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Thread Number: 69027
/ Tag: Other Home Products or Autos
Sleeping with a fan on, anyone else? |
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| Post# 918143 , Reply# 1 1/29/2017 at 18:32 (2,642 days old) by JoeInFL (Wesley Chapel FL) | ||
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I have for years. I like the white noise but I also like the air flow. I sleep better because I can breath better I think. I don't take one when I'm in a hotel but I do turn the fan to "on" instead of "auto" on the HVAC. | ||
Post# 918169 , Reply# 3 1/29/2017 at 21:02 (2,642 days old) by Launderess  (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Not a fan per se.... | ||
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Post# 918214 , Reply# 7 1/30/2017 at 06:19 (2,642 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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neighbors' dogs barking One of the reasons I use a window unit in the bedroom and run it on just the fan in Spring and Fall. I don't know how people sleep through their dog barking unless they have white noise machines, too. Inconsiderate SOBs. | ||
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Post# 918215 , Reply# 8 1/30/2017 at 06:21 (2,642 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc) |
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I also have to sleep during the day since I work a midnight shift.Other noise can come in,too.Working mid shift while living in apartments was impossible.Like trying to sleep on a factory floor near the press! | ||
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Post# 918235 , Reply# 9 1/30/2017 at 09:07 (2,641 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California) |
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Never had to run a fan to get to sleep. But then I don't think I've tried it, either, although in the summer sometimes I'll have a window fan going in the bedroom. But it's thermostatically activated and I found the on/off cycles to be annoying.
One thing I've found helps get to sleep is to use high CRI index warm white LED bulbs in the bedroom area, and to switch the PC in the adjacent room to a warm color scheme. Apparently the blue component of daylight bulbs, daylight, and computers tends to interfere with circadian rhythms. The other trick is to brush teeth an hour or more before retiring. I've found brushing teeth tends to be a wake-up message and it's easier to fall asleep if it's not right before retiring. Another hint, which I haven't tried, is to write down possible solutions for any nagging issues that might keep one awake. I read that in the AARP mag. Currently that problem tends to occur for me towards the end of the work week... so I'll have to try it. | ||
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Post# 918246 , Reply# 10 1/30/2017 at 09:43 (2,641 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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| Post# 918270 , Reply# 11 1/30/2017 at 13:25 (2,641 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT) | ||
Yes... | ||
| Post# 918368 , Reply# 13 1/31/2017 at 00:36 (2,641 days old) by Michaelman2 (Lauderdale by the Sea, FL) | ||
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Fan or white noise make sleeping so much better for me. | ||
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Post# 918372 , Reply# 14 1/31/2017 at 01:31 (2,641 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Always have a fan
All year round cannot sleep without one always thought I could breathe easier being asthmatic with one on.
These days have to use a CPAP machine too so have got used to noise as has my other half who also maintains that if I did not have the CPAP on I would have drawn my last breath years ago as been a chronic snorer. So the white noise far outweighs the quiet lol Austin | ||
| Post# 918512 , Reply# 16 1/31/2017 at 20:01 (2,640 days old) by Artcurus (Odessa) | ||
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this one. From about the 20's. It's in rough shape but works really nice.
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Post# 918635 , Reply# 18 2/1/2017 at 16:52 (2,639 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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That's a nice Diehl fan. It looks a lot like the one I have, which I think is from the mid 30's. It came from my dad's uncle's store, which he expanded at that time to include groceries in addition to meat. | ||
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Post# 918710 , Reply# 19 2/1/2017 at 23:06 (2,639 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 Even though we have central heat and air, I have small window units in the bedrooms so we don't have to cool the whole house down to 68 while sleeping. I sleep in daytime so the fan noise blocks outside racket. When it's really cold out and I don't want to circulate cold air I have a small Pelonis heater sitting on my headboard that has a fan only setting...it makes similar noise to the window AC so it helps me sleep too. Normally I don't hear it thunder with the fan and wearing ear plugs. | ||
| Post# 918730 , Reply# 20 2/2/2017 at 05:38 (2,639 days old) by Artcurus (Odessa) | ||
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Thanks all. That Diehl is nice but it has some problems. The body is made of pot metal and it's in terrible shape. I've replaced the headwire so hopefully I won't have to open the case again, it should be okay if it's not messed with anymore. | ||
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Post# 918804 , Reply# 21 2/2/2017 at 18:23 (2,638 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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I'm surprised that the Diehl is pot metal. Mine is very heavy, and I assumed it was cast iron. | ||
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Post# 918847 , Reply# 22 2/2/2017 at 23:23 (2,638 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
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The book Collector's Guide to Electric Fans by John M. Witt doesn't have a lot of detail about Diehl fans, but does indicate that Diehl made very high-quality fans with cast-iron bases and motor housings through the 1920s (and maybe later, though he isn't specific). However, Witt is very critical of their six-bladed Command Air fans of the 1930s -- I'm no expert but it looks like this is what Arcturus has. Witt calls it "a very cheaply made fan with stamped steel blades, base and motor housing."
Years ago, I used a 10-inch Emerson fan to help me sleep. Most Emersons will run practically forever with minimal care. | ||
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