Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
Compiled by SmartHomeWorkflow Research · Hunter Fan · Indoor Air & Comfort · ~$269.99 ($269.99 direct from Hunter, read 2026-08-06, for the single finish this model is offered in — Matte Black, SKU 51314. The storefront's own product data returns the same figure and marks the variant available. ⚠ RECORDED BECAUSE AN EARLIER RESEARCH PASS GOT THIS WRONG AND THE CORRECTION IS USEFUL: the rendered page appears to show both a 'Sale' badge and an 'Out of Stock' badge on this product. Neither is a statement about it. The store's theme ships both badge elements in the page markup for every product and hides whichever does not apply, so reading the page as text — rather than as a browser renders it — makes every item look simultaneously discounted and sold out. The store's own product data says otherwise: available, and no comparison price, so $269.99 is the plain price and the fan is in stock. Free shipping applies over $199, which this clears. ⚠ Stock at re-verification (2026-08-21): THREE of four finishes — Dove Grey, Fresh White, Matte Silver — are out of stock on Hunter's own store, leaving Matte Black the only buyable colour at the same $269.99. Recorded per the #137 precedent as a dated observation and NOT as a lifecycle signal: the listing is live, priced and orderable. Flagged for re-check because all-variant unavailability on a vendor's own store is the shape a quiet discontinuation takes, and this is three quarters of the way there.)
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No hub, and Hunter is unusually explicit about why: 'We build the HunterSMART technology into our smart home fans, so you don't need to install or wire extra accessories to utilize the smart home fan capabilities.' The Wi-Fi module and remote receiver are inside the fan, so there is no bridge, no separate receiver to fit in the canopy and no controller to buy. One requirement replaces the hub, though, and it applies to every route including Apple's: you must create a HunterSMART app account and register the fan in the app before connecting it to any ecosystem. Hunter notes this account is separate from the hunterfan.com shopping account. The Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz — Hunter states its fans 'operate on 2.4G' and attributes most pairing failures to a phone sitting on a 5 GHz network.[2]
Apple Home · Works
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Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
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Apple HomePlatform control
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Keep in mindIntermediate equipment and transport are not mapped in this summary. Read the setup notes before choosing hardware. Check the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
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The most fully evidenced cell on this record, and the mechanism is documented rather than implied. Hunter states its fans 'were the first to HomeKit Certified by Apple', and — far more usefully — publishes the actual pairing flow: in the Home app, tap the plus sign, choose 'Add Accessory', then 'scan the HomeKit setup code on the inside of the remote or in your HunterSMART fan's manual'. A HomeKit setup code is how a certified HomeKit accessory pairs, so this is a native accessory rather than a cloud bridge dressed up as one, and control is local on your own network. Hunter names what arrives: 'Through HomeKit, you can control your fan's speed, light, and direction', plus scenes and geo-triggered automations alongside other HomeKit devices. THREE LIMITS RECORDED PLAINLY. First, the HunterSMART app comes first even here — step one of Hunter's own Apple instructions is 'Register and pair your HunterSMART fan through our app', so an account is unavoidable. Second, the setup code lives inside the remote: if the remote is lost before pairing, the manual is the only other copy. Third, unlike a Matter claim, there is no public registry in which a buyer can independently confirm an Apple certification — this cell rests on a first-party claim backed by a first-party mechanism, which is strong evidence but not third-party evidence.[1][2][13]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
Google Home · Works
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Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
→Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi routerYour home network
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Cloud serviceInternet connection required
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Google HomePlatform control
What you gainReach the device through the documented cloud connection.
Keep in mindCheck the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
How to read the equipment roles
This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
Documented on the same footing as Alexa and with the same account-linking shape: register and set up the fan in the HunterSMART app first, then 'Under Settings, select Connect with Google' and follow the Google Assistant flow. Hunter's specification table lists Google Home in the same 'Works With' line as Alexa and Apple HomeKit. Recorded full because the route and its mechanism are both published first-party. ⚠ THE ASYMMETRY IS WORTH NAMING THOUGH: Hunter illustrates what Alexa can do with example commands and never does the same for Google, so what the Google route carries is inferred from the fan having the same capabilities on the other side rather than stated. If Google is your household's assistant and setting a specific speed by voice is the point, that specific behaviour is undocumented. Hunter's marketing also uses 'Google Assistant' and 'Google Home' interchangeably across the two product descriptions read for this record.[1][2][13]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
Amazon Alexa · Works
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The documented connection
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
→Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi routerYour home network
→Internet
Cloud serviceInternet connection required
→Alexa skill
Amazon AlexaPlatform control
What you gainReach the device through the documented cloud connection.
