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Post by Fanman on Aug 21, 2007 14:15:34 GMT -5
Wow, I went to all 4 Disney parks in 2000 and I've been back to Epcot twice. All I remembered was Originals.
I went to Universal before Christmas and I mentioned the Verde Originals on the way to the water ride. Dan said he thought they were cool.
Also, the Hunter Original 5 blade I saw in the thrift store had a canopy just like those black Originals where the canopy was pink. Is this just a Hunter slope adapter?
The unknown Hunter at Universal, I don't know what it is but our Subway has two of them in chrome. I've never seen them anywhere else. That shopping center was built in 1985.
When was the Mariner introduced? I know it was around in 1997 or 98, I've seen it in the Scotty's salepapers at the time.
I liked the Archive, I've never actually seen them anywhere. To answer jean, I know they were around in 2000.
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Post by Fanman on Aug 21, 2007 14:35:14 GMT -5
I don't remember seeing any of those Fascos at Universal, but we only went to the Islands Of Adventure part. Also, I can't remember those Ron Rezek fans being in that kind of condition. They were on high the day I went and I don't remember any painting going on. I didn't even realize what they were.
RE: the boardwalk in NJ, I remember someone saying one of the stores had Lasko Contemporaries 36" installed.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2007 22:56:11 GMT -5
I too was at Disney World this past week, however I was there for a conference and did not make it to any of the parks.
Every hotel and resort that I saw had little or no fans inside, but rows and rows of fans outside. I saw Originals, Mariners, Sea Islands, other newer Hunters, and other outdoor fans I did not recognise. Inside the shops on the boardwalk I saw 1886s, New Orleanses, and 1895s. One of the hotels had Studio Serieses over the front desk. Another hotel had Hampton Bay outdoor fans outside, they were painted green.
The majority of the outdoor fans had Original canopies, i.e., they replaced Originals.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2007 23:01:30 GMT -5
Everyone please stop arguing with Jean. He doesnt listen to reason, he refuses to accept facts as reality, and instead prefers to offer his opinions as facts. Discussing with him is a waste of time.
New Originals have a much less powerful motor than pre-2000s Originals. We consider it to be a skeletal spinner motor.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Aug 22, 2007 1:16:36 GMT -5
Its just I tried to not be too negative even if I know the true Its NO good to be negative in almost every subject, its lead to nothing good. I just think that the Today's Originals looks very good to me. I am proud that Hunter still make it and now they make it in many different shapes like 42'' a outdoor one, Tropical one, many different finishes ETC (for all tastes) Hey, I have the BIG question about the fans in Walt Disney Parks: How come they don't have Any Industrials ceiling fans in the park??? Don't forget this a commercial public place. My toughed is that like its themed they want to keep Everything(even ceiling fans) to looks nice, funny and homey looking.
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Post by Fanman on Aug 22, 2007 8:50:42 GMT -5
So does anyone know when the Mariner was introduced and what those plain looking canopies on the Originals are, such as the ones that are painted pink? The 5 blade Original I saw had one of those on it, with a round mounting bracket.
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Post by Andrew G. on Aug 22, 2007 12:10:09 GMT -5
So does anyone know when the Mariner was introduced and what those plain looking canopies on the Originals are, such as the ones that are painted pink? The 5 blade Original I saw had one of those on it, with a round mounting bracket. I'm not exactly sure when the mariner was introduced, but it was definitely sometime in the late 90s. The plain canopy you're referring to is hunter's 34 degree swivel mount canopy. They use the same mounting plates that almost all other hunters used in the 90s.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2007 14:53:01 GMT -5
I think I saw some Hampton Bay industrials in a shop somewhere.
Those big canopies mount with BOTH a u-bolt and a mounting plate.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Aug 22, 2007 14:54:17 GMT -5
Andrew the Mariner has a low profile switch housing. I tought Hunter did not introduced any ceiling fans with low profile switch housing until 2002?
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Post by Andrew G. on Aug 22, 2007 15:01:28 GMT -5
No, they've been making hunters with those switch housings since 1996. Same goes with the hands-free canopy and the wisperwind 2000 fans.
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Post by mpeters on Aug 22, 2007 16:00:55 GMT -5
The Mariner has been around since at least 1999, probably earlier. They had a bunch at Disneyworld in the Rock N Roller Coaster queue area and that ride opened in July, 1999. Those Mariners have been replaced by Originals since then.
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Post by johnpernock4590 on Aug 22, 2007 17:37:17 GMT -5
u said the original swivel kit could be used with a mounting bracket. Did this mean that you did not have to screw the fan into a joist or was that still the same.
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Post by Andrew G. on Aug 22, 2007 19:50:12 GMT -5
The Mariner has been around since at least 1999, probably earlier. They had a bunch at Disneyworld in the Rock N Roller Coaster queue area and that ride opened in July, 1999. Those Mariners have been replaced by Originals since then. The line for the Rock N' Roller Coaster now has weathered brick sea airs over it.
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Post by mpeters on Aug 22, 2007 23:46:48 GMT -5
I know the ride was recently refurbished in January and they rebuilt part of the queue area. That's probably when they were replaced. I know they were there last October/November.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2007 18:10:25 GMT -5
The mounting bracket held the canopy in place, the fan itself hung on a u-bolt.
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