Westinghouse Lighting 78788 Flora Royale One-Light 76 cm Six Indoor Ceiling Fan, Opal Frosted Glass, Satin Chrome Finish with Reversible Silver/White Blades

So far so good. I was surprised how easy it was to install. I planned to install on Sunday, but it arrived Saturday afternoon in the recent heatwave, so an hour later I had it installed. Wiring is straightforward - you hook up live, neutral and earth, and it then has a handy connector that you just plug into the matching socket when you bring the (fairly heavy) fan body up to the mounting plate. There's a handy hook you can use to hang the fan body while you plug in this connector, then just align and rotate to hold in position and then fit two retaining bolts.The biggest job is assembling the six fan blades with three screws, washers and nuts each, then attaching those and screwing in place using a narrow slot in the lowest lighting part to poke your screwdriver through, which is a bit fiddly. The whole thing is a one-person job though.Note also that the E27 light fitting is relatively small so only small E27 bulbs (golf-ball style or small CFLs) will fit (I have struggled to find an LED bulb small enough so far but I'll keep looking).When I first turned it on there was some noise from the fan (50Hz hum) at lowest speed (the fan always starts at speed 3, and additional pulls of the cable cycle through speeds 2, 1, then off, then back to 3 and so on). However, after a few days I've not noticed this again so maybe it's settled in?Overall fan noise for this unit is pretty low. My wife and I do like a nice quiet and dark room to sleep so I checked reviews of many models to find those reported as quiet. It's luck of the draw, no doubt, and checking that the fan blades are carefully assembled and screwed in tightly ensures everything is as balanced as possible. I get no vibration from this unit at all, some expected "whooshing" of the air (which is why I bought the fan! I've read that fans with more blades tend to have less air noise, which is another reason I bought this model), and a small amount of noise from the motor - either a faint hum or low whine. Oddly, the fan speed seems slightly variable, particularly if you have another fan on in the room or the windows open, which perhaps affect the airflow, because it sounds like the fan speeds up slightly on occasion and then slows again a bit later.I used the flush mounting option because I have low ceilings, and I've noticed that most of the air actually blows out sideways rather than down in the middle. I'm tempted to take it down and remount it using the provided extension rod (which lowers the fan by around 4-5 inches). I suspect the flush-mount option is so close to the ceiling that air can't get sucked behind the blades properly. If I give this a go I'll update this review and report mu findings![EDIT] About a week later I took the plunge, took the fan down, and mounted it again using the supplied extender rod, and the air flow is now *much* better. I've updated the video (Amazon won't let me attach two videos to a review so I had to concatenate them!) showing the appearance and behaviour with both flush mounting and with the extender rod. I strongly believe that in the "flush mounting" configuration there is insufficient space for air to be drawn in above the fan and blown down - the fan is too close to the ceiling, affecting the airflow. The net result is that with flush mounting the air is sort of flung out sideways, with very little down-draft below the fan itself. With the extender rod air can be pulled in behind the fan easily and blown down much more effectively. My fan now provides quite a nice blow of air below it with a wide cone-like profile.

Really pleased with this fan. It replaced one on our home office that was about 20 years old and not very powerful at all. Fitted it with the down pole and despite some comments to the contrary, I found the instructions very clear. Took a while to fit (couple of hours) but nothing was tricky. Just quite a bit to do. Fitting the blades to the motor is a bit awkward and a magnetic screwdriver helps a lot. The fan feels really well made and us very powerful. Think the middle speed will be plenty for most occasions. Be aware there is no bulb with it. It needs an E27 bulb but be aware in needs to be a smallish bulb (not to long or wide) candle bulb should work well. There is a very slight wobble at full speed but that's completely normal. It's fairly quiet too. Overall I'm very happy and would recommend.

Ordered this item to replace an aged white one bought from Argos many years ago. ( served its purpose but very out of date now )Having recently decorated our bedroom, I wanted a replacement light/fan to complement the new colour scheme and to match the brushed chrome lightswitch and sockets I have fitted.This item was easily fitted matching the wiring configuration that already existed. ( taking a photo with your phone of the wiring before you start is a good idea )The item itself looks and feels very well made. However, economies have been made with the instructions themselves which are scattered over many pages in different languages. Would have been better written a page for each language.I had problems with the screw threads on the casing that holds the fan/light fitting to the ceiling mount as the supplied bolts wouldn't screw into it as the holes were clogged with paint and burred. A needle file resolved this. Also when fitting the fan blades, the fabric washers supplied had to be forced onto the bolts with pliers before fitting. In all, these issues were unnecessarily time consuming.Overall though, the finished product is worth the effort as it looks very neat and functions very well. Fan motor noise is evident, but I'm sure that will be a small price to pay in keeping cool in the summer.

Fitted this up in a couple of hours but you need to know what you are doing regarding electrics. Screwed into joist but I used larger screws than those provided as plaster board is quite thick. Thought the hardest part would be fitting blades but this was made super easy by using a small bit of blue tack on the end of screwdriver so the screw doesn't drop inside.if you have trouble finding a bulb use this: DIALL EDISON SCREW CAP (E27) 46W HALOGEN BALL LIGHT BULB, PACK OF 3My biggest tip is first, Read the instructions thoroughly. Then read them again. Thirdly read them again until you are sure you understand them. Great addition to the bedroom in this uncomfortable heat wave.

FAN TASTIC*** this is our 4th Westinghouse fan brilliant lovely and a good investment, we have one that is 20yrs old in one of the bedrooms they last and last, don't buy cheap makes if you want durability. This was for little girls bedroom 5m x 4m and is great in the summer when you cant have windows open due to noise and insects. Didnt buy with remotes as they are a bit delicate and expensive if one falls down the side of your bedside cabinet!