Keep in mindCheck the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
How to read the equipment roles
This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
A real, documented integration rather than a logo. Hunter publishes the steps — register the fan in the HunterSMART app, then under Settings choose 'Connect with Alexa' and follow Amazon's account-linking flow — and, unusually for this catalogue, publishes what it does: 'Alexa, set the office fan to high' and 'Alexa, turn on the office light' are Hunter's own examples, so speed and light both reach the fan by voice. ⚠ ONE GOTCHA HUNTER DOCUMENTS AND MOST VENDORS WOULD NOT, worth knowing before you rename anything: 'If you add a new HunterSMART fan, change your existing HunterSMART fan's name through our app, or update your HunterSMART password, you will need to reset the skill. Do this by disabling the skill in Alexa and then enable it again.' Renaming a fan silently breaking its voice control is exactly the kind of thing that gets blamed on the fan. Transport is cloud: this route runs through Hunter's servers and Amazon's, unlike the Apple one.[1][2][13]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
SmartThings · Inconclusive
This connection is not confirmed for this model
Connection not confirmed
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)?SmartThings
There is not enough model-specific evidence to draw a supported connection. Read the evidence and limits below.
Hunter names three platforms for this fan and frames them as examples rather than as a complete list. The page says the fan 'offers Wi-Fi capabilities, seamlessly integrating with smart home systems like Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa', and its specification row reads 'HunterSMART Works With: Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home'. A list introduced with 'like' or 'including' does not rule SmartThings out, and Hunter publishes no statement about it either way. A cloud-to-cloud route could exist unadvertised, or could not exist at all — check Hunter's current compatibility page before buying for a SmartThings home.[1][11]
Home Assistant · Works
How it connects to Home Assistant
Follow the recorded connection below. Equipment details and setup limits explain what else this path needs.
Official integration
Connection summary
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)Hunter Aerodyne Indoor Smart Fan with LED Light, 52 inch (51314)
→Official integration
Home AssistantPlatform control
What you gainThis connection communicates locally.
Keep in mindIntermediate equipment and transport are not mapped in this summary. Read the setup notes before choosing hardware. Check the function table for supported controls and routines. A connection diagram does not establish every function or remote access.
How to read the equipment roles
This shows the connection route, not every network cable or a shopping list. One device may provide several roles, including a Matter controller and a Thread border router. Only a Thread connection needs the Thread role. Read the equipment cards for all recorded requirements.
These paths summarize documented setup options. Check the function table for the connection covered by each recorded capability.
There is an official route to Home Assistant and it comes entirely from Home Assistant's side, because Hunter never mentions Home Assistant at all. This fan is a certified Apple Home accessory, so Home Assistant's built-in integration for Apple Home accessories pairs with it directly, and that integration supports both fans and lights, so you can switch the fan on and off, change its speed and dim its light. Control stays on your own network, with no maker's cloud in the path. Hunter ships nothing of its own: Home Assistant has no Hunter integration and no SimpleConnect integration, checked on 6 August 2026 against a page we knew existed in the same directory, so we could tell an empty result from a broken check. One setup step matters: Home Assistant can only find accessories that are not already paired, so a fan already added to the Apple Home app has to be removed from that app first, without resetting the fan, and the two apps cannot both hold it. Getting the fan onto your network is the easy part: the HunterSMART app does that before Home Assistant is involved.[4][19]
The equipment list for this platform is not fully specified here. Use the documented setup above; an empty list does not mean no equipment is needed.
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The most fully evidenced cell on this record, and the mechanism is documented rather than implied. Hunter states its fans 'were the first to HomeKit Certified by Apple', and — far more usefully — publishes the actual pairing flow: in the Home app, tap the plus sign, choose 'Add Accessory', then 'scan the HomeKit setup code on the inside of the remote or in your HunterSMART fan's manual'. A HomeKit setup code is how a certified HomeKit accessory pairs, so this is a native accessory rather than a cloud bridge dressed up as one, and control is local on your own network. Hunter names what arrives: 'Through HomeKit, you can control your fan's speed, light, and direction', plus scenes and geo-triggered automations alongside other HomeKit devices. THREE LIMITS RECORDED PLAINLY. First, the HunterSMART app comes first even here — step one of Hunter's own Apple instructions is 'Register and pair your HunterSMART fan through our app', so an account is unavoidable. Second, the setup code lives inside the remote: if the remote is lost before pairing, the manual is the only other copy. Third, unlike a Matter claim, there is no public registry in which a buyer can independently confirm an Apple certification — this cell rests on a first-party claim backed by a first-party mechanism, which is strong evidence but not third-party evidence.
