5 Blades Industrials

[Jean Lemieux]

Does anyone have Ever Seen a 5 blades industrial ceiling fan?
By Industrial I mean metal blades, spinner housing and no swtch housing.

I have alrady seen one on a ceiling fans site from China, but I don't remember the name of the site.

But I have found a site from South Africa that carries Crompton Greaves ceiling fans(mostely industrials) the same brand with the Encon and from India but this time from South Africa. And they have a 48'' 5 metal blades fan!

Here the link to the site:
www.cromptonfans.co.za/White5Blade1200mm412.aspx

In the same time you should go through the site its very interesting. They have most of thier fans with many finishes available, 36'' 48'' and 56'' sizes. Some of them are available with wood blades and lights kits. Plus choice of 3,4 or 5 blades!

These fans are very sophisticated for Africa, most of fans in poorest countries of Africa like Tchad for exemple are only plain Industrials. 4 Blades ceiling fans in Africa are just getting a little more popular and 5 blades are still VERY RARE. But don't forget theses fans are from South Africa one of the wealthiest countries in Africa.

I know I should make a thread especially about ceiling fans in Africa and also a Thread about my big Trip to Tchad back in 2001-2002.

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That is the only five blade industrial I've seen and it is VERY cool. I want one. The blades are similar to the four blade Nutones.

I have seen 5 blade spinners before, Crompton Greaves makes (made?) one called the Five Star. Someone else took a picture of a similar fan, with wood blades, overseas somewhere. I forget who it was.

[Jean Lemieux]

In the movie ''Hotel Rwanda 2004'' about the genocite of Rwanda in 1994 in the building that they choose for the Hotel Des Milles Collines(not the real Hotel Des Milles collines in Kigali) we see these SAME fans like here:
www.cromptonfans.co.za/Black3BladeMahogany1400mm143.aspx
Its beacause its was actually shot in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Notice its has THREE wood Mahogany blades!

On all these fans(excepted the senorita and whirlwind) you can noticed that the shape of the spinner housing is very similar to the 120volts Encon Crompton Greaves High Breeze 1977-1983 like Adam has in his Encon gallery. They changed the shape of the canopies.

[Jean Lemieux]

I know Dan we all have our own dreams but these fans are 220volts and the showroom is in South Africa. ;D

Does anyone like any of these fans?

My favorite would be probably this one:
www.cromptonfans.co.za/Black4BladeMahogany1200mm128.aspx
or this one:
www.cromptonfans.co.za/White4Blade1200mm410.aspx

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I like the four blade one also.

[Jean Lemieux]

Re Found it! The 5 blades Industrial ceiling fan from China.

Awsome! Even this Chinese site called it: Industrial ceiling fan
www.at-products.com/cp/upfiles/2003891100120.gif

Its really like this other plain one but with 5 blades:
www.at-products.com/cp/upfiles/2003891325040.gif

Its made by a Chinese company called: Anhui Technology
They make a LOT of cool portable fans too and a few Decorative wood blades ceiling fans.
www.at-electronics.com/index.asp?idcode=0&bmid=4

[Ben C.]

Those are cool! I wonder if the extra weight will affect the performance?

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Wow, Jean. These are really cool. But I like the first ones you posted better.

My favorite 5 blade spinner is the Crompton Greaves 5 Star.

[Jean Lemieux]

Yes Ben I am pretty sure that with 5 blades it procure a smoother operation than the usual 3 blades ones. But I would really like to see one of those spinning.

The one form China says that its available in 48''/56''/60'' size. It looks much more like a real Industrial than the Crompton Greaves from South Africa. The Crompton Greaves one is 48'' only and the blades are not curved.

Dan what looks like the Crompton Greaves 5 Star, do you have a pic?

[jeremy]

cool jean,nice find,nope i never seen a 5 bladed industrail

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[jeremy]

spiffy said:

i love that fan better(cause the detail arms)

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Yeah, it's sexy. lol

[Ben C.]

I prefer the 3 blade version though.

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Not I!