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(More customer reviews)I needed 3 ceiling fans for my house. After researching for a couple weeks, I chose an Emerson Avant Eco for my living room and two Casablanca Panama 6611z models for my bedrooms. Long story short, I would not have bought the Panamas if I had known about the annoying beep the fan makes when it changes speeds. The wall control is also somewhat limited and has (what I would call) 1980s technology. After turning it on, you have to hold down the fan button for it to speed up. When the fan changes speed, a tiny speaker in the fan itself emits a loud beep. After you reach the top speed, the only way to reduce the speed is to press the power button, leave it off for 5 seconds, then press the power button again and choose the speed by the fan button again (starting at the lowest speed). In other words, you cannot go back down on the speed.
I also bought this model because you can program it to slow down during the night to compensate for cooler air, but again, the fan beeps when it changes speed, so you have the potential to be woken up every two hours by the fan.
I contacted Casablanca and they told me there is no way to disable the beep. I had ordered these fans through another company (not Amazon) and they told me I could open up the fan housing and try to disable it, but that would probably void the warranty. I cannot return the fan I installed and the other one, I would have to pay for shipping and 30% restocking fee. I am writing this so hopefully you learn from my expensive $800 lesson. I will probably try and sell these Casablancas now on Craigslist and get two more Emersons.
Besides the beep, the fan is quiet, but for $400 I would expect better controls. In contrast, the Emerson model is whisper quiet and came with a remote where the speed can be controlled up and down with a push of the button and there is no beeping. I would highly recommend looking at Emerson fans instead of Casablanca.
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