HUNTER 23682 60" Grand Lodge Ceiling Fan New Bronze W/ Light & 5 Rev Dk Cherry/Med Oak Blades

by Hunter

Product Description

A great fan for any large room. A classic design updated with the latest features. This is one of Hunter's top-of-the-line and best selling fans. This fan comes with many great features including a remote control (a $40 value).

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 31 pounds
• ASIN: B000R45SY2
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,537 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice fan, lousy remote receiver, February 3, 2008

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Mystic Cobra "Jim" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HUNTER 23682 60" Grand Lodge Ceiling Fan New Bronze W/ Light & 5 Rev Dk Cherry/Med Oak Blades

I purchased a Grand Lodge fan from Lowes circa 2003-ish.

In December, 2007, the fan's remote receiver (which controls the fan's speed, direction, and the light kit's on/off and dimmer functions) began to malfunction. It would control the fan, but it would not turn off the light. Since I like to sleep with the fan on, I had to unscrew the bulbs to turn off the light but leave the fan running, and screw them back in if I wanted the light.

I called Hunter's customer service line after the holidays, and ordered a replacement receiver. (This is the circular gizmo that fits inside the housing just above the light kit, part # 85112-04 for my fan.) Normally $40, they gave me a "first time caller" discount of $20, and shipped it FedEx ground. I had it in about a week.

Swappng the receiver is pretty easy; remove the glass globe, the two bulbs, three screws to remove the light kit housing, then slide out the receiver, and unsnap a wiring harness. Installation is the reverse of removal. Took about 15 minutes.

This restored my fan to full functionality...for a total of four days. That afternoon, I tried to turn on the fan--no joy. As I selected different speeds, I could hear the relays clicking inside the fan, but the motor wouldn't start. I tried the "reverse" button, and the fan came on in reverse. I toggled the "reverse" button again, and the motor shut off. So, now, the three reverse speeds work, but the three forward speeds do not.

Also, the light control has become intermittent. If I turn the fan off at the wall switch (i.e., kill all power to the fan), then turn the switch back on, the light comes on, and the remote will then control the light off/on/dimmer function. If I leave the light on for some length of time, then try to turn it off with the remote, it won't respond, and again I have to power cycle it at the wall switch.

(And no, this is not a remote problem or a low battery problem. I have a similar fan in another room, and the fan responds the same way to both remotes. It's clearly a faulty receiver at the fan.)

I called Hunter to ask for yet another remote receiver. They said they'd ship one to me for free this time. That's great, except that today, February 3, 2008, I got a letter in the mail saying the part is backordered and the expected ship date is April 8, 2008.

Great fan...when it works. Friendly customer service...except that they don't have any working parts they can ship me. And unfortunately, all fan control goes through this box; there's no pull chain control to bypass the remote or any easy way to rewire the fan to bypass the problem.

Stupid fan...

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive ceiling fan!, September 17, 2007

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Paul Kvidt (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HUNTER 23682 60" Grand Lodge Ceiling Fan New Bronze W/ Light & 5 Rev Dk Cherry/Med Oak Blades

I've had this ceiling fan in my living room for 2 years now and felt compelled to write.

Fan is extremely quiet. The low setting spins slowly so you don't hear the "whirring" like the cheaper models but the 60" blade span moves the air nicely. If you crank this up to high you will definitely create a windchill.

We've kept this fan on 24 hrs a day everyday for last 2 years and am impressed with it's quality, styling and air movement. We have high ceilings so in the winter we click the remote to spin blades in opposite direction to draw the heat down off the ceiling into the living area. Again, the low setting is perfect for this as there's just enough airflow to move the air but not create windchill effect.

The remote works well. We used velcro to attach it to the wall like a regular switch and use it to turn the light on and off, fan speed and blade direction.

I've installed about 10 ceiling fans of various quality in a few different houses I've owned. I'm not a clever handyman but installed this ceiling fan myself in about 1 hour. Since the ceiling fan is such a visible item in the room, we've discovered that upgrading to a "nice" fan such as this is well worth the return on investment when you sell house.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fan Turns Itself Off & On, June 12, 2008

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Babs (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: HUNTER 23682 60" Grand Lodge Ceiling Fan New Bronze W/ Light & 5 Rev Dk Cherry/Med Oak Blades

I rate the Hunter Lodge ceiling fan with remote control inferior in design, value and quality. After having paid a licensed electrician to install it, I began having problems with it almost immediately. The fan is beautiful, and works effectively when you want it to, but the trouble is, the remote triggers the fan and light to come on by themselves, sometimes together, sometimes independently of each other. You don't necessarily want to come home and find out the fan has been running all day when you're out of the house, or all weekend when you're out of town. And you particularly don't want the light to come on when you're trying to get a little shut eye, at 2:00 am. I didn't do my research on this product before purchase because Hunter fans have always been superior products. Guess there's a first time for everything. I have since found numerous complaints about this product, online. So now I have to either live with the issues, or contact Hunter for replacement parts, which is a hassle, and will cost me additional money to have installed. Gah!