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Post by Cole S. on Feb 6, 2015 12:02:26 GMT -5
Here's my big reveal for the week. I bought the IT Broadway Limited from eBay, although it cleaned out the fan fund in a pretty dramatic fashion. I've wanted one of these or a Commodore since before I was even much into collecting ceiling fans, I saw Commodores a couple times throughout the years and always loved them. Since this one was previously completely unused (although sans original box), and came with literature and a few other goodies, I was willing to go pretty hard to get it. Don't think I'll ever regret buying it, it's kind of one of those "holy grail" fans for me and is totally gorgeous. Only real issue is the horrendous wobble which took over an hour of balancing to even get it remotely presentable for video, but otherwise just a tiny blemish or two from being moved around. Oh, and the other unfortunate thing was no LDM for the light kit was included, but I stole one from a Four Seasons for the video. Think I have a spare LDM too but I'm not sure if it works or not. Once again the video is ready:
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Post by Farah on Feb 6, 2015 15:33:33 GMT -5
Very nice fan you have there. I hope that you enjoy it.
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Post by fancollector12 on Feb 6, 2015 16:16:12 GMT -5
Sweet find!
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Feb 6, 2015 17:38:01 GMT -5
Whoa you are really not slowing down. I wish you were still active on the forum as you are collecting.
The Emerson is pretty cool. It looks like an older model with this canopy. That housing with wide curved blades would be awesome.
I didn't know they were Inteli Touchs Casablanca Broadway. What a coincidence. Just the other I was downtown and I passed in front of the Beaver Hall restaurant that has two of these installed but variable speed of course. How old is it?
LMD? You got me lost. What is that jargon?
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Post by Cole S. on Feb 6, 2015 22:04:50 GMT -5
The current version of the Heat Fan/60" Industrial still uses the generic style canopy, but mine was also an older one, 2002 I thought I saw.
Don't think I knew of IT Broadways either, I mean I guess I thought there was possibility of it existing, but hadn't seen one. It's from '84.
LDM - Light Drive Module. Newer W-32-based InteliTouch boards have it integrated with the board in the housing. The oldest W-11-based fans contained the fan's control board in the housing, then if you were going to add a light kit you added another smaller board that plugs in inside the switch housing to power the optional light kit. This is why halogen light kits weren't recommended for IT fans early on, because the heat could fry the LDM pretty badly. But basically, if your older IT fan doesn't have the LDM already installed, you're not going to be adding a light kit because there's nothing there to control or power it.
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 8, 2015 15:00:27 GMT -5
This is really a beauty Cole! Dare I ask what the price tag was? (I've just about drained the fan fund myself for the next few months lol) I definitely like this better with the light. Just watched the video, this thing seems like it really hauls! What's the CFM/RPMs for it?
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Post by Cole S. on Feb 10, 2015 23:32:18 GMT -5
Twas $360. I don't know if it's necessary to say this, but I'm going to anyways to clarify myself. I know a lot of people don't always shell out like I do, and I'm not rolling in money or anything, but from experience in the past eight or so years of doing this, fans like this one are the ones I sometimes have to shell out for if I want them, and I'm trying to do that kind of thing now while I have the means to do so. Fans like this don't turn up on Craigslist or at Habitat every other weekend here, sure I can probably find one cheaper later but nothing's certain. I really don't care that much what it costs (I mean within reason of what I can spend, most of the time I buy very low) or what resale might end up to be, if I get my enjoyment out of having it I've gotten my money's worth.
I have no idea regarding the statistics, I don't have any documentation on that. The most recent Commodore Vanderbilt was listed at 190 RPM on high, no CFM rating that I saw available, that's as near as I can get.
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Post by Adam D. on Feb 11, 2015 0:03:39 GMT -5
I must say I really like that Casablanca..