Documented on the same footing as Alexa and with the same account-linking shape: register and set up the fan in the HunterSMART app first, then 'Under Settings, select Connect with Google' and follow the Google Assistant flow. Hunter's specification table lists Google Home in the same 'Works With' line as Alexa and Apple HomeKit. Recorded full because the route and its mechanism are both published first-party. ⚠ THE ASYMMETRY IS WORTH NAMING THOUGH: Hunter illustrates what Alexa can do with example commands and never does the same for Google, so what the Google route carries is inferred from the fan having the same capabilities on the other side rather than stated. If Google is your household's assistant and setting a specific speed by voice is the point, that specific behaviour is undocumented. Hunter's marketing also uses 'Google Assistant' and 'Google Home' interchangeably across the two product descriptions read for this record.
A real, documented integration rather than a logo. Hunter publishes the steps — register the fan in the HunterSMART app, then under Settings choose 'Connect with Alexa' and follow Amazon's account-linking flow — and, unusually for this catalogue, publishes what it does: 'Alexa, set the office fan to high' and 'Alexa, turn on the office light' are Hunter's own examples, so speed and light both reach the fan by voice. ⚠ ONE GOTCHA HUNTER DOCUMENTS AND MOST VENDORS WOULD NOT, worth knowing before you rename anything: 'If you add a new HunterSMART fan, change your existing HunterSMART fan's name through our app, or update your HunterSMART password, you will need to reset the skill. Do this by disabling the skill in Alexa and then enable it again.' Renaming a fan silently breaking its voice control is exactly the kind of thing that gets blamed on the fan. Transport is cloud: this route runs through Hunter's servers and Amazon's, unlike the Apple one.
Hunter names three platforms for this fan and frames them as examples rather than as a complete list. The page says the fan 'offers Wi-Fi capabilities, seamlessly integrating with smart home systems like Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa', and its specification row reads 'HunterSMART Works With: Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home'. A list introduced with 'like' or 'including' does not rule SmartThings out, and Hunter publishes no statement about it either way. A cloud-to-cloud route could exist unadvertised, or could not exist at all — check Hunter's current compatibility page before buying for a SmartThings home.
There is an official route to Home Assistant and it comes entirely from Home Assistant's side, because Hunter never mentions Home Assistant at all. This fan is a certified Apple Home accessory, so Home Assistant's built-in integration for Apple Home accessories pairs with it directly, and that integration supports both fans and lights, so you can switch the fan on and off, change its speed and dim its light. Control stays on your own network, with no maker's cloud in the path. Hunter ships nothing of its own: Home Assistant has no Hunter integration and no SimpleConnect integration, checked on 6 August 2026 against a page we knew existed in the same directory, so we could tell an empty result from a broken check. One setup step matters: Home Assistant can only find accessories that are not already paired, so a fan already added to the Apple Home app has to be removed from that app first, without resetting the fan, and the two apps cannot both hold it. Getting the fan onto your network is the easy part: the HunterSMART app does that before Home Assistant is involved.
Automation availability for this model is not established.
✓ Documented for this connection. × A stated limit. ◐ A partial function. ? Not established. A listed device function does not establish a complete routine, its other equipment or any plan requirements.
