Dubizzle Finds!

[Tais]

found 2 fans via dubizzle.com, an USHA sonata dated october 2004 and a SMC KD56 dated march 2008

USHA sonata (october 2004)

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i found it through this auction that was frequently being posted everytime there was something purchased.. the ceiling fan was first AED 50, later on it dropped to AED 39, then finally AED 19..



i got the fan along with it's regulator and a hook for the ceiling

the fan had VERY stiff bearings when obtained.. now it's fine, it's in an excellent condition after i did some cleaning and a bit of restoration, however it's upper canopy can't return to it's original shape

SMC KD56 (march 2008):

i got it through an auction i made on dubizzle searching for ceiling fans that are unwanted, though i had a little trouble with the owner since he was rude and made me wait for a long time, the fan was in a building with a very harsh environment seemed to be operating 24/7.. i got the fan for AED 70

after cleaning the fan, it looks just new except the downrod has lots of stains, however, there is still some terrible odor of that building..

while comparing it to my 1995 version of KD56, there were significant differences.. the 2008 version is WAAAAAYY faster than the 1995 version, the motor of the 2008 one is very slightly bigger than the other one (which i didn't expect) but it is lighter.. the 1995 version has a capacitor value of 9 uF while the other one has 2.5 uF.. the upper canopy of the 2008 version is smaller and the SMC logo is also smaller, the tag on the motor is also different, i was surprised that they used black labels instead of the golden one







the one with the shorter downrod is the 2008 version

i was expecting it to be K56, but i was surprized when it turned to be a KD56

[Jean Lemieux]

Cool finds. Has the USHA ever been used? The blades are still in it's box. Also I noticed they uses theses blades on a lot of their models because of all the names on the blade box. It seems that you got an AWESOME deal on it. 19 AED is apparently only 5 CAD$. Wow!

So the 2008 SMC is the one on the right? March 2008 is also when was made my Casablanca Panama. In what way did the seller made you wait? Was it for you to go and get the fan to his place, the responses were long or it was actually a deal where it was him that was brining you the fan and it took a while before he brought it to you?

[Tais]

Feb 12, 2012 22:46:14 GMT -5 Jean Lemieux said:

Cool finds. Has the USHA ever been used? The blades are still in it's box. Also I noticed they uses theses blades on a lot of their models because of all the names on the blade box. It seems that you got an AWESOME deal on it. 19 AED is apparently only 5 CAD$. Wow!

So the 2008 SMC is the one on the right? March 2008 is also when was made my Casablanca Panama. In what way did the seller made you wait? Was it for you to go and get the fan to his place, the responses were long or it was actually a deal where it was him that was brining you the fan and it took a while before he brought it to you?

the USHA has been used in india before the owner got it here.. but he never used it here, it seemed that it was lying in his flat for around 4 years, blades were kept outdoors which resulted in some damage to the carton.. yea, those are the same blades my 1997 USHA pulsar uses..

he told me to come to his place at first time, an hour after i reached, he told me it's not possible and he can't give the fan... i ditched this offer expecting him not to call again.. that happened 2 weeks ago on sunday.. on friday 3 days ago, he called me and said it's now possible to come and take the fan.. i went to his place, waited an hour (5 minutes according to him) for him to come.. the funny thing was that the other labors in his flat were using the fan for a long time.. they took quite a long time getting the fan down.. i somehow have a feeling that he shouldn't have sold that fan at the first place.. but anyways, what can i do?

[Jean Lemieux]

Feb 13, 2012 7:14:53 GMT -5 Tais said:

Feb 12, 2012 22:46:14 GMT -5 Jean Lemieux said:

Cool finds. Has the USHA ever been used? The blades are still in it's box. Also I noticed they uses theses blades on a lot of their models because of all the names on the blade box. It seems that you got an AWESOME deal on it. 19 AED is apparently only 5 CAD$. Wow!

So the 2008 SMC is the one on the right? March 2008 is also when was made my Casablanca Panama. In what way did the seller made you wait? Was it for you to go and get the fan to his place, the responses were long or it was actually a deal where it was him that was brining you the fan and it took a while before he brought it to you?

the USHA has been used in india before the owner got it here.. but he never used it here, it seemed that it was lying in his flat for around 4 years, blades were kept outdoors which resulted in some damage to the carton.. yea, those are the same blades my 1997 USHA pulsar uses..

he told me to come to his place at first time, an hour after i reached, he told me it's not possible and he can't give the fan... i ditched this offer expecting him not to call again.. that happened 2 weeks ago on sunday.. on friday 3 days ago, he called me and said it's now possible to come and take the fan.. i went to his place, waited an hour (5 minutes according to him) for him to come.. the funny thing was that the other labors in his flat were using the fan for a long time.. they took quite a long time getting the fan down.. i somehow have a feeling that he shouldn't have sold that fan at the first place.. but anyways, what can i do?

Whoa! That was extremely rude of the seller indeed! The kind of person that think others have all the time in the world to waste and wait for him like if other peoples time is not important. I hate theses too busy and does not know what he wants Mr. Important type of peoples.

[Rick M.]

I like that USHA!