It’s amazing that the first bushel of posts was exactly the same. I voluntarily concede and deleted my version. I take full responsibility for this fiasco…
@haydesigner You’re not alone. Luckily I’m too tired to google the parts, and probably will get distracted by some other shiny but worthless idea tomorrow…
I don’t want a fan, but I really like how transparent this offering is. If I needed a cheap fan or two I’d be in. I like the backstory. VMP worth the cash. Yet again.
@Seeds The specs indicate 5 fan blades. It seems that for the builder-grade mass installation original purpose for these fans, they’ll all be white. Unless you’d like an exotic choice, in which case you can order it in blanco.
Well, this is comparable to a model I was looking at, with a cost of $479, for my new home. Sounds like a good deal to me, if the builder will install it!
@Kerig3 I think the point is that, in general when you buy these kinds of fans, you can choose the blade color and hardware finish. In this offering, you can have any combination of finishes as long as you want white, white, and/or white. Or if you prefer not to have white, you will still have white. Either way, you get white.
@shahnm I was seeking an answer from someone that works for Meh just to be sure, as this isn’t for myself. But I just found out that the person I was trying to help isn’t interested, so it’s off to click that Meh button for the fifth month in a row.
Keep up the comedy act, you may break out one day!
Big fan of Meh selling fans (big or small). I would love to buy this as a backup. It feels like I use my bedroom fan so much (damn Florida heat) that it might break at any moment; who knows how old it is since moving here 4 years ago?
But I don’t know how to install such a thing and where I would store it so I have to pass.
@stinks Guess I used to have more money than sense. But I traded all my money for Meh crap. Now I have neither money nor sense. That’s why I hang out at Meh.
@curtw4 Reading the reviews, it seems that @maxlockie’s experience is not an isolated one. Probably a QC issue, since many also don’t report a problem. More notable is though it’s the same diameter, it has much less air flow than the one meh is selling today – 3256 cfm vs. 5212 cfm. Can’t argue its $40 price, though.
@mikelikesbbq@RedOak as i understand it, americans are too squeamish to go straight from the treatment plant back into the water mains, so it has to be dumped in a river, then taken right back out and re-treated… still doesn’t explain the Orlando water funk.
@mgstark@mikelikesbbq@the_inevitable “Flint” had nothing to do with sewage water. It was inept Flint water department administration not doing what every other aged water supply system does - putting additives into water otherwise prone to leeching lead from the aged pipes.
Flint shifted from Detroit system water to drawing water from its river but neglected to include the additives that Detroit had been supplying all along. Result: lead leeching.
By every measure, Detroit system water is excellent water. And it has a similar if not older network of pipes. Detroit includes the additive.
Two things come to mind:
1: nowhere it mentions the lumen/ wattage of the light fixture which is discouraging since these fancy fans tend to go into mood light for fancy apartments: would be nice to know the light specs
2.- the owners manual that meh showcases points out a wireless remote which is fine for 99% of homes out there in which you have a positive negative and ground wire. You would mostly match the blue (motor) and black (light) wires on the fan and be done with it.
This is different: this fan requires that you have an extra wire to your ceiling in order to control the light and the fan speed separately.
I guess I just wanted everyone to have a heads up: good deal nonetheless:
And my last concern is about the model number and finding a replacement light glass in case you break it but… that’s what happens when you get something this cheap
EDIT: ok 17 Watts is the wattage consumed by the light fixture but how many lumens it produces is the real question… also, which is the light tone? (Kelvins) cool white? Warm white? White?
@jareza@Pufferfishy There was an error in our specs that said this light was dimmable, and I have removed this bullet. It may very well be dimmable, but the switch it comes with does not have a dimmer – it’s just on/off. That said, the light is bright enough and the cover does a great job of diffusing.
