MINKA-AIRE F896-65-CL, Xtreme H2O 65" Ceiling Fan in Coal Finish

This fan will be used in an outdoor covered patio setting. We purchased the 24” extension rod. It is not compatible with the 6” rod that comes with the fan. The 65” blade length is excellent and pushes a lot of air flow. The packaging kept everything separated and very easy assembly. the design is top notch. We love it!

I haven't had this fan installed long but my first impressions are that it is a really solid outdoor fan and worth the money. Its very quiet, was perfectly balanced out of the box and it moves a lot of air on its highest setting. Plenty for my 10' x 17' patio area.The only part I don't like is how everything is controlled from the remote. The fan only has black (hot), white (neutral) and green (ground) wires, nothing switched. Where I was installing it, my house has black, white, ground and red (switched). If you follow the fan's instructions and match colors, then the red wire isn't used and the wall switch does not do anything. You have to use the remote to turn the fan on or off.However, I found that if I wire the fan's white and ground to the home's white and ground respectively but wire the fan's black wire to my house's red wire instead of my house's black wire (and cap my house's black wire), then the fan will come on and off with the wall switch and most importantly, the fan will remember the setting it was previously on. Since I live in Florida, I expect to have it on high almost all the time when I'm using it, so now the wall switch will work for me on its own 99% of the time and I won't have to bother with the remote.This wiring may be pretty basic knowledge for a lot of people out there, but it wasn't intuitive to me so I figured I would put it out there in case it helps someone else.Now that I have it wired the way I like it, I think it will be a great outdoor fan.

I had been looking at fans for my finished garage, which also houses a therapy pool. The humidity can get pretty high, so I needed a quality outdoor rated unit. I was budgeting $300, but I heard such good things about this fan that I decided to up the budget to get it. I’m so glad I did. It’s a beautiful looking fan, the install was spot on and pretty simple. Took me about 45-60 mins. I branched off my garage opener outlet for power and the remote worked perfectly. I didn’t have to mess around with any balancing, it is whisper quite, it barely using any power and it really moves some air. You really get what you pay for.

This is the third Fan we bought to go on our patio. The last two had a high CFM rating but we couldn't feel the air!!! This one is smaller but spins twice as fast and we finally feel the air.It is heavy and the blades were tricky to install.

I want to start with customer service but will focus on the fan first. Absolutely stunning and perfect for this damp climate. We have the setting on 4 because I think if it went any higher it would blow us away. Super easy install, I did it myself with a little help (lifting it up) from my hubby. I'm a ceiling fan snob and know quality when I see it. No need to look further, this is the one!On to customer service. I am now a lifetime customer and will purchase any fan in the future from Lighting & Locks. UPS said they delivered the fan on Thursday and we're still looking for the package. Lol I contacted Lighting & Locks and received an immediate response stating they would ship a new one immediately. I received it the next day (Friday). We also received a small surprise gc from Lighting & Locks. Now I'm going to go see what else they sell :)