I just purchased a hampton bay 68" altura ceiling fan Even on high speed it turns slowly.
There is a difference between speeds 1 , 2 and 3 but not much. High would be like between 1 and 2 speeds and of 50 " fan.

Is the speed controlled by pull chains or a remore or both?

By remote only

Press and hold the speed button for 10 seconds. Now try changing the speeds, any better?

It's a 68" fan, it's going to be slow. There may be nothing wrong with it.

Bisibody,

Have you confirmed the cause of the slow speed with your fan? I have the same fan (installed a few days ago) and am considering taking it back because of the speed.

I have heard the air displacement with this fan is deceivingly high, although it appears to be running slowly. Also, I have run it without the blades and the motor runs very fast at High setting. Put the blades on and it runs very slow at High setting. I guess the sheer size of the blades is the issue..

Thanks for any information that may help me make a decision. I love the look of the fan, and am not jazzed about boxing it up and installing a different one.

Regards,
Erik

I need to get one of these for myself and see so I can post a defininite answer. Anyone want to give me one? :)

$200 at Home Depot and it's yours :)

Pass :)

Hi, I also just bought this fan, and I'm experiencing exactly the same thing. You would think that a fan as large as this, and so beautifully crafted, would deliver a powerful punch of air. Hardly. It doesn't move even a body hair. The speeds are extremely slow, even at the highest setting. I'm very dissatisfied with it and consider taking it back. I've checked all the speeds, even in reverse, and am extremely disappointed. Any suggestions on how to improve the speed? Can another motor be installed? I don't know. Having to take it down, repack it and take it back is such a hassle. Please advise.:mad:

You could possibly install a larger value capacitor, that would make it run faster, but ultimately burn out the motor.

If you are unhappy with it, take it back.

I have gotten used to this fan's speed. At first, I thought it wasn't moving air. But after researching on the web, it appears the air displacement by this "slow" fan is greater than other fans.

Who says that, Hampton Bay?

If you can't feel it, I'm reluctant to believe it.

Hi, I have bought the same fan. This fan moves slower than my last smaller fan but moves much more air! If it is running forward and you cannot feel the breeze, then you should bring it back. If it is just you think the fan should be moving faster, but you are getting good air I think that is the way these big fans work.

I purchased the same fan, had same experience (thought it was broken, it was running so slowly), and called the service number listed in the documentation. They said the fan runs correctly at 25 rpm, 45-50rpm, and 70rpm. These are slow speeds but evidently it's intended. The number was 800-283-6513 for gpwarranty.com

Those are VERY slow RPM ratings. I wonder what the CFMs are. I doubt it moves much air.

CFM numbers: Low 2858, Medium 4663, High 8341.
These numbers looked fairly high in comparison to a few other ceiling fans I saw at home depot.
The fan has very large blades.

Those are fairly decent compared to 52" residential fans. I guess there's no purpose to the fan being larger (68") other than that it can spin slower.

Where did you get those numbers?

BTW a quality commercial fan moves over 30,000 cfm, those are usually 56" in size.

These numbers were printed in the manual.

One thing I like about the fan is it's very quiet on the high setting. And because it's not moving very fast, it doesn't scare my dog, who tends to be kind of suspicious of this type of thing.

I've heard of cats trying to "catch" the fan. Never seen a dog wary of one.

This fan works!! Give it time and you will see that even though the blades move slowly, it does move more air than most of the fans that blow on you. It's a beautiful fan and it works well.

I just got off the phone with King of Fans who sells the Hampton Bay Altura fan to Home Depot and the rep admitted the fan doesn't move much air. HD stayed on the line and said they would gladly take the two fans I had put up back with no questions. Very disappointing on two parts for this pretty fan - 1.) It doesn't push air as any fan is supposed to and King of Air knows that 2.) That HD doesn't advise buyers that this fan is for cosmetics only and not for functional use. The Altura Fan really is a dog product in terms of use. Get a smaller one that works betters... or better yet, buy from a manufacturer that sells fans that work. Very disappointing to go through having to assemble this fan (no simple task in terms of time), put it up and then have to take it down. My time is worth more than that... I hope your's is too!

Stay away from the Hampton Bay Altura Fan if you want a fan that actually moves air.

If you want a fan that moves air, use an industrial fan. I recommend the Envirofan Gold Line.

Industrial and Commercial Ceiling Fan Brand Guides and Reviews - Ceiling Fans N More (http://www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/industrial-ceiling-fan-brand-guides-and-reviews.php)

I just installed two of these fans, at first look I thought the same as most people "turns to slow" . Looks are deceiving it has nothing to do with speed, as much as the size and pitch of the blades. The highest mount I have is 23 feet off the floor and in reverse mode on medium speed, it quickly blew out the match I was holding while standing on the floor. They move a large amount of air.

We've also had many reported problems with them.

I still say go with the Gold Lines mentioned above.

All right everyone this is very simple so listen closesly. Evidently no one knows about Bernoulli's principle, as stated "when the speed of a stream of gas increases, the pressure of the gas decreases, and when the speed of the gas decreases, the pressure increases."

This is not rocket science, the fan speed is slow because of 1) the diameter of the fan, larger mass is going to move slower. 2) the most important reason, THE BLADES ARE AT A HIGHER "PITCH" THAN TRADITONAL ONES!! It amazed me as I read down all of the complaints about this fan, there is nothing wrong with it! If the air displacement is not enough then get a smaller lower pitch fan that is also louder so you can be happy.

