2017 Finds and Installs

[fancollector12]

I think it might be an SMC, either that or a Saff Enterprise, looking at the blade arms and switch cap.

[Cullen D.]

Mar 24, 2017 3:10:14 GMT -5 fancollector12 said:

I think it might be an SMC, either that or a Saff Enterprise, looking at the blade arms and switch cap.

Definitely not SMC. SMC fans have removal e switch housings, not switch caps. There is no SMC label anywhere either. It's clearly an SMC U42 copy by another company.

I doubt it's a Saff Enterprise either. If it were a Saff Enterprise it would probably have those strange blade arms like Daniel's childhood fans, not SMC blade arm replicas. Saff Enterprise fans that are SMC copies also have removable switch housings like SMCs (perfect replicas, in fact), not switch caps. This is the first time I've ever seen a ribbed switch cap that is a cap rather than a one-piece removable switch housing

[Cullen D.]

Mar 24, 2017 2:35:43 GMT -5 Max C. said:

That is one unusual find, Cullen!  Is there a label anywhere on the fan, by chance?  Looking at the motor venting, it could be a C.E.I.

There is a label but no brand. I'll have to check again tomorrow where it was made because all I can remember was that it wasn't made in China. I think it was made in Thailand, but I can't remember for sure.

[Max C.]

Mar 24, 2017 21:58:50 GMT -5 Cullen D. said:

There is a label but no brand. I'll have to check again tomorrow where it was made because all I can remember was that it wasn't made in China. I think it was made in Thailand, but I can't remember for sure.

If it is in fact a Thai-made product, Compass East Industries (C.E.I.) is more than likely the OEM.  As for the brand this model was sold under...that is another mystery altogether!

[Cullen D.]

So I haven't really been able to test any fans in the workshop since 2015, but that's finally about to change! We've been planning on remodeling the workshop but ended up procrastinating for a long time.

I began the remodeling by painting the ceiling first so I can finally put some fans in there once again! I started by installing this FASCO Gulf Stream I've had for a while. I was supposed to put a brass 52" Original here but I lost the rubber grommet and the J-hook kept hitting the screws on the sides of the wiremold box as I screwed it in. This is a temporary fan but this setup is semi-permanent. (I'd like to install a permanent box in the ceiling one day.)

It runs well and has only a small wobble that can easily be corrected. It came with one of those ugly 3 light kits that has 3 3.5" fitters pointing down. I took it off but now the fan has scratches on the switch housing. I'd like to eventually get a replacement switch housing with no scratches.




I powered it off of a fluorescent light above my dad's workspace that is on its own switch. The original fluorescent light here didn't work very well. I installed a new fluorescent light that I added a pull chain to so that the fan and light can be controlled separately. I put small pieces of wood above it so that it would allow me to run wiremold from its box.


And soon I will install 2 pancake boxes for testing/displaying fans! These will simply plug into outlets.

[Cullen D.]

Another thing coming up is that once the remodeling is done, I will hang a bunch of motors in the corner visible in the last picture and hang their blades on the wall under them. Sort of a showroom-style display to go in the back.

[Cullen D.]

So I have happy news and sad news.

First the happy news: The workshop at my house doesn't have air conditioning, and with the hot Louisiana summer here the FASCO Gulf Stream wasn't powerful enough to get the job done in there, so say hello to its replacement:


And now the sad news:

No, that isn't the Hampton Bay Sinclair in my brother's room. It's my new bedroom fan. Yes, I replaced my Delta I with it. It's only a temporary fan though. It's a long story why it ended up here.

The Delta I had always had a bit of bearing noise, but the noise kept getting worse and worse. I took it down to install a remote on it using Cole's tutorial on YouTube, and when I put the fan back up the remote worked perfectly but the bearing noise was much worse. It was so noisy that I couldn't take it anymore. I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed Thursday and I'm going to be stuck in bed for three days, so I wanted a quiet fan installed before then.

I originally installed a Delta II in there with some short blades I had, and I had to buy a 3-light kit from Home Depot because all my good antique brass light kits somehow disappeared on me. But then the Delta II's bearings turned out to be twice as loud as the Delta I's bearings and the motor even hums (probably because it's a Samsung motor and not a K55.) Since I have the same problem as Jordan U when it comes to bearings on used fans and I couldnt order a new fan online because I needed a replacement before Thursday, my only option was to buy a new fan from a hardware store. I installed the remote receiver that was originally in the Delta I so it's remote controlled.

I chose the Sinclair because my brother's room has the same fan, so when I move out I can install it in here and both upstairs bedrooms will have matching fans.

So In the end I wasted $30 on a light kit and had to spend $77 on a temporary piece of junk fan for my bedroom. But don't worry! The Delta I will soon.be back up and running once with new bearings, a new flywheel, and a fresh new paint job on the antique white parts (they have some bad scratches.) At least for now I finally have a quiet (and remote-controlled) fan in my room.

And here's a picture of the Delta II. It will probably be repainted as well because it's really scratched up.

[Jordan U]

That Delta 2 is so nice! Same with the Original.. Too bad the bearing plague is hitting you also..

[Cullen D.]

Jun 7, 2017 10:22:29 GMT -5 Jordan U said:

That Delta 2 is so nice! Same with the Original.. Too bad the bearing plague is hitting you also..

It looks nice in the picture, but it doesn't look so good in person. The vent screen is torn and it's got some really bad scratches. I may end up repainting it white since it isn't in good cosmetic condition. It's a shame it turned out to be so loud and I had to get a Hampton Bay for in there.