@Pufferfishy It looks like the speed mechanism may be in the switch on this one, so there are no pull chains and likely no remote receiver in this fan (no reason to include it, unless the switch module is just an in-wall remote, but then it would probably have push buttons rather than the slider). So your two feeds may give you a dimmable light and a fan that’s hurricane-speed or off. You may have to add something like this remote to be able to control fan speeds, or do something like use the included switch for the fan and just wire the light to your dimmer switch and bypass the fan’s light switch. Or maybe you can use two dimmer switches.
@RiotDemon The standard HD fan remote kit work with this, and to my knowledge has no provision specifically for LED - so I’m hoping that it’s in the light kit itself.
But no matter, the light from this won’t be the main room light, so either way is OK.
And as far as the fan not having a speed switch (deferring to the wall switch) - that’s not at all uncommon - the fan sees whatever the wall switch sends it - same as the light. I’ve got one setup like this now in my LR (also a HD fan)
Well, meh, you really blew this one. If you’d offered this two months ago I would have grabbed it, b/c my ceiling fan had just died, at only 15 years old. Instead I got a POS Lowe’s fan and put it in. It’s a few steps below this one in options and style, and it cost more. Your timing is bad. It’s @shahnm’s fault anyway.
@OldCatLady return it to Lowe’s… most of the time they will let you return an item within a reasonable time frame: I remember returning a dehumidifier I bought 3 months after being purchased and explained to the manager that it really did not work for me because it was small and for the same price I could buy a bigger one on amazon. He gladly returned the item ( no box and no receipt)
Lowe’s has a killer customer service staff: policy
@jareza You motivated me, and Lowe’s just took my uninstalled fan without a hiccup. Wow! I couldn’t find the receipt, so they generated one for me (bought in Jan) and put the money back on my card. Thanks again.
@OldCatLady great to hear! My fan is installed and the amount of air it moves is crazy I just don’t like the light temp. I will upgrade to a 3000 k temp
@2many2no It can simply mean the boxes haven’t gone through the same 7 color printing as the retail version of the same product. It can mean a special kit with a chrome piece where there’s normally a bronze piece. It can mean any of a thousand simple deviations from a standard retail product.
It doesn’t mean there’s a factory second in the box.
Color Temperature of the LED is Warm White which will be 3000K. 882 Lumens is the light output of the LED. 5468 CFM on airflow. 15.5 inches is how far it will hang from the ceiling.
Edit: So some interesting observations after doing some more comparisons on the 2 fans (They are different.)
The meh fan is white blades and glass shade but the body, downrod and canopy look to be a brushed nickel or chrome finish.
The meh version also comes with that wall switch instead of a wireless remote that HD has. Now you can add on a reote for $30 from HD if you wish and it will be a better deal (no complex wiring since the remote receiver is located in the canopy and that’s where all the control functions will be)
Other than that the motor and LED will be the same. It is also important to note that since the blades on this fan are ABS plastic instead of pressboard the blades will not droop over time due to the effects of humidity and gravity.
@ndeans the abs blades are drawing me to this deal as the fans on my back patio have pressboard blades that are starting to sag from humidity. But these switches won’t work with my setup.
@ndeans The nomenclature “special build” causes me to question how similar these two fans are. Basically, all bets are off regarding specifications. It’s possible the special build fans omitted the wifi receiver, used a lower power motor or LED component… anything may have been changed in the quest for maximum cost savings by the original contractor who ordered these.
@djslack I wish I would have taken pics of my cheap deck fan (in Ohio) - the blades sagged so bad from humidity it went from being a fan to being the worlds largest paint mixer.
I actually have two of this fan in our house - only difference is ours has the remote with dimmer that is included in the non Special Edition version and ours is all white, no chrome or nickel. The look is very modern while also low profile. Not sure why someone said it was ugly as it matches most updated living areas quite well.
They are very nice fans. Quiet and move more air than any other lower priced fan I have owned. The light is slightly dim at only 882 lumens (basically equivalent to one bulb). It serves its purpose light wise and the fan part is great.
