Westinghouse 7861500 Contempra Trio Three-Light 42-Inch Five-Blade Ceiling Fan, Brushed Nickel with Frosted Glass Shades
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Westinghouse 7861500 Contempra Trio Three-Light 42-Inch Five-Blade Ceiling Fan, Brushed Nickel with Frosted Glass Shades
Customer Review: Excellent, small sized fan for a great price
Summary: 5 Stars
I read several of these customer reviews on Amazon prior to purchasing this fan. I actually got 2 of them. At the price of $49.95 with free shipping, these Westinghouse fans are as good a deal as any 42 in fan you can buy at any local store. I haven't seen any at HD or lowes for this cheap unless they are on sale (which is rare). I do all of my own home improvements, and these 2 ceiling fans are about my 9th and 10th installs in my life I have done, and I must say these were by far the easiest to install. The motor is small and lightweight. I was easily able to install them myself due to this and the bracket they have for it. Once you install the top piece of the bracket to the fan box in the ceiling, the motor has the other piece of the bracket attached to it. On one side of the bracket on the motor it has a T type of connection, that fits up and into the top piece of the bracket, and holds the motor piece in place at an angle with the weight on the bracket. This made it very easy to wire and mount up once that was done. For a 42" fan, it puts out plenty of air that I can feel across the room in a 16 x 14 room. On high, it has a slight hum, but not near as bad as old ones that I replaced. It is actually a calm sounding hum, and the actual spin of the blades sound isn't very noticeable. I agree with one person's review that if you don't understand wiring and don't respect electricity then you should get assistance, but I don't understand how people were complaining about the noise they made. They are relatively quiet fans with smooth running motors. The motors seem strong enough that I bet they would even spin nicely if the blades length was increased to 48" or so. I say they are a great buy and an excellent fan for a small to medium sized room. All installations obviously aren't going to be the same. If you have to mess with the box that the fan attaches to, that will most likely involve work in the attic. This fan is lightweight enough that it won't be too much of a burden. Buy it.Customer Review: Excellent Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
This ceiling fan is an excellent buy for the money. I was pleasantly suprised at how it looked after I installed it in my Living Room. I have read the other reviews about the fan making noise, so I was a bit skeptical about buying it, but I bought it anyways. Boy I am glad I did! This is a really good looking ceiling fan. Gives the room a classy, but not too flashy look. Every person who has come to the house after I installed this has complimented on it. As far as noise, I experienced none. Just make sure when you put the blades together with the arms, make certain that the screws are good and tight. I used a cordless DeWalt drill with the torque setting set low to #12 to assure a good tight fit. I actually was so impressed with the looks and operation of this fan that I immeadiately went back to amazon.com and bought another fan exactly like this one, for my kitchen. Same review - absolutely no problems, none whatsoever. Shipping was very fast with the free super saver shipping, I got it in about 3 days after ordering. Wal-Mart offers this same exact fan, but it is priced about $20 higher.
ONE THING I WILL STRESS: Absolutely DO NOT and I mean, DO NOT waste your time buying the cheap candelabra candle tip bulbs - It seems to me that it burns through a lot of them. Go to Lowe's or Home Depot (or even here at Amazon.com) and buy the CFL (Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs) Candelabra base bulbs. I've had the CFL bulbs in there for almost two months in the living room fan and they are yet to burn out. But I have the regular ones in the kitchen and have had all three burn out once already. So, pay the extra money and get the CFL bulbs. They will last longer and you'll save money in the long run.... 13 Watt CFL = 60 Watt Incandescent. Also keep in mind that CFL bulbs can be purchased in different color temperatures to give you the light effect you want. So pay attention to that. Hope this review helped you out.
Customer Review: Nice, Quite Fan
Summary: 4 Stars
I just installed this fan and I must say if you are REPLACING a 36" fan with a down-rod type (the fan hangs down from a rod) this 42" hugger fan may look smaller than it, untill you get use to it. It took me three days of in and out of my daughters bedroom to finally start seeing a difference. The 36" fan I replaced was white with white blades and she wanted this fan to have the darker side blades down so that to me also makes this fan to look smaller. It puts out more air than the smaller 36" but not a whole lot more, I personally would return the fan and get a down-rod type 42" or 52" but my wife and daughter both love it so it will stay up. As with most other reviews my fan arrived very fast but with a broken glass light fixture, I am contacting amazon today for a new one. This fan was very easy to install but I am a licensed electrician and have installed quite a few fans before, one feature I like very much is when you put the light fixtures on it does not have the three little screws that most fans have to hold the glass fixture on, but instead it has a small ring that screws the fixture on that hold them much better. All in all a nice fan and well worth the money.Customer Review: Fantastic, great looking fan!!
Summary: 5 Stars
We originally bought one of these for a spare bedroom. I wouldn't say it's large enough to use in a master or any type of family room. We have an older home though, so our rooms are a decent size. Due to the low ceilings the hugger feature is a plus. My husband was initially skeptical about the look of it online since it was only about $40. When we got it we were both pleasantly surprised, it looks comparable to what we purchased for the master and paid about triple for. It looks very nice and was a great value for the cost! It was easy to install. After installation, there is no problem with wobble or humming or noises. If you have a problem with that I would stay it was installed wrong. After our initial purchase, we bought two more for other rooms and have been happy with all of them. The pull chains do look a little cheap but are easily replaceable if desired. We initially thought we would but now it's one of those things that we don't even notice. I actually like the picture showing which is for the fan and which is for the light.Customer Review: what u pay is what u get
Summary: 3 Stars
Item arrived in time. Is not a bad buy for the money. Pretty easy to put together. Nice looks. Only 2 things I can complain about. One of the glasses came broken in pieces. Amazon had to send another fan so I can take a good glass out of the box and return the second fan back. They paid for shipping. They couldn't just replace the glass. Well, in the end it worked out w/o too many head aches. The Amazon customer service was very nice and efficient in solving the problem. Second complain I have, it's a bit noisy on the low speed when it's quiet in the house, during the night. It has something to do with the glasses. When I touch the glasses and hold them firm, the noise stops. Not a very big deal, I can sleep well anyway. Overall, I'm happy with what I got for the money I paid.