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Post by Parkman on Mar 6, 2016 14:34:12 GMT -5
Disclaimer: I have only had experience honestly with ONE Original in my life so this is me inquiring not bashing the model.
As a Child I always thought that the Hunter Original was a beautiful fan. I always thought it was super unique as many people can even identify them not collecting fans. They are brought up constantly as people I know refer to them as the fan that requires oil. Now I've seen originals in person but have never been near one that was on.
I know all the differences between the American ones and Chinese ones that we all know that I've read through the archives of this forum since 2008 and DT while I still was a member..
In 2009, I acquired a NIB Chestnut Brown Original on Ebay with the intentions of using it in my basement for $75 shipped! I ended up selling it never using it and making a handsome profit using the money that lead to a nightmare experience in which I got a Casablanca Panama XTR (NEVER GET ONE) when I was supposed to get an AdvanTouch XLP.
Long story short I always thought they were a beautiful fan (HEAVY) but such detail in their quality and materials either Chinese or American. When Cole got his ones from Lowes on Clearance I continually checked to see if our one local Lowes would clear them out but they just let the inventory fade over 6 months selling them at full price! (Which is very uncommon for Lowes).
I then acquired a black 2012 one... All excited to finally have one I had the intentions of using it for my future apartment, however my fiance said it would make the room to dark and that we should go with a Panama instead. So I intended to keep it as part of my collection and I went ahead and tested it.
As I built with anticipation, the fan I felt did not move air like I thought it would. I went and stood under my Bayport and felt that it moved more air than the Original. I went and stood under my Panama same thing. The fan was not moving slow in which it would be a capacitor issue or something..
But ultimately I felt that the fan did not move the air that I thought it would after I've dealt with over 150 different fan models. I was very disappointed in this. I mean I've been very blessed with my collection and have slept under an XLP Panama since 2008.. Has that spoiled me? I just felt the Original would be this hurricane of wind like a Panama or a Ventura but instead I felt it was a little above a normal average fan!
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Post by Jonathan A. on Mar 6, 2016 14:59:25 GMT -5
Take a picture of an install. Blades may just be too close to walls or vaulted ceiling.
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 6, 2016 15:27:07 GMT -5
You need an older one.. The ones from 2012 have weaker motors, it probably doesn't even pull an amp of power.. The one I have from 1983 pulls a whopping 2.5 amps.. Its more powerful than my Panama..
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Post by Parkman on Mar 6, 2016 17:34:32 GMT -5
So are all of the imports this weak or could it just be this one unit?
I mean I can recall one american one I stood under the more I thought on low and you could feel the breeze even though it was like 10' above my head. But this thing was pathetic.
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Post by todthefanman on Mar 6, 2016 18:58:27 GMT -5
So are all of the imports this weak or could it just be this one unit? I mean I can recall one american one I stood under the more I thought on low and you could feel the breeze even though it was like 10' above my head. But this thing was pathetic. I don't have any experience with imported Originals, but I would imagine all of the imported Originals are like yours unfortunately. I only have Originals that were made in the USA, and they are amazing! If you can get your hands on an American made Original, you will not be disappointed, I can assure you of that. American made Originals are the way to go. There's a couple on eBay, however they are priced very high, but that's just what happens when you buy Originals from eBay. If you can find one on Craigslist you're better off price wise. This Original will for sure blow you away (No pun intended) www.ebay.com/itm/HUNTER-ORIGINAL-52-CEILING-FAN-1990-NEW-IN-BOX-MADE-IN-USA-25750-23552-23750-/272153094337?hash=item3f5d96a8c1:g:N5wAAOSwmmxW1h8l However, it's really expensive.
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Post by Parkman on Mar 6, 2016 20:22:43 GMT -5
I'm definitely going to look on Craigslist for one.
Thats a nice fan they have up there but too much for me. Right now I'm clearing out extras in my collections I don't have attachment too since I have to many. Plus I'm on a Stack Motor buying spree lol.
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Post by todthefanman on Mar 6, 2016 20:53:10 GMT -5
I'm definitely going to look on Craigslist for one. Thats a nice fan they have up there but too much for me. Right now I'm clearing out extras in my collections I don't have attachment too since I have to many. Plus I'm on a Stack Motor buying spree lol. Craigslist is the place to go for those at a low price. I know it's too much for me too otherwise I would've bought it already lol. I probably would've bought it if it was bright brass, bright brass is one of my favorite finishes for Originals. I already have one in bright brass but a NIB one would be irresistible!
