I like this fan. It replaced a 52", 5 bulb, old school fan, so I love the sleekness of the fan. The down-rod on the fan is about 4/5 inches, and with my high bed, its lower than I wanted,  but still takes up less visual space than my older fan. My husband says it was easy to install, but he has installed ceiling fan before. I dont like the bulbs that come with the fan, 40W incandescent G 16 1/2, we ordered 5W LED G25 bulbs and hope that they are a much brighter. The fan is quiet but does have an audible hum when turning, not a deal breaker considering how loud our   previous fan was. Another thing we noticed is that we must have gotten a fan ( or some parts) that someone else returned because there were clear scratches and screw marks on some of the interior components, not returning because they are interior pieces. Overall, I would recommend this fan to others.