Or they could just get a better quality fan, regardless of speed.

Think about it. The pitch of the blades, the length of the blades & the curvature of the blades all combined will equate into a higher volume of air flow, even at a slower speed. With the design of this fan there is no need to have a great amount of fan speed inorder to move a suffient quanity of air to circulate an adicquate amount of air. I'm very satisfied with my 68" Altura. If only wish all fans were built on the same principles. Given a greater pitch or (degree of angle) to blades, along with the stylish and most effective curvature there of, has created one of the most efficient and economic fans todate.

The most efficient fans use higher speeds, lesser blades, and optimum blade pitches.

Industrial fans move far more air than residential fans-- 30,000cfm compared to 6,000 or so. They use a shallow blade pitch and a high RPM motor.

Industrial and commercial ceiling fans - Ceiling Fans N More (http://www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/industrial-and-commercial-ceiling-fans.php)

So I like the idea of a quiet fan... but it needs to move a lot of air. In the summer time it needs to run in Reverse and pull air up... not blow down. I've felt this action is hard to "feel" with any fan. (sure people want air blowing on them but that's not the best way to cool a room)

So I get the curve of the blades helps move the air... is there a fan with similar looks but runs a bit faster?

20,000 cfm would be nice. Commercial fans are NOISY. I want this fan for a Master bedroom where I want to run on high... cool the room and be able to sleep.

Any other suggestion for a fan I plan to sleep under?

I disagree that the best way to cool a room is reverse-- on high it shouldn't make a difference, except for where you feel the breeze. Reverse is a gimmick.

Not all commercial fans are noisy. I recommend the Northwest Envirofan Gold Line. Moves over 30,000cfm so you could use it on medium. You will feel more of a breeze with straight blades but curved blades are better for circulation. Get a four speed wall control-- a variable speed wall control WILL make it noisy.

Someone I recommended it to on this site just installed one of these in their living room and LOVES it.

Yes this is a very nice fan but not sutable "style" for my application. I need a fan that looks more like the Altura. Right now my choice is a Hunter fan I saw at menards. A 70" Brookstone with an attached light (Light option is necessary for me as well) The hunter fan clames something in the high 8K CFM and I've heard it's not too noisy.

I am certain the above fan is a wonderful unit that would certainly move a lot of air... but it would seem all Comercial fans that I've come across are very minimalist. However I have seen units such as these used in Urban condo conversions where the unit has nearly 20' celilings and only fans of this type could move enough air to do the job. (when setup correctly air conditioning was used very little)

Yes it's just a basic 3 blade white or black metal fan. Not decorative unless you like the urban modern look.

Hunter fans will not move as much air as we are discussing, but they are good quality fans at that price point. DO NOT buy Hampton Bay or Harbor Breeze.

I just bought and installed this same unit today. I purchased it for my covered back porch, in Texas, in order to move a lot of air to keep somewhat cool and to attempt to keep the bugs away. At it's highest speed, it barely moves any air. Very disappointed. I will uninstall and return this fan next weekend if a solution is offered by either Home Depot and/or Hampton Bay.

I just bought and installed this same fan today on my covered back porch. I hoped it would move a lot of air and help keep the bugs away. However, it seems that even at the highest speed setting, it barely moves an air at all. For $200+ I feel that I was robbed.
I will attempt to contact Home Depot and/or Hampton Bay throughout the next week seeking to obtain a resolution. If I don't, I will uninstall and return this unit to Home Depot next weekend and I will never purchase a Hampton Bay product again!

Get an Envirofan Gold or Platinum Line for your back porch. You will be much happier, and spend the same or less.

Same problem here with the Hampton Bay Altura. We are in Texas and need to cool a room with 20ft ceilings in the summer. This fan will never complete that task. It's going back to Home Depot tomorrow.

I bought one and installed it yesterday on a 20' high ceiling. The room size is 22'X22'. It does run slowly, but it creates a extremely nice air flow. I love it...

I have 2 of these fans , they work great, but they are slow compaired to a smaller fan, if the fan doesent seem to be moving much air you might have to install the down rod, when I first put them up I installed them hugger style ,no air movement at all! Then I reinstalled with a 8 in down rod, this fan now blows your hat off.

These fans use the same principles as the fans from the Big *** Fan Company. These fans are used mostly in commercial and industrial situations. If anyone has seen one, then you know what I am talking about. These things have very long blades possibly spanning 10 feet or more and move at a crawl. They are very effective though and move quite a bit of air. I think ceilingfanrepair is just trying to plug a brand he sales or something and keeps telling everyone to install his industrial fans in our decorated homes. Who wants to put their living room in a wind tunnel? Not me. Unless you live in a warehouse, there is no sense in trying to blow down the walls.

We bought a home with this fan already installed. It looks really nice and although the blades do move on the slower side, The air does move quite well. I also don't know what speed it is on. The previous owners took the remote. We only had power from the wall switch.
Now the thing just stopped working all together though. We have a fan tech coming through or home Warranty company (HMS). They said that they will not touch it if the remote isn't here.
Does anyone know if there is a universal remote I can pick up at say... Home Depot?