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Post by Jordan U on Mar 7, 2016 0:35:57 GMT -5
So are all of the imports this weak or could it just be this one unit? I mean I can recall one american one I stood under the more I thought on low and you could feel the breeze even though it was like 10' above my head. But this thing was pathetic. They're all garbage in my opinion.. Made in China is made in China, even if its expensive..
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Post by Jared H. on Mar 7, 2016 13:33:19 GMT -5
Import originals are ridiculously weak. They're pretty sad frankly.
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Post by fan1968 on Mar 7, 2016 17:55:47 GMT -5
What happened to you and an XTR Panama?
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Post by Parkman on Mar 7, 2016 19:16:37 GMT -5
I had bought the Panama for myself and used my Christmas money and money I made selling off pieces of my collection...
I initially debated the Concentra, Ventura, and Panama all in Antique Brass. I really wanted the Concentra but my local showroom wouldn't order them other than in white for whatever strange reasoning they would tell you but in reality they just wanted to push the Panama because it was the most profitable fan for them. (They finally admitted that when they were going out of business).
Anywho, I ended up going with the Panama because I wanted the AdvanTouch because we wanted a remote control.
I bought it from this company called IRA Woods on the computer.. They ended up sending me an XTR Panama Pull Chain model in antique brass. This was because the savings were so substantial.. (I was 17 at the time and thought I was getting a great deal but BOY OH BOY did I learn!) So I get this fan so upset and called them up. They refused to do anything and continued to explain it was the same thing. FINALLY after getting Casablanca to call them and explain they were wrong, filing a grievance with the Credit Card Company and a long story short.. They refunded me a portion and of my money and sent me an Adapttouch remote.. I sold the remote on ebay and tried to accept the fan being there was nothing I could do. Someone suggested get a lawyer but I could only imagine the cost of that..
So the XTR Panama was horrendous, I mean don't get me wrong it did move some air with that 20 degree blade irons but it made a wirring noise and hummed. I hated it.
So I explained what happened and sold it to another collector who really wanted it. So I was going to end up loosing like $20 on the deal after selling the remote but hopefully it would work...
UPS damaged the fan and after battling with them they finally gave me $100 because I had that thing packed well beyond belief which the gentleman who owned the UPS Store that I dropped it off at commented on stating it was well packed!
So after I refunded the poor guys shipping and refunded his money I now had $100 when I sold it for much more... Should have gotten the added insurance... I then parted it out and threw out some of the pieces of it.
It was just an ordeal for a fan that sucked and just had so much misfortune. In the end it was a learning experience and that company I found out is now out of business or operating under a new name. They got terrible reviews. Apparently they were a Casablanca "dealer" but they would buyout discontinued models and send them rather than order what you actually wanted and other MANY Other unethical practices.
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Post by Jonathan A. on Mar 7, 2016 19:24:58 GMT -5
UPS needs to stop with the damaging game. I know of Hunter Original motor housing that got damaged by UPS. They must have love paying for damage.
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Post by Adam D. on Mar 7, 2016 20:24:33 GMT -5
I notice how people see Hunter Originals as if they are something that blows peoples' minds away.. Meanwhile I see these practically every time I go out fan hunting.. They are as common as a grain of dirt around here.. Late 70s models all the way into the 2000s.. I see them all the time.. in fact I see them so often, I forget I see them.. Both local Craigslist and the Habitats..
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Post by Parkman on Mar 7, 2016 20:34:03 GMT -5
Locally their used to be more but now they are rare. It seems as if they died out when Home Depot quit selling them ten years ago.
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Post by todthefanman on Mar 7, 2016 21:17:39 GMT -5
I notice how people see Hunter Originals as if they are something that blows peoples' minds away.. Meanwhile I see these practically every time I go out fan hunting.. They are as common as a grain of dirt around here.. Late 70s models all the way into the 2000s.. I see them all the time.. in fact I see them so often, I forget I see them.. Both local Craigslist and the Habitats.. God I wish it was like that around where I live.. Honestly you're lucky.
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