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Have two in bedrooms.
Very low use.
1 in spare bedroom.
Other in main, but in summer not used as air con is used at night.
Have needed Beacon to replace the remote units in each, twice in two years. Graciously both were under warranty each time. At $100 or so per unit I would hate to have them fail as regularly out of warranty.
The plastic dome on one was also replaced as it went from White to cloudy Yellow.
Neat units, easy to clean

I have 5 of these. 3 have had to have their ballasts replaced (not routinely stocked by beacon lighting so expect to be without a light for a week or two!) and one that has developed a serious wobble when the fan is on. In addition, the plastic that they make the lighting dome from spontaneously developed a crack - presumably it can't handle the heat and fatigues.

Very happy when we first installed them but extremely disappointed given the price of these unit.
Nice concept
Part fail soon after warranty

Fan gave up just before the big heat wave, by the time the electrician who installed was able to look at the fan it was three days out of warranty, it wasn't really as we didn't receive it until about three weeks after we paid for it, but they won't honor the warranty, without delivery papers which we don't have,
I don't think the fan is much better than the cheap one we had before, looks nicer though.
I think more disappointing is the dealers attitude, they know it was delivered three weeks after it was paid for, and the fan has not been used much at all.
It seems to be a faulty receiver, we also have one of these fans in our bedroom, I hope that doesn't break down too, as they are not a cheap fan.
Looks good
Receiver broken ?

Bought this fan because it looks so much better when off (no blades sticking out). I've found it great in my bedroom, especially with the remote control so I can turn it on/off without having to get out of bed - much smoother, less choppy air flow than my previous metal blade fan. I've had this fan for over a year now & love it-looks great & works brilliantly
Stylish, quiet and smoother air flow

Well my fan lasted 19 Month I mean it still works very good but I have to push it back and when I rang Beacon Lighting I bought it I just did not like her Replay very snobbish when I went there I told Her about it I mean I was still in there Computer System but She still says I had to bring the Bill my Problem was then I had nobody to Drive me there again I mean I had to wait 5 Month till I got it in the first Place so I just gave up very Disappointed other wise it does the Trick cools the Living Room
The Blades are going back in

I have a rather small but open living room (with 2.4m ceiling height) and required proper ventilation to help cool down the area on warm days. I came across the Fanaway from Beacon Lighting and had it installed & has been working well. The light that come along with it is bright enough to light up the living area. It doesn't shake at the highest speed - so there's no disco-ball light effect. The blades are transparent and quick that you can't see them when the fan's switched on.
I can store my other stand-fans away now that I have the Fanaway. It's less energy consuming than an air conditioner.
The blades may need a little effort in cleaning.

Having a ceiling fan over the kitchen table is not appealing to me; secondary to dust accumulation and the overall unattractiveness of the typical ceiling fan. Being that the location of our kitchen area benefits from the circulation of the ceiling fan, I comply. Lucky for me, I ran across the Fanaway while searching for a new fan when the old one stopped working.
The Fanaway is a revolutionary designed ceiling fan with retractable blades. The design can fit in with most décor. It is available in silver and white. The lighting area is large...

I have a modern, small room that needed a fan. The look of the Fanaway suited me perfectly, however it just doesn't push enough air.
Looks great, love retractable blades.
Just doesn't push enough air.

We purchased three of these for the kid's rooms...one has failed just a couple of weeks outside of the 2yr warranty and Beacon didn't want to know.
Our main problem with them is that the low speed on them is inconsistent between the three when you just want a gentle breeze to keep the kids cool in bed. One fan is too slow on low but medium is too fast, another is too fast on low...so go figure. We never use them on high. At least they look good, but I'll replace the broken Fanaway with a Martec retractable blade fan as it has a 3yr warranty.