Casablanca 83U11D Four Seasons III Outsider Ceiling Fan, Snow White

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Casablanca 83U11D Four Seasons III Outsider Ceiling Fan with 3-Speed Pull Chain, Snow White Motor and ABS Blades. Casablanca quality, excellent value and luxury of choice make the Four Seasons III the best ceiling fans in their class. Traditional in styling, these versatile fans offer selection and features worthy of the Casablanca name. All models feature the exclusive Hang-Tru canopy and Perma Lock down rods, which simplifies installation while providing solid performance and improved appearance.

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The Casablanca Fan 83U11D is a Four Seasons III - Outsider Ceiling Fan with the Three Speed Pull Chain in the Snow White motor finish. Casablanca quality, excellent value, and luxury of choice make the Four Seasons III the best ceiling fans in their class. Traditional in styling, these versatile fans offer selection and features worthy of the Casablanca name. This Ceiling Fan is from the Four Seasons Outsider Collection and is UL Damp rated. The Four Seasons III - Outsider Includes 3" (3/4" Interior Diameter) Pole.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 52 x 52 x 12.8 inches ; 17 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0029F1M4W
• Item model number: 83U11D
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #234,006 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A 6-star ceiling fan!, July 11, 2009

By	Victor H. Agresti "remodeling-guy" (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Casablanca 83U11D Four Seasons III Outsider Ceiling Fan

Although suitable for an outdoor (damp) installation, this fan can be mounted inside, which is what we did. The screws and other hardware are stainless steel and the fan blades are white ABS plastic with an embossed wood-grain. The blades are the same on both sides, but for some reason, "this side up" is printed on one side. There are no openings on the top of the fan, which presumably means it could withstand some amount of direct rain...

Choose Snow White to see my photo via Customer Image - my installation includes a Casablanca 36" down-rod (PL1136) and K4K-11 lamp kit. (This lamp kit is not for a damp location.)

The 83U11D fan comes with two pull chain switches. One controls fan speed (off, low, medium, high). The other is the blade reversing switch (clockwise or counter-clockwise). The optional K4K-11 lamp, which requires candelabra bulbs, adds a pull chain for the lamp. An optional remote control (called the Adapt Touch) is available at extra cost. In our case, with the 3' down-rod, the bottom of the lamps are 9' 6" off the floor, in a new room - there is a wall switch for the fan and one for the fan lamps; we didn't want a remote.

Having just installed a [more costly] Hampton Bay model last week, I really appreciated the clever ceiling mounting hardware of the Casablanca. The Hampton Bay hardware required the fan ceiling box to be perfectly flush with the surrounding surface (e.g., drywall). That is, if that box is low by even 1/16", you have to shim the Hampton Bay fan holder bracket, on one or both sides; or the canopy cover won't be flush against the ceiling. The Casablanca hardware, by contrast, uses a bracket that mounts flush against the drywall resulting in the canopy being flat against the ceiling, by design; with no extra effort on your part. Simplicity itself.

This Casablanca is not particularly heavy for a ceiling fan; about 22 pounds with the lamp. Even at that weight, you MUST mount it to a ceiling electrical box that is fan-rated at 50 pounds or more. Mounting any ceiling fan to a plastic ceiling box, or even a standard steel box, is a disaster waiting to happen. I.e., the fan could fall to the floor, or worse, land on someone.

Any ceiling fan can wobble when on the higher speeds, and doubly so if it's on a long down-rod. The bottom of the lamps on this fan oscillated by about 1/8" on high speed. Not too bad, but it was noticeable if you watched it for long. Fortunately, Casablanca provides a "dynamic balancing" kit with instructions on how to resolve a wobble. (Step by step approach for finding which blade, and where on that blade, a weight is needed. Weight is provided.) I was skeptical, but it worked - the wobble is gone.

At the lowest speed, the fan creates a very gentle breeze. At the mid-speed, you can definitely feel the breeze, and on a hot day, it feels cooler. High speed puts out significant air volume, which is too much if you're in its path.. Turn the fan off from high speed, and it takes 100 seconds for the blades to come to a complete stop.

The fan industry has standardized on 3/4 inside diameter steel pipe for down rods. Of course, the rods are polished and finished to the fan color. Unfortunately, the industry hasn't standardized on how the bottom of the down rod attaches to the fan motor assembly, or how the top connects. The better designs, used by Casablanca and others, use a threaded rod screwed into a heavy receiving bracket on top of the motor assembly, with a lock screw to securely hold the rod in place - an approach that has the motor rigidly fixed at a right angle to the pipe (down-rod), i.e., parallel to the floor. Other designs, such as the Hampton Bay, use a pin through the bracket and pipe, which allows the motor to pivot slightly - a clearly inferior design.

The motor and lamp wires are sufficiently long to use a down-rod of up to six feet. Simply cut the wires to the length you need.

This Casablanca product demonstrates a well-thought-out design, refined over decades of fan building experience. It's easy to install, the motor is silent, and has a lifetime warranty on the motor (one year on finish, component parts, accessories, and electronics). There's even a 120-day in-home service warranty if something goes wrong, although if properly installed, it's unlikely you'd need that.