We already have one ceiling fan in our just-in-case-the-other-one-dies queue or I would be in. I did want to chime in though because I really enjoyed reading more about how meh gets their stuffs. Thanks for the glimpse
If my house was a rental, or I needed fans in my basement, I’d be all over this thing, but I kinda want something pretty in my bedroom and this just doesn’t fit in with the rest of my garbage. Sorry meh.
LOL I just bought the ‘retail’ version of this fan… brushed nickle w/ black blades. Got it for $83 marked down at Home Depot. I like it, quiet, doesn’t wobble, light is OK, but it looks nice.
Keep in mind that this is a 52" fan. Which is usually the biggest that you would have in a home. I would jump on this but need a smaller fan for my smaller office.
Trying to hook it up but it’s like the blades don’t fit the motor and the owners manual is not right for the model that is in the box. We got the light to work, but the blades will not attach to the unit.
Anyone else notice the canopy and mounting bracket have a 1/2" gap making it impossible to mount without adding spacers between the ceiling and bracket? The canopy cover provided is not the same as from the models you see at home depot.
BWAHAHAHAHA - finally installed this today and it’s so NOT the same fan as HD it’s not even funny.
And now I know why they ended up here - the control box may have a separate switch for the light, but ALL the power flows throught the dimming circuit FIRST. What does this mean? Well:
the light ONLY comes on when you turn the fan on
when the fan is on high you get the full brightness
when the fan is on medium you get a dimmed light
when the fan is on low you get NO LIGHT
So if you just wanted light you’re shit out of luck, and if you want bright light you get it with a hurricane.
The fan control box is garbage - I am guessing that if I replace it I will actually end up with a light circuit that fuctions fully independent of the fan, as it should.
And the housing is nowhere near the same - it’s HUGE compared to the HD fan, and the sides slope, they are not straight verticle.
And as has been mentioned - you will need to buy some 6" screws if you want to put the canopy trim in place.
This thing should have been $25 - not fucking sixty dollars.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
5x Blades
1x Motor and LED light kit
1x Mounting downrod, coupling cover, and additional hardware
1x Light cover
1x Wall switch and decora wall plate
Pictures
Fan
In pieces
Mounted
Not to scale
Price Comparison
$124 (for similar) at Amazon
Warranty
90 Day Mediocre
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Thursday, July 16th
I’m not a fan of this deal.
Not a fan actually I guess I am
Wtf not a fan of the last 2 days, meh.
Haha everyone made the same bad joke. We’re so full of hot air.
@shiranissosexy True, but at least I made it first.
@shiranissosexy @The_Tim I don’t know if that is gonna cut the stagnant air on this one
It’s amazing that the first bushel of posts was exactly the same. I voluntarily concede and deleted my version. I take full responsibility for this fiasco…
This deal blows?
Hows that for creativity…?
@shahnm it is worth 3 out of 5 blades
I’ve seen a lot of weird crap around here but this one seems entirely out of place.
I actually need new ceiling fans, but these are uuuugly.
Tread LightLy with the fan jokes. Hopefully these shotty deals blow over.
Where do they put the speaker?
/giphy speaker fan
Great. Now I’m wondering how those actually sound. Thanks @stinks
@haydesigner You’re not alone. Luckily I’m too tired to google the parts, and probably will get distracted by some other shiny but worthless idea tomorrow…
Blame giphy.
/giphy no blame Canada
@haydesigner @stinks My curiosity overcame my apathy. https://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/cinder-block-speaker-kit/
@haydesigner @yeppers $150?! Good crimminy. Maybe there’ll be one in my fuku.
“OMG! I’m such a big fan!!”
– Tonight’s item, upon meeting their favorite celebrity. Or anyone really.
I had that plane as a desktop background for quite a while
I don’t want a fan, but I really like how transparent this offering is. If I needed a cheap fan or two I’d be in. I like the backstory. VMP worth the cash. Yet again.
Anyone handy with their hands, and know how to install ceiling fans too?
What are the possible options, or non-options we might get?
@Seeds You can 1) Get it, or 2) Not get it.
