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Post by Cole S. on Sept 22, 2012 21:06:56 GMT -5
I got this Veranda over a week ago, but of course that bent switch housing prevented me from posting about it. Now that it's fixed, I love it. The rust finish is awesome, and Clay sent a nice fresh set of teak blades since the originals were pretty crusty. Has a few areas, of corrosion or rust, but it works great and overall doesn't look too bad. Also got some other random goodies in the box for no charge.  I LOVE getting surprise spare parts!   |
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Post by Jonathan A. on Sept 22, 2012 22:00:38 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the video!
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Post by fancollector12 on Sept 22, 2012 22:09:43 GMT -5
Looks great! Love that finish! Was that the one Clay had for sale?
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Post by Cole S. on Sept 22, 2012 22:18:09 GMT -5
Can't wait to see the video! Should be up presently. Looks great! Love that finish! Was that the one Clay had for sale? Yes it is. |
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Post by Rick M. on Sept 22, 2012 23:59:54 GMT -5
Looks great! Glad you were able to fix the switch housing.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Sept 23, 2012 3:07:49 GMT -5
It looks awesome with the two pull chains on each side of the switch housing. Every Casablanca with this style of switch housing should have them and I'm not talking about the light kit pull chain but a REAL reverse pull chain like this one. It looks so much better than a crappy switch made of plastic. Some Casablancas sold here had them like that mid 1980s Delta II that was on Kijiji Montréal a few months ago.
Because it have wood blades you cannot really use it outside. Does it have vents on the upper plate? I would imagine that the top of the motor is not all opened like regular stack motor fans? (the black vents)
Is it K55 or XLP-2000? Apparently theses were made between 1995-2001. What year is yours?
So how did you fixed the bent switch housing?
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Post by Jonathan A. on Sept 23, 2012 7:43:18 GMT -5
Apparently theses were made between 1995-2001. What year is yours? August 8 1995, and it's the 63rd unit made that day. |
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Post by Cole S. on Sept 23, 2012 11:26:10 GMT -5
It looks awesome with the two pull chains on each side of the switch housing. Every Casablanca with this style of switch housing should have them and I'm not talking about the light kit pull chain but a REAL reverse pull chain like this one. It looks so much better than a crappy switch made of plastic. Some Casablancas sold here had them like that mid 1980s Delta II that was on Kijiji Montréal a few months ago. Because it have wood blades you cannot really use it outside. Does it have vents on the upper plate? I would imagine that the top of the motor is not all opened like regular stack motor fans? (the black vents) Is it K55 or XLP-2000? Apparently theses were made between 1995-2001. What year is yours? So how did you fixed the bent switch housing? What's kinda cool is now that I see how it's set up, I could pretty much do it to any of my pullchain Casablanca fans. Of course the hole for the reverse switch would still be there so it'd look pretty stupid. Nah, I wouldn't use it outside for myself anyways. But the original blades were wood as well, works if you like that weathered look. It's built like a regular Delta II, vents and all open on top. It's not WET rated, it's DAMP rated, like for under a porch. It's K55. It was a combination of methods. I used a method Brian described on the other forum, which was basically putting a wood block up inside, and putting screws into it from the top of the switch housing with big washers to widen the surface area. This would put pressure from the top down, and basically push it back into position. That kinda worked, but the screws kept stripping so I got it close to straight, and then just adjusted it the last little bit by hand. It's a little loose on the shaft now so I'll have to go back in and push the retention ring back up. August 8 1995, and it's the 63rd unit made that day. Lol that is correct. |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Sept 23, 2012 14:01:28 GMT -5
It looks awesome with the two pull chains on each side of the switch housing. Every Casablanca with this style of switch housing should have them and I'm not talking about the light kit pull chain but a REAL reverse pull chain like this one. It looks so much better than a crappy switch made of plastic. Some Casablancas sold here had them like that mid 1980s Delta II that was on Kijiji Montréal a few months ago. Because it have wood blades you cannot really use it outside. Does it have vents on the upper plate? I would imagine that the top of the motor is not all opened like regular stack motor fans? (the black vents) Is it K55 or XLP-2000? Apparently theses were made between 1995-2001. What year is yours? So how did you fixed the bent switch housing? What's kinda cool is now that I see how it's set up, I could pretty much do it to any of my pullchain Casablanca fans. Of course the hole for the reverse switch would still be there so it'd look pretty stupid. Nah, I wouldn't use it outside for myself anyways. But the original blades were wood as well, works if you like that weathered look. It's built like a regular Delta II, vents and all open on top. It's not WET rated, it's DAMP rated, like for under a porch. It's K55. It was a combination of methods. I used a method Brian described on the other forum, which was basically putting a wood block up inside, and putting screws into it from the top of the switch housing with big washers to widen the surface area. This would put pressure from the top down, and basically push it back into position. That kinda worked, but the screws kept stripping so I got it close to straight, and then just adjusted it the last little bit by hand. It's a little loose on the shaft now so I'll have to go back in and push the retention ring back up. We would need to find spare reverse pull chains for that. I cannot even find replacements here. Do you know where replacement reverse pull chains can be found? I though that even for a Damp rated fan they were not allowing many vents on the top like this. The reversing pull chain instead of the switch for outdoor fans is because less water have chance to get in a pull chain than a little switch or it's because theses reversing switches are vulnerable to humidity? Humm it sounds like an interesting method but I have difficulty visualising it. I wonder it if could work with my SMC A52-C. |
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Post by Cole S. on Sept 23, 2012 16:42:04 GMT -5
We would need to find spare reverse pull chains for that. I cannot even find replacements here. Do you know where replacement reverse pull chains can be found? I though that even for a Damp rated fan they were not allowing many vents on the top like this. The reversing pull chain instead of the switch for outdoor fans is because less water have chance to get in a pull chain than a little switch or it's because theses reversing switches are vulnerable to humidity? Humm it sounds like an interesting method but I have difficulty visualising it. I wonder it if could work with my SMC A52-C. Unfortunately no, and the setup certainly seems to vary by manufacturer. This one is a four position switch, using only three wires. These days I think they seal up as much as they can no matter what (why there really aren't many stack motor outdoor models anymore since they're open on the sides), but I think this model was still in the early stages of outdoor models and they hadn't figured all that out yet. I'm really not completely sure why that is. I think it's both of the reasons you stated, honestly. Less chance for water to run in there, and I think the little contacts on a reverse switch corrode if exposed to moisture. Yeah I figured it'd be hard to imagine. Don't know if it'd work with the SMC. You're talking bending the switch housing, or the crooked motor? I don't think there's any way that could apply to fixing the motor issue. |
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I LOVE getting surprise spare parts!
