The fan arrived with the tape over the motor wiring unattached and sticking straight up into the fan blades. If the fan would have been turned on, the fan blades would have rubbed the tape like bicycle spokes rubbing an inserted playing card. The fan was disassembled (the instructions show how to do this to clean the fan), and the tape applied over the wiring. The fan was turned on, and it only functions on high speed (supposed to be a 3-speed setting). I would not recommend this product if one values safety, fire prevention, and quality.