Hunter HFC-72 Ceiling Fan

[Cole D]

I noticed CoreCentric has some on those 72” HFC-72 industrial fans for $330 in the black and they also have a white and gray for $254 Usually these sell for over $800 each or something similarly crazy.

I don’t know if they had a lot of issues with these or not… my Taco Bell has two of them out front, I’m not sure if they still install these or not, the newer ones seem to be using Craftmade.

Anyway I do find these interesting, they use a big 212mm motor similar to the Tribeca where the blades mount to a flywheel like ring, you use one ring if you want it with just 3 blades and two for 6 blades.

I definitely find these more interesting than a lot of current Hunters. I don’t have any need for one due to the size.

[fantasticfans]

The HFC fans, despite using a very similar motor to the old Casablanca XTR, are godawful. All of Hunters HFC fans are among the worst large scale fans marketed towards industrial use. They all run slow, with no benefit, like other HVLS fans. They also can be loud and don’t move much air. Hunter could never make an industrial fan, just look at the Osprey! A multi Original install would do a better job than these things. I will say that they do look pretty cool. But these fans are not worth the money. I am glad you didn't get one! It would have been a massive waste!

[Cole D]

Oh wow, I noticed the reviews were a bit mixed, but I did not realize they were that bad. That’s a shame. They seem to be a decent motor so I’m guessing it comes down to poor blade pitch or design.

[fantasticfans]

The blades were somehow too heavy for the motor and the fan runs rather slow, with a higher powered DC motor, they may actually be able to do something.