Customer Reviews

HUNTER HR 23801 52" Ceiling Fan Aged Umber W/ Lite & 5 Bretton Forest/Antique Cherry Blades

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This fan looks marvelous. But I was disappointed to find that it wobbled quite badly initially. Had to spend about an hour with the included balancing kit to reduce the wobble to an acceptable level -- I ended up with weights on two different fan blades, and still there is a slight wobble. In contrast, I installed another fan by a different manufacturer the same day, and even though it came with a balancing kit too, I didn't have to use it -- that fan was completely wobble free as supplied from the factory. Also was disappointed with the very limited light output from the two light bulbs. I knew that the unit had only two light bulbs, but hadn't realized when purchasing that the light sockets had candelabra bases, severely limiting the bulb options. I'd been planning to put two 23W compact fluorescent bulbs in there, to get about 200W equivalent output, but the highest wattage CFL I've been able to find in a candelabra base is 13W. (Sylvania spiral) Apparently, Hunter is guilty (along with the rest of the fan industry) of making a shameless end-run around some energy efficiency legislation. The law says that if they build the fan with standard-base sockets, then they are required to ship compact fluorescent bulbs with the fan. That of course would add to their costs, so instead they decided to change all their fans to the candelabra base, which exempts them from the requirement to ship CFL's. So the unintended consequence of the legislation has been the production of all these crippled fans that can't even accept the energy efficient bulbs the government wanted us to use. Shame on the legislators for not having the foresight to anticipate the manufacturer's response, but shame on Hunter for being a part of this stupidity!!! One final gripe, that probably doesn't apply to too many people, but the supplied 3" mounting screws weren't long enough to reach the holes in the mounting box in my ceiling. the mounting box was installed flush with the ceiling joist, recessed about 1/2" from the surface of the drywall. That made the supplied screws about 1/2" too short, so I had to make a special trip to Lowes to find some 4" screws to finish the job. For a fraction of a cent, Hunter could have made the included screws 1/2" longer to give the installer a bit of leeway if the mounting box isn't flush with the ceiling.

This fan is a great value; it changed the whole look of my living room. It was relatively easy to put up, but I would recommend two people even with the hook hanging system for the motor. I put it up two weeks ago and it's been running ever since without a single noise or wobble. The blades are dark walnut on one side and cherry on the other. It is a very high quality fan and the Scavo glass light is very nice to boot.

This Hunter Georgetown 23801 is a beautiful fan, and we would purchase it again. I read someone else's review about this fan wobbling, but ours is completely steady. Because it is in the high vaulted ceiling of the office in our new home it required installation with an extension rod, and even with that extension rod it does not wobble at all. We first saw this fan in a local store but saved money buying it through Amazon. We highly recommend it.