Ceiling Fans Carmel, 48 Inch Contemporary Indoor LED Ceiling Fan with Light, Remote Control, Dual Mounting Options, Dual Finish Blades, Reversible Motor - 50196-01 (Brushed Nickel)

This is a great looking fan, and it runs without any wobble . . . no balancing necessary. The blades are a dark (walnut) brown, and a black w/ gray wood grain on the reverse side. I installed this as a flush mount (which probably helps with wobble) in our bedroom, without the included short down rod. This puts the fan blades' upper edges right at 4 inches from the ceiling. The ceiling is 96 inches (8 ft) and the light globe is at 86.5 inches (9.5 inches down) which is over 7 feet from the floor. The lower edge of the blades are at 91 inches. Plenty of head room. One problem with the close / flush mount is the small area above the blades restricts air movement. As the fan spins, air is forced outward as well as down. The outward flow "blocks" the movement of air to the top of the fan and reduces the efficiency pretty drastically. There are two solutions to this problem, one which I've tested. The trick is to simply reverse the fan direction. The outward movement of air is still there, but now it assists the upward moving air to blow out and around the room. I would say the air movement on the Low Speed is just as good with the fan blowing upward as it is on High Speed with the fan blowing down. Feels great laying on the bed in our 12 x 15 foot room. (Just as a note, the reverse thing in the winter is really only effective if you have a big room with high ceilings. You run a fan on a very low speed to bring the warm air down along the outer walls from above, but hopefully without noticeable air movement. With this fan In a smaller room, you'll feel the air flow which has a chilling affect.) The other possible solution is to mount the fan with the down rod. This will lower the fan about 4 inches ( a guess, with the include 4" rod) from the ceiling - which would be OK in most situations for an 8 foot ceiling - and give more room for air flow. If you try this, please leave a comment! There is a bit of motor hum, but its only annoyingly noticeable on the high speed; and since the air movement noise is greater than the buzz, it mostly gets drowned out. Not a deal breaker for me. I wired mine so that the existing light switch (which used to only operate wall outlets) turns on/off the light, but the fan is directly powered and is operated solely by the remote. My light switch is NOT a dimmer switch, so I get full light intensity with the switch, which means if you have the light on - via the remote - at a dimmed setting, the wall switch will allow you to switch between full on and the dimmed setting. You'll need the remote to turn the light off if you use it to turn the light on. I've included a wiring diagram if you want to wire yours this way. (BTW, you can just run the hot wire through the switch and directly to the red wire for the Controller. Then when you turn on the switch the fan & light will be in the state they were when you turned them off. Not quite as versatile but OK.)

Good: Clean, attractive, contemporary look. Reversible blades look good on both sides. Quiet; barely audible even in a quiet room. Well-balanced out of the box; a tiny wobble on high speed, nothing at all on low or medium. Relatively easy to install, with one caveat (see below). I thought the remote control frivolous, but it turns out that the lack of pull-chains is nice. (And hardwired switch-box controls are surprisingly hard to find and to make work well.) LED bulbs and remote batteries included. ETL listed and lifetime warranty. Bad: $65 premium for the pewter finish, no idea why. Makes this fan rather expensive for what you get. The wireless receiver / motor control sits in a slot in the mounting bracket, which is fine unless your electrical box is shallow and/or crowded (mine is both,) in which case the receiver box BARELY leaves room for the power connections. Extending the bracket another inch, or widening the canopy a little to let the receiver sit to one side of the bracket, would have made installation a breeze. As it was, I had to do some serious juggling to get everything to fit. Ugly: Once installed and powered up, every fan and light function can be controlled with the remote. Except one. For reasons which still mystify me, reversing the fan direction involves not only a physical switch on the fan, but a switch *behind the lamp cover*. Now, granted, most people reverse the fan only twice per year, if at all. But if you do, you get to go up a ladder and remove and replace a rather awkward and delicate glass globe to throw that switch. I'd put the over/under on the glass slipping out of my hands and taking a seven-foot plunge during one of these switchovers at about five years. I'm not an engineer, but I see no excuse at all for this. At least one of the eight remote control buttons is frivolous (and i could argue two more;) was it really *that* difficult to add that function to the remote? Would have simplified the lamp wiring quite a bit too. Bottom line: Aside from the above, I'm impressed with this fan. Looks good, performs well, looks like it'll continue to do so for a long time. But I'm not going to reverse the fan unless I absolutely have to. Five stars, but it was a very close thing; the high price and that hidden reverse switch very nearly cost it that fifth star.

