Westinghouse 7224800 Widespan Industrial Ceiling Fan with Remote, 100 Inch, Matte Black

The media could not be loaded. I researched all of the large industrial-style fans available and this one provides the best bang for the buck. We previously purchased the $299 70" Slinger fan which provides good airflow and style, but moved to a house with a larger 18' ceiling living room. So, I looked at all the large, industrial-style fans under $700 or so.The biggest complaint you'll see, as with the Hubbell 96" is people say that they cannot feel the breeze. We live in the south, so having a fan you can feel during the summer is important to save on cooling costs. I saw the same complaint about many other large fans in the $400-$500 price range, including the 120" one found at the orange retailer.Airflow: This fan is exceptional at airflow. If you check the specs, it reaches nearly 20k cfm, which is only half as much as $3k industrial fans. Most of the large (8' or so) fans like this are more in the 12k-14k range. This fan, even on the lowest setting moves ALL the air in our large living room. Turn it up on high and you'll have a breeze even in connecting rooms. I wouldn't mind to have a broader speed range, still topping out at the same place. So, make the 1st speed slower and spread the other speeds out. I have found that in the reverse direction, even on the lowest speed, it can move a little more air than you'd want when it is cold outside. The video I included is of the fan on the lowest speed for reference.Remote: The remote feels like they really didn't pay much attention. It feels cheap, looks cheap, and you have to flip a little dip switch to change the direction in the battery compartment. The fan also has a large beep noise on any speed changeQuality: The fan feels a little rough around the edges, but kind of fits with the style of it. When the fan is off and you turn it on, there is this delay, then it ramps up quickly to the highest speed (it seems), then settles down to your setting. It is a bit startling to see this massive fan spin up like that, but it works. I also have a slight noise at times when starting the fan up, especially when switching directions, that sounds like a wire brushing against the inside of the housing. However, I don't want to have to exchange this thing, since it was such a pain to install. I have a very tiny wobble at level 4 and a small one at level 5 and 6. I was hoping for no wobble since it suggests this shouldn't be a problem in the manual, but I have no easy way to try to eliminate this.Install: So, you want this huge fan, which means you probably have high ceilings. Installing a ceiling fan like this is quite difficult on high ceilings because tall extension ladders need something to lean against, and most people don't have A-frame ladders that can reach 18' in the air. Be prepared to pay an electrician multiple times what a normal ceiling fan would cost to install, or be willing to build scaffolding. What I ended up doing was building a 6'x6'x10' platform in the middle of the room, then used a small step stool to reach the ceiling. The 10' platform reduced the distance to the ceiling for me to 8', which is easy to reach. It felt safe and steady to me, but I wouldn't want OSHA to inspect it. Don't have a finished picture of it, but added a picture where my tower was partially built. I had some plywood already, so the tower cost me about $80 in total to build.Install (fasteners): For some reason the box comes with expansion anchors that you'd typically use for concrete, which I found to be unsafe. It didn't discuss in the manual which types of materials they are suitable for. I'd worry that people would use these anchors on drywall or in wood. Instead, I added 2x8 blocking on either side of the joist that the junction box in the attic was connected to. I then purchased lag screws to connect into that blocking after pre-drilling the holes for them. This is very secure and will hold much better compared to the expansion bolts provided.While there are some rough edges, I highly recommend this fan to those looking for a large fan that can actually move enough air for you to feel it.

Truly excellent indoor/outdoor fan for ceiling mount within protected spaces. I installed mine in my 24 x 36-ft. pavilion and it moves a ton of air without any appreciable noise. We liked this 100-inch fan so much that I've purchased two more. We're gonna have the coolest pavilion around! Remote control works flawlessly.

Beautifully made product in regards to quality of components and quietness of motor but it simply does not move air at all. As a design engineer I am interested how the product made it past design review stage where I would assume aesthetics AND function were considered. If you stand one foot below it as I did on a ladder it did not move the air at all. I had it on full speed and checked from all distances and directions and even changed fan rotation direction in case that was issue. Fan blade angle is completely wrong. Ended up going back to old smaller three blade fan that this was to replace and it is way better. Return process was okay though apart from having to rebox and hump heavy box to UPS store.

I bought 2 of these fans and JUST installed them in my new house which is being built. So, I don't have much time with them yet, but I will say I am impressed. I love the way they look and perform. On low they move WAY more air then I thought they would. I think we will likely only ever use them on low. The "wind" they generate will move the lighting we have on any other power level so keep that in mind if you have large ceilings and hanging lighting. Anyway, I also own 3 of the 8 foot (96") BIG AIR brand fans in my office and warehouse. I will say these move more air on low than the Big Air do on high. Plus, 2 of the 3 units I purchased died in less than 2 years and they are out of warranty. Waaaay too expensive for that. So, the only reason I share is not not bash BIG AIR, but to compare (I have other big air fans and they are fine). In summary, I am very happy with these fans in both style and performance. Too early to say if they will pass the test of time, but day one has me excited about everything else.

I installed this fan in a large vaulted ceiling living room. We have pretty extreme hot and cold seasons and this fan has proven to be extremely valuable in both winter (fan can do reverse rotation in winter) and summer. The fan blows a TON of air, is fairly quiet, and looks good. Extremely happy with this purchase and imagine you will be as well.

I bought mine used from Amazon. Everything was in great shape. Installed this thing in my 40x50 shop. The fan moves a ton of air and I like that it has a winter setting as well. A couple months later the controller (not the remote) went out and it would no longer turn on. I emailed Westinghouse. They informed me they where not liable to send a replacement controller due to it being used from Amazon BUT THEY REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE! I thought it was very cool of Westinghouse to stand by their product despite me being a cheap ass and buying a used one.