Honeywell Palm Island 52" Tropical Ceiling Fan, Pull Chain, No Light, White

The first fan from a different manufacturer had to be returned. My husband and I are serious DIY-ers, and can get most things to work. But those instructions were absolutely terrible and the parts were not aligning with the pictures. This Honeywell fan was a breeze (pun intended) to set up! Very clear instructions. All the parts labeled correctly. Can be done by one person. Just lay all the parts out…read the instructions completely…maybe even twice….and then put it together and hang it on the ceiling! If using a fan speed switch on an outlet, it must be rated for fans. It cannot be a sliding dimmer type switch, but must be a a switch specifically for fans, where the speed lever actually “clicks” between speed settings. The detail web page just says “no dimmer switch”, but a phone call to Honeywell clarified what a fan-rated switch was, which is what we have in our 24 year old house. Highly recommend!

It’s been working well and looks good

Easy to install (with the exception of the blade screws being a little short, so it was a bit tough to reach up and make sure they stayed in and attached to the screwdriver). The quality is great especially for outdoors. The colors are very vibrant and nice. The fan is not noisy at all and provides a great breeze. The blades are heavy duty plastic but really do look like wicker.

Fan looks great on our screen porch. Very quiet and well- balance right out of the box. Pretty easy to install. Didn't need any help. The one thing I am disappointed in is how strong the motor pushes air. As others have said, don't expect to have to grab a blanket! Motor is slightly undersized for the larger blades. High speed is basically medium on most other 52" fans. I live in the deep south where porch sitting goes on year round. This fan is not going to help me a lot in July and August.

These fans look great and work very well! I bought one for our covered porch and we liked it so much, we also put them inside the house. The large blades move a lot of air and we leave them on medium speed. They are sturdy and very quiet. For the money, I think these may be the best value available.

This is a very nice fan, well packed, very quiet motor, spare bolts and washers and very good instructions. But as with all things, nothing is completely perfect. I bought two fans, one actually was perfect, the other had 3-6 marks on every blade (see photo). The marks bothered me so I contacted Amazon and they quickly sent me a replacement…every blade on the replacement fan had one small mark, maybe 1/16" (but I’m going to stick with this one as the marks are hardly noticeable). You might think, “hey, I’ll order 2-3 fans and just pick out the best blades”. Wrong, I weighed the blades and they were up to .25oz different; all the blades in a set weigh the same but the weight from set to set are different. Just for the heck of it, I tried one blade from a different set and got a lot of high speed wobble. PS…the blades have two usable sides; one looks like a palm frawn, the other looks like Rattan (see photo). Because of the weave pattern of the Rattan side, any defects are virtually invisible. Now for the elephant in the room based on other reviews; does this fan move much air? Yes and No. In my case, the fans are mounted outside on the lanai ceiling which is 8’ off the ground. They are mounted with the standard included 4” drop rod. At the highest two speeds, these fan moves a decent volume of air but the pattern of the air flow is different from most fans. Maybe because of the big frond leaf fan blades, the air is thrown down but also out in a wider circle 6-8 feet from the center and not just straight down as many fans do. I suspect that because of this wider circle, the air doesn't feel as forceful as if it were blowing straight down on you. The installation of the fan, lifting it onto the hanging bracket looks like it will be tough with the 4” downrod and tight canopy fit, but it is actually surprisingly simple and easily fits right into place. The fan while operating and the motor itself…whisper quiet and virtually no wobble at the highest speed . Here are some tips to make your installation go more smoothly: 1. There is not a standard ceiling hanger canopy diameter for fans so if you are replacing a fan with a wider diameter cover, you might have some ceiling patching and or painting to do before you hang the new fan that may have a smaller diameter cover. Hold the canopy up to the ceiling and see how things look before you start taking down the old fan. 2. If you are replacing a fan and have newer construction with a red, white, blue, black and ground wire, use you phone and take a photo of the connections so you can duplicate them with the Honeywell fan (in other words, their included instructions of tying the blue and black together may not apply)(see photo) 3. The Styrofoam packaging which has channels for the fan top and bottom allow you to use the packaging to hold the fan with the hanger side facing up to you so you can attach the down rod and canopies without the fan rolling around the table. 4. Loosen the five orange plastic fan motor securing tabs before you hang the fan…it will make it a little easier to get them off when the time comes. 5. THE MOST IMPORTANT tip…it will be darn near impossible to attach the blades without a helper if you don’t do this. Attaching the blade requires that you put a rubber blade insulator between the blade hanger and the fan blade, then hold the blade and insulator in place above your head while putting the bolts through the blade assembly into the motor…not possible with only two hands standing on a ladder. So, take some blue tac (not very much)…and use a little under the rubber insulator to hold it in place…maybe two small dabs…and take a little more and make a very thin rope and rap it around the head of the bolt and press it into place in the fan blade assembly. Now with the blue tac holding the insulator and the bolts in place, you can hold the fan in place with one hand and use your screwdriver to secure it onto the motor. Conclusion: This is a good looking fan (see photo) that appears to be made to withstand under cover outdoor use. You get a palm and a rattan blade option and the fan is virtually silent when operating. If you are looking for a hurricane force down draft directly under the 52” diameter of the fan, don’t buy it. If you can be happy with a nice downdraft at a 72” diameter…there is a good chance you will like this fan. I would buy this fan again.

Looks great!

I was reluctant to order this fan because of all the negative reviews about it not moving air. I ignored those reviews, purchased and installed this fan on an outdoor gazebo. To my disappointment, the fan was barely moving any air even on the highest setting! I made sure the fan was not in reverse mode but, it still didn’t help. I was very close to uninstalling and returning the fan. To make a long story short, I figured out the directions I followed in the instructions had me put the fan blades on upside down. The fan blades are not reversible on this fan so you must make sure the Palm design is facing down as shown on the packaging (The instructions will have you install them upside down!) If you are one of the unhappy owners of this fan unsatisfied with the air movement, simply flip the blades over and thank me later. 😊

Fácil de instalar, fácil de usar, excelente para el calor, circula el aire en toda la casa

We had it installed under the pergola in our garden. We cannot use the maximum speed as it is cery noisy and lower settings do not really produce much breeze. Quite disappointed with this product.

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It's made of high quality plastic and looks just great