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Fantastic value for the money. The thermostat controller looks very sharp and has a very nice metal finish, as does the frame for the fan. The included templates made mounting a snap.
Originally, I just placed the fan on top of my receiver but I wasn't getting enough temperature reduction. Instead, I reversed the flow of the fan (just unscrew it from the mounting frame and flip it over-2 minutes tops) and then mounted the fan into the bottom of the shelf where my receiver sits. This blows cool air from underneath the shelf straight into the bottom of the receiver. This way, there is a constant flow of cool air travelling through the receiver and then out of the top of the receiver. Worked like a charm. Cranking my receiver at full volume for an hour, the temperature never went above 87 degrees. The thermal shutoff on the receiver is around 105, so no problem at all.
By default, the backlight goes off after about 5 seconds. To keep it on all of the time, just put it in "off" mode and then hold the up button for 5 seconds. Do the same and hold the down button to set the backlight to turn off automatically.
The fan is very quiet and the "smart" mode works very well, increasing the fan speed as necessary as temperatures climb. I have not noticed any fan noise whatsoever with normal listening volumes.
One additional edit: I wanted the display to be visible all of the time, but it is incredibly bright! I simply removed the metal faceplate and placed a blue colored gel sheet on top of the LCD display. Popped the cover back on and re screwed it. The display has a nice dark blue tint to it now and does not stand out while watching a movie for example. (see photo) It would be great if the manufacturer could add a contrast or brightness setting to the display so that it could be turned down with the controls! It works great as a table piece in our home.
