[REQUEST] Recommendation For a Fan/Light Combination

[allanc]

I am looking for a recommendation for a specific model of fan/light combination for my home-office. I would like to avoid the 'Casablanca' brand as we are very unhappy with their reliability and proprietary remotes.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Porthos]

Ceiling fan? Hunter or Hamton bay.

 

[allanc]

Ceiling fan? Hunter or Hamton bay.

Yes, Ceiling Fan / Light combo.
It really bugs me that we have 3 * Casablanca that didn't even last 10 years.
I hate the disposable society.

 

[Porthos]

Mine is Hampton Bay and on 13 yrs now and only changed the battery once in one and never in the other one.

 

[allanc]

So happy for you!
Our fans work.
All of the lights don't.
They are locked in the 'off' position

 

[Markverhyden]

I only buy ceiling fans with hardwire controls. The two cordless ones I've bought over the years all ended up having problems

 

[allanc]

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I only buy ceiling fans with hardwire controls. The two cordless ones I've bought over the years all ended up having problems

Do you mean that the cordless units did not have chains?

 

[britechguy]

Do you mean that the cordless units did not have chains?

I can't speak for the ones Mark refers to, but I have seen a number of wireless controlled units with no "on-wall" controls nor any chains. Most of these are mounted at heights where chains would be of zero use, anyway.

 

[allanc]

I can't speak for the ones Mark refers to, but I have seen a number of wireless controlled units with no "on-wall" controls nor any chains. Most of these are mounted at heights where chains would be of zero use, anyway.

With one of my Casablanca ceiling fans/lights i Have installed, I can control the fan speeds with the chain but not the remote.

 

[Markverhyden]

D

Do you mean that the cordless units did not have chains?

Correct.

 

[HCHTech]

I only buy ceiling fans with hardwire controls. The two cordless ones I've bought over the years all ended up having problems

Not to mention having to keep track of the remote. Especially if the fan is the main light for the room. The one unit we bought that didn't have a wall switch control will be the last one. It's also not always easy to tell by looking at the packaging whether wall switches are supported.

 

[allanc]

Not to mention having to keep track of the remote. Especially if the fan is the main light for the room. The one unit we bought that didn't have a wall switch control will be the last one. It's also not always easy to tell by looking at the packaging whether wall switches are supported.

Attach an Air Tag to the remote ?
I don't want to seem lazy, but I wish someone would wave the magic wand and say 'But this one'.
Too many choices, too many stores and not enough competent staff on the sales floor.
Sometimes, this can result in 'no decision'