"woger151" wrote in message
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I want to buy a ceiling fan for a medium-sized bedroom with 8'
ceilings.

The brands that SWMBO has looked at on the web include Hunter, Hampton
Bay, and Casablanca.

Some advice I've seen on the web and usenet include things like (a)
remote controls often break, (b) some intelligent chip thing on
Casablancas can burn out in power surges and they won't ship you a new
one for free, etc.

I'm asking about the brands now because much of the advice I found is
at least a few years old and thus of questionable applicability to
fans available now.

TIA,

S


There's a 20 year old Casablanca fan in my previous house, with electronic
wall switch (for speed control), but no remote control. Nothing has broken.
I'm about to replace the Hunter fan in my current house with a Casablanca
for one reason: The old Casablanca was perfectly balanced (no wobble) and
totally silent unless it was turned to high, in which case the predominant
sound was just the blades moving through the air. But not the motor.