Post by fancollector12 on Sept 6, 2016 3:20:00 GMT -5
This may be an interesting topic, but what fans have been installed in places you've stayed during vacation? Here's mine:
-My dad's family owns one vacation condo and they used to own two, both in the same building, built in the mid-1960's. The first unit had a 42" Appliance White Emerson Northwind Snugger from 1990 with a 4 mesh bullet spotlight kit in the dining/living area. I replaced it with a white Hampton Bay Lyndhurst in 2012 because I wanted a bigger fan in that room. The first bedroom in the condo originally had a white 1980s 42" generic hugger with a schoolhouse globe and stencil. Due to bearing noise, I replaced it with a white 42" Hampton Bay Landmark Plus in 2007. That didn't last long due to that that fan was noisy, so I ended up replacing it with a white Hampton Bay 52" Glendale in 2008 when they first came out. The second and third bedrooms had 52" Appliance White Emerson Northwinds with schoolhouse globes, but I replaced them both with white 52" Hampton Bay Glendales in 2011 and 2013 respectively due to that the blades were starting to droop due to salt air. I also keep a 2001-02 Galaxy 4733 20" box fan and a c. 2007 12" mesh grille Aloha Breeze oscillating table fan there for use when I stay there, both purchased new in 2003 and c. 2007, respectively. Originally there was also a 20" Holmes/Robeson box fan with the front-mounted knob and banana-shaped blades with a flat ribbed hub and a McMillan motor from the mid-1990s, but it seized up somewhere in the early 2000s. I attempted repairs, but ended up tossing it. Luckily I found an identical one at my local Goodwill a few years ago and cI once again have one of my childhood fans, possibly the first box fan I ever saw.
-The second unit that my dad's family used to own had a PB 52" 4B GEV Litex builder with a 4-arm fitter and frosted fluted glass shades in the dining/living area. The three bedrooms had the same 1980s 42" white generic huggers as the first unit did in the first bedroom, but they all had round globes instead of schoolhouse globes, and mismatched AB fitters. They all had horrible bearing noise, and I was going to replace them, but my grandparents sold the condo a few years back. There was once a 12" white Holmes pedestal fan from the late 1980s or early 1990s that was tossed sometime many years ago. I never did find out what happened to it.
-In 1998, my family and I stayed at the infamous Grand Floridian Resort in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, once filled with white Fascos (Great Rooms and 52" 3rd-Gen Charlestons). This included a 52" 4B white 3rd-gen Charleston in most guest rooms. Those fans have since been replaced.
-In 2004, my family and I stayed at the Wilderness Lodge in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. Outside and in the bus waiting area, there were several Weathered Brick 5B 52" Hunter Classic Originals. In the snack place there were about 4 chrome Casablanca Lady Deltas with 5 white Avalon blades each. The guest rooms each had an AB 42" Fasco FPV Snugger with 4B. I think these fans have been replaced.
-In 2010, my family and I stayed in a condo that my dad's cousin owned in Atlantic Beach, NC. The main living area had a white 52" Hunter Leighton with an AirMax motor. Each bedroom had a 42" Textured White Harbor Breeze Ocracoke.
-In 2015, my family and I stayed at the Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, FL. We had a one-bedroom suite in the place. Each suite had newer bronze ornate Hunters with AirMax motors (Marsielles?) 4-light turtle fitters and controlled by 3-speed Hunter wall controls and Lutron dial dimmers for the light kits in the living area/kitchen area and bedrooms. Around the property there were some tropically-styled Hunters, including in the lobby of each "tower", or building.
-Also in 2015, my family and I stayed at the Loew's Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, FL. The hotel was originally full of Casablancas. The guest rooms used to have white 52" Gulf Coast Bimini Breeze V's with white blades on long down rods, but they were removed in a remodel. The lobby and lobby bar had nine off-white 50" Casablanca Panama 5's with Walnut Saturn Series blades and IT switches (the IT switches were nowhere in sight), and one off-white 52" Gulf Coast Riviera II replacement with Casablanca blades. The pool lounge and restaurant patio had white Gulf Coast 52" Patio Fans. The spa used to have a Snow White Casablanca, but it was replaced by a nickel Gulf Coast 52" Dixie Belle with Maple blades. The area off the lobby leading to the main ballroom once had three Snow White Casablanca 50" Venturas, but they were replaced by three Pure White 52" Gulf Coast Dixie Belles with Walnut blades. The upscale restaurant used to have several Snow White Casablanca Four Seasons II's or III's, all replaced by nickel Minka Aire Downtown Lofts in a remodel. The main restaurant had several nickel Gulf Coast 52" Dixie Belles with Mahogany blades in the back bar area, and used to have several Snow White Casablanca Palisades in the restaurant itself, all removed in a remodel. The ice cream shoppe had two bronze 52" Gulf Coast Renaissance II's, which replaced some 4-bladed white fans. Finally, over the entrance and the bellhop stand, there were 2 52" white Gulf Coast Bimini Breeze V's with white blades. One had a Casablanca Hang-True, so I suppose that there was once only one, and they took another one from a remodeled guest room and used it in the entrance/bellhop stand. As the hotel continues to (unfortunately) remodel, more and more Casablancas get replaced or removed.
-This year we stayed in a vacation condo that we rented in N. Myrtle Beach, SC, which unfortunately had no fans. I did bring my 10" Holmes Blizzard oscillating table fan to use in the bedroom I stayed in, which worked well. I also made a trip to the Myrtle Beach (Horry County) ReStore, and bought a white 42" Emerson CF-2042 Designer.
