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Post by Adin Panthers on Apr 14, 2020 19:56:31 GMT -5
Here's a lighting showroom that's been in the business since 1978. This is the showroom that's still in the business today.
Globe Lighting Fan display
Modern Forms Aviator
Monte Carlo Mini
Casablanca Panama (5XXXX Series), Piston, Verse, and Craftmade Helios
Casablanca Controls: 4 Speed In-Wall Remote goes to the 5XXXX Panama, Both remotes either goes to the Verse or the Piston
Casablanca Isotope and Modern Forms Aviator Hugger
Closer look at Phoenix (which I never seen one in person)  Modern Forms Windflower
Modern Forms Nautilus
Fans over the front desk 
Ceiling Fan Catalogs
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Post by Parkman on Apr 14, 2020 20:35:59 GMT -5
Some diversity of a display there  What gets me is that stupid Panama's blade arms are so cheap they are drooping like a Harbor Breeze Classic.. Oh how the mighty have fallen. |
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Post by Noah C on Apr 14, 2020 21:13:04 GMT -5
Some diversity of a display there What gets me is that stupid Panama's blade arms are so cheap they are drooping like a Harbor Breeze Classic.. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Indeed a nice display of fans; I really dig the Isotope and those Modern Forms designs. As far as that Panama goes, think back to when Dan installed his XLP Panamas for the first time. The blade arm castings are reasonably thick and the arms here aren't droopy but the blades still sag because of the stupid bottom screw not bottoming out. |
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Post by Parkman on Apr 14, 2020 21:25:20 GMT -5
That's true. To me that's a finishing detail that just kills the fan to me. I like the Felini or whatever its called thats a beautiful fan.
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Post by dano on Apr 15, 2020 11:20:30 GMT -5
Some diversity of a display there What gets me is that stupid Panama's blade arms are so cheap they are drooping like a Harbor Breeze Classic.. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Indeed a nice display of fans; I really dig the Isotope and those Modern Forms designs. As far as that Panama goes, think back to when Dan installed his XLP Panamas for the first time. The blade arm castings are reasonably thick and the arms here aren't droopy but the blades still sag because of the stupid bottom screw not bottoming out. Good memory. I was going back yesterday and reseating (and loc-titing) the blade arms and that arm sag was really bad on the nickel XLP's. this was one of the reasons I moved them out of the open floor because the sag was very obvious but isn't as much in a bedroom. The screws are bottomed out and I can't close up the space - I'd need to add spacers. Also, the blade bracket arms really just barely thread in so all appeared to be pretty loose. Hopefully blue loctite works or I could try red later. This isn't a problem on the 6699G pull chains though. |
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Post by Parkman on Apr 15, 2020 12:03:47 GMT -5
Indeed a nice display of fans; I really dig the Isotope and those Modern Forms designs. As far as that Panama goes, think back to when Dan installed his XLP Panamas for the first time. The blade arm castings are reasonably thick and the arms here aren't droopy but the blades still sag because of the stupid bottom screw not bottoming out. Good memory. I was going back yesterday and reseating (and loc-titing) the blade arms and that arm sag was really bad on the nickel XLP's. this was one of the reasons I moved them out of the open floor because the sag was very obvious but isn't as much in a bedroom. The screws are bottomed out and I can't close up the space - I'd need to add spacers. Also, the blade bracket arms really just barely thread in so all appeared to be pretty loose. Hopefully blue loctite works or I could try red later. This isn't a problem on the 6699G pull chains though. It shouldn’t be the new ones have the rubber grommets where the 6699g is automatically mounts to the blade. I’ve heard from a lot of people when the Rubber grommets rolled out back in the 1990s they had the sag like that but for the many 2000s hunters I’ve dealt with I never had the problem but now I see it on the new Casablancas |
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Post by dano on Apr 15, 2020 13:42:43 GMT -5
my 6699G's have a composite looking spacer vs. rubber. It appears the length of the screws or thickness of the grommets is the problem on the nickel model. The rubber grommets in theory should be fine. That 6699 is still out there btw, but not sure about blades. www.affordablelamps.com/cas-6699g.html |
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Post by Noah C on Apr 15, 2020 13:46:24 GMT -5
It shouldn’t be the new ones have the rubber grommets where the 6699g is automatically mounts to the blade. I’ve heard from a lot of people when the Rubber grommets rolled out back in the 1990s they had the sag like that but for the many 2000s hunters I’ve dealt with I never had the problem but now I see it on the new Casablancas Dan was saying that the sag was a problem on his new style XLP Panamas but not his older ones. All through the '90s and early 2000s people had problems with the blade sag on Hunters even though the blade irons were good quality and not sagging themselves. Through the mid-late 2000s and until the 5xxxx redesign this wasn't an issue because the 2000s brought blade iron designs that had more depth to the casting cavities as opposed to the "flatter" blade arm designs of the '90s and newer 5xxxx models, which left room for deeper threaded holes so the screws could bottom out and get completely tight. For example compare the blade irons between the new Panama and the Paramount XP. The Paramount has just about the meatiest blade irons I've seen on a fan with really deep casting cavities and long threaded holes for the blade screws. |
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What gets me is that stupid Panama's blade arms are so cheap they are drooping like a Harbor Breeze Classic.. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
