Customer Reviews for Hunter Newsome 52 in. Indoor/Outdoor Matte Black Ceiling Fan For Patios or Bedrooms

This is for the model 59268 Anslee bronze fan. Installing the fan body was a piece of cake. Installing the light kit was a pain. You have to thread the screws thru a jungle of wires a seen in the photos. If you install this yourself just beware.

Love this fan! We needed a fan for our front patio and wanted it to be subtle and with a built in remote. The was the perfect solution!!

I love the fan but the remote is a nightmare. Save yourself the hassle and just get the fan. If you install the remote, you can only use the remote and the light switch is then useless.

Quiet operation and creates good air movement for the patio.

This remote came in a bundle. It is a universal remote, very easy to install just above the motor. No need to run any extra wires. Perfect for my lanai because I was able to wire my new fan to an outdoor outlet and just use this remote to turn on the fan, adjust the fan speeds. My fan does not have a light attached so I cannot comment on the light function on the remote.

This remote was already paired with it's receiver. That is so helpful. The little LED lights let you know the batteries work which was super helpful during installation (is the problem with the remote, the switch being turned off, the wiring, etc.?). It doesn't feel super lightweight compared to the other one I have. If you're adding to the wall, make sure it's level to the other switches.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We put the Newsome 52 inch fan in our daughters room. Love it! Works great! Packaged very nicely and no damage. Took maybe ten minutes to put together and super easy to do. Instructions were easy. The fan is amazing in her room and quiet.

I usually prefer to have a fan and light switch on the wall wired with the appropriate romex for the extra wire for the fan, however in our master bedroom it wasn’t possible to fish new wire to the ceiling fan due to attic access issues. This switch will give you the ability to control your fan and lights separately without the use of the pull chains, and since it uses a wireless remote you can place the remote cradle wherever you wish or move the remote around the room with you if desired. Install – Install was very easy. After turning off the breaker, simply remove the ceiling box cover and wire the controller in following the wiring chart included. Our Hunter fan had a black wire with a white stripe instead of a blue wire for the fan, but other than that it was very straight forward. I also have to commend Hunter for including wire nuts in the packaging as I always find it annoying when they are not included. The controller is small enough to fit under the dome or even in the ceiling box if it’s standard size. You will also need a small Phillips screwdriver to install the button battery in the remote and then decide where to mount the remote cradle. You can either install it with screws or command release (included). We installed ours on the switch cover right next to the switch as we prefer to leave it in the cradle as to not lose it. Setup - There isn’t much to setup as the remote will most likely work right out of the box. Just be sure your switch and pull chains are on before starting, being sure the fan is set to high. Dimming did not work right away and the reference card for the remote had to be referenced to enable dimming. Being able to disable dimming can be very helpful when you are using LED or CFL bulbs without dimming capability, especially somewhat expensive LED candelabra bulbs. Impressions – I was very happy with the easy install and the small size of the remote. My only complaint with this unit is the somewhat lacking instruction card for the use of the remote. Setting the dimming mode and some of the other operations aren’t exactly clear, and better instructions would have been very helpful, and should have also been included on the main instruction sheet as there were absolutely no remote instruction on the main instructions. Overall I am very happy with this remote and would gladly buy a second when the need arises.

I have 4 ceiling fans, three indoors and one outside under a canopy. All the inside ceiling fans are controlled by switches that let me control the fan speed and lights (dimmer), but the outside could only be controlled by the pull chains since there is no good place to install switches and it would be a wiring mess. Low and behold I see this, it answers all my ceiling fan and light prayers (well almost). This installs like most other fan/light controls (the ceiling module looks like the ceiling module from a name brand switch manufacturer). Turn off the power to the circuit that your fan is on (unless you like getting zapped or like to temp fate). Remove the trim ring from the fan and make 4 wire nut connection (light, fan, power and neutral). Install the trim ring and turn on the power if you turned it off. Install the battery in the remote and you are done, unless you want to read the manual. Now I don't need to stand up and reach over the patio table and yank on chains to control the fan speed or the light brightness. Also as a bonus with none of the my other fan/light control can do it now I can dim LED and CFL bulbs in the ceiling fan if they are dimmable. It's nice on the outside so you can create some ambiance. All you need to remember is to keep the remote handy and not loose it. I don't think it is weather proof. As for answering all my ceiling fan/light prayers, if it were able to be connected to or controlled by a smart home product that would have been the cou degra. Then all I would need is a smartphone. Still I am very happy with it. Now I just need to wait till it warms up so be able to use it.

