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Post by Brian L. on Apr 9, 2016 23:20:00 GMT -5
It has been a long time since I have had the fan (got it as a Christmas present a few years ago), and the main reason I haven't installed the fan in my room was that the light wires were accidentally cut too short. Now I have finally fixed that so the fan is fully functional and ready to be used. Because this fan seems a little obscure, (I can not find any pictures of installs online anywhere) I have decided to make a review of it. It might just be me, but I feel like this fan wasn't popular for some reason for people, (Which I assume is why it was discontinued) Personally, I like the design since it gives out a nice European modern style to the fan. It is almost like a Venus, with some 80s-90s vibe to it. The fan utilizes the good XLP-Plus (biggest XLP motor) There is no rubber flywheel like the stealth, but it has a Metal hub that acts as a flywheel. The fan uses an Advan Touch control. Dimmable uplight and Downlight 6 speeds, reversible And there are the security settings you would find in an Inteli-Touch The fan has 5 White ABS Plastic blades with the Casablanca Logo at the tips of it. Since I did not want to spend time to remove the Inteli-touch in my room and reinstall a switch, I will be testing this fan in my Sister's room. The hub has a little wobble, but it is not that bad. (After I haven't installed the fan in a while, it seems to make a particular hum in the light and the motor ( which I hopefully can fix in the future) It is also a very HEAVY fan, around 40 pounds. This fan also Blows a ton of air, it also has a long spindown time and start up, mostly because of the heavy blades. And as always, here are the pictures!   Mmmm those wingtips (sorry for blurry image)     ' There are more pictures in the album below. s1383.photobucket.com/user/Buizels/library/Casablanca%20Vita |
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Post by fancollector12 on Apr 9, 2016 23:22:11 GMT -5
It's probably the successor to the Venus, and was inspired by the Venus. I like these fans!
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Post by Cole S. on Apr 10, 2016 20:32:37 GMT -5
I'd still very much like to find a Vita, it looks amazing. Almost purchased one a few years ago, but it didn't work out and now I'm pretty sad that it didn't.
I think someone said it was inspired by the Venus long ago. There was all that talk of the Venus and others returning with the Star/Starlet, but they went with a new design instead of the Venus.
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Post by fancollector12 on Apr 11, 2016 0:04:10 GMT -5
Richard Holbrook or whatever his last name is designed all of the modern-styled 80s and 90s Casa fans (Venus, Stealth, Meridian, Halogen Star, Spirit of Saturn, San Marino, etc)... I like most of his designs.
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Post by fan1968 on Apr 11, 2016 14:18:29 GMT -5
Love the review but there's no wing tips...
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Post by Noah C on Apr 11, 2016 20:32:09 GMT -5
It has been a long time since I have had the fan (got it as a Christmas present a few years ago), and the main reason I haven't installed the fan in my room was that the light wires were accidentally cut too short. Now I have finally fixed that so the fan is fully functional and ready to be used. Because this fan seems a little obscure, (I can not find any pictures of installs online anywhere) I have decided to make a review of it. It might just be me, but I feel like this fan wasn't popular for some reason for people, (Which I assume is why it was discontinued) Personally, I like the design since it gives out a nice European modern style to the fan. It is almost like a Venus, with some 80s-90s vibe to it. The fan utilizes the good XLP-2000 motor There is no rubber flywheel like the stealth, but it has a Metal hub that acts as a flywheel. The fan uses an Advan Touch control. Dimmable uplight and Downlight 6 speeds, reversible And there are the security settings you would find in an Inteli-Touch The fan has 5 White ABS Plastic blades with the Casablanca Logo at the tips of it. Since I did not want to spend time to remove the Inteli-touch in my room and reinstall a switch, I will be testing this fan in my Sister's room. The hub has a little wobble, but it is not that bad. (After I haven't installed the fan in a while, it seems to make a particular hum in the light and the motor ( which I hopefully can fix in the future) It is also a very HEAVY fan, around 40 pounds. This fan also Blows a ton of air, it also has a long spindown time and start up, mostly because of the heavy blades. And as always, here are the pictures! Mmmm those wingtips (sorry for blurry image) ' There are more pictures in the album below. s1383.photobucket.com/user/Buizels/library/Casablanca%20VitaNice score man!! And you got really lucky because the Vita uses the XLP-Plus motor, which is used in the 60" XLP hollistons, and bigger than the XLP-2000 or XLP-2100 (used in mission and Cathay, both 56"). This is one of the best designed and most powerful casablancas ever made.  |
