MINKA-AIRECeilingF868 Ceiling Fan (Soft Brass/Flat White)

I have installed five of these in my home. I like the look of the fan, the quiet operation, and the smooth integration with my Smarthome (Alexa and Hubitat). The fan comes in a number of nice color choices and is easier to install than many ceiling fans of the same size. Even on a tall ceiling, you don't have to lift a heavy completed fan up and instead you install in manageable pieces. The fan uses "Smart by Bond" automation which means it uses the Bond control system but over WiFi. This also means that there is no need to purchase a Bond Hub to control it. As smart home products go, this was super easy to integrate. If you prefer the included RF remote control, that's great as well. I paired this product with the WC600 wall switch so that guests can easily operate it from the wall switch without searching for the remote. I own several other Minka Aire fans and still like this model the best for the ease of installation and integration.

Installation was relatively easy, the instructions and the labeling on the wires and the connections were easy to follow and the whole installation took under 2 hours, including the time to disassamble and remove the old ceiling fan. The new fan looks great, the light is fairly bright and has a reasonable light temperature - not too cold, but not too soft either. The remote is already programmed and you won't need to reprogram it unless you have another Minka ceiling fan in your home that you want to control separately. Compared to my previous ceiling fan, this one needs to spin faster to deliver the same airflow, since it has 3 blades, compared to 5, and the blade angle is smaller. This is not an issue as this fan spins very fast when you use the highest setting (6), but it is a bit noisier, though it doesn't bother me much. All in all, this is a great looking fan and the materials and build are high quality. The blades are made of what seems like plastic, but it immitates wood pretty good, and reduces the weight and is more efficient, plus the blades will be much less prone to warping over time. The housing around the light is metal and the base is sturdy and leaves enough room to hide the wiring.

Beautiful and modern. Easy to install close to ceiling. I attached the remote control holster on the wall 🧱 and put the remote in the carriage to make it a wall switch. Very quiet so we can watch TV. Love it

Installed it with the 48" down-rod my, replacing our noisy and heavy fan. It looks very nice and we love the remote, which works well together with the wall switch. I would buy it again.

We love this fan. We would have given it 5 stars but the light is only warm light and we prefer to have multiple options from 2700K to 4000K. The fan also scared us since it stopped working after two years but I was able to delete the fan from the BOND app and reload it but after you delete the fan from the app you have to start by going to your phone settings then click on WiFi and you will see the BOND WIFI, click on it then go back to the BOND app and follow the add device instructions. I believe it stopped working since they did a firmware upgrade. Hope this helps before you end up removing the fan

This fan was easy enough to put up, about 2 hours. It looks alright and it is very quiet.However, this fan is barely smart. The listing and the sellers stickers on the box all day it works with Ecobee. It does not work with Ecobee. It barely works with Alexa. The bond app is nice, but there is almost no way to integrate this fan into your smart home.The best Alexa can do is turn the fan off and on and adjust the fan speed. The Bond app makes no mention of Ecobee, it lists SmartThings, Google Home, and Alexa. From within the Alexa app you can adjust the speed or turn the fan off/on. There is a slider called “breeze” but it does nothing.The only reason I bought this fan is to integrate it with Ecobee or at least set up a routine in Alexa to solve a specific problem. All it had to do was turn on when Ecobee was in heating mode, switch to winter mode, and then turn off when Ecobee turns the furnace off.Nope. This fan has nothing to do with Ecobee at all.For anyone expecting this fan to do anything beyond off/on via “smart” skills, do not buy this.

This fan is great! I love that it has 6 speeds vs. the usual 3-4. It's great in my bedroom on the low speeds while sleeping-Keeps the air moving without blasting air on you. It is also VERY quiet (especially at low speeds). On higher speeds all you hear is the rush of air. The fan I replaced had a pronounced electrical buzz-Very annoying.The remote it comes with works great and fully controls all functions of the fan and light.As an added bonus this fan is compatible with smart home controllers. I use Alexa and this fan works very well with voice control. It uses Bond technology which costs $100 to add to a "dumb" fan. Alexa can turn the fan on, off, select speed and direction-Great in the middle of the night if you want the to adjust the fan. Alexa also can turn the light on, off and adjust brightness.I've had the fan installed for over a month and it works flawlessly. I'm not the most handy guy, but I installed it myself. Installation was fairly straight forward with no surprises. I also bought the wall switch which offers full control of all functions direct from the wall switch. It's a nice to have, but honestly with the full function remote it isn't really required-a simple on off switch will do if you don't mind using the included remote. If you utilize the built in voice control via Alexa or a compatible smart home assistant, the wall control is even less necessary. I find myself using the voice control over 90% of the time because it works so well.There are cheaper fans for sure, but this one is worth the money and has all the features. Once you have 6 speeds you will wonder why every fan doesn't offer this feature. I recently bought a second one of these for my home office. Definitely recommended!