiful matte white Casablanca Panama 6672Z, which is sadly no longer available. It has been nearly perfect for about a decade, with the exception being the now sticky plastic remote. This shiny white fan looks like the most equivalent purchase. While the plastic housing for the remote appears to be is an improvement, there is no longer a digital display (e.g, fan direction, speed). What is most missed is this fan doesn’t even beep when the fan speed is changed. It’s completely silent on button push, instead of providing some useful feedback. Also wished there were shorter blade options, such as 48″, 52″, as here only 54″ is available. Still good enough so far to purchase a second one for yet another room.