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Post by Cole S. on Jul 8, 2012 20:22:15 GMT -5
So I've wanted to do this for a long time, like since shortly after I first put all industrials up, but never had enough plastic Emersons in rough enough shape that I'd want to use them out in the garage, and didn't want to go about buying online because the cost would go beyond what I'd want to spend on something like this. I went to Habitat on Friday and found two matching Designers (one originally with a switch cap, which I moved to the white round vent fan) but left them behind because they wanted $25 each. Today I went back to get them, they were eating away at my mind because I really wanted to do this install, and they were in the back again because there was "no mounting hardware" (one fan did have everything lol) So long story short, I ended up getting them for $7 a piece which was much more my speed. Slapped up my two other round vent models which are both in marginal shape and finally got this install.      The three white fans are controlled together on one variable control, and the brown fan is by itself on another control. The floral globes are subject to change, they were just for sure what I knew I had that would remotely match each other. Ideally I'd go no lights, but at the moment I don't have extra switch caps. The whole install is subject to change as well, the industrials may go back up, but having so many to get air everywhere I want it has almost been overbearing for the space and that's why I tried something different. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2012 23:57:57 GMT -5
LOVE THIS CONCEPT. I like it better than the industrials.
I'd nix the light kits, and even just make some flat metal switch caps if necessary. I'd also prefer that all the fans were the same color.
Is the canopy original on the white round vent fan?
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 9, 2012 11:39:00 GMT -5
Yes, I want my dad to make some of those metal caps. I gotta find another white (preferably round vent) model that's not in great shape now. Maybe I can score something in Minneapolis this weekend... For now the brown works because it's off by itself and higher up, if it was in with the others I wouldn't have even put any of these up yet because the one different color fan would bother me.
No, that's the spare canopy and downrod I have from the 1895 motor you have, I didn't want to use the flush mount disk that it originally came with so I swapped it out.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2012 15:08:06 GMT -5
Werent there originally 5 fans in the garage? I'm confused.
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 9, 2012 17:12:48 GMT -5
I've changed it so many times, there's been anywhere from 3-5, but it's mostly been 4. I cut the 5th fan a long time ago, just didn't make sense in the overall layout.
I forgot to add that recently I changed around some conduit lengths and took a section out (the branch off the box of the first fan pictured). The white round vent is further back than the fans previously installed in that general area. I had that little Evergo in the back for awhile on its own control, and I completely removed that location as well. The round vent is now basically between the two previous locations.
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Post by Rick M. on Jul 9, 2012 19:17:03 GMT -5
GREAT install; this looks a LOT cooler than the industrials.  Definitely lose the light kits on the square-vent ones though... ;D |
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Post by fanman92 on Jul 9, 2012 19:19:02 GMT -5
Looks really cool! I'm very happy to see the brown one since a local bookstore closed and they took 4 down!
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Post by fancollector12 on Jul 9, 2012 19:27:19 GMT -5
Not bad, they look extremely nice in that setting, and the plastic blades are good for exposed areas like a garage. (:
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 9, 2012 21:35:49 GMT -5
Thanks guys, it totally works. I'm so glad I went back for those Designers now. Even without the extreme discount, I think I would've majorly regretted not getting them while I could. Probably would've met the dumpster by today since they thought major parts were missing...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2012 23:12:24 GMT -5
Can you get a shot that shows all four fans?
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 10, 2012 22:38:48 GMT -5
I can snap a pic tomorrow I think.
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 11, 2012 18:51:18 GMT -5
Here's the best I can do. Also took a pic of just the round vents.   |
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Jul 14, 2012 19:45:02 GMT -5
Cole, do any of your designers wobble?
The reason I ask is that all the plastic Emersons I've had (well...most of them) would do that on high when I would rev them up on that speed.
I currently have one brown 52" up in my garage and it does have a bit of a wobble on high.
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Post by Andrew G. on Jul 14, 2012 21:31:36 GMT -5
I love how the white 40" has a faux-K63...
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Post by Cole S. on Jul 14, 2012 23:43:50 GMT -5
Mmm, a little wobble, but I would attribute that to them both sitting on their blades and me not bothering to totally fix them.
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Definitely lose the light kits on the square-vent ones though... ;D