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Post by Brian L. on Apr 11, 2016 20:45:16 GMT -5
Richard Holbrook or whatever his last name is designed all of the modern-styled 80s and 90s Casa fans (Venus, Stealth, Meridian, Halogen Star, Spirit of Saturn, San Marino, etc)... I like most of his designs. Yep, he was a very well known designer, but he only designed the well renowned Casablanca Stealth, the Casablanca California Zephyr, San Marino, and Comfort Touch Remote. Jean Clyde Mason was the designer who made the space series of fans, The Venus, Saturn, Mercury/Halogen Star. Now bringing up the idea of the fan designers, I kind of doubt these people designed the newer Vita, but I may as well be wrong. I want to know who designed the Vita and ask them if the Venus did inspire them, because these two models bear quite a lot of resemblances. Love the review but there's no wing tips... As much as I love wingtips, I doubt they would fit on a Modern and simple fan like this one. Nice score man!! And you got really lucky because the Vita uses the XLP-Plus motor, which is used in the 60" XLP hollistons, and bigger than the XLP-2000 or XLP-2100 (used in mission and Cathay, both 56"). This is one of the best designed and most powerful casablancas ever made. Oh wow! I just noticed that in the Spec. Sheets! Thanks! I shall change the info above lol. Didn't the Bel-Air also use the XLP-2100 motor later on? |
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Post by Noah C on Apr 11, 2016 23:03:17 GMT -5
Richard Holbrook or whatever his last name is designed all of the modern-styled 80s and 90s Casa fans (Venus, Stealth, Meridian, Halogen Star, Spirit of Saturn, San Marino, etc)... I like most of his designs. Yep, he was a very well known designer, but he only designed the well renowned Casablanca Stealth, the Casablanca California Zephyr, San Marino, and Comfort Touch Remote. Jean Clyde Mason was the designer who made the space series of fans, The Venus, Saturn, Mercury/Halogen Star. Now bringing up the idea of the fan designers, I kind of doubt these people designed the newer Vita, but I may as well be wrong. I want to know who designed the Vita and ask them if the Venus did inspire them, because these two models bear quite a lot of resemblances. Love the review but there's no wing tips... As much as I love wingtips, I doubt they would fit on a Modern and simple fan like this one. Nice score man!! And you got really lucky because the Vita uses the XLP-Plus motor, which is used in the 60" XLP hollistons, and bigger than the XLP-2000 or XLP-2100 (used in mission and Cathay, both 56"). This is one of the best designed and most powerful casablancas ever made. Oh wow! I just noticed that in the spec sheets! Thanks! I shall change the info above lol. Didn't the Bel-Air also use the XLP-2100 motor later on? Change the above info again, bud; sorry :/. Casablanca made three stack motors: XLP-2000 (28mm stack height), XLP-2100 (33mm stack height, and the big boy, XLP-Plus (40mm stack height). Bel air used XLP-2000 through its whole production run until 2014, when it switched to a 188×20. In fact, every stack motor Casa 55" and under EXCEPT FOR THE VITA used the XLP-2000 (sorry for the confusion; the bel air is right at 55" and the Malibu star used this motor even though it is 84"). Lately they started to list it as 56" but it is actually a 55" fan (kinda like the stealth is 53" but now they want to make everything even so they list it as 54", get it) . Every stack motor Casa between 56" and 59" used the XLP-2100 motor (the Cathay and mission, which were both 56"). Every stack motor Casa that was 60" and above (and the Vita even though it was 52") used the XLP-Plus motor (holliston XLP which is right at 60"; I doubt you guys remember it) but it was a large stack motor fan, and now it is a 188×20 motor fan. Those hollistons have freakin' HUGE motor housings on them, easily about 16" diameter. The Panama motor housing is 12", the premium is 12.3", and the penbrooke was about 12.5" even though they listed it as 13"; its motor housing was about the same diameter as an original but chunkier. And its motor housing DWARFED all the others, and it still looked awkwardly big even with a 60" diameter, which it was designed for. |
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Post by Brian L. on Apr 11, 2016 23:24:53 GMT -5
