Hey everybody. As promised, here is part two of this massive Habitat-related update. Enjoy!
10/25/2014
Fan one - 42" Canarm Ocean Breeze. Where to begin
Okay, how about the previous owners' ignorance as they forgot the handheld remote control
and the mounting bracket. Not to mention the fan is an ugly piece of garbage. *Scrap!*
The light kit which uses a single, lame 60-watt candelabra bulb:
Wiring:
Dust
Motor. According to Canarm's website, it's only a 153X7.8:
Canopy. Oddly enough, it uses Canarm's six hole design, even though it wasn't PowerMax-made:
Blade bracket:
Fan two - 42" Canarm BDF FA42. This is probably one of (if not) the most common ceiling fans ever sold in Canada. Since these are so radially available in standar finishes like antique and polished brass, I decided to something unique with it...spray paint! I choose oil rubbed bronze, as I had some leftover from previous uses (a common trend in my spray paint color choices as you'll soon see). This was the result:
Video soon to come.
Fan three - 42" Heritage Alexis. This turned out to be another spray-painting project, however for a different reason. Since the original finish was rusty and tarnished plus I had a lot of spare time, it got painted along with the Canarm. It turned out beautifully, as the finish appeared almost factory-quality. Unfortunately, I had made the dumb mistake of testing after I painted, so I wasted about an hour and a half on nothing. A flick of the switch on my testing setup revealed that the motor was shorted out. Since I spent so long actually painting everything, I decided not to scrap the parts, as the motor is replaceable. Below are some pictures of the restoration project, and taking the fan down after the unsuccessful test:
Box it came in. Fan four also happens to be in there:
Sanding down the blade brackets:
Safety cable which somebody was kind enough to cut!
Taking everything down:
Fan four - 30" Heritage Alliance. This came in the same box the Alexis. This wasn't a spray-painting project however. Instead, I just swapped out the blades, as the original set was sagging and scratched up. Below are some pictures of it.
Lots of dust, yellowing and scuff marks:
Fan installed:
Fan five - 42" Kendal Lighting GE-vent. Another very common fan, especially around here. Since so many of these are constantly getting donated, I decided not to make a video. This would have been a fairly early model, being from 1990:
Very crowded switch housing:
Motor - a 153X10, and a very dusty one at that!
Light kit. Notice the sticker:
Fan installed. Since the original mounting bracket was missing, I decided to install a newer, post 1990-style canopy. The canopy ring on the bottom was an attempt to balance out the ratio of white to brass. It didn't really work, as it still looks unevenly distributed:
11/01/2014
Fan one - 52" Hampton Bay Portsmouth. These haven't been around here in Canada for too long, as they were only introduced last year. When I look on Home Depot's American website, I was amazed to find it used a "188X15 motor." I though that I had finally found a genuinely good Hampton Bay fan for under $100.00 (in the U.S.). Boy was I wrong, as you'll see in the picture below...
The box which was noticeably water damaged:
Look at that CFM rating!
The beautiful sight I was greeted to when I opened up the box
Motor, which turns out is only a 153X20,
not a "188X15" Home Depot!
Motor housing, which is made out of a strong plastic resin of sorts:
Wattage limiter. Of course, that didn't last too long...
Fan installed. It does actually look nice. The only thing I would change would be to add some maple blades to it instead of the plain painted ones:
Fan two - 42" Sears/SMC DC42. I actually originally worked on this fan back in July, however it made it's way to the ReStore again. This time, however, it had a bent blade bracket and a few more scratches than I remember. Naturally I attempted to bend the bracket back into shape, however that resulted in it's breakage. Thankfully, I had four identical replacements, however they were antique brass. So I got creative, and (big surprise) repainted part of the fan blue. Below are some detailed picture about the restoration process.
Fan with the broken bracket:
Canopy and faceplate - prior to painting:
"Before" and "After" pictures of the blade brackets:
In addition to the canopy and faceplate:
Split blade, which was promptly repaired with a bit of glue:
Blades shown with both factory and custom-finished blade brackets:
Fan installed:
Fan three - 54" Hampton Bay Sidewinder. I know what you're probably thinking "eww! That's one ugly crap fan!" Until recently, that's what I though too, however this fan has certainly proved otherwise. Unlike some other Hampton Bay models where Home Depot blatantly lies about motor size (Portsmouth), this fan actually
does use a 188X20 motor!
Fan itself. The globe was in fact missing when I got it, however it didn't stay that way for long:
Broken screw. It looks as somebody was "screwing around" with this fan
Metal spacer that goes under the motor housing:
Motor:
Video soon to come.
11/13/2014
The 13th marked an exciting change in the way ceiling fans are displayed at the ReStore. Ray, a fellow employee had the brilliant idea of running fans on display. This accomplishes two things (1) draws people's attention to the Lighting Department, (2) shows people that the fans are indeed fully functional. Here is a picture of the Hunter Cortland all lit-up and running on a spare hook in the ceiling:
Also, a picture of the spray-pained Canarm BDF FA42 lit-up, however not spinning:
Now for the fan I picked up:
Fan one - 42" Hampton Bay Florentine IV. Yet another extremely common fan up here in Canada. Since these grow on trees, I didn't bother taking too many picture or even video footage.
Fan itself - exactly how it came in:
Fan installed with the white side of the blades showing:
Can anybody spot what's wrong with the blade?
Fan installed with the bleached oak side of the blades facing down:
Fan hanging on display (shown on a longer downrod):
11/22/2014
Since I was heading on vacation on the 23rd, I decided to stop by at the ReStore one last time before I got back. I came back with quite a few fans:
Fan one,
two and
three - Hampton Bay Florentines. Yes, these all came from the same person.
Fan four - Super/Airworks Windsor.
Fan five - Canarm Mini Paragon (or "Para Gon" as the label spells it).
Have a great night guys! More updates to come.