Better Homes and Gardens Finney 30”

[Cole D]

I know it’s not vintage but more modern style but Friday I picked up this model from Walmart more for observation purposes.

Anyway I did open the box and examine it. It is made by “Hong Kong China Electrical Appliance Company Ltd”. They make some Honeywell and Harbor Breeze too.

The fit and finish seem pretty good, and the blade finishes look nice. It came with two Great Value Walmart filament LED candelabra shape bulbs that are dimmable.

The motor seems to be a decent size? Can’t tell but I *think* it’s a chunky 153.

Anyway, I was pretty impressed with it for a Walmart fan. It seems nicer quality than those white Mainstays huggers, but given they’re about $20 cheaper than this…

[fantasticfans]

Not necessarily a chunky 153 but not the smallest one either. These are decent fans, I installed one in my grandparents porch awhile ago and I have been happy with it. They are surprisingly nice!

[Parkman]

My wife’s sister needed something for her kitchen that was small so I picked one of these up. Not the best fan but not the worst.

A lot of Harbor Breezes are made by this oem as you said as well as Hunters. The harbor breezes seem to be of better quality then the Hunter but the consistency for Walmart seems to be the same for harbor breeze. I’m pleased with it has a hum but no bearing noise. Overall I’m happy with it I’d rather have done a four bladed fan or five as I’m not big on 3 bladders but this is nice for what it is !

[Cole D]

Mar 16, 2024 20:54:04 GMT -5 fantasticfans said:

Not necessarily a chunky 153 but not the smallest one either. These are decent fans, I installed one in my grandparents porch awhile ago and I have been happy with it. They are surprisingly nice!

I think I saw your video on it. Yeah I’m guessing the 153 isn’t a bad motor given it’s only a 30” fan with 3 blades.

I think I saw some of the larger Better Homes and Gardens ones have 172.

[Cole D]

Mar 16, 2024 22:34:05 GMT -5 Parkman said:

My wife’s sister needed something for her kitchen that was small so I picked one of these up. Not the best fan but not the worst.

A lot of Harbor Breezes are made by this oem as you said as well as Hunters. The harbor breezes seem to be of better quality then the Hunter but the consistency for Walmart seems to be the same for harbor breeze. I’m pleased with it has a hum but no bearing noise. Overall I’m happy with it I’d rather have done a four bladed fan or five as I’m not big on 3 bladders but this is nice for what it is !

Wow I didn’t know they made fans for Hunter. Was it hard to put together? Only thing I saw it looked like it’d be hard to get the blade brackets screwed into the motor given how wide the light kit is to the screw holes on the motor.

[Parkman]

Mar 18, 2024 20:26:27 GMT -5 Cole D said:

Mar 16, 2024 22:34:05 GMT -5 Parkman said:

My wife’s sister needed something for her kitchen that was small so I picked one of these up. Not the best fan but not the worst.

A lot of Harbor Breezes are made by this oem as you said as well as Hunters. The harbor breezes seem to be of better quality then the Hunter but the consistency for Walmart seems to be the same for harbor breeze. I’m pleased with it has a hum but no bearing noise. Overall I’m happy with it I’d rather have done a four bladed fan or five as I’m not big on 3 bladders but this is nice for what it is !

Wow I didn’t know they made fans for Hunter. Was it hard to put together? Only thing I saw it looked like it’d be hard to get the blade brackets screwed into the motor given how wide the light kit is to the screw holes on the motor.

Actually they’ve been making a lot since 2009 I believe is the oldest I’ve found. Mid Ocean partners got them in 2007 so that makes sense as for them switching OEMs around that time frame.

Since I flushmounted it I put the blades on as it was already mounted to the ceiling instead of on the ground. My screwdriver dropped it a few times on this fan specifically but was ideally worth it !