Minka-Aire F844-DK, Light Wave 52" Ceiling Fan with LED Light Kit, Distressed Koa Finish

I needed to replace 8 fans that have deteriorated over the years. My criteria was they need to be contemporary, small motor and have LED lighting. I have a bunch of Haiku fans in another location so I am well versed on what a $1000 fan is. While these are definitely not of the quality of the Haiku fans they have a few things in common. They both have very small motors and they are both made of a composite plastic. The big difference is that the Haiku fans use a DC motor and it is virtually silent when on. The Minka is a standard AC fan motor (although very small) that has the typical buzzing sound when in use you would expect with a fan at this price point. This is not an issue for me but may be for others. The build quality on this fan is outstanding, all parts are very well finished and assemble easily. The LED on this fan is bright, very bright and has no trouble illuminating every room I have installed them in. The remote is a typical cheap remote you find in fans at this price but it works very well. The fan installed in about 10 minutes with one person. It is very lightweight and very easy to carry up a ladder alone. Bottom line despite cheap remote, a little buzz from the motor, this fan looks great, has an amazing LED light and installs easily. At this price point there is nothing better in my opinion and for these reasons I give it 5 stars. I am very happy with the purchase and would definitely recommend them.

Assembly = straightforward and easy. Comes with two lengths of downrods. Quality and finish = very good. I thought the blades would be too plasticy, but they look and feel like real wood and are very well done. Fan Performance = fan is silent at all speeds and blows plenty of air to cool the small room I put it in. I'm not sure how it would fare in a large room because it does push a little less air than it's 5-blade brethren... but it seems powerful enough that I would give it a try in a 20x20 with 10 foot ceilings. There is no wobble at any speed, which is pretty impressive and a welcome surprise. Light Performance = much brighter than I thought it would be. It dims down in stages and that works fine, although I do wish it went just a little bit dimmer for those late night gaming binges (but that seems to be the problem with all types of LED lights in my house... they don't dim enough). When turning it off and back on it remembers the dimness setting (as expected). Other = Remote seems a bit flimsy but works great. White plastic with opaque silicone buttons is going to get dirty fast. No complaints yet, just being pessimistic about it. Overall: I looked at a LOT of ceiling fans (pretty much ALL ceiling fans everywhere) looking for something eye-catching and performant but not too expensive. I eventually settled on this one because of the good reviews, the decent price, and the simple eye-catching design that was just right to make you look twice without overpowering the room. I'm very happy with my final decision and would definitely buy this again. One final note... it's a bit smaller than I thought it would be. I think maybe the 3-blade design makes it feel smaller than other similar sized fans, and I like that.

Beautiful fixture that goes great with my mid-century modern room! It was very difficult to find something with a true mid-century modern look and color - so I was so happy to find this one! I've had several people give positive comments on it - including the electrician that installed it. I didn't watch him install it, but he didn't mention any issues during the install, so I'm guessing it was simple enough to install. I believe I read that the blades are a composite material, but you would never know that to see it. It looks and feels just like wood - however, I am guessing if they used a laminate wood in time it would peel - so I'm actually happy it is not wood. I was going to give it 4 stars because of the light - but it is so nice, I decided that wasn't enough to drop it a star. The light works from a remote control (as does the speed of the fan). It is dimmable; my electrician must have put in an LED bulb [NOTE: based on other reviews, the bulb is already installed in the unit; I did not know that since I did not watch him install it. hmmm...I wonder how you replace the bulb when it goes out??] I think it is too bright white. When it burns out, I will see about getting a soft-white dimmable bulb instead. On its highest setting it is overpowering and difficult to even look at - even though the globe is frosted - it is like an intense spot light. For general use, the lowest setting is fine - which is similar to a 40 watt incandescent. There is a few moments of lag from the time you turn on the light switch until the light actually turns on. The fan speeds are fine - but there is a bit of a hum at the fastest speed. I use this in my office so I don't notice it - if it was in the bedroom it may be a different matter. The slow and medium settings are totally silent. I was concerned it might be a bit large for my 12x14 room, but it looks fine - now that I'm used to it. :-)

This fan is pretty, it blows well, and it will run silently - except for the sound of the wind it makes at its highest speed. The Led light is attractive, effective, and dimmable. The whole fixture is not heavy and not too hard to install. However, the remote has no switch to reverse the blade direction. To change from winter to summer setting, one must climb a ladder and flick a switch on the fan itself. This fan is a bit expensive to lack a convenience that some other fans do have.

