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Post by organistjx on May 2, 2014 20:10:35 GMT -5
I'm... just gonna let you all decide for yourselves for this one.
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Post by Daniel G. on May 2, 2014 20:30:17 GMT -5
1) Most are under-powered.
2) The majority of them use MDF blades, and are made from cheap materials and labor.
3) They're now built with wattage limiters and candelabra sockets. Thanks, George W. Bush. -_-
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 2, 2014 21:32:00 GMT -5
The finish selection has got to be the most deceiving part. The finish selection is very ugly and disappointing.
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Post by Tais on May 3, 2014 1:02:12 GMT -5
Many new fans are designed to rum very fast (7x7 or 6x6 windings), but use bigger blades which the motor cant handle to run at that speed, resulting in motor overheating and quick damage
Lots of fans nowadays have very narrow blades that barely do anything
Underpowered motors
Some models are super cheap clones of other fans (typically clones of SMC, sanyo, USHA, xrompton greaves high breeze, matsushita fans...)
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Post by organistjx on May 3, 2014 10:26:07 GMT -5
Many new fans are designed to rum very fast (7x7 or 6x6 windings), but use bigger blades which the motor cant handle to run at that speed, resulting in motor overheating and quick damage Lots of fans nowadays have very narrow blades that barely do anything Underpowered motors Some models are super cheap clones of other fans (typically clones of SMC, sanyo, USHA, xrompton greaves high breeze, matsushita fans...) That last point is kind of interesting... considering that most of the fans I've seen you talk about look hilariously similar... (not that they're any bad...) |
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Post by organistjx on May 3, 2014 10:31:14 GMT -5
Here's something I haven't seen yet...
...the fact that most fans are now made in China (or some other sub-first world nation), instead of the good old U.S. of A (or wherever the fans were marketed to)
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Post by Adam D. on May 3, 2014 10:58:54 GMT -5
Here's something I haven't seen yet... ...the fact that most fans are now made in China (or some other sub-first world nation), instead of the good old U.S. of A (or wherever the fans were marketed to) There was alot of neat stuff that was made in Hong Kong and Taiwan back then.. If everything was made in the USA today, Alot of stuff would probably be no different then the junk made in China... |
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Post by Max C. on May 3, 2014 15:33:22 GMT -5
1) Most are under-powered. 2) The majority of them use MDF blades, and are made from cheap materials and labor. 3) They're now built with wattage limiters and candelabra sockets. Thanks, George W. Bush. -_- Yes, yes and YES! I'd say the first two are the main reasons why Hunter is now in the toilet. The finish selection has got to be the most deceiving part. The finish selection is very ugly and disappointing. Why? I don't mind nickel and bronze finishes. It is a shame to see brass disappear though. |
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Post by Cole S. on May 3, 2014 20:03:50 GMT -5
There are all kinds of things wrong that have been said, I just have to agree with Jean on finish selection. The 90s were the best years for abundances of really innovative finishes offered alongside most of the traditional options. These days you see white, AB, BN, and some kind of bronze and that's the basic finish lineup for almost every single company. There's no diversity, there's no innovation. The best thing Casablanca did this year was introduce those two new finishes on the Stealth, but they should've been on the Panama instead and kept glossy black for the Stealth IMO. That's all aside from the redesigns, downgrades, etc. though.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 4, 2014 0:34:45 GMT -5
1) Most are under-powered. The finish selection has got to be the most deceiving part. The finish selection is very ugly and disappointing. Why? I don't mind nickel and bronze finishes. It is a shame to see brass disappear though. Exactly, that's all it revolves around today: white, brushed nickel and bronze. It's very boring and ugly. |
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Post by Jean Lemieux on May 4, 2014 0:36:18 GMT -5
There are all kinds of things wrong that have been said, I just have to agree with Jean on finish selection. The 90s were the best years for abundances of really innovative finishes offered alongside most of the traditional options. These days you see white, AB, BN, and some kind of bronze and that's the basic finish lineup for almost every single company. There's no diversity, there's no innovation. The best thing Casablanca did this year was introduce those two new finishes on the Stealth, but they should've been on the Panama instead and kept glossy black for the Stealth IMO. That's all aside from the redesigns, downgrades, etc. though. Antique brass that's if you're lucky. |
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Post by Cole S. on May 4, 2014 11:34:50 GMT -5
True, AB isn't offered on almost every model like it used to be, but pretty much all of the major companies have it on more than one fan in their lineup so I'd call that pretty good considering I thought that finish would go out of fashion before PB. It's still one of the major finishes out there.
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Post by John Shelley on May 4, 2014 12:52:26 GMT -5
1) Most are under-powered. 2) The majority of them use MDF blades, and are made from cheap materials and labor. 3) They're now built with wattage limiters and candelabra sockets. Thanks, George W. Bush. -_- Yes, yes and YES! I'd say the first two are the man reasons why Hunter is now in the toilet. The finish selection has got to be the most deceiving part. The finish selection is very ugly and disappointing. Why? I don't mind nickel and bronze finishes. It is a shame to see brass disappear though. Tell me about it seems the designers want it dead, at least proper lighting show rooms still carry brass lights, this hard to find of brass is really bad if you house is an older house, where only brass lights are appropriate or if you want to get lights for a more traditional church as brass is the only fish that really works in them either |
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Post by Max C. on May 4, 2014 12:56:16 GMT -5
Why? I don't mind nickel and bronze finishes. It is a shame to see brass disappear though. Exactly, that's all it revolves around today: white, brushed nickel and bronze. It's very boring and ugly. You're talking to a nickel finish lover, LOL! I have mostly nickel finish fans in my house, and I don't find it boring or ugly. Nickel finish fans with cherry or rosewood blades are quite nice looking in my opinion. Needless to say though, I do love brass and it does suck that it's getting less and less common. |
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Post by jdp459 on May 8, 2014 18:29:56 GMT -5
I miss the loss of chrome. It's hard to find that finish anymore especially on the fans I would like to see it on instead of brushed nickel. Don't get me wrong, I have a brushed nickel panama and love it but I miss chrome.
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