Hunter 5 Minute Fan from Lowe’s

The Hunter 5 Minute Fan

I recently purchased 2 of the Hunter 5 Minute Fans from Lowe’s.  I bought the nickel fan base with the dark wood or black blades (you can flip them over).  Lowe’s had a special, for every fan you purchased you would receive a $20 gift card.  That brought the price down from $99 to $79…cool!

Installation:

I got home with the 2 boxes, they were light but larger than some of the other fan boxes, this is because it was 90% put together already.  The instructions were fairly easy to read, although I made the mistake of putting the washer that you should only put on the fan when you have a ceiling of less than 8 feet tall.  It was a little difficult to get off once I noticed it shouldn’t be there, but other than that…for my first fan installation, it was pretty painless.  I replaced an existing light with the fan, so I didn’t have to drill any holes and there was already a switch hooked up.  The mounting bracket screws into an existing wire box that is in the ceiling, or you can put a wire box in your desired location yourself.

Now, I wouldn’t say the first fan install was 5 minutes, but from start to finish, the second fan was probably 15 minutes or so.  That includes setting up the ladder, finding which breaker to turn off and taking down the existing light.

I would recommend any of the 5 Minute Fan series from Hunter.  I would also recommend Lowe’s, as they have specials from time to time and the special for the fans was a good deal and easy to obtain the rebate.  My fans have been installed about a week and provide plenty of air circulation, have reduced the amount of times my air conditioner turns on - while keeping my home at a comfortable temperature - and they use about the same amount of power as a 65W light bulb at high speed.