The Honeywell Carmel 48” Ceiling Fan looks beautiful in our space, but I’ll admit the installation was more complicated than we expected — there were definitely a lot of parts to sort through. That said, once we got it put together, we could tell how well thought out the design is. The fan runs quietly, the airflow is great, and the remote is super convenient. One thing I really appreciate is that it came with warm LED lights, which can be surprisingly hard to find. Overall, despite the tricky installation, it’s a stylish, functional fan that we’re happy with.

Fan was installed by a qualified electrician and looks great in the bedroom. A major drawback is the remote. No matter what the electrician tried, it would not operate correctly. A call to customer service was frustrating. They insisted on talking directly to the electrician which required another visit to the house. Finally customer service was satisfied with his answers and agreed to send us a replacement remote and receiver. Having doubts about the replacement receiver working properly, we ordered a universal fan remote and receiver from Amazon for $14.14 dollars. Electrician installed it and now the fan/light works perfectly. Plus, the universal remote is much easier to use and better quality than the original that came with the fan. The fan is made well and looks great. The receiver and remote are garbage.

I purchased this ceiling fan for my son's bedroom. It is an excellent size for an average size bedroom. I like that the fan is compact to the ceiling, so it can be effective in rooms with 8 ft ceilings. It is very quiet while running and can really move some air. The breeze and home features are nice to have, but rarely used. I like that the light is dimmable (just hold the light button on the remote and the light will cycle from dim to bright, just let go of the button when you hit the desired level). Installation is a breeze and fairly straightforward (keeping in mind I have installed 5 ceiling fans with remotes previously). The main headache with installing fans that have remotes is getting the receiver unit all tucked away inside the fan body as there is usually very little room for the unit and the connected wires. This fan was one of the easiest in that regard and I had it installed in about 45 minutes. My only minor gripe lies with the remote. It is fully functioned allowing you to control all aspects of the fan, however the light on / light off button is the same size and shape as all the other buttons and can be hard to locate with your finger when entering the dark room and wanting to turn on the light. If that button were raised slightly, or had some different texturing it would be easier to locate the button when needed. Again, a minor gripe for what is overall an excellent and great looking fan.

I definitely should have read reviews on this and not just gone off of how many stars. The quality of this ceiling fan is fine and the remote feature is nice. That being said, whoever engineered the remote receiver needs to go back to school. In a world where our cell phone is virtually a small computer, why can’t a the receiver have been designed to actually fit inside the housing. It’s literally twice as big and after cramming all the wires up in the electrical housing in the ceiling, I was baffled on where the receiver was supposed to go. At least make the fan housing big enough for it to fit inside. Instead, I had to use a command strip and stick it to the ceiling. I bought this fan to replace the old tired one in the master bedroom. If I would have been installing it anywhere else in the house where it would be visible to guests, I would have sent it back. Do better Honeywell.

The instructions were easy to follow and written well. All parts were required were in the box, including two LED bulbs. The fan that I replaced was terribly out of balance from day one. I was never able to get that resolved. The balance of this fan was perfect and required no adjustment. It only has two bulbs, but provides plenty of light for the master bedroom that it's installed in. The blades are shorter than I expected (as compared to the fan I removed), but honestly that's my fault for not reading the description more thoroughly. I did not use the wireless fan controller. The room already had a switch for the light and a switch for the fan. So, I just wired it up as you would for a fan that doesn't have a remote. Remotes get lost at my house, so it was far less headache just to leave that out. As a result, it runs on high speed all of the time, but that's really what I want anyway. It's very quiet and moves plenty of air. One item to note, this fan is manufactured by HKC (China). They make the majority of the ceiling fan brands out there (especially ones found in the box stores). The only thing "Honeywell" about this fan is the name on the box.

I really like this fan ,looks nice ,can operate with hand control, quiet.