Post by Parkman on Mar 28, 2016 7:57:53 GMT -5
My aunt has been renovating her house. In the actual house she has two fans a 42" Home Depot (normal shaped blades) Low Profile in one bedroom and a Black Quick Connect.
A little history about her house which she is a Perfectionist about:
House was built in 1988. She originally only had one fan a Polished Brass Delta II with white blades and a light kit. The fan was replaced with a Copper antique light around 1995. I was given that fan and took it part as a child probably a million times. Overtime parts disappeared but it was my first experience with a Casablanca. At this point, all I have left is the original Pull Chain and the tag with the serial number and all.
In 1997, my uncle put a 42" Hampton Bay Landmark (SMC clone) in his bedroom which was an awesome fan, this was in Polished Brass.
In 1998, my uncle purchased a Satin Brass Minuet II for the kitchen.
In 2000, my uncle removed the Minuet II and put a decorative light in. I received the fan on the night of a Christmas Play at my church, I can remember my Aunt bringing it in my house. I had that till 2007 when it ended up not working. (I regret getting rid of it!)
In 2005, my aunt added this Low Profile in her bedroom and replaced the Landmark with a Quick Connect (which I went with her when she went shopping and continued to try to talk her out of the Quick Connect (even back then).
I received the Landmark and had it installed in my Man Cave. Eventually I was dumb and sold it to another collector (Really regret this one!)
Shes had these fans now for eleven years! They both have great motors and are silent however the Quick Connects blades... Well you know what they are doing
So shes completing another renovation, bought all new furniture and she wanted two new fans. She liked the Panama and was all set into getting two XLP Panamas from NOS on ebay. . .
My uncle decided he didn't want a new fan as he loved his Quick Connect (which will literally be like THE ONLY thing not replaced in the house in the last batch of renovations. And she was tired of decision making so she said she was going to get a new fan later after the summer
My Aunt finally decided she wanted a fan with Beadboard blades, I showed her the Hunter Beachcomber which she wasn't thrilled with even though I told her the light kit came off.
She ended up falling in love with the "New Panama" and it fit her budget on a new fan.
www.hansenwholesale.com/images/casablanca/fans/55025-1200.jpg
This will be my first experience with the New Direct Drive Panama. She knows its not an XLP fan but its what she wants. I'll post some pictures (better than my 3 yr. old ones of her fans) and perhaps start video making on Youtube. This should be interesting though as I'm interested to see as I have many Panama's and love the XLP ones. It will be interesting (I'm over being sad since they created a new XLP model even though it isn't the same). to use a different type of Panama. However I don't think it can disappoint me as much as that Junky Panama XTR did in the past!
A little history about her house which she is a Perfectionist about:
House was built in 1988. She originally only had one fan a Polished Brass Delta II with white blades and a light kit. The fan was replaced with a Copper antique light around 1995. I was given that fan and took it part as a child probably a million times. Overtime parts disappeared but it was my first experience with a Casablanca. At this point, all I have left is the original Pull Chain and the tag with the serial number and all.
In 1997, my uncle put a 42" Hampton Bay Landmark (SMC clone) in his bedroom which was an awesome fan, this was in Polished Brass.
In 1998, my uncle purchased a Satin Brass Minuet II for the kitchen.
In 2000, my uncle removed the Minuet II and put a decorative light in. I received the fan on the night of a Christmas Play at my church, I can remember my Aunt bringing it in my house. I had that till 2007 when it ended up not working. (I regret getting rid of it!)
In 2005, my aunt added this Low Profile in her bedroom and replaced the Landmark with a Quick Connect (which I went with her when she went shopping and continued to try to talk her out of the Quick Connect (even back then).
I received the Landmark and had it installed in my Man Cave. Eventually I was dumb and sold it to another collector (Really regret this one!)
Shes had these fans now for eleven years! They both have great motors and are silent however the Quick Connects blades... Well you know what they are doing
So shes completing another renovation, bought all new furniture and she wanted two new fans. She liked the Panama and was all set into getting two XLP Panamas from NOS on ebay. . .
My uncle decided he didn't want a new fan as he loved his Quick Connect (which will literally be like THE ONLY thing not replaced in the house in the last batch of renovations. And she was tired of decision making so she said she was going to get a new fan later after the summer
My Aunt finally decided she wanted a fan with Beadboard blades, I showed her the Hunter Beachcomber which she wasn't thrilled with even though I told her the light kit came off.
She ended up falling in love with the "New Panama" and it fit her budget on a new fan.
www.hansenwholesale.com/images/casablanca/fans/55025-1200.jpg
This will be my first experience with the New Direct Drive Panama. She knows its not an XLP fan but its what she wants. I'll post some pictures (better than my 3 yr. old ones of her fans) and perhaps start video making on Youtube. This should be interesting though as I'm interested to see as I have many Panama's and love the XLP ones. It will be interesting (I'm over being sad since they created a new XLP model even though it isn't the same). to use a different type of Panama. However I don't think it can disappoint me as much as that Junky Panama XTR did in the past!