Setup and sources
Apple Home
The most fully evidenced cell on this record, and the mechanism is documented rather than implied. Hunter states its fans 'were the first to HomeKit Certified by Apple', and — far more usefully — publishes the actual pairing flow: in the Home app, tap the plus sign, choose 'Add Accessory', then 'scan the HomeKit setup code on the inside of the remote or in your HunterSMART fan's manual'. A HomeKit setup code is how a certified HomeKit accessory pairs, so this is a native accessory rather than a cloud bridge dressed up as one, and control is local on your own network. Hunter names what arrives: 'Through HomeKit, you can control your fan's speed, light, and direction', plus scenes and geo-triggered automations alongside other HomeKit devices. THREE LIMITS RECORDED PLAINLY. First, the HunterSMART app comes first even here — step one of Hunter's own Apple instructions is 'Register and pair your HunterSMART fan through our app', so an account is unavoidable. Second, the setup code lives inside the remote: if the remote is lost before pairing, the manual is the only other copy. Third, unlike a Matter claim, there is no public registry in which a buyer can independently confirm an Apple certification — this cell rests on a first-party claim backed by a first-party mechanism, which is strong evidence but not third-party evidence.[1][2][13]
Google Home
Documented on the same footing as Alexa and with the same account-linking shape: register and set up the fan in the HunterSMART app first, then 'Under Settings, select Connect with Google' and follow the Google Assistant flow. Hunter's specification table lists Google Home in the same 'Works With' line as Alexa and Apple HomeKit. Recorded full because the route and its mechanism are both published first-party. ⚠ THE ASYMMETRY IS WORTH NAMING THOUGH: Hunter illustrates what Alexa can do with example commands and never does the same for Google, so what the Google route carries is inferred from the fan having the same capabilities on the other side rather than stated. If Google is your household's assistant and setting a specific speed by voice is the point, that specific behaviour is undocumented. Hunter's marketing also uses 'Google Assistant' and 'Google Home' interchangeably across the two product descriptions read for this record.[1][2][13]
Alexa
A real, documented integration rather than a logo. Hunter publishes the steps — register the fan in the HunterSMART app, then under Settings choose 'Connect with Alexa' and follow Amazon's account-linking flow — and, unusually for this catalogue, publishes what it does: 'Alexa, set the office fan to high' and 'Alexa, turn on the office light' are Hunter's own examples, so speed and light both reach the fan by voice. ⚠ ONE GOTCHA HUNTER DOCUMENTS AND MOST VENDORS WOULD NOT, worth knowing before you rename anything: 'If you add a new HunterSMART fan, change your existing HunterSMART fan's name through our app, or update your HunterSMART password, you will need to reset the skill. Do this by disabling the skill in Alexa and then enable it again.' Renaming a fan silently breaking its voice control is exactly the kind of thing that gets blamed on the fan. Transport is cloud: this route runs through Hunter's servers and Amazon's, unlike the Apple one.[1][2][13]
SmartThings
Hunter names three platforms for this fan and frames them as examples rather than as a complete list. The page says the fan 'offers Wi-Fi capabilities, seamlessly integrating with smart home systems like Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa', and its specification row reads 'HunterSMART Works With: Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home'. A list introduced with 'like' or 'including' does not rule SmartThings out, and Hunter publishes no statement about it either way. A cloud-to-cloud route could exist unadvertised, or could not exist at all — check Hunter's current compatibility page before buying for a SmartThings home.[1][11]
Home Assistant
There is an official route to Home Assistant and it comes entirely from Home Assistant's side, because Hunter never mentions Home Assistant at all. This fan is a certified Apple Home accessory, so Home Assistant's built-in integration for Apple Home accessories pairs with it directly, and that integration supports both fans and lights, so you can switch the fan on and off, change its speed and dim its light. Control stays on your own network, with no maker's cloud in the path. Hunter ships nothing of its own: Home Assistant has no Hunter integration and no SimpleConnect integration, checked on 6 August 2026 against a page we knew existed in the same directory, so we could tell an empty result from a broken check. One setup step matters: Home Assistant can only find accessories that are not already paired, so a fan already added to the Apple Home app has to be removed from that app first, without resetting the fan, and the two apps cannot both hold it. Getting the fan onto your network is the easy part: the HunterSMART app does that before Home Assistant is involved.[4][19]
The most fully evidenced cell on this record, and the mechanism is documented rather than implied. Hunter states its fans 'were the first to HomeKit Certified by Apple', and — far more usefully — publishes the actual pairing flow: in the Home app, tap the plus sign, choose 'Add Accessory', then 'scan the HomeKit setup code on the inside of the remote or in your HunterSMART fan's manual'. A HomeKit setup code is how a certified HomeKit accessory pairs, so this is a native accessory rather than a cloud bridge dressed up as one, and control is local on your own network. Hunter names what arrives: 'Through HomeKit, you can control your fan's speed, light, and direction', plus scenes and geo-triggered automations alongside other HomeKit devices. THREE LIMITS RECORDED PLAINLY. First, the HunterSMART app comes first even here — step one of Hunter's own Apple instructions is 'Register and pair your HunterSMART fan through our app', so an account is unavoidable. Second, the setup code lives inside the remote: if the remote is lost before pairing, the manual is the only other copy. Third, unlike a Matter claim, there is no public registry in which a buyer can independently confirm an Apple certification — this cell rests on a first-party claim backed by a first-party mechanism, which is strong evidence but not third-party evidence.
