MINKA-AIRE F896-65-CL, Xtreme H2O 65" Ceiling Fan in Coal Finish

Everything I expected and more. I had it installed by an electrician so that helped but it provides a great amount of air flow both up and down. Well made with an intuitive remote. Great product.

I had been looking at fans for my finished garage, which also houses a therapy pool. The humidity can get pretty high, so I needed a quality outdoor rated unit. I was budgeting $300, but I heard such good things about this fan that I decided to up the budget to get it. I’m so glad I did. It’s a beautiful looking fan, the install was spot on and pretty simple. Took me about 45-60 mins. I branched off my garage opener outlet for power and the remote worked perfectly. I didn’t have to mess around with any balancing, it is whisper quite, it barely using any power and it really moves some air. You really get what you pay for.

We love our fans. We purchased them for the back porch. They look great and work great. My cousin is an electrician so we had him install them. We've had them for over a year now and have no complaints. They're still working great! If you like the look of that more expensive brand but just can't justify spending that money, get this fan. You won't be disappointed.

I haven't had this fan installed long but my first impressions are that it is a really solid outdoor fan and worth the money. Its very quiet, was perfectly balanced out of the box and it moves a lot of air on its highest setting. Plenty for my 10' x 17' patio area. The only part I don't like is how everything is controlled from the remote. The fan only has black (hot), white (neutral) and green (ground) wires, nothing switched. Where I was installing it, my house has black, white, ground and red (switched). If you follow the fan's instructions and match colors, then the red wire isn't used and the wall switch does not do anything. You have to use the remote to turn the fan on or off. However, I found that if I wire the fan's white and ground to the home's white and ground respectively but wire the fan's black wire to my house's red wire instead of my house's black wire (and cap my house's black wire), then the fan will come on and off with the wall switch and most importantly, the fan will remember the setting it was previously on. Since I live in Florida, I expect to have it on high almost all the time when I'm using it, so now the wall switch will work for me on its own 99% of the time and I won't have to bother with the remote. This wiring may be pretty basic knowledge for a lot of people out there, but it wasn't intuitive to me so I figured I would put it out there in case it helps someone else. Now that I have it wired the way I like it, I think it will be a great outdoor fan.

Great fan. Just bought a second one for outdoor porch, only because house was struck by lightning and killed my first one. Had the first one since 2020 and had no issues. I’ve had the second fan installed for about two weeks. No problems. Love that it has six speeds. It’s quiet and powerful. Moves a lot of air which is a must, here in central GA. Original fan saw some signs of rust once it was removed…probably because of outdoor use. Very pleased with this brand and model.