This is a fan put out by Home Depot. Originally it was available in the brick and mortar stores in a variety of finishes. Currently it is only available at http://www.Homedepot.com in a brushed nickel or bronze finish. Both of these finishes at Homedepot.com come with matching light kit. I also found that there are still a few of the fans available in Flemish Brass through R.E. Williams Contracting (http://www.rewci.com). The Flemish Brass variety does not have a matching light as it must have been discontinued along with the fan when Home Depot stopped carrying it in the store or online.
This is a five blade fan with the individual wooden blades having a carved leaf appearance. The fan has the standard three speeds with reverse direction switch if you want to make the fan blow air against the ceiling in winter or downward to cool you in warmer months. The light kit has room for three 60 watt candelabra style bulbs and the bulbs are included in the versions that ship including the light kit. This was not the case back when the Flemish brass light kit was around. I am still looking for another one of those to match my second fan.
Here is a description of the bronze version from the website.
· 5 hand-carved featherwood blades with a medium cherry finish
· 56 in. fan blades for enhanced reach
· Hand-painted alabaster bowl light kit is included and is an optional installation
· 3-speed with reversible control for versatile use
· Oil-rubbed bronze finish complements many interior accents
· Designed for interior use
· Uses three 60-watt max Candelabra Bulbs (included)
· Ideal for large rooms up to 20 ft. x 20 ft.
· Standard mount for ease of installation
There is a limited lifetime warranty through Home Depot.
The fans themselves are fairly easy to install. Installation should be to only ceiling fan specified mounts. The included instruction book walks you through the installation process. I have seen some reviews of this fan out there that suggest the installation instructions are lacking in some way. I did not find this to be true, but if you have a problem, just read the steps again, or have someone else read them to you as you physically hold the pieces they describe in the book. It would be a help to make sure you are familiar with the terms the book uses to describe each part prior to the installation. Once you get the fan up is not the time to realize you missed a critical item.
The website suggests that this is a standard mount for ease of installation. I am not sure if that means that the version on Home Depot’s website will only work with the included short down rod or not. For the Flemish Brass version, you have a choice of using the down rod, or omitting the down rod making the fan a flush-mount to your ceiling. Either way, there is sufficient length of connection wires to drop the fan down on a longer rod of your choice. I cut off at least two feet of wire prior to mounting our fans.
All fan-internal connections were made simple by use of plastic wire connectors. Match a connector together, push it into place and the electrical connections are done, safe and secure.
One criticism may be that the light kit seems more for show than to provide actual light. If you put the light into a high ceiling room, the three 60 watt bulbs really do not provide much light. But, fan operation is smooth and noise free at any speed.
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