@shahnm i meant color, number of blades, etc.
@Seeds The specs indicate 5 fan blades. It seems that for the builder-grade mass installation original purpose for these fans, they’ll all be white. Unless you’d like an exotic choice, in which case you can order it in blanco.
@shahnm cool, thanks. I’m not good at reading tonight.
Oh I get it!
This is a supersized fidget spinner…
Everything now makes sense, and all is Meh with the world.
/giphy giant fidget spinner
@shahnm A real giant fidget spinner.
Well, this is comparable to a model I was looking at, with a cost of $479, for my new home. Sounds like a good deal to me, if the builder will install it!
@cbl_wv is the builder handsome, or just handy?
@cbl_wv just be sure not to tell your builder the back story so he doesn’t feel like he’s feeding in the carrion of a brother.
Are these all white in color, or is it a surprise?
@Kerig3 Depends… do you by chance find white surprising?
@shahnm Very funny…
"What you see is what you get: no choosing what color you want."
I’m just trying to interpret what this means. Are there other colors not shown and it’s a grab-bag to what you get?
@Kerig3 I think the point is that, in general when you buy these kinds of fans, you can choose the blade color and hardware finish. In this offering, you can have any combination of finishes as long as you want white, white, and/or white. Or if you prefer not to have white, you will still have white. Either way, you get white.
@Kerig3 @shahnm or you can ask for a sharpie and then whala it can be any color you want.
@shahnm I was seeking an answer from someone that works for Meh just to be sure, as this isn’t for myself. But I just found out that the person I was trying to help isn’t interested, so it’s off to click that Meh button for the fifth month in a row.
Keep up the comedy act, you may break out one day!
@Kerig3 @Kidsandliz @shahnm I’m pretty sure there’s something called “paint” that can be used to change the color of things.
All I could think of was The Princess Bride.
/giphy mawwiage
Big fan of Meh selling fans (big or small). I would love to buy this as a backup. It feels like I use my bedroom fan so much (damn Florida heat) that it might break at any moment; who knows how old it is since moving here 4 years ago?
But I don’t know how to install such a thing and where I would store it so I have to pass.
@JT954 I’ll go out on a limb and guess that it’s at least 4 years old.
Do I get a participation certificate?
@shahnm 166 orders? What’s the matter with you, man?!!
/image money to burn
@stinks Guess I used to have more money than sense. But I traded all my money for Meh crap. Now I have neither money nor sense. That’s why I hang out at Meh.
@shahnm But you have batteries. Many, many batteries and a refrigerator. I’d say you are good to go.
@Kidsandliz
/giphy good to go
I’m genuinely interested in this, and I trust Meh enough (I do! I swears!) to take the leap on color/options/quality.
BUT… I have 9 foot ceilings, so I need very low-profile fans. These don’t look low enough.
@haydesigner You can mount it low profile by omitting the rod. I used the rod with my 10ft ceilings and it turned out great
@troy, I figured as much. But it’s the light fixture protruding down that bugs me.
@haydesigner You probably want this then.
@haydesigner according to the home Depot reviews, it cannot be flush mounted.
@haydesigner @ruouttaurmind I got this and installed it in my kitchen - it’s very loud
@haydesigner @maxlockie @ruouttaurmind mechanical noise loud, or rushing air loud? Makes a big difference.
@curtw4 Reading the reviews, it seems that @maxlockie’s experience is not an isolated one. Probably a QC issue, since many also don’t report a problem. More notable is though it’s the same diameter, it has much less air flow than the one meh is selling today – 3256 cfm vs. 5212 cfm. Can’t argue its $40 price, though.
This is, by far, my favorite feature bullet:
Shingle Creek in Orlando is actually a treated sewage canal. I’d rather swim with roofing shingles.
@mikelikesbbq if it’s treated, it’s just water.
@mikelikesbbq @the_inevitable … And if you live there, you’re drinking it after they poor in a couple bottles of bleach and claim they’ve tested it.