What fans have been in vacation places you stayed in?
-My dad's family owns one vacation condo and they used to own two, both in the same building, built in the mid-1960's. The first unit had a 42" Appliance White Emerson Northwind Snugger from 1990 with a 4 mesh bullet spotlight kit in the dining/living area. I replaced it with a white Hampton Bay Lyndhurst in 2012 because I wanted a bigger fan in that room. The first bedroom in the condo originally had a white 1980s 42" generic hugger with a schoolhouse globe and stencil. Due to bearing noise, I replaced it with a white 42" Hampton Bay Landmark Plus in 2007. That didn't last long due to that that fan was noisy, so I ended up replacing it with a white Hampton Bay 52" Glendale in 2008 when they first came out. The second and third bedrooms had 52" Appliance White Emerson Northwinds with schoolhouse globes, but I replaced them both with white 52" Hampton Bay Glendales in 2011 and 2013 respectively due to that the blades were starting to droop due to salt air. I also keep a 2001-02 Galaxy 4733 20" box fan and a c. 2007 12" mesh grille Aloha Breeze oscillating table fan there for use when I stay there, both purchased new in 2003 and c. 2007, respectively. Originally there was also a 20" Holmes/Robeson box fan with the front-mounted knob and banana-shaped blades with a flat ribbed hub and a McMillan motor from the mid-1990s, but it seized up somewhere in the early 2000s. I attempted repairs, but ended up tossing it. Luckily I found an identical one at my local Goodwill a few years ago and cI once again have one of my childhood fans, possibly the first box fan I ever saw.
-The second unit that my dad's family used to own had a PB 52" 4B GEV Litex builder with a 4-arm fitter and frosted fluted glass shades in the dining/living area. The three bedrooms had the same 1980s 42" white generic huggers as the first unit did in the first bedroom, but they all had round globes instead of schoolhouse globes, and mismatched AB fitters. They all had horrible bearing noise, and I was going to replace them, but my grandparents sold the condo a few years back. There was once a 12" white Holmes pedestal fan from the late 1980s or early 1990s that was tossed sometime many years ago. I never did find out what happened to it.
-In 1998, my family and I stayed at the infamous Grand Floridian Resort in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, once filled with white Fascos (Great Rooms and 52" 3rd-Gen Charlestons). This included a 52" 4B white 3rd-gen Charleston in most guest rooms. Those fans have since been replaced.
-In 2004, my family and I stayed at the Wilderness Lodge in Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. Outside and in the bus waiting area, there were several Weathered Brick 5B 52" Hunter Classic Originals. In the snack place there were about 4 chrome Casablanca Lady Deltas with 5 white Avalon blades each. The guest rooms each had an AB 42" Fasco FPV Snugger with 4B. I think these fans have been replaced.
-In 2010, my family and I stayed in a condo that my dad's cousin owned in Atlantic Beach, NC. The main living area had a white 52" Hunter Leighton with an AirMax motor. Each bedroom had a 42" Textured White Harbor Breeze Ocracoke.
-In 2015, my family and I stayed at the Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort in Orlando, FL. We had a one-bedroom suite in the place. Each suite had newer bronze ornate Hunters with AirMax motors (Marsielles?) 4-light turtle fitters and controlled by 3-speed Hunter wall controls and Lutron dial dimmers for the light kits in the living area/kitchen area and bedrooms. Around the property there were some tropically-styled Hunters, including in the lobby of each "tower", or building.
-Also in 2015, my family and I stayed at the Loew's Don CeSar Hotel in St. Pete Beach, FL. The hotel was originally full of Casablancas. The guest rooms used to have white 52" Gulf Coast Bimini Breeze V's with white blades on long down rods, but they were removed in a remodel. The lobby and lobby bar had nine off-white 50" Casablanca Panama 5's with Walnut Saturn Series blades and IT switches (the IT switches were nowhere in sight), and one off-white 52" Gulf Coast Riviera II replacement with Casablanca blades. The pool lounge and restaurant patio had white Gulf Coast 52" Patio Fans. The spa used to have a Snow White Casablanca, but it was replaced by a nickel Gulf Coast 52" Dixie Belle with Maple blades. The area off the lobby leading to the main ballroom once had three Snow White Casablanca 50" Venturas, but they were replaced by three Pure White 52" Gulf Coast Dixie Belles with Walnut blades. The upscale restaurant used to have several Snow White Casablanca Four Seasons II's or III's, all replaced by nickel Minka Aire Downtown Lofts in a remodel. The main restaurant had several nickel Gulf Coast 52" Dixie Belles with Mahogany blades in the back bar area, and used to have several Snow White Casablanca Palisades in the restaurant itself, all removed in a remodel. The ice cream shoppe had two bronze 52" Gulf Coast Renaissance II's, which replaced some 4-bladed white fans. Finally, over the entrance and the bellhop stand, there were 2 52" white Gulf Coast Bimini Breeze V's with white blades. One had a Casablanca Hang-True, so I suppose that there was once only one, and they took another one from a remodeled guest room and used it in the entrance/bellhop stand. As the hotel continues to (unfortunately) remodel, more and more Casablancas get replaced or removed.
-This year we stayed in a vacation condo that we rented in N. Myrtle Beach, SC, which unfortunately had no fans.
I did bring my 10" Holmes Blizzard oscillating table fan to use in the bedroom I stayed in, which worked well. I also made a trip to the Myrtle Beach (Horry County) ReStore, and bought a white 42" Emerson CF-2042 Designer. What fans have been in vacation places you stayed in?
