Hunter Fan Company, 51082, 42 inch Newsome Premier Bronze Low Profile Ceiling Fan with LED Lights and Pull Chain

I'll state up front that this is a review based mostly upon the installation and initial testing, and not years of use.We bought this smaller fan for our nursery to replace a simple two-bulb light fixture. The nursery is fairly small, and after doing some research, we determined this fan was just the right size (with a few inches to spare).Installation was relatively easy, except for one gripe: one of the very first steps is referring to the electrical support box in your ceiling, and has a single simple image with a one or two sentence bit of instruction. It was very vague as to what was being referenced to use in the electrical box, and it took me a good 10 or 15 minutes of screwing around to figure out that I was trying to use the wrong screws from the electrical box (I mistook the proper screws for being ones that might have been holding the box in place in the ceiling; they were not). Now, before you really deride me for being a dummy, know that the instructions for this fan do a poor job of representing to-scale images of the different screws, bolts, and connectors you'll use. A simple indication of size would have helped clear up a lot of confusion. That said, except for the electrical box issue, most of the confusion can be cleared up by process of elimination, and for most of the parts that come with the fan, the instructions reference the baggies the parts come in by the "rune" (random shapes; who KNOWS who came up with them) on the baggie.Beyond the very first confusingly vague step, the rest of the instructions are like adult Legos: the images are big, simple, and clearly diagramed, and broken down into easy to understand steps. It's also nice that each section of the fan you assemble is concluded clearly with a "You're all done!" declaration (avoiding any possible confusion on whether the next step is somehow a secondary part for the previous component).After installation, the fan performs wonderfully. We have a full-size Hunter fan in our bedroom that's actually louder than this one, but only two years older. When turning on this fan, you can't even hear the motor. In our older, larger fan, if you go from off to high speed, you can hear the motor accelerating. You can also hear a rhythmic whirring from the motor as it maintains speed. That's not the case for this Newsome model: it's completely silent, which is excellent for a nursery. Airflow seems fairly good too, though I have to wonder if flush-mounting a fan reduces how much it can move the air around.Fan is also very steady, with zero visible wobble. There's a balancing kit included in the box, but it wasn't needed.One last, minor pro: the fan comes with an extra little bracket that goes inside the little dome cap at the base of the glass bowl. Our other Hunter fan doesn't have this, so when you're changing a light, you have to carefully remove the two pieces below the bowl, while holding the big heavy bowl up.Finally, for those who might be doing this: I installed a third-party (Westinghouse) remote system into this fan. It works beautifully. The receiver for the wall remote fits snuggly and near-perfectly up inside the mounting bracket (not visible when completed; the big drum above the fan blades is entirely decorative and installs over the bracket and motor to hide this from sight).

This is a great fan and very attractive too. Fan is quiet and effective. Light fixture is good. My husband installed and didn't seem to have any trouble. We bought this one and the same thing in a different size for an adjacent room.

I have several Hunter fans in our home. I had the house built for me so, originally, I had the electrician install Hunters in all of the rooms EXCEPT ONE. In that single small room I had a small off-brand cheap-o fan installed - Major mistake in my planning. That little squeak pot made more NOISE than all the other Hunter fans in the house combined. OK, so I plunked down some $ for this 'Hunter Newsome' fan and installed it (very easy installation) myself. Oh my, what a major improvement in the noise level. QUIET is the word for the Newsome fan. Pushes tons of air even on medium and low speed, plenty for a small room. I give it five stars, I like the fan. Be sure to read the instructions thoroughly as there are some little tweaking points that are important.I am adding another comment here on 3/2/2021. I bought a SECOND one of these Hunter 51080 fans to replace an old fan which had four ‘down lights’ (old style ceiling fan). The four down lights were awful as they shone straight into your eyes. To resolve the snow blinding effect I bought a second 51080, problem solved! The Hunter has a pleasing globe light and is totally silent just like my first 51080. This fan runs QUIETLY, really QUIET. Get some help installing these fans or you will be chasing up-and-down a ladder constantly to retrieve dropped screws, next part(s), and tools practicing their skydiving. The tools will have a great time but you won’t.

This is a pretty basic ceiling fan. It doesn't come with a remote or a wall switch which is the norm for fans at this price point. It is nice looking and blends in well with my ceiling which is the look I was going for. I had no wobble at all at any of the three speeds.Installation was cumbersome. Attaching the fan blades to the motor wound up filling my cuss jar. Think about this, you're putting in 10 screws upside down on a ladder and they don't easily line up.Some installation tips:The rubber grommets that go in the fan blades are a bit stiff. Soaking them in hot (not boiling) water loosens them up so you don't have to push as hard.You really want a Phillips screwdriver with a magnetic tip. Useful for those fan blade screws and the assortment of small screws required to put this togetherBecause the blades are hard to install I connected four of them on the ground. The one opening was enough room for me to reach up and connect the canopy. And, that final blade is easier to install because you can line it up with the blades on either side.Hope this helps.

i live in an older mobile home. the materials used in construction for this building are fragile. supports to hold the lamp/fan in place must be installed before the fan can be put in place. the professional had no issues in installing it. it is handsome, quiet and effective. the lighting is great, works as a task light; can not be used with a reostat switch. the fan is effective and so far is quiet and in balance. there is a balancing device included with the packaging. worht the price and the cost of doing it right.

So, I went looking for a beautiful fan that DID NOT look like an airplane propeller hanging from my ceiling! It seems to be hard to do these days, but this one popped up in my search. I always go with a Hunter fan if I can. They are quiet, quality and last forever. In addition, they don't wobble like so many others. We put this up in our kitchen and it dressed up the room right now. I love it.