@mikelikesbbq @RedOak as i understand it, americans are too squeamish to go straight from the treatment plant back into the water mains, so it has to be dumped in a river, then taken right back out and re-treated… still doesn’t explain the Orlando water funk.
ouch, my poor spelling.
@mikelikesbbq @RedOak @the_inevitable This isn’t Flint that you’re talking about.
@mgstark @mikelikesbbq @the_inevitable “Flint” had nothing to do with sewage water. It was inept Flint water department administration not doing what every other aged water supply system does - putting additives into water otherwise prone to leeching lead from the aged pipes.
Flint shifted from Detroit system water to drawing water from its river but neglected to include the additives that Detroit had been supplying all along. Result: lead leeching.
By every measure, Detroit system water is excellent water. And it has a similar if not older network of pipes. Detroit includes the additive.
Two things come to mind:
1: nowhere it mentions the lumen/ wattage of the light fixture which is discouraging since these fancy fans tend to go into mood light for fancy apartments: would be nice to know the light specs
2.- the owners manual that meh showcases points out a wireless remote which is fine for 99% of homes out there in which you have a positive negative and ground wire. You would mostly match the blue (motor) and black (light) wires on the fan and be done with it.
This is different: this fan requires that you have an extra wire to your ceiling in order to control the light and the fan speed separately.
I guess I just wanted everyone to have a heads up: good deal nonetheless:
And my last concern is about the model number and finding a replacement light glass in case you break it but… that’s what happens when you get something this cheap
EDIT: ok 17 Watts is the wattage consumed by the light fixture but how many lumens it produces is the real question… also, which is the light tone? (Kelvins) cool white? Warm white? White?
@jareza 17 Watt LED - and it’s dimable
@jareza @Pufferfishy There was an error in our specs that said this light was dimmable, and I have removed this bullet. It may very well be dimmable, but the switch it comes with does not have a dimmer – it’s just on/off. That said, the light is bright enough and the cover does a great job of diffusing.
@jareza @troy Thanks. One could easily argue the semantics of “is dimmable” -vs- “comes with dimmer” - but I get your point.
My wiring (older house) has feeds for both fan and light (with a dimmer) - so I’m golden
@Pufferfishy It looks like the speed mechanism may be in the switch on this one, so there are no pull chains and likely no remote receiver in this fan (no reason to include it, unless the switch module is just an in-wall remote, but then it would probably have push buttons rather than the slider). So your two feeds may give you a dimmable light and a fan that’s hurricane-speed or off. You may have to add something like this remote to be able to control fan speeds, or do something like use the included switch for the fan and just wire the light to your dimmer switch and bypass the fan’s light switch. Or maybe you can use two dimmer switches.
@Pufferfishy leds are funny about dimmers… sometimes you have to have a dimmer specifically for leds.
@RiotDemon The standard HD fan remote kit work with this, and to my knowledge has no provision specifically for LED - so I’m hoping that it’s in the light kit itself.
But no matter, the light from this won’t be the main room light, so either way is OK.
And as far as the fan not having a speed switch (deferring to the wall switch) - that’s not at all uncommon - the fan sees whatever the wall switch sends it - same as the light. I’ve got one setup like this now in my LR (also a HD fan)
Timing on this is perfect. And I live in Florida!
/buy
@Pufferfishy It worked! Your order number is: abrupt-okay-skink
/image abrupt okay skink
Well, meh, you really blew this one. If you’d offered this two months ago I would have grabbed it, b/c my ceiling fan had just died, at only 15 years old. Instead I got a POS Lowe’s fan and put it in. It’s a few steps below this one in options and style, and it cost more. Your timing is bad. It’s @shahnm’s fault anyway.
Upgrade.
@OldCatLady return it to Lowe’s… most of the time they will let you return an item within a reasonable time frame: I remember returning a dehumidifier I bought 3 months after being purchased and explained to the manager that it really did not work for me because it was small and for the same price I could buy a bigger one on amazon. He gladly returned the item ( no box and no receipt)
Lowe’s has a killer customer service staff: policy
@OldCatLady
@OldCatLady you’re going to need this one in less than 13 months.
