Westinghouse Lighting 7242040 Colosseum 90 cm/36-Inch Reversible Four-Blade Indoor LED Ceiling Fan, White Finish with Opal Frosted Glass

I last installed a fan about 20 years ago, in our bedroom. That particular fan was having problems with the remote control receiver, after all those years of reliable use. Being an unknown Chinese make, I was not able to source spare parts. I had been looking for a replacement when I came across the Westinghouse Colosseum at £127-00 on Amazon which is a good price for a remote controlled fan with dimmable LED light. I had been considering fitting a fan in the living room as well so I took the opportunity to order two, in white. Delivery was the following day even though the order stated 3-4 days. The instructions come in an impressive variety of languages though could still be more informative. Assembly was straightforward, and the fan gave the option for use of the supplied down rod, or flush fitting. As we have 8' ceilings I opted for flush fitting. The fan comes with a steel ceiling bracket which screws to the ceiling with 2 screws. For peace of mind it is advisable to find a beam to screw it into through the ceiling panel rather than depend on screwing it to the panel itself. If using the downrod, this has a ball which locates in a socket in the steel bracket and allows the fan to move a little to absorb any vibration. The steel cover then just locates with a couple of locating screws and is fixed with a copuple of fixing screws. If using the flush fitting, the fan fits directly to the steel cover which is fixed to the ceiling bracket as described above, without the ball and socket. In both options, the remote control receiver slides into the mounting bracket taking up the full width and the space inside the cover is very restricted. I found that to use the original connector blocks which joined the existing wiring which came through the ceiling (after removing the original bedroom ceiling fan) I had to cut out an equivalent sized hole in the plasterboard ceiling to accommodate them as the cover, with attached fan, would not fit to the ceiling bracket otherwise. Once I had established that this was the way to fit them, it was straightforward. Fitting a fan with a wall switch would be simpler, as without the remote control receiver there is plenty of space inside the cover. The living room fan was more straightforward to fit as I was able to measure up the size of the holes needed before fitting the ceiling bracket. The fan is very compact and fits neatly close to the ceiling. It has a clean modern appearance, and is easy to clean. At first glance you would not realise that there was a light included as the white frosted glass light shade blends in with the white finish of the fan. The remote control works well. The fans were fitted in November so have not been used in earnest but generate a good airflow. The bedroom fan is quieter on the high setting than the living room one but this may improve with use. The first two settings are acceptably quiet on both. An unexpected bonus is that simply using the wall light switch will turn on or off the fan mounted light which comes on at full brightness. This means that you only need to use the remote to operate the dimmer, or the fan itself. This is more useful for the living room than the bedroom. So far I am pleased with these fans. I have not given a rating for durability as they have only been fitted for a couple of months, but from experience with the previous fan I see no reason why they should not give some years of use. Spare remotes are available, and I would hope that other spares would also be available as this is a well known brand. My only concern would be the non replaceable LED light -it is built in rather than being a replaceable bulb. I would say though that it is a good bright light and it works well as the main light source in the living room and bedroom, with what I would describe as a warm white light.

Much heavier unit than the fan it replaced in a bedroom. Need to make sure the ceiling joist is available to fix onto. Dangles further than the old fan so used 'flush' mounting method. This assembly option is incorrectly described in the instructions - beware! Do not try to fit this up 'flush' single-handed: You will need someone up with you to steady the blades - in-situ - as their screws are secured into place on the rotor/hub! Most difficult operation was to fit the "canopy" screws to the ceiling joist mounting plate. You may well lose some skin from your knuckles! Not a trivial job - even as a replacement for an existing installation. Glad it's all done! First impressions are otherwise good as the fan is very powerful - even when mounted 'flush' - and 'speed 1' shifts enough air on a warm day. 'Speed 3' blows you away!

Conservatory solid roof installed, south facing windows so we knew it would still be hot in there. Bought the extension rod as an extra because of the roof. The electrician found the fan and extension ok to install, fiddly is what he said. Switch on wall and remote control. Fan is not activated until using the remote which is very handy. Not noisy just a very light hum which sent me to sleep on one occasion. I find it keeps the room cool and very happy with the purchase. The light can be on or off, dimmed via remote.

Avoid. Quite noisey and the glass shade has developed a one inch long stress crack crack all on its own after two months. No way of complaining to Amazon and no spare shades anywhere. £170 and now only fit for the bin. Will never buy from here again.