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 11, 2015 9:27:55 GMT -5
Twas $360. I don't know if it's necessary to say this, but I'm going to anyways to clarify myself. I know a lot of people don't always shell out like I do, and I'm not rolling in money or anything, but from experience in the past eight or so years of doing this, fans like this one are the ones I sometimes have to shell out for if I want them, and I'm trying to do that kind of thing now while I have the means to do so. Fans like this don't turn up on Craigslist or at Habitat every other weekend here, sure I can probably find one cheaper later but nothing's certain. I really don't care that much what it costs (I mean within reason of what I can spend, most of the time I buy very low) or what resale might end up to be, if I get my enjoyment out of having it I've gotten my money's worth. I have no idea regarding the statistics, I don't have any documentation on that. The most recent Commodore Vanderbilt was listed at 190 RPM on high, no CFM rating that I saw available, that's as near as I can get. Yikes! Though I'm not following far behind with my $225 on the Original. That was the most I've ever spent on a fan and probably will for a while, but for the same reason you do these don't come up often where I am. When this one came around I wanted to get it before they were gone. Unfortuantely it turns out I could have waited and got it for $130 or whatever it came down to now, but how was I supposed to know... Too bad there's no documentation, it sure seems like it would be faster than 190 revs but its hard to really tell in a video.
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Post by John Shelley on Feb 11, 2015 18:51:08 GMT -5
LDM - Light Drive Module. Newer W-32-based InteliTouch boards have it integrated with the board in the housing. The oldest W-11-based fans contained the fan's control board in the housing, then if you were going to add a light kit you added another smaller board that plugs in inside the switch housing to power the optional light kit. This is why halogen light kits weren't recommended for IT fans early on, because the heat could fry the LDM pretty badly. But basically, if your older IT fan doesn't have the LDM already installed, you're not going to be adding a light kit because there's nothing there to control or power it. Well nothing short of pulling an extra wire down the down rod to power it anyway It's very possible, from what I've gathered over the past couple hours (mostly via Jonathan), the same factory that does the HBs does the Emersons as well. I have a set of the HB blades, there are literally no differences. When this fan originated is a good question that I don't know the answer to. I think mine is from 2002, but as per usual I didn't pay that much attention to the date. and look a the motor specs also, the Emerson heat fan 60 is 188x25 and at least my older HB industrial had the same size motor (I think, I'll need to open it up again some time to check) why Emerson also sell the loft which is the exact same fan as the heat fan same finishes even just with weaker motor I'll never understand if some one asked me if the loft was good fan I'd tell them to get the heat fan 60 instead funny thing is it's often cheaper than the loft go figure
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Post by Cole S. on Feb 14, 2015 15:38:05 GMT -5
Yikes! Though I'm not following far behind with my $225 on the Original. That was the most I've ever spent on a fan and probably will for a while, but for the same reason you do these don't come up often where I am. When this one came around I wanted to get it before they were gone. Unfortuantely it turns out I could have waited and got it for $130 or whatever it came down to now, but how was I supposed to know... Too bad there's no documentation, it sure seems like it would be faster than 190 revs but its hard to really tell in a video. Yeah we don't get much for Originals around here either, strangely enough though the only really expensive one I ever got was my Adapt Air Archive from the showroom, which of course would be expensive. But the really snazzy Casablancas are what I'm usually really lacking here, and are the ones I really want to have. I kinda think it's faster too, I just have no proof of it. Well nothing short of pulling an extra wire down the down rod to power it anyway Well yes, but then IT isn't going to run it which was the whole point of Demo Mode.
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 14, 2015 22:48:11 GMT -5
Yeah we don't get much for Originals around here either, strangely enough though the only really expensive one I ever got was my Adapt Air Archive from the showroom, which of course would be expensive. But the really snazzy Casablancas are what I'm usually really lacking here, and are the ones I really want to have. I kinda think it's faster too, I just have no proof of it. I didn't know the AdaptAir came in the Archive style. What state are you situated in? See, this is where those specs come in! Maybe you should get an RPM meter, whatever those are called.
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Post by Cole S. on Feb 18, 2015 20:43:12 GMT -5
I'm in North Dakota. Here's a link to the Adaptair Archive, one thing I don't understand about it though is everywhere it's printed as the usual one word "Adaptair", but on the box it is separated into two, "Adapt Air". I've always used the two words in reference to these fans since that's what was on the box, even though it's not historically correct. www.hansenwholesale.com/ceilingfans/hunter/model.asp?ProdNo=27857
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Post by Jordan U on Feb 18, 2015 23:41:58 GMT -5
Hunter is anything but historically accurate these days....
I've never seen this fan before. I like the regular Archive Original, but this, this is awful! That ridiculous switch housing, it looks like the lower half of a water bottle lol
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Post by Cole S. on Feb 21, 2015 20:02:14 GMT -5
That switch housing is used on the regular Archive... The only difference of this is that it has Adaptair. I love them.
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