The ceiling fan in one of our bedrooms was quite old and very noisy, we were able to replace it with this one in about 25 minutes. The wiring was easy to connect to what was existing in our ceiling and the bracket fit with the existing mount so it screwed right in. The remote works just as I expected, laying in my bed I can turn it on and off with ease. I do with the light was a bit brighter but for the remote and how quiet the fan is I can deal with adding an extra lamp in the room.