@jareza Hmmm. I may do that, after this one is installed. Thanks for the reminder!
@jareza You motivated me, and Lowe’s just took my uninstalled fan without a hiccup. Wow! I couldn’t find the receipt, so they generated one for me (bought in Jan) and put the money back on my card. Thanks again.
@OldCatLady great to hear! My fan is installed and the amount of air it moves is crazy I just don’t like the light temp. I will upgrade to a 3000 k temp
Would grab 2, however hell has yet to thaw so not paying for shipping. Give my vmp back and get my monies…
/giphy resting bitch face
Is it Meh’s fault you no longer have VMP?
Unknown lumens and airflow on a builder grade component? Lulz. Possibly at $5.
@Fen_Star
That’s what she said. If she was a seriously butch construction-type with a chip on her shoulder and an attitude problem.
Hey, everyone has their type.
“Builder grade” is not generally recognized as a good thing.
@2many2no Unless the builder needs to know how he did on the test.
@shahnm Most builders around here wouldn’t pass the test because they wouldn’t show up on time.
@2many2no It can simply mean the boxes haven’t gone through the same 7 color printing as the retail version of the same product. It can mean a special kit with a chrome piece where there’s normally a bronze piece. It can mean any of a thousand simple deviations from a standard retail product.
It doesn’t mean there’s a factory second in the box.
For those of you asking technical questions about this fan, it is a currently stocked item at Home Depot. Here is the link: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Home-Decorators-Collection-Merwry-52-in-Integrated-LED-Indoor-White-Ceiling-Fan-with-Light-Kit-and-Remote-Control-SW1422WH/301231211
Color Temperature of the LED is Warm White which will be 3000K. 882 Lumens is the light output of the LED. 5468 CFM on airflow. 15.5 inches is how far it will hang from the ceiling.
Edit: So some interesting observations after doing some more comparisons on the 2 fans (They are different.)
The meh fan is white blades and glass shade but the body, downrod and canopy look to be a brushed nickel or chrome finish.
The meh version also comes with that wall switch instead of a wireless remote that HD has. Now you can add on a reote for $30 from HD if you wish and it will be a better deal (no complex wiring since the remote receiver is located in the canopy and that’s where all the control functions will be)
Other than that the motor and LED will be the same. It is also important to note that since the blades on this fan are ABS plastic instead of pressboard the blades will not droop over time due to the effects of humidity and gravity.
Also, it is $124 at Home Depot.
@ndeans the abs blades are drawing me to this deal as the fans on my back patio have pressboard blades that are starting to sag from humidity. But these switches won’t work with my setup.
I wonder if one can just get abs fan blades…
@djslack yes, you can.
In the future purchase a fan that’s outdoor rated so you get plastic blades.
@ndeans The nomenclature “special build” causes me to question how similar these two fans are. Basically, all bets are off regarding specifications. It’s possible the special build fans omitted the wifi receiver, used a lower power motor or LED component… anything may have been changed in the quest for maximum cost savings by the original contractor who ordered these.
@djslack I wish I would have taken pics of my cheap deck fan (in Ohio) - the blades sagged so bad from humidity it went from being a fan to being the worlds largest paint mixer.
Aw, I need the USB version of this.
I actually have two of this fan in our house - only difference is ours has the remote with dimmer that is included in the non Special Edition version and ours is all white, no chrome or nickel. The look is very modern while also low profile. Not sure why someone said it was ugly as it matches most updated living areas quite well.
They are very nice fans. Quiet and move more air than any other lower priced fan I have owned. The light is slightly dim at only 882 lumens (basically equivalent to one bulb). It serves its purpose light wise and the fan part is great.
