Thread Number: 75835
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The sad state of fans today... |
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Post# 996702 , Reply# 1   6/9/2018 at 23:20 (2,118 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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Vornad9o fans used to have a good quality. I have not bought one lately, but the 4 I have just keep going and we are talking over 20 years for some of them. |
Post# 996704 , Reply# 2   6/10/2018 at 00:15 (2,118 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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I have blue-blade Panasonic oscillating table fan that is probably 25 years old, or a bit more, and it works beautifully. I had to adjust the oscillating arm on it today as it was out of alignment. When I opened it up, it was shockingly clean inside around the motor and now it has it's swing back, I hope we're good for another couple of decades.
I have three newer Vornado fans and they are my all-time favorites. Quiet, great whole-room ventilators and reliable. I have the vintage re-makes, they feel like what a quality fan should be, hopefully they'll last as long as the originals. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK
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Post# 996707 , Reply# 4   6/10/2018 at 01:21 (2,118 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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Good thing about older fans and blowers-You can take their motors apart to clean and relube the bearings.Something you can't do with todays fans. |
Post# 996809 , Reply# 6   6/10/2018 at 23:21 (2,117 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn)   |   | |
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I have a Sanyo with the brown Lexan blades from the 70's in my front room and a Panasonic from the 80's with Lexan blades in my comp room and run the snot out of them. The other rooms use Emersons from the 1930's that hands down are the best fans ever built of all time. They run cool days on end and are quiet and heavy cast iron. Keep them oiled and the cords in shape and they will outlive you. Each year I oil them with Zoom Spout and grease the gear boxes with white lithium grease and wipe the dust off and Im good all year. New is junk plain and simple. Find a nice Emerson on Emerson oldie on Ebay
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Post# 996875 , Reply# 9   6/11/2018 at 18:52 (2,116 days old) by cuffs054 (MONTICELLO, GA)   |   | |
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CircleW, I've also got a Mathis Cooler. I still use it in the bedroom. |
Post# 996881 , Reply# 10   6/11/2018 at 19:24 (2,116 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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big Westinghouse reversible window fan with the fancy plastic grill with the big W in the middle from the 50s, and a Bar Brook Breeze Builder window fan also from the 50s, both are worlds better than the new stuff. |
Post# 996885 , Reply# 11   6/11/2018 at 19:31 (2,116 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Have a huge Honeywell "commercial" fan got from Goodwill (NIB) almost over ten years ago now. Not sure where it is made but has worked like champ ever since. This with sometimes being on 24/7 for a few days at a time (weekends when home and don't want or need to turn on AC).
Otherwise any good vintage fan (new or used) always gets my vote. Given the dubious quality of what is being offered today, you can see why vintage stuff is going for big money. Ebay listings generally get pricey for good used fans. CL, estate sales, thrift shops and other local places generally offer better value for money. |
Post# 996892 , Reply# 13   6/11/2018 at 19:49 (2,116 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Growing up in the 1970's people would but one say in living or front room window and leave backdoor open. It was like sitting in a wind tunnel! Great breeze blowing right through the house. You didn't need AC most of the times.
Think when ACs became more "affordable" and or moved from a comfort to must have; people lost the know how of cooling with fans. That and innovation along with quality dropped. Back in the days you had one or two decently powered fans, one exhausting while the other pulled in air. If set up properly that along would cool down a nice sized home. Maybe add a few smaller units in bedrooms or whatever to help things along. No, indoor temps wouldn't be like frozen foods section many seem to prefer today, but things were comfortable. |
Post# 1010271 , Reply# 15   10/10/2018 at 03:18 (1,996 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Was just awoken to sounds of grating and squealing. Once ruled out the possibility of a huge rat *LOL*, noticed it was coming from the fan.
Was that ready to get back into bed when noticed fan was slowing down, then speeding up. This went on for a bit, then the thing promptly died. Motor was quite warm, if fact could feel the heat coming from front of fan. For past several weeks the thing was slow to start, and often made a metal on metal squeal when starting up or slowing down. About a week ago took the thing apart, cleaned blades and put a drop of Zoom oil on blade shaft hoping for the best. Oh well, to be fair got the thing < ten years ago at Goodwill and have been using it hard ever since. This spring, summer and eve now in October thing has been on pretty much 24/7 coping with endless moist and or hot days. Have a cheapie fan from China a neighbor gave when she was moving house (NIB), so that will have to do until can figure out next move. Don't think these Honeywell fans have motors that can be taken apart, bearings cleaned and lubed, then reassembled. So guess over winter will be searching for a new fan... www.manualslib.com/manual... |
Post# 1010388 , Reply# 17   10/11/2018 at 10:09 (1,994 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts)   |   | |
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5-speed fan, but the top speed is just too much for the room in which I use this fan. This room is the one room in which I don't intend to install a ceiling fan; I'd rather use this old fan.
I always like to point out that the electrical connection on the back of the motor is exposed screw-on terminals. I have not yet mistakenly touched the connection. |
Post# 1010408 , Reply# 18   10/11/2018 at 11:33 (1,994 days old) by johnb300m (Chicago)   |   | |
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I too would probably never buy a modern box fan if I could help it.
They really do look and perform like cheap toys. This is what our family had for a long time, till the motor finally went in the late 90s. A huge, HEAVY, loud Spring Aire. With a big motor. But dang did it move lots of air. CLICK HERE TO GO TO johnb300m's LINK |
Post# 1010416 , Reply# 19   10/11/2018 at 13:09 (1,994 days old) by washman (o)   |   | |
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Post# 1010787 , Reply# 20   10/14/2018 at 16:04 (1,991 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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After remains of hurricane Michael pushed through a cold front hit area, so hot and damp weather is now gone. Forecast for next week and beyond calls for cool to downright chilly weather with low humidity.
With autumn weather fixing to set in, then winter and beyond have a long time to look for a new fan. Hopefully can find someone selling a good vintage piece for reasonable price. @Washman Great fan videos! Was also amazed at how many little guys are into fans as well. A few have quite a decent collection being shown on YT. |
Post# 1010801 , Reply# 21   10/14/2018 at 17:35 (1,991 days old) by Richardc1983 (Leeds, UK)   |   | |
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