DreoSmart Ceiling Fan with Lights, 52 Inch, 12 Speeds & 3 Fan Modes, Stepless Color Tones, Dimmable LED Light, 12H Timer, Quiet DC Motor, Remote/APP/Alexa Control, White Ceiling Fans Indoor

We bought the smart fan that works with Alexa. The fan & light are great. The fan is very quiet. The light is bright on the highest setting. Decreased the brightness to 10% for bedroom use.It ended up being an all-day project to put it up. A lot of that time was taking down the old fan and bracket. Plus, I had to run to the hardware store to pick up a few items.The actual installing the Dreo fan took about an hour. We played the installation video as we put the fan together. Pretty straight forward. We had to use a long skinny screwdriver to put down the support rod while trying to push the cotter pin through the rod. The power wire kept getting in the way. Also, had to take the rod off and put back on because we forgot to put the upper and lower plastic hoods on the rod before putting it on. The installation video clearly showed how to do it, we just missed it.Anchoring the new fan mounting bracket took some time. We probably over anchored it, but we added 2 additional sheetrock toggle anchors. The fan comes with two wood screws. We chose to use our own 3" woodscrews to screw into the rafter. Then we used two 90lb toggle anchors. The bracket is now very secure.Putting the fan on to the bracket went well. The only issue was the installation video made it look like you needed to rotate the fan in order to lock it into the bracket. In reality, you just to line the fan mounting ball notch with the bracket's back middle. You can see a little protrusion on the inside bracket back. Then just slide it in. Once in, you shouldn't be about to rotate the fan.The wiring was a little tricky. The installation video shows how to put up a new fan. We were replacing an old fan with light switch and fan switch. The smart fan does not use the light or fan switches. You control it via the remote or whatever smart home app you use. I could not find any good videos that covered what you do with the light switches.In the end I found someone who suggested leaving one switch to turn the power on and off to the fan in case you needed to. I suggest still turning off the breaker in this situation. I left the old fan's light switch. Since the new fan doesn't need to be powered off and on with the switch, the power switch will always be on the "on" position.I removed the old fan's fan switch. That meant that in a double electrical box I had an empty spot where the fan switch use to be. I could have left the fan switch and just not hooked it up, but I didn't want to leave a switch that didn't do anything. I ordered a new light cover (Leviton 80706-W WH WP 2G 1TGL/1 BLANK STRAP MNT). This cover has a switch opening and then the other side is blank.The old fan's wiring had 4 wires going from the switches to old fan's light and fan. The Dreo fan only needs 3. I checked the colors of the wires at the light switch to makes sure that I was hooking the right power wire up to the fan. I had two old power wires (red & black). One for the old fan's light and one for the fan. I made sure that the black wire was hooked up to the switch that I left hooked up in the box. I used that black wire for power to the Dreo fan/light. I capped the old red wire in the light switch box and also up at the fan.On all my fan electrical connections, I used the Wago toggle electrical connectors (WAGO 221 Lever-Nuts 75pc Wire Connector Assortment Pack with Case). They are so easy to use and made an easier connection between stranded and solid wire.The only other issue was that I couldn't find a lot of info on how to use the Dreo ceiling fan with Alexa. To pair it, you just use the Dreo smart app. When I went to add a device, it recognized the fan without me having to do anything. Worked great. Once set up in the Dreo app, Alexa added it also.I could not find a lot of info on show to control it via Alexa voice commands. Basically, most of the commands you give control the fan. Through trial and error, found how to control the light. Most of the fan speed and brightness setting you just tell Alexa a number. For instance, "turn ceiling fan light to 3". With Alexa, you can set up routines to turn on and off the fan at certain times. Also, you can do a lot of other things. Alexa is the reason we went with the smart fan instead of the standard version.All-in-all this is a great fan. Even though we have fans throughout the house, I think eventually we will change some of them to the Dreo smart fan in the future.

Wonderful fan who need Smart Control. Install was very straightforward. The supplied screws for mounting the bracket were absolute junk, stripped and bent only few inches in - able to remove and use higher quality screws. Don’t use them. Fan is quiet and moves good amount of air. Don’t like needing to keep the fan always powered but current draw is low. Easily integrated into my Alexa app, control the fan without needing the Dero app.

This fan exceeded our expectations, like a lot. We will actually be buying another for our media room. Aesthetically, it's a sleek and modern design. The slight bevel on the blades is a nice touch and how the blades are situated into the housing unit is actually very creative (and cool looking). The fan itself has 6 speeds and moves a ton of air - like who wants a fan that you can't actually feel? The light has multiple levels of brightness as well as tones (the highest level is super bright!) Overall, even on the highest speed, the fan is very quiet. Didn't need to add any weights to the blades either. To top it off, the remote feature is always nice and convenient - just icing on the cake. Overall, we are super happy with the purchase and will be buying another.We would highly recommend!

I NEVER write reviews but this fan is fantastic! If is so quiet & cooks the room down so well. My 2nd floor bedroom was always very warm even with A/C & a previous ceiling fan. With this fan if is soooo cool & quiet. I highly recommend it.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I like the style of this fan - somewhat contemporary with very clean lines and simple design without all the hanging lights and globes, etc. Other than having to install a new "fan-rated utility box" to hold the fan, installation was very simple and it works as it should. Previous complaints about the beeping noises made when using the remote buttons have been addressed. There's an on/off button for the beeps. My only disappointment is the light is all plastic which cheapens the look a bit and made me feel like I overpaid. Though if you didn't know it was plastic you might not care - and it is hard to tell. I'll probably get over it.

It's as quiet and effective (and easy to install) as people say! I liked this fan so much that we've bought a few more to put in other rooms of the house.

Good fan for a garage . I put 2 fans in a 2 car garage. Air movement and lightning are good.Key pads are easy to use. Up for 9 months and no problems.