Review on 🔌 Hunter Dempsey Low Profile Ceiling Fan with LED Light and Remote Control - Ideal for Indoor Spaces by Kenneth Barnes

I've been using this fan for over two years now and it's still great. I previously had a Hampton Bay ceiling fan (Home Depot brand) but the chain mechanism stopped working after two years; It took 10-20 puffs to turn off the fan and forget about high speed - each time it was only medium or low (fan choice). Before deciding on this Hunter fan, I looked at 43 other models: 8 Emerson, 2 Hardware House, 18 other Hunter, 6 Litex, 2 Minka-Aire, 3 Monte Carlo and 2 Westinghouse; as well as a few fans of Hampton Bay and Harbor Breeze (Lowe brand). I compared fan diameter, height from ceiling, airflow per cubic foot per minute, number of blades, Revain specs, price, lighting type, and remote control (if applicable). 3,157 cfm, much less air than its competitors who averaged 4,692 cfm (with an average blade diameter of 49 inches). The only slower fans were Hunter Low Profile III Plus (#53075), Low Profile III (#23866) and Low Profile IV (#51059). BUT on my 130 sqm. feet is still enough air. And when I need a light breeze, he delivers. Sometimes I wish it was even lower. Incidentally, the highest CFM at Emerson Midway (#CF955WW) was at 6085 CFM, Emerson Sea Breeze (#CF654WW) at 6492 CFM, and Minka-Aire Ultra Max (#F588-SP-WH), the insane 7077 CFM (and gets nothing but five stars at Revain but doesn't have a lighting kit). This fan is 12.4 inches from the ceiling to the bottom of the fixture. (The tips of the blades are 6.75 inches from the ceiling.) This is an average of other models I looked at: generally even spread from 7 inches to 18.31 inches (although some didn't have a backlight.) Hunter Low Profile III (#23866) and Emerson Snugger (#CF804WW/CF805WW) were the lowest profiles, while Hunter Astoria (#53059) and Beacon Hill (#53081) were the highest. others mainly because it has a *dimmable LED* lighting kit (on a standard Edison base, not a candelabra base) and a good three-speed remote - I didn't want to worry about compatible lighting kits/remotes afterwards. .It's so convenient that you can get the speeds I need and dim the lights at the touch of a button. It's also perfectly balanced. Installation was easy enough - even with the ceiling medallion, I had to cut around the top canopy and sandwich around the fan when assembling and hanging, which required the metal mounting hooks to be bent slightly 90° down (still sick at the elbow at a 90° angle, but pointing down at a 45° angle towards the floor, and then bent back at a 90° angle towards the ceiling, creating a V). I then slid the fan and medallion horizontally onto the top hood and secured the screws while a second person held the fan up. So, this fan is great. . . BUT it gets one star because: * The instructions don't say to attach the fan directly to the fan on the electrical box. This fan has a metal panel with rubber feet that rests on the ceiling and the instructions suggest you can attach the panel to the ceiling and the canopy to just the panel. I've hung ceiling fans before and I know better. But Hunter really should have pointed out how to use the fan unit and/or strut for beginners. * The included balance kit also has poor specs. I think 99.9% of the installations don't need a balancing kit because the fan has these rubber feet. But the instructions don't explain what a balance kit is or what it does. The balance kit comes with a quick guide, but they don't say the balance kit is for light weaving, not blade swinging, etc. And they don't explain it thoroughly, in many places in the balance kit you can try on a clamp. or that the weighted decals go over the blade (rather than on its underside). Again, I'm no beginner here, but a few more suggestions would go a long way for DIY-Y beginners. something in the factory. I almost unscrewed a few screws holding the fan blades. Luckily they included an extra screw that helped; and I used another screw I had (same width and thread but longer) to widen the pilot hole first. However, this can be disastrous for other clients. This is a very blue light. The bulbs aren't very bright, and the color makes every other room in the house look like a red-orange hell when I step out of my bedroom. Another reviewer said he/she got better bulbs and fixed the problem, but I don't want to look for bulbs to fix what I just bought. Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) blades that meet Stage 2 requirements of Section 93120 ATCM emissions. While researching what this means, I found information that MDF uses a type of formaldehyde that is a known carcinogen for nasopharyngeal cancer and the Airborne Toxic Substance Control (ATCM) measure was put in place to reduce it. I mean, I wish my fan wouldn't spray airborne cancer from China. . . .* The "Safe Exit" feature gradually dims and turns the lights off over 30 seconds which would be really great for when I'm going to bed or turning off the lights when I'm done reading etc. Except that both lights flash full brightness. first turns off and on 3 times which wakes me up when I'm trying to sleep. Why not just turn on the remote LED flash? By the way, the LED on the remote control is also quite bright. I have two stickers on it. * The fan direction switch is located under the glass cover. I used to like having a fan that sometimes blows air around me and sometimes pulls in cold air from vents (or some other cooling source) and disperses it around the room. I don't want to buy a stool or chair and take the glass off several times a day.