A real, documented integration rather than a logo. Hunter publishes the steps — register the fan in the HunterSMART app, then under Settings choose 'Connect with Alexa' and follow Amazon's account-linking flow — and, unusually for this catalogue, publishes what it does: 'Alexa, set the office fan to high' and 'Alexa, turn on the office light' are Hunter's own examples, so speed and light both reach the fan by voice. ⚠ ONE GOTCHA HUNTER DOCUMENTS AND MOST VENDORS WOULD NOT, worth knowing before you rename anything: 'If you add a new HunterSMART fan, change your existing HunterSMART fan's name through our app, or update your HunterSMART password, you will need to reset the skill. Do this by disabling the skill in Alexa and then enable it again.' Renaming a fan silently breaking its voice control is exactly the kind of thing that gets blamed on the fan. Transport is cloud: this route runs through Hunter's servers and Amazon's, unlike the Apple one.
Documented on the same footing as Alexa and with the same account-linking shape: register and set up the fan in the HunterSMART app first, then 'Under Settings, select Connect with Google' and follow the Google Assistant flow. Hunter's specification table lists Google Home in the same 'Works With' line as Alexa and Apple HomeKit. Recorded full because the route and its mechanism are both published first-party. ⚠ THE ASYMMETRY IS WORTH NAMING THOUGH: Hunter illustrates what Alexa can do with example commands and never does the same for Google, so what the Google route carries is inferred from the fan having the same capabilities on the other side rather than stated. If Google is your household's assistant and setting a specific speed by voice is the point, that specific behaviour is undocumented. Hunter's marketing also uses 'Google Assistant' and 'Google Home' interchangeably across the two product descriptions read for this record.
SmartThings
?InconclusiveWe researched this and the evidence doesn't settle it — the catch explains why[1][11]
Hunter names three platforms for this fan and frames them as examples rather than as a complete list. The page says the fan 'offers Wi-Fi capabilities, seamlessly integrating with smart home systems like Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa', and its specification row reads 'HunterSMART Works With: Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home'. A list introduced with 'like' or 'including' does not rule SmartThings out, and Hunter publishes no statement about it either way. A cloud-to-cloud route could exist unadvertised, or could not exist at all — check Hunter's current compatibility page before buying for a SmartThings home.
There is an official route to Home Assistant and it comes entirely from Home Assistant's side, because Hunter never mentions Home Assistant at all. This fan is a certified Apple Home accessory, so Home Assistant's built-in integration for Apple Home accessories pairs with it directly, and that integration supports both fans and lights, so you can switch the fan on and off, change its speed and dim its light. Control stays on your own network, with no maker's cloud in the path. Hunter ships nothing of its own: Home Assistant has no Hunter integration and no SimpleConnect integration, checked on 6 August 2026 against a page we knew existed in the same directory, so we could tell an empty result from a broken check. One setup step matters: Home Assistant can only find accessories that are not already paired, so a fan already added to the Apple Home app has to be removed from that app first, without resetting the fan, and the two apps cannot both hold it. Getting the fan onto your network is the easy part: the HunterSMART app does that before Home Assistant is involved.
? Inconclusive means we researched that ecosystem and the evidence doesn’t settle it — the catch says why, and the sources are listed below. It is a statement about the available evidence, never a verdict on the product. A Setup Check researches your exact setup where the official sources don’t answer.
Vendor account required: Not established — we have not sourced this yet.
No subscription. The HunterSMART app requires an account but no payment, and no plan, tier or paywall gates any published function — app control, voice control, scheduling, light dimming and direction reversal are all described without a fee. There is no consumable. Recorded as an absence rather than a promise: Hunter never mentions a charge, and equally never makes a written commitment that it will not introduce one.
Batteries: One CR2032 lithium cell in the included handheld remote; the fan is hardwired
Works without the internet: Not established — we have not sourced this yet. It does not mean the product fails without the internet.
A hardwired ceiling fixture, which is why this is pro-recommended rather than DIY: overhead mains work supporting a 24.1 lb moving load on a 3-inch downrod, and Hunter's own guidance is that a downrod mount suits ceilings of 9 ft and above. The published specification is thorough: 52-inch blade span, five non-reversible blades at a 13-degree pitch, a reversible motor with four speeds, 5,218 CFM on high drawing 48 watts — an airflow efficiency of 71 CFM per watt — and an estimated $14 a year to run. Lighting is integrated and not removable ('Can be used without Light kits: No'): two dimmable E26 LED bulbs, 9W each, 800 lumens apiece at 3000K behind a painted cased white lens. Rated for indoor locations only, and sized by Hunter for rooms up to 400 sq ft. ETL listed. Setup and the Alexa and Google routes do pass through Hunter's cloud.
