ururk
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Post by ururk on Jun 6, 2017 20:56:45 GMT -5
I have my eye on this model, waiting for the right price: ceilingfans.emerson.com/shop/en/fan/54-volta-ceiling-fan-fan-p-cf590I've seen it as low as $150 (wrong color, unfortunately), but when I was looking at the product description on another website, it indicated the blades were plastic! Watching their install video, the grain looks painted on. So... my first thought was - ick. Now... I've emailed Emerson, but haven't heard back. Is it possible they are fiberglass? I'd be fine with fiberglass, but plastic, I could see plastic sagging over time. If it's plastic over metal then maybe that'd be OK. It is listed as a wet location fan. Curious if anyone has heard of plastic blades on a fan before. John
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Post by Noah C on Jun 6, 2017 23:06:47 GMT -5
I have my eye on this model, waiting for the right price: ceilingfans.emerson.com/shop/en/fan/54-volta-ceiling-fan-fan-p-cf590I've seen it as low as $150 (wrong color, unfortunately), but when I was looking at the product description on another website, it indicated the blades were plastic! Watching their install video, the grain looks painted on. So... my first thought was - ick. Now... I've emailed Emerson, but haven't heard back. Is it possible they are fiberglass? I'd be fine with fiberglass, but plastic, I could see plastic sagging over time. If it's plastic over metal then maybe that'd be OK. It is listed as a wet location fan. Curious if anyone has heard of plastic blades on a fan before. John Plastic blades are quite commonplace. We used to mostly see them on fans for outdoor environments, but increasingly more and more fans, especially those of contemporary or pseudo-industrial design come with plastic blades, because their blades usually are molded in differing shapes and thicknesses. Yes, the Volta has plastic blades. However, these are molded to have varying curves and thicknesses; the grain of the blades is not painted on, it is/should be textured. Plastic blades are actually good for a ceiling fan, and are, in many cases, more durable than wooden blades. In many instances, they last longer (when of higher quality). The Emerson Volta is a very good contemporary offering, but there are options that are better for the price. For example: the Minka Aire Simple, which is $279 and has a powerful DC motor. Another example: the Modern Fan Co. Velo, which has a GE-made K55-type motor (stack motor) and is priced less than the Volta, at about $420 for the fan.
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