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Post by Noah C on Jan 2, 2015 5:23:06 GMT -5
Well, hunter is changing the original. It is now going to become a 4 blade only model, but the blade brackets got freakishly oversized... But I don't think the materials or motor changed. Just the blade configuration and the blade brackets, those were changed; it is called the original damp, so I don't know if it's replacing the current classic original. Link: www.hansenwholesale.com/ceilingfans/hunter/model.asp?ProdNo=23838
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Post by Noah C on Jan 2, 2015 5:31:51 GMT -5
It moves more air than the current classic original, at 7560 cfm instead of 6947. It has the same motor as today's original.
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Post by Jared H. on Jan 2, 2015 14:14:54 GMT -5
Per coolcat97 who got the following info thru blind depot who got the info thru Hunter the motor is going to be the old ('70s) style. Btw, Link is dead.
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Post by Noah C on Jan 2, 2015 19:08:56 GMT -5
This is the new hunter original ceiling fan I talked about in my last thread... Hansen wholesale says that hunter will release this fan later in 2015. Refer to my last thread for CFM information from Hunter's website, and information about what changed.  |
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Post by fancollector12 on Jan 2, 2015 20:41:41 GMT -5
Well for one your specs are WRONG. They are NOT using the same motor and the fan WILL have 4/5 blade option. You obviously didn't research.
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Post by Max C. on Jan 2, 2015 20:52:09 GMT -5
I was afraid something like this would happen. So sad to see the last good Hunter fan sink down to this level  My three questions are: 1. What kind of motor will Hunter be using? 2. Is the housing still cast iron? 3. Are the blades wood or MDF? |
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Post by JW on Jan 2, 2015 21:09:03 GMT -5
The thread was not deleted, I locked it until he started the new thread with the picture. Link has been fixed (it was missing a question mark).
The proportions look kind of weird... almost like a 48". It seems like they either made the bracket arms shorter, the blades wider (which would certainly be a welcome addition), or both.
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Post by Jonathan A. on Jan 2, 2015 21:43:55 GMT -5
It still seems to take oil since parts guide for 23838 lists an oil tube. And I can see holes for 5 blades.
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Post by JW on Jan 3, 2015 0:28:37 GMT -5
Here's the link to the catalog, complete with pics of it with 5 blades: www.hunterfan.com/uploadedFiles/HunterFan/Subgateway_Content/2015_Core_Web.pdfDoesn't look like much is changing. Only cosmetic change is the brackets, which I really like the more I look at them (the change from R&M or even Reversaire to the current style was much more drastic). Other than that, the motor is still 210x20, and it is listed as pushing more air using slightly less wattage. |
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Post by becausecanadia on Jan 3, 2015 0:35:14 GMT -5
I actually don't mind the new blade brackets. At least they're not sticking the super generic and overused Augusta III blade brackets on it.
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Post by Noah C on Jan 3, 2015 18:35:10 GMT -5
I actually think I like the oversized blade brackets more than the other blade brackets. The fan moves more air along with that, while using less wattage. I think it got a little better.
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Post by Jordan U on Jan 3, 2015 21:29:16 GMT -5
Oh no, they put those ugly brackets on the Original now too! Yuck... At least it still has a reasonable size motor.
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Post by Noah C on Jan 5, 2015 22:49:52 GMT -5
Oh no, they put those ugly brackets on the Original now too! Yuck... At least it still has a reasonable size motor. its the same fan except the brackets and the fact that its damp rated... Same materials, motor and everything! At least hunter still has a good fan on the market! |
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Post by Noah C on Jan 5, 2015 22:52:28 GMT -5
I was afraid something like this would happen. So sad to see the last good Hunter fan sink down to this level My three questions are: 1. What kind of motor will Hunter be using? 2. Is the housing still cast iron? 3. Are the blades wood or MDF? 1. Same motor that hunter has used since the fan had stopped being produced in US (2002) 2. Still has cast iron housing and motor 3. Still has high quality wood veneer blades |
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Post by Jordan U on Jan 5, 2015 23:14:55 GMT -5
its the same fan except the brackets and the fact that its damp rated... Same materials, motor and everything! At least hunter still has a good fan on the market! Are we talking the real motor from back in the day or this skeletal thing? 1. Same motor that hunter has used since the fan had stopped being produced in US (2002) 2. Still has cast iron housing and motor 3. Still has high quality wood veneer blades If it's damp rated, shouldn't the blades be plastic of some sort? |
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