Hunter 59244 Dempsey Ceiling Fan 44 inches Fresh White

I've had this fan up for over six years (from 2017), and it's still really awesome. I had a Hampton Bay fan up before this one, but the pull chain mechanism stopped working after two years (par for the course for Home Depot brands). Before I settled on this Hunter fan, I looked at 43 other models:2 Craftmade,8 Emerson,2 Hardware House,18 other Hunter,6 Litex,2 Minka-Aire,3 Monte Carlo, and2 Westinghouse;as well as a bunch of Hampton Bay and Harbor Breeze (Lowe's brand) fans.I compared the fans' diameters, heights from the ceiling, airflow/cubic feet per minute, number of blades, Amazon ratings, price, and light type and remote (if applicable).Admittedly, this fan is only a 44"-diameter fan and pushes 3,157 CFM--far less air than its rivals (which pushed an average of 4,692 CFM with an average 49" diameter blades). The only slower fans were the Hunter Low Profile III (#23866), Low Profile III Plus (#53075), and Low Profile IV (#51059). The highest CFM were the Emerson Midway (#CF955WW) at 6,085 CFM, the Emerson Sea Breeze (#CF654WW) at 6,492 CFM, and the Minka-Aire Ultra Max (#F588-SP-WH) which puts out an insane 7,077 CFM (and gets nothing but five stars on Amazon but doesn't have a light kit). HOWEVER, that said, THIS FAN still moves plenty of air in my ~130 sq. ft. bedroom. And when I need a slight breeze, it delivers. Sometimes I wish it could be even lower.This fan sits 12.4 inches from the ceiling to the bottom of the light. The tops of the blades are about 7" from the ceiling at their base (5.5" under my medallion) and 8" at their periphery. This is average for the other models I looked at: a generally-even spread from 7" from the ceiling. The Hunter Low Profile III (#23866) and the Emerson Snugger (#CF804WW / CF805WW) were the lowest-profile, and the Hunter Astoria (#53059) and Beacon Hill (#53081) were highest-profile.This fan won out over the others mostly because it has an included light kit with *dimmable LEDs* (on a standard Edison base, not a candelabra base) and a nice three-speed REMOTE—I didn't want to worry about compatible light kits/remotes after the fact. It's just so convenient to have the speeds I want at the push of a button (not a pullstring!), and to be able to dim the lights with the remote. However, with the LED lights I've installed, there's a slight high-pitched whining noise when the lights aren't at full brightness. (It's the only way I know they're at full brightness.)The fan is perfectly balanced too. Installation was easy enough—even with a ceiling medallion. I had to carve the backside of the medallion to fit around the top canopy and sandwich it around the fan as it was being assembled and hung. This required bending the 90° metal resting hooks down a little with pliers--the elbows still angled at a 90° but pointing 45° down toward the floor then curving backup toward the ceiling to make a V). Then I slid the fan+medallion onto the top canopy horizontally and secured the screws while a second man held up the fan.OK, so this fan is great … BUT it gets a star off because:*The instructions don't tell you to secure the fan directly to a fan-rated electrical box. This fan has a metal plate with rubber feet that rest on the ceiling, and the instructions imply you can secure the plate to the ceiling and the canopy to the plate alone. But I know better, and Hunter really should have specified how to use a fan box and/or a brace for first-timers.*The balancing kit included also has poor directions. There's not really a need for a balancing kit with 99.9% of installations, I reckon, since the fan has those rubber feet to avoid jiggle. But the instructions don't explain that there is a balancing kit or what it does. They don't tell you that the balancing kit is for light wobble, not blade wobble. And they don't explain thoroughly the many places to try the clip in the balancing kit or that the weighted stickers go above the blade (not its underside). A couple more sentences would go a long way for first-time D-I-Yers.*Some of the holes for the fan blade screws were poorly drilled--too much paint or too dull a bit at the factory or something. I nearly rounded out some screws securing the fan blades. Luckily they included an extra screw, which helped; and I used another screw I had (same width and threading but longer) to widen the pilot hole first. But that could be disastrous for other customers.*The included LED bulbs are 800 lumens and 3,000K color temperate, which is a very blue light. The bulbs aren't very bright, and while the blueish light is great, it made other room in the house looks like a red-orange hell by comparison. Different bulbs fixed the problem, but I didn't want to have to hunt for bulbs to fix something I just bought.*The fan includes a notice that Polywell Manufacturing (Zhongshan Co.) made the ceiling blades with medium-density fiberboard (MDF), which complies to phase 2 of § 93120 ATCM Emissions. Researching what this means, I found info that MDF uses a type of formaldehyde that's a known carcinogen for nasopharyngeal cancers, and there was an Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) to reduce it. MDF is common, but not ideal. I'm not a ceiling fan manufacturer, so I don't know what else could be used.*The Safe Exit feature dims the lights gradually over 30 seconds and turns them off, which would be really cool when getting into bed or turning out the light when I'm done reading, etc. Except both bulbs flash their full brightness off and on three times first, which wakes me up when I'm trying to get to sleep. Why not just have the remote LED flash? The remote LED is pretty bright too, incidentally. I have two dot stickers over it.*The switch to reverse the fan's direction is under the glass cover. I like to have the fan blow air down onto me sometimes and suck air up to distribute it throughout the room better at other times. But I don't want to get a stool or chair and remove the glass several times a day for this. So I just leave it blowing downward.

great price, beautiful looking ceiling fan. installation on every hunter fan i’ve ever installed has been easy. this was no different. remote is great. bulb size is A19 E26 so you can get your favorite LED smart bulbs in there. this fan is designed for a single switch. wiring was easy even with the remote unit. high speed produces great air flow in the whole room.i did purchase a “used” model. the unit i received looked like the box might have had some scuffs but other than that it was entirely brand new.as a fan of hunter products, i’m sure we will get years of enjoyment from our new unit.

I installed two of these ceiling fans, and I'm generally satisfied with them. I needed a fan that didn't drop too far down from my ceilings (which aren't very tall, about 8'), had more than one light fixture (given that so many fans today can't handle high-wattage lights), and also had a remote. These look nice, and they're a good value. Perhaps most importantly, they work well as fans.The instructions were clear, so that helped the installation along. I'd never installed a fan before, but this went fairly smoothly (though I'm sure it helped that I was replacing existing fans). The main thing that stops me from giving five stars is the remote. Sometimes I have to hold it quite close to the fan for it to work, and I don't have very large rooms. I'm not sure why that is the case - sometimes turning it on is very easy, but turning it off is more difficult. Or vice versa, it's a bit annoying. It also didn't come with a remote holder, so I got a 3D printed one elsewhere on Amazon.

I've had this light/fan fixture for over two years. It works great, and the fan is extremely smooth and quiet in operation with no wobbling even on high speed . The remote control works flawlessly with both the fan and light (unlike the fickle, frustrating remotes of the Fanimation brand light/fan fixtures). My only desire is that the cover to the light on the bottom wasn't so squared off at the edges. Otherwise, this is an A+ purchase.

Purchased this fan back in 2018. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled it four times and it’s still running great! Bought a second one last month and unfortunately one of the pieces was missing and another was broken. I contacted Hunter Douglas directly and they made everything right. Very pleased with their customer service.