Why does this link through shoplocal.com instead of straight to homedepot.com?

the home depot link is here: Linky

...and it doesn't appear to be on sale. ?

be sure to use the balancing kit if included in the box. Hunter quality has gone down the tubes and the fan wobbles at high speed

frankjr said:be sure to use the balancing kit if included in the box. Hunter quality has gone down the tubes and the fan wobbles at high speed

I'd take your fan back. Sounds like it may be defective. I just installed 3 fans, all Hunters, and didn't use any of the balancers. I have never used balancers with Hunter fans. I swayed from Hunter once and bought a Hampton Bay, and yes, it wobbled horribly at all speeds and the balancing kit did not help.

sardarji said:Is this a good deal? I need 4 fans for bed room/study room.

It's a decent price for a fan, but I've seen this one there for the same price a couple of times. I don't know if it's just the normal price, or if it goes on sale alot. IIRC there's a silver too.

sardarji said:BennyFranklin said:frankjr said:be sure to use the balancing kit if included in the box. Hunter quality has gone down the tubes and the fan wobbles at high speed

I'd take your fan back. Sounds like it may be defective. I just installed 3 fans, all Hunters, and didn't use any of the balancers. I have never used balancers with Hunter fans. I swayed from Hunter once and bought a Hampton Bay, and yes, it wobbled horribly at all speeds and the balancing kit did not help.
I haven't installed fans. It's a new house and not sure whether brackets are mounted on the ceiling. What is required? Thanks.

If there was no ceiling fan there before you probably only have a mounting bracket for a light fixture. Ceiling fan manufacturers recommend installing a bracket specifically for ceiling fans (they are built to support the additional weight of the fan). Or, if you have access to the ceiling from above just secure a 2x4 between the joists. The ceiling fan (electrical) box can be mounted to this.

I've installed several ceiling fans and not one of them wobbles. I always use a ceiling fan bracket or the 2x4. Hope this helps.

sardarji said:BennyFranklin said:frankjr said:be sure to use the balancing kit if included in the box. Hunter quality has gone down the tubes and the fan wobbles at high speed

I'd take your fan back. Sounds like it may be defective. I just installed 3 fans, all Hunters, and didn't use any of the balancers. I have never used balancers with Hunter fans. I swayed from Hunter once and bought a Hampton Bay, and yes, it wobbled horribly at all speeds and the balancing kit did not help.
I haven't installed fans. It's a new house and not sure whether brackets are mounted on the ceiling. What is required? Thanks.

I installed 7 ceiling fans (all Hunter) in my new house last year. All the rooms were pre-wired, and Junction box already installed. It was simple.

The instructions/Manual in the box clearly explained how to do. You can also google (here is one).

I didn't have to balance my hunter fans as they don't wobble. I think it is a good price for Hunter fan w/light kit.

My friend who bought a house at the same time, and bought expensive Hampton Bay fans(>$200). They all wobble.

Agreed. We have one hunter and two monte carlos and I had to balance the monte carlos not the hunter...and the hunter is whisper quiet. Both other ones, albiet more expensive are noisy

pacman777 said:What kind of light bulbs does the fan use? It seems nowadays most fans are going to the candelabra or some other non-standard bulbs.

I think there was some discussion about this is another thread. Rumor has it our great gov't passed a law requiring fan manufacturers include fluorescent light bulbs with all new fan kits (regular base bulb). So manufacturers immediately dumped the reg. base bulb in all fans to get around the new regulation. Just a rumor, though.

OnePenny said:pacman777 said:What kind of light bulbs does the fan use? It seems nowadays most fans are going to the candelabra or some other non-standard bulbs.

All my Hunter fans that I bought last year came with Candelabra base. I hope this too.
This was a disappointment to me. Two of my fans I installed with light kits. I used adapters to go to a regular base so I could use 100watt equivalent CFL's. I had to get a longer threaded tube to make the canopy lower to accommodate them.