Change the above info again, bud; sorry :/. Casablanca made three stack motors: XLP-2000 (28mm stack height), XLP-2100 (33mm stack height, and the big boy, XLP-Plus (40mm stack height). Bel air used XLP-2000 through its whole production run until 2014, when it switched to a 188×20. In fact, every stack motor Casa 55" and under EXCEPT FOR THE VITA used the XLP-2000 (sorry for the confusion; the bel air is right at 55" and the Malibu star used this motor even though it is 84"). Lately they started to list it as 56" but it is actually a 55" fan (kinda like the stealth is 53" but now they want to make everything even so they list it as 54", get it) . Every stack motor Casa between 56" and 59" used the XLP-2100 motor (the Cathay and mission, which were both 56"). Every stack motor Casa that was 60" and above (and the Vita even though it was 52") used the XLP-Plus motor (holliston XLP which is right at 60") I doubt you guys remember it) but it was a large stack motor fan. Now it is a 188×20 motor fan. Those hollistons have freakin' HUGE motor housings on them, easily about 16" diameter. The Panama motor housing is 12", the premium is 12.3", and the penbrooke was about 12.5" even though they listed it as 13"; its motor housing was about the same diameter than an original but chunkier. WAit, so it is just an XLP Plus motor, right? Here is the spec sheet on HansenWholesale www.hansenwholesale.com/ceilingfans/casablanca/model.asp?ProdNo=C17G546A |
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Post by Noah C on Apr 11, 2016 23:35:10 GMT -5
Change the above info again, bud; sorry :/. Casablanca made three stack motors: XLP-2000 (28mm stack height), XLP-2100 (33mm stack height, and the big boy, XLP-Plus (40mm stack height). Bel air used XLP-2000 through its whole production run until 2014, when it switched to a 188×20. In fact, every stack motor Casa 55" and under EXCEPT FOR THE VITA used the XLP-2000 (sorry for the confusion; the bel air is right at 55" and the Malibu star used this motor even though it is 84"). Lately they started to list it as 56" but it is actually a 55" fan (kinda like the stealth is 53" but now they want to make everything even so they list it as 54", get it) . Every stack motor Casa between 56" and 59" used the XLP-2100 motor (the Cathay and mission, which were both 56"). Every stack motor Casa that was 60" and above (and the Vita even though it was 52") used the XLP-Plus motor (holliston XLP which is right at 60") I doubt you guys remember it) but it was a large stack motor fan. Now it is a 188×20 motor fan. Those hollistons have freakin' HUGE motor housings on them, easily about 16" diameter. The Panama motor housing is 12", the premium is 12.3", and the penbrooke was about 12.5" even though they listed it as 13"; its motor housing was about the same diameter than an original but chunkier. WAit, so it is just an XLP Plus motor, right? Here is the spec sheet on HansenWholesale www.hansenwholesale.com/ceilingfans/casablanca/model.asp?ProdNo=C17G546AExactly. It has the XLP plus in it, a motor with a 40mm stack height, obviously designed for something 60" and bigger,which it was. That's why your fan goes 210 RPM on high too, and moves a ton of air. Notice one other thing: the fan has a 13° blade pitch, and not 15° like a normal Casa in that time did. Because 12-14° pitch is actually the best for a fan with this type of motor. That is also why Casablanca uses a 13° blade pitch on their 188×20 fans now; because it is more effective. And Emerson uses a 12° blade pitch on all K55XL motor fans aside from the Camden; their standard K55 fans use 20° pitch and 14° pitch respectively (cornerstone for both because the 2 blade set is 20° and the 4 blade set is 14° and the Maui Bay is 20°). Idk about their Tommy Bahama line of fans and what type of K55 they use, between the normal K55 (25mm stack height) or the K55XL (33mm stack height I believe; methinks the stack height is the same as on the XLP-2100 if I remember correctly). And those Emersons whip some air, lots more than a post-2002 original. Pure unadulterated power. |
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Post by skateboardb617 on Apr 12, 2016 7:19:30 GMT -5
Wow I love this! I'm not too hot in the canopy though. Needs an OG stepped one lol
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Post by Noah C on Apr 15, 2016 22:51:27 GMT -5
Wow I love this! I'm not too hot in the canopy though. Needs an OG stepped one lol A stepped canopy would look cool but this fan is more rounded and the Venus is more angular, so I think it looks better with the rounded canopy. |
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Post by skateboardb617 on Apr 20, 2016 20:42:17 GMT -5
Wow I love this! I'm not too hot in the canopy though. Needs an OG stepped one lol A stepped canopy would look cool but this fan is more rounded and the Venus is more angular, so I think it looks better with the rounded canopy. I guess so too. I have two venuses with stepped canopies though |
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