Hunter 51314 Aerodyne Ceiling Fan 52 inches Matte Black

Definitely would buy the Hunter Aerodyne model again. Purchased at $166 on Amazon. This sleek looking (black) Aerodyne fan model is used in the main bedroom. Has a very responsive hand held remote control. Electrician also installed a wall switch for on/off during the wiring for the remodel. This fan is VERY QUIET and moves air well even at lower speeds. Have only had in use for about 3 weeks and so far it is terrific. I like to keep ceiling fans running constantly to keep air fresh and feel a breeze even if the HVAC keeps the air temp cool. Am in the deep south so I expect this fan to be running the majority of the year during the long hot spells. Plan to use in winter months too. Bought a more traditional Hunter fan model for the other bedrooms and wish I'd gotten this model instead -- the Aerodyne pleasantly surprised me --- I didn't expect to like the sleeker look as much as I do now that it's installed. Also, the Aerodyne model comes with a hand held remote and I had to buy the remote unit and have electricians install in the other bedroom fans. Builder Elite models in other bedrooms are a great fan, however it's a totally different aesthetic and operation-- the hand held remote function is an optional, added charge and device on Builder Elite models. My fault for not getting the Aerodyne model first because I became a big fan of it (pun intended). Read more

I was apprehensive when initially buying this from the reviews. **PACKAGING** Packaging came great. There was no outer box, so just be careful if you live in a high traffic area as the contents will be displayed. Everything in the box was intuitively labeled, and nicely compartmentalized. Nothing was broken, and there was even a separate baggie for extras! **INSTALL** The install was relatively easy. The biggest pain in the butt was getting the blades on, but it's like that for every fan to be honest. For the wires, I HIGHLY suggest using WAGO connectors. They made my life an absolute breeze with this. The twist connectors come loose, especially as the fan wires are stranded compared to the house wires which are solid. WAGO connectors let me be super quick about it and allowed for neat organization. The original fan that was on was a headache to install, but this one was relatively easy. Highly enjoyed it. **FAN OPERATION** I bought this fan for Homekit connectivity and was scared of the different gremlins that would rear their head during install. That said, I scanned the code first (DID NOT INSTALL THE APP YET) located on the instructions (also on the fan itself AND the remote!) and Homekit automatically added it in and I was good to go! Dimming, fan speed, and more can all be operated via remote, but also through Homekit! I can even change the direction of the fan in Home! I downloaded the Hunter SimpleConnect app AFTER adding the fan to my Home. The Hunter SimpleConnect app is actually pretty good. To be fair, I am more tech savvy but after creating my account, there really wasn't much I needed to do. The fan automatically added itself and when I went to check on the firmware updates, it states in plain language that updates are regularly pushed. Great UX. The fan is FAST. It's great! There is a really light hum but it is not annoying and I forgot it was there after 5 minutes. I gave it 4/5 stars for that as I know some people will find that annoying. The lights are powered by bulbs so if what you were given does not operate how you like, then you can change them out. This is SO much better than most new fans that are integrated LEDs. Great design choice here. There are an amazing amount of different levels of customization for this fan which is really nice! I wish they printed them on the remote or on the battery cover because I know I'm going to lose the piece of paper. **FINAL THOUGHTS** I like this fan, and I have another 4 ordered and on the way to replace my current setup which includes using Homebridge to link them into Homekit. Good fans, good install. I will update if the fans break or if there's anything that comes up in the future. Read more

I replace my old ceiling fan with this ceiling fan because my old one I never took care of it; never dusted it, the motor probably burnt out, and the bulb sockets loose and the screw part is off. I wanted to do a little upgrading to my room to have more smart stuff and saw this got it on sale when it was $130. Heard people to not get a smart fan because they're not worth the hassle and they're little loud. Saw reviews saying otherwise so I bite the bullet. When I got it replacing my old ceiling fan with this was super easy; cut the wires off the old and wire the new. As soon I got everything wired and put together, I also bought a HomePod to play with HomeKit which this fan does support. After installing the SIMPLEconnect their chat like interface didn't have me pair my fan it wanted to go ahead and connect to my HomeKit. After going through the settings went through the (I guess) old setting up and saw how to pair my fan to the app and finally got it working. Then used the chat like setup to setup with HomeKit. Once I got it setup on HomeKit and Google Home it's smooth. Now I have it on HomeKit where if I tell Siri goodnight it turns my light off for me, tell it good morning it turns the light on, when I leave the house it'll turn off the light and fan off, and when I get home it turns on the light and fan. After showing this to my dad, he wants to buy two of them for the living room and his bedroom I would recommend it. Read more

Taking one star away for the following reasons. 1) Like others have said the install is a PITA mainly because whatever idiot wrote the directions was a 6 year old in another country and never assembled a thing in their life before let alone this fan. Trust me, install the blades and the light housing and then flip it around and install the dowmrod and then hang it. Trying to do that while it’s hanging is an exercise in futility. 2) Our remote battery was dead. It had enough juice to light up the LeD light in the remote solid, which made me think it wasn’t the remote. Spent an hour troubleshooting wiring only to finally replace the battery and bam! Would have been nice if they shipped it without the battery being in the thing. Otherwise it’s a perfect fan! Looks great, runs quiet, pushes amazing air. Read more

This fan is a gem! It works flawlessly! It's extremely quiet. It required no balancing of the blades. It moves a lot of air with the 5 blades. The remote is able to control the fan speed and the brightness of the light very well is a good amount of increments. Very happy with the fan. We have all Hunter fans in our house and we are happy with all of them! Read more