Example of a Terrible Packing Job

[Adam D.]

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poor squeeky... grrr seriously

least it's not shattered in 100+ pieces like glass

[Adam D.]

The shipper decided to use USPS snail mail and on top of that did a horrifying packing job... This thing doesn't even have a vari speed control.. Has a date stamp of 3-17-1978, I was less than one month old..

[fancollector12]

Is it fixable? Sorry to see that happen!

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Oct 9, 2012 20:25:45 GMT -5 Adam D. said:

The shipper decided to use USPS snail mail and on top of that did a horrifying packing job... This thing doesn't even have a vari speed control.. Has a date stamp of 3-17-1978, I was less than one month old..

i be happy to give you another one of my switches if you like?

[Adam D.]

That would be cool, it's missing the whole actual speed control.. Fan must have been bought without one and that was something that had to be bought extra.. I've seen Emerson fans without pull switches too.. Fixable? I just super glued the plastic parts together, fan broke in the most critical areas, where the motor housing screws together.. Even the switch housing cap broke, to where one of the holes is bigger than the screw.. This thing is even cracked in places where you would think wouldn't.. It was defiantly treated badly during shipping, and on top of that poorly packed.. Even if I am able to fix it, I would have to be very careful to keep pressure off the motor housing and make sure i don't set the fan on it's motor housing..

[Adam D.]

I just found a round little plug that plugs the hole where the variable speed switch would go.. That even broke off..








Super glued parts








Canopy with extra thingy canopy mounts flush to








Broken Switch housing cap.

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They probably removed the speed control and installed it as a wall control.

[Adam D.]

If they removed the speed control than there would not be a plug that fits in the space.. Looks like these were sold with an option to add a variable speed control..

[Andrew G.]

Oct 10, 2012 2:12:34 GMT -5 Adam D. said:

If they removed the speed control then there would not be a plug that fits in the space.. Looks like these were sold with an option to add a variable speed control..

No. These were sold with the cardboard variable speed control in the switch housing. The actual option was to remove it and use it as a wall control.. thus, the optional cap that came along with it. Tara fans are the same way.

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Oct 10, 2012 1:44:36 GMT -5 @spiffy said:

They probably removed the speed control and installed it as a wall control.

that's how it was done in my and my bro's bedroom squeekies back in 1989

adam,make offer + shipping

[Adam D.]

That's a bit odd but ok.. Jeremy, for right now I'm going to keep the fan without the control.. I may need it for another one, seems like they are popping up around here now.. I noticed the rubber is on the motor instead of the hamster wheel.. The motor is also a Westinghouse still assembled in Mexico as the others are.. I seem to have glued everything back without any issues, even the little plastic pieces on the switch housing cap..

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Oct 10, 2012 3:21:33 GMT -5 Adam D. said:

That's a bit odd but ok.. Jeremy, for right now I'm going to keep the fan without the control.. I may need it for another one, seems like they are popping up around here now.. I noticed the rubber is on the motor instead of the hamster wheel.. The motor is also a Westinghouse still assembled in Mexico as the others are.. I seem to have glued everything back without any issues, even the little plastic pieces on the switch housing cap..

ok,as song as your squeeky runs and you ok with it without switch,i put it in storge instead put it back on my squeeky..

let me know when you need it so i can get a box,shipping quote...etc

also can you wire a ight kit chain pull thingy on ceiling fans? i know it will be 1 speed but will it work as good as the fan pull one?

[Rick M.]

That's terrible that it got damaged that much in shipping. Glad the super-gluing worked out.