I actually ordered this for my mother's Craftmade ceiling fan in her bedroom. She called me over when it arrived. She had the package open already when I arrived. I noticed immediately the physical appearance was different from the pic displayed. That pic is what made me order. It was IDENTICAL to what my mother had. I was thinking, "Uh-oh, they screwed up", when I saw the remote actually sent. The remote sent was rectangular-shaped. It was larger, though not necessarily heavier. It had a large square button in the center. Then, upon closer examination, I noticed the same keys were present as my mother's old remote. Just in different locations and a differnt layout, with different sized keys. Popped the included 12V battery in (the tiny kind--smaller than Triple AAA's), the ones they also use for wireless doorbell chime transmitters, and gave the remote a whirl.
The remote has the same soft touch response as the one pictured on the website. All keys performed admirably. My mother's Craftmade ceiling fan rotated, reversed when prompted to change the direction of air flow, spun faster, etc. The lights dimmed when I held the appropriate key, & snapped on and off if the correct key was simply touched & released. Everything just WORKED!
So depsite the remote delivered looking totally different, it performed flawlessly & was completely compatible. And that's all I cared about. The big square key in the middle performs several functions, just consolidated on one key. It gets the job done along with the others. No problems here, and would purchase again if my mother needed another one (I used my Amazon account for convenience, the remote was for her).
A no-brainer if you require a solid replacement remote. It also comes with the wall bracket to hang the remote and can be operated out of that, if you so choose.
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