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Post by Cole S. on Aug 24, 2013 21:08:46 GMT -5
Broke down and got one of the eBay ones as the supply seems to be dwindling since they're down to the last white one. There was a "sale" on this so I grabbed it, figuring it'd be as cheap as I'd ever get one of them and because I STILL haven't found a Heat Fan anywhere else. I do of course have the upper canopy, but left it off because I have no good way to make it work with this mounting box. I figure it doesn't matter anyways since we've all seen a Heat Fan. The thing wobbles like crazy, I've balanced and rebalanced and it still wobbles, even started looking at a balancing kit but the test weight didn't make any difference at all so I gave up. On another note, anybody know of a good spray paint match for the brown on these fans? I'd like to touch up some paint loss on the lower canopy if I can find a good match. It's no big deal otherwise, but I'd do it if there's a match. Here's the fan:  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 21:25:01 GMT -5
nice find,i saw those on ebay long time ago,i just not a fan of 3 bladed ones is why i keep passing on those..
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Post by Adam D. on Aug 24, 2013 23:16:14 GMT -5
Home Depot has I believe by Rust-Oleum, same one I used to refinish my Montgomery Ward (Evergo) Banana fan, may come close.. Also I noticed Wallyworld has a pretty good selection of spray paint, even better than Home Depot's selection, at least my location does.. Take the canopy over with you and match what you can find the closet with the lid of the cans..
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 24, 2013 23:26:53 GMT -5
I'll check it out. Kinda hate repainting since it's already NIB, but I'd rather have it all in NIB condition.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 23:48:00 GMT -5
Emerson plastic blades wobble. They will always wobble. It's just part of life.
I love these, I just wish they had fiberglass blades. Early on I bought the only K63 ones she had, someone else got the K55 fiberglass ones.
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Post by Adam D. on Aug 25, 2013 0:54:48 GMT -5
It's that bad that you have to paint it though? Mine has a little crud on it, and spots where the paint has been compromised, but nothing bad enough to where I would need to paint it..
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Post by David H on Aug 25, 2013 13:48:54 GMT -5
If it makes you feel any better, I got a white one from her
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 25, 2013 15:25:47 GMT -5
It's that bad that you have to paint it though? Mine has a little crud on it, and spots where the paint has been compromised, but nothing bad enough to where I would need to paint it.. By no means does it HAVE to be painted, but there are a few dents (I assume from the blades bumping up and down in shipping and the brackets ramming into the canopy) where the paint is chipping away from badly. I'd like to fix the dents and the paint. It doesn't necessarily have to be done but I personally would like to do it at some point. |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Aug 25, 2013 19:14:46 GMT -5
What is the real name for theses fans? Universal Series or Heat Fan? I still have never seen one in person.
For the picture you would could have made the canopy hold up with tape from the inside. It sounds cheap but for simply a picture and video it works.
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 25, 2013 19:49:54 GMT -5
I still don't know if there was only one name. The model on mine has HF so I'm pretty sure this one was marketed as a Heat Fan.
Tape does work, I just figure we've all seen pics of Blender Fans a million times and this one fan shown without the canopy would be pretty irrelevant.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2013 21:20:21 GMT -5
They were called heat fan when sold commercially/industrially, I presume they were called Universal when sold residentially.
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Post by Jonathan A. on Aug 25, 2013 22:14:37 GMT -5
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 25, 2013 22:55:09 GMT -5
They were called heat fan when sold commercially/industrially, I presume they were called Universal when sold residentially. I was looking through the literature that came in my box. The manual calls them Heat Fans, but the warranty card lists them as Universal, so they were indeed marketed as both presumably for the separate applications. |
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Post by Adam D. on Aug 26, 2013 0:24:23 GMT -5
I think some of them were marketed as Heat Fans, and some of them as Universal Series.. I presume the ones with the switch housings to be universal Series, and the more industrial ones to be Heat Fans.. Nobody really knows exactly and which combinations were sold as heatfans and universal series.. I'm pretty sure the 4 bladed fiberglass ones are universal series.. I go by which ones have switch housings..
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Post by J.J. A. on Aug 26, 2013 0:42:10 GMT -5
Looks just like mine and I also bought it off ebay. Mine came "New In Box" how about yours?
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