I recently installed a fan/light over the workbench in our outdoor workshop and was getting fed up with hitting my head on the on/off chain so I was very happy to discover this fan remote control. It was very easy to install with my existing fan and the remote provides a good range of fan control features including fan/light on/off, fan speed and even dims the lights if your fan has dimmable bulbs. The remote comes with a specially designed bracket which can be attached to the wall so you never lose the remote. Installing the receiver/controller box in the fan was very straightforward using the included instructions. The design allows the control box to be hidden inside the top canopy cover that normally covers the fan mounting bracket and wires. It is very easy to wire up and the kit even includes new wire nuts. Once installed it is completely hidden from view which makes for a very tidy installation. The remote control has a specially designed bracket that can be used to store the remote when not in use. The kit comes with a couple of screws or a double sided sticky pad to attach it to the wall. The remote has a range of up to 75' and the included battery will last up to 5 years according to the info on the packaging. Installing the battery in the remote will require a smaller Phillips screwdriver and even with the screw removed, the cover takes a bit of force to pry it off to fit the battery. The remote provides a good range of control over the fan/light including: Fan on/off Light on/off Fan speed Light dimming (if dimmable bulbs are fitted to the fan light) It comes with a 12 month warranty and can be used indoors our outside since the remote control is rated for use in damp environments.

Happy with the quality for the price. It seems smaller than I expected it to be though. We purchased this fan for our covered porch which is approx 10 X 16.

We love the look of the fan and the ease of assembly (they are all the same regarding assembly I feel). The fan seems to not spin fast as others we have and therefore doesn't move as much air. If we had known that, we would have got a different fan. Therefore, it gets an average rating. Delivery through Home Depot was QUICK! very impressed...we have since placed an order for a different product due to the super fast delivery.

Made in 2020 in China. Sold.in 2024. Good fan. Instructions could be a bit simpler.

We repainted our screened in porch. Our old fan worked but the drop rod was rusted and the white paddles had turned beige so we purchsed and installed the Hunter Ceiling fan. Works and looks great! The extension rod was 12 inches vs the old rusted one was 18 inches. No with issue with our vauled ceiling. Glad we purchased this Hunter fan

easy to assemble and install

We have moved numerous times over the years and I often find myself replacing numerous fans in the homes we’ve purchased. In the past, Hunter has been my default brand; however, as of late the quality of their fans seems to have dropped significantly. We installed this fan along with another Hunter fan in our most recent house and after less than a year both motors have started to make clicking noises. We have run through all of the standard protocols for remedying noise issues, but in the end determined both were issues with poorly made motors. The thing most people seem to care about is quiet fan operation and I don’t understand what has happened with Hunter to make their fans unreliable in this category. Hunter was good enough to send a replacement fan, which we installed about 3 weeks ago. So far, no noise, but time will tell.

So far we are very happy with the new fans but the true test will be to see how long they last on our outside porch.

Good looking fan. Product description could be more detailed. Buying a 'fan with remote' I thought the remote would already be installed. Thank heavens for You Tube! Got clear instructions from them on how to install and pair the remote with the fan. Paper instructions left a few key points out, like how to pair. Works well!

All the fans we purchased are great! They work well moving air and look wonderful in the house and on the lanai!!

It was time to replace a Hunter fan that had provided 25 years of great service so I wanted the same brand. This fan looks great but the air movement is poor. The high speed moves less air than the medium speed on the old fan which was the same size.

Install under a cover porch. Easy to install and works great. Have used sparingly so not a lot of experience with this fan, but have had good experiences with other Hunter fans.

Properly balanced and work as advertised

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Very good fan. I am happy with it.

Excellent quality for the price. Love the two color blades on the fan which I can choose whichever color I wish.