Security updates: No security-update support date is on record for this model yet. We haven't yet checked whether Hunter Fan publishes one, so this is a gap in our research — not a statement about the manufacturer.
The catch
The catch here is not whether it works but what each route costs you. All three major platforms are supported with published setup instructions, which is rare in this category — but only Apple's is local. HomeKit pairing uses a setup code printed inside the remote and gives you speed, light and direction; Alexa and Google both run through Hunter's cloud after linking accounts. And every route, Apple's included, starts by creating a HunterSMART app account and registering the fan there first. That account is separate from the hunterfan.com account you shop with, which Hunter flags itself. Second, one documented gotcha will look like a hardware fault when it happens: renaming a fan in the HunterSMART app, adding a new fan, or changing your HunterSMART password breaks the Alexa skill until you disable and re-enable it. Third, the Wi-Fi is 2.4 GHz only, and Hunter attributes most failed pairings to a phone sitting on the 5 GHz half of a dual-band network — worth sorting before you are up a ladder. Fourth, this is a hardwired 24.1 lb fixture on a 3-inch downrod, rated indoor-only, and its light is integrated and cannot be removed. Budget for an electrician and for the fact that you are choosing this light, not just this fan: two 9W LEDs at 3000K, dimmable, 800 lumens each. Fifth, a correction worth carrying to any Hunter page you read yourself — the site's product pages appear to show 'Sale' and 'Out of Stock' badges on items that are neither. Those badges are in the page markup for every product and hidden when they do not apply. The store's own data shows this fan available at full price. Finally, the efficiency figures: 5,218 CFM on high at 48 watts is 71 CFM per watt, with a limited lifetime motor warranty behind it, though the light kit is covered for only one year.
Who it's for
The strongest fit is an Apple Home household, and that is not a sentence this catalogue gets to write often about a ceiling fan. HomeKit here is native and certified rather than bridged, it pairs with a setup code like any other Apple accessory, control is local, and Hunter documents speed, light and direction all arriving in the Home app. It works just as well for Alexa or Google homes — the setup paths are published for both, and Hunter's own example commands show voice setting fan speed and light — with the trade that those routes run through the cloud and depend on a linked account staying linked. Home Assistant users have a genuine option too, via the HomeKit Device integration, as long as they accept it is either Home Assistant or Apple Home and not both. At $269.99 with 5,218 CFM, a limited lifetime motor warranty and no subscription anywhere, it is a lot of specified fan for the price. Look elsewhere if you run SmartThings, which is addressed nowhere; if you want a fan without a light, since this one's LEDs are integrated and Hunter states it cannot be used without them; or if you are unwilling to create a manufacturer app account, because every path to every ecosystem starts there.
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Sources & method
Numbered sources below back the facts marked with the matching number above. This is a research profile: compiled from manufacturer documentation, certification registries, and published testing — we state facts, not verdicts, and we have not physically tested this unit. How we work →
19 numbered sources· read them in the source's own words
Backs: Product identity, Protocols, Batteries, Works without the internet, Power source, Installation, Capabilities, Apple Home compatibility, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility, SmartThings compatibility, Service status, Subscription
Backs: Apple Home compatibility, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility, Required hub or bridge, Protocols, Capabilities, Subscription, Batteries, Works without the internet
[12] this record's own lifecycle note as it stood before 2026-09-17 (no new external read): its wording was rewritten so it reads in plain language. No fact, date, source or value changed, and the earlier wording is kept on this record., verified 2026-09-17
Backs: Subscription, Market availability, Service status, Price, Product identity, App platforms, Apple Home compatibility, Amazon Alexa compatibility, Google Home compatibility
[18] Looked on 4 October 2026 for a Hunter page that says whether this fan's installation should go to an electrician, which is what keeps the install answer at 'a professional is recommended'. Hunter's store and HunterSMART pages, the only Hunter pages this record cites, turn our reader away (a refusal on every request since 2 October 2026, with no automated route left), and the same holds for Hunter's bare domain. The re-source tool found no other Hunter host to walk, and Home Assistant's page is a platform's documentation, not Hunter's. No page was read for this fact, so the install answer keeps the date it was read on., verified 2026-10-04
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