Post by Brian L. on Sept 5, 2016 16:47:26 GMT -5
I realized I was getting more fans than usual so I as might as well make one whole thread about my finds this year instead of having to make multiple threads lol. But continuing on, quite a lot has happened in the past week or two as I am still volunteering at the ReStore, and installing fans for my friend's house, so here is what happened!
Here is the surprise I mentioned in reply to Cole's Casablanca Concentra.
So around last week, I replaced my friend's non-working Hampton Bay St. Clair in Antique Brass with a Newer Casablanca Panama Gallery edition. I had them get it because it was super cheap! only 170$ and it met every requirement they needed.
Here is the box:
So obviously, the fan did look very Hunter-ized when I opened the box. The Switch housing was a separate part you had to attach to the fan, No Casablanca Screwdriver! (Oh no) and the Manual was a Hunter-style small booklet. The Quality of the materials was a little disappointing, but it was better than your average Hardware Store ceiling fan. Blades were plastic, and the blade arms were pretty lightweight... aluminum I guess? When I installed the fan, it did look nicer than what was shown in the pictures. The fan is also controlled by a wireless wall control.
I would admit the fan was a great air mover and was pretty quiet, nothing else said.
Overall, I would give this fan a 7/10, because pricewise..... not really a $500 fan, but $300-$250 would be a reasonable price for this fan.
Moving onto my finds/buys of the week, first comes a Delta II I got from the Habitat. Its near mint and beautiful.
As much as I dislike Delta IIs in General, I got this fan because the finish looked almost new. It had a non-casablanca Light kit that I left behind.
Here is the tag: November 3rd 1987, 678th fan
Finally, I have gotten this Metropolitan In Brushed Nickle from ebay. Definitely a fan that I have wanted, finally got it for a cheap price too!
I bought the fan, Maple Blades, a K44-T light, and Casablanca Glass to make it match.
This fan was going to be installed in the office, replacing the Kichler Cobalt because it was too dark.
when I installed it, the board didn't make a beep and only worked on one speed when I turned on the power button. So unfortunately, I think the board died in this brand new fan. I ended up replacing the board with the spare I had to get it to work.
So here it is!
From this:
To this:
And the Control
Here is the surprise I mentioned in reply to Cole's Casablanca Concentra.
So around last week, I replaced my friend's non-working Hampton Bay St. Clair in Antique Brass with a Newer Casablanca Panama Gallery edition. I had them get it because it was super cheap! only 170$ and it met every requirement they needed.
Here is the box:
So obviously, the fan did look very Hunter-ized when I opened the box. The Switch housing was a separate part you had to attach to the fan, No Casablanca Screwdriver! (Oh no) and the Manual was a Hunter-style small booklet. The Quality of the materials was a little disappointing, but it was better than your average Hardware Store ceiling fan. Blades were plastic, and the blade arms were pretty lightweight... aluminum I guess? When I installed the fan, it did look nicer than what was shown in the pictures. The fan is also controlled by a wireless wall control.
I would admit the fan was a great air mover and was pretty quiet, nothing else said.
Overall, I would give this fan a 7/10, because pricewise..... not really a $500 fan, but $300-$250 would be a reasonable price for this fan.
Moving onto my finds/buys of the week, first comes a Delta II I got from the Habitat. Its near mint and beautiful.
As much as I dislike Delta IIs in General, I got this fan because the finish looked almost new. It had a non-casablanca Light kit that I left behind.
Here is the tag: November 3rd 1987, 678th fan
Finally, I have gotten this Metropolitan In Brushed Nickle from ebay. Definitely a fan that I have wanted, finally got it for a cheap price too!
I bought the fan, Maple Blades, a K44-T light, and Casablanca Glass to make it match.
This fan was going to be installed in the office, replacing the Kichler Cobalt because it was too dark.
when I installed it, the board didn't make a beep and only worked on one speed when I turned on the power button. So unfortunately, I think the board died in this brand new fan. I ended up replacing the board with the spare I had to get it to work.
So here it is!
From this:
To this:
And the Control
