I read the reviews. Several folks said the instructions were difficult. I have put in several fans so I thought I was up to the task. Turns out, the instructions are all pictorials, no words. I must have missed the gist of one of the pictures where a magnetized escutcheon plate needed to be installed on the pole under the base that goes against the ceiling. So after having the fan up in the ceiling and wired, I realized my error so I had to bring everything down and start over. The first fan was installed in an hour and a half. An identical fan only took an hour. The fans are beautiful. Read wood blades. Tosses around a lot of air and lights are pretty bright. They are dimmable and can illuminate as warm,normal or cool.