This fan is the quietest and most energy efficient I have ever seen. It has plastic blades, because they weigh less (reduces unsprung weight, thus they can use a smaller motor and use less power) and are shaped in a way to maximize air movement. The blades feel strong to me, I bet I could break the wood blades on the old fan before these. The LED light is "only" 14 watts but it is BRIGHT and Minka-Aire adds a nice touch of a soft-on (in other words the light turns on to full over 2.5 seconds, so it's not an instant-on floodlight. The light is bright enough to be the only light in our big living room at night - it's that bright. The remote control looks nice and works well. The soft-touch gel controls feel better than the old Harbor eggshaped push button remotes of our last fan. Best feature: It's *quiet*. On high, you cannot hear this much at all. Our wood blade fan was loud enough (and would wiggle and shake the chains) so we'd have to turn the TV up. Now we are finding we're listening to the TV at low volume levels we've never used before. So this fan uses less power, moves more air, has a brighter energy-efficient light, and looks great. And our ears are thanking us. What's not to like? If silver's not your think, they have distressed Koa as well... My only complaint: the hood for the motor/main fan piece does not fit with the shortest downrod. The instructions actually say to not use the shroud when using the shorter downrod. That's fine, but now we have an exposed black motor on top of the silver blades. Tried to make it work with shorter downroad but couldn't fit it. Nitpick though.

I purchased two of these fans and was not able to get them installed for several weeks. We had stayed in a beach rental that had one of the Minka Air in a bedroom and it looked great and worked well. I read reviews and decided we would purchase 2 of the Minka Air, one for master bedroom and one for the living room. We paid an installer to put them both in on the same day. The bedroom fan was installed first. The box contained 2 remotes. Installation looked fairly easy. The fan started up quietly although I quickly realized that only 1 remote worked. The initial start up was good although there was a slight humming sound which I had read about in reviews. Unfortunately, the slight hum is a heavy aggravating buzzing sound when the fan is on high. It is in fact unbearable. Last night I had to cut it back down to low because it was so annoying. The living room fan was installed with no problems and you can barely hear it running. It had only 1 remote which works well. I really would like to return the fan but quite frankly, I'm embarrassed to have to ask someone to unhook it and take down to send back. I am extremely disappointed that two exact fans could run so different from each other. Hope the supplier reads these reviews and can advise of how best to handle this situation.

Minka makes gorgeous fans, we own a different, bulkier model from this one and it's totally silent aside from the sound of the wind it produces, this model however makes a humming sound when its turned up past the first speed, it drives me crazy and you can also hear/feel the humming when you are upstairs on the second floor directly above where this is installed. I did all the troubleshooting and looked everywhere online for solutions, including making sure the wiring was correct and tightening everything—the sound is just part of how the motor is designed I think. Its a shame because this one of the most beautiful fans on the market but the buzzing is just too much for me. That said I think some people may not even notice it or be bothered by it, I just can't stand it. If you have installed other fans this is a really simple setup, however the instructions are really bad if you haven't hooked up other fans before. They could benefit from an online video or better pictures in the instructions. Still it was simple enough to put together and I am only returning it because of how easy it was to also take apart (also because its a $320 fan!)

We installed 2 of these in our home when we remodeled this year. We are in a coastal community and this fan blends nicely with the tropical and coastal décor. Visitors have commented about the pleasing aesthetics of the fans. We typically run them on low setting, and even at that they generate more air movement than our prior flat blade fans did. The included light kit produces a fairly warm light, and is dimmable. In order to dim or brighten the light simply hold down one of the buttons on the remote control used to turn on and off the light. A short press on one of those buttons will turn on or off the light whereas a long press will dim or brighten it. Installation was a little different from our old ceiling fans. With these there is a remote control receiver that must be wired and then mounted within the fan bracket. We are operating these with the included remote controls. We ultimately installed 4 Minka Aire fans (the other 2 were a smaller version) and it was easy to set each remote control to operate its respective fan. If desired the remote control can be set to control multiple units, but of course that would make changing settings on just one more difficult. There are dip switches that can be used to make this setting, and included instructions then walk you through the final steps to get the receiver and remote control to communicate with one another. We are very pleased with the appearance and operation of these fans.

Por razones ajenas a mí se cancelo el pedido, pero me reembolsaron solo 11,598.00 de los 12,483.02 que me cargaron a la tarjeta de crédito. Favor de reembolsar completo. Gracias.

Have not had this fan long and the remote stopped working and it randomly stops and starts prior to that