We really like the light fixture but there were some quality control issues as shown in the second photo. My husband was able to wire it to our existing light and fan switches. He opted to use only the wall switch wiring for the lights and bypassed the wireless control unit (direct wire like any light).  The fan was wired using the instructions and works as advertised.  Doing this makes you lose remote functionality for the lights but allows you to add a dimmer switch if you choose. To be clear, our house already has side by side light and fan switches from an existing fan. This fan is designed to be put on a single light switch and gain a fan where there wasn’t one which makes the remote a necessity.