We bought 2 of these for our conservatory and we would thoroughly recommend them. They are also fairly quiet . We had an electrician to fit them, and he found them pretty straightforward to fit.

Looks great but now my light switch is useless - Is it right that I have to use the remote to turn my bedroom light on? Seems crazy to me - Wanted to ask the seller but no option on my account so had to ask here in my review.

As usual, first class quality. Easy to assemble and fit. Quiet operation...just the job. Thank you.

I'm not one who normally writes reviews, though the older U get the more I'm finding myself leaving them. Cannot fault delivery and was well packaged. Instructions are not the greatest, definitely need better images per instruction, and a few things would have been better to have known before installing ceiling bracket. Because I like things to look the best they can when fitted, the instructions don't mention what way round the bracket should face therefore after struggling for a while re-wiring the ceiling from past shoddy owner and then went to install light again after taking my time and putting it together, I found the bracket should really only go one way (unless you want the switch at the back be the first thing you see when you walk into the room, rather than the stylish writing on the front) I didn't so I ended up having to reposition the bracket......this could have been avoided if instructions mentioned it. Anyway now its up it looks stylish and is very quiet, however the dimmer isn't that dim, but wow it is bright. One last thing, the remote instructions says there is 1,2 and 3 fan settings 1 being lowest, well its not 3 is lowest....personally that doesn't bother us....overall it is a great stylish light.

Sehr gute Verarbeitung und schönes Design! Gute Ventilation! Ich finde die Lautstärke ok! Auf höchste Stufe hört man Ihn natürlich! Das Licht ist schön Hell und Dimmbar, von Hell zu sehr Hell!!!! Bei der Installation ist eine dritte Hand sehr hilfreich, da es nicht einfach ist die Elektronik richtig zu verstauen und gleichzeitig die Lampe zu drücken und drehen (Vorsicht der Deckel ist etwas scharfkantig, durch die Materialstärke!!!!! Ansonsten von mir, klare Kaufempfehlung

Funzionamento ottimo con livello rumore moltobuono (forse meno del dichiarato dal costruttore); illuminazione molto efficiente grazie ai leds e la possibilità di variarne l'emissione; da migliorare, a mio avviso, le dimensioni della centralina comando a distanza... in ogni caso installazione laboriosa ma tutto sommato intuitiva ; la dimensione relativa al diametro 90 cm è sufficiente per una stanza di 12 mq, personalmente ho impiegato anche una prolunga di 40 cm avendo un soffitto a 3 mt... Ottimo acquisto, buon fornitore

Estable y silencioso. Los materiales son de buena calidad. Algo complicado de montar. Recomendamos no hacer caso al manual y montar las palas antes de colgarlo en el techo. Muy mejorable el accesorio que permite usarlo con mando a distancia. Es desproporcionadamente grande y cuesta un poco encajarlo en su lugar. La calidad del mando a distancia es también mejorable. Comparado con el ventilador, da la impresión de ser de mucha menor calidad. Aparte de esas pequeñas pegas, el ventilador va de maravilla. Lo recomendamos.

He montado unos cuantos ventiladores (al menos seis, que recuerde) de esta marca y, si bien no suele ser fácil sujetar la cazoleta, con el mando a distancia y los cables dentro, a la pieza de amarre al techo, en esta ocasión me ha resultado especialmente difícil. Además, hacía tiempo que no compraba uno y me he encontrado con la sorpresa de que no traía las anteriormente habituales cadenas para el encendido de la luz y el mando del ventilador. Esta falta resta versatilidad y posibilidades al ventilador, ya que antes se podía jugar con las tres velocidades de la cadena y las tres del mando a distancia, dando como resultado hasta 9 combinaciones de velocidad disponible. Por no decir que ya no es posible el montaje sin el mando a distancia, que es el que introduce la dificultad a la hora del montaje, por ser un elemento que hay que encajar en este caso sí o sí. No sé si también por el hecho de no disponer de las velocidades más bajas que proporcionaban el uso conjunto de la cadena y el mando, encuentro que este ventilador tiene un nivel de ruido algo más elevado, aunque resulta admisible para su uso en el dormitorio, que es dónde lo he instalado.

Bonne qualité, conforme à la description, livraison rapide.