@catdogfan I’ll be putting it in my bedroom so I expect it will generate a relative hurricane being 52"
I’ve seen this fan at HD and it’s nice - but everyone doesn’t like something sometime I suppose…
We already have one ceiling fan in our just-in-case-the-other-one-dies queue or I would be in. I did want to chime in though because I really enjoyed reading more about how meh gets their stuffs. Thanks for the glimpse
It looks well made. I bet it does a Fantastic job.
Whomever wrote the lead in story is a blowhard
Definitely from Florida. It’s white like the beautiful powder beaches of St. Pete… and my dad’s shoes…
@tomdina I love living in Florida (and I’m just north of St Pete)
If my house was a rental, or I needed fans in my basement, I’d be all over this thing, but I kinda want something pretty in my bedroom and this just doesn’t fit in with the rest of my garbage. Sorry meh.
I am so in love with the fact that on the Who’s Buying This map, Florida is the biggest buyer.
@llabak if you don’t have ceiling fans in Florida, you’re weird. I currently have a few extras in my attic.
LOL I just bought the ‘retail’ version of this fan… brushed nickle w/ black blades. Got it for $83 marked down at Home Depot. I like it, quiet, doesn’t wobble, light is OK, but it looks nice.
I have three of these fans in my home, and they all work great. Fairly low profile, quiet, and well balanced.
@ekeitzer
What’s it like living in “Shingle Creek", Florida?
I’m so glad that even though the soul of Woot is dead, its spirit lives on here.
Keep in mind that this is a 52" fan. Which is usually the biggest that you would have in a home. I would jump on this but need a smaller fan for my smaller office.
@aleohansen And here I’m working on a project in which the specs call out for a 24’ fan. Yes, twenty-four feet.
Only white LEDs? No disco flashing colors ? Meh…
I will install this in my bedroom … or maybe see if HD will trade me for the all white version.
@rhymeswthgeorge Or maybe just buy one there? They have some on daily special today.
Live in a rental, so meh.
Get back to me when you start selling floor or table lamps!
Is installation included?
@fairchild521 If it was, I’d turn it down. You do NOT want Mediocrebot to “help”.
IDK about the front page blurb, but the Shingle Creek Apartment complex in Florida looks pretty solid to me:
http://altisshinglecreek.com/
Sketchy blurb story I think…
Fine, I joined the mob. And I’m in Florida.
/giphy terrifying-bowed-spice
Meanwhile, at Home Depot
Ah, I know shingle creek! It’s a little neighborhood near sea world. One of many sparkling turds in Orlando’s crap sea.
Trying to hook it up but it’s like the blades don’t fit the motor and the owners manual is not right for the model that is in the box. We got the light to work, but the blades will not attach to the unit.
@Tryan74 Download the correct manual. The fan is the same as this, only white.
Anyone else notice the canopy and mounting bracket have a 1/2" gap making it impossible to mount without adding spacers between the ceiling and bracket? The canopy cover provided is not the same as from the models you see at home depot.
Has anyone tried buying just the remote? Or do we need the entire kit remit and receiver?
@ken987 The remote and receiver kit are packaged together. The generic one I bought works fine.
@OldCatLady So you bought a kit to make it work remotely correct? And thanks for letting me know as you can just buy a remote. for this.
@ken987 Yup. The house brand HD kit cost @ $25., I think.
/giphy fan remote
BWAHAHAHAHA - finally installed this today and it’s so NOT the same fan as HD it’s not even funny.
And now I know why they ended up here - the control box may have a separate switch for the light, but ALL the power flows throught the dimming circuit FIRST. What does this mean? Well:
So if you just wanted light you’re shit out of luck, and if you want bright light you get it with a hurricane.
The fan control box is garbage - I am guessing that if I replace it I will actually end up with a light circuit that fuctions fully independent of the fan, as it should.
And the housing is nowhere near the same - it’s HUGE compared to the HD fan, and the sides slope, they are not straight verticle.
And as has been mentioned - you will need to buy some 6" screws if you want to put the canopy trim in place.
This thing should have been $25 - not fucking sixty dollars.