Fan Videos on YouTube - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly!

[Max C.]

According to YouTube statistics, there are about 198,000 videos for the search query "Ceiling fan". Of course, not all of these videos are done by fan collectors, licensed electricians or experienced lighting showrooms...so that leaves a great number of these videos that were done by "The average Joe". A lot of these videos are simple tutorials, some are by eager homeowners who just replaced their old fan, and a few are Ebay and Craigslist sellers.

I thought why not take a look at these videos? Maybe even "rate" the so to speak?  So I've created three basic categories for these videos:

[/font][li]The good - For example: when a cheap fan is getting replaced with a better one, when someone make a clear and easy-to-follow tutorial for beginners.
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[li]The bad - For example: a tutorial video showing wiring that isn't up to code, improperly installing a fan.
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[li]The ugly - For example: replacing a good quality fan with a "better" looking cheap one, painting an old fan to make it look "better".[/li][/ul]

Of course, these views are subjective and up to interpretation, so what us fan collectors consider "Bad" or "Ugly", someone else might very well like.

Video one - The good.  Unlike a lot of people who would just throw away a ceiling fan that has broken flywheel, this video shows that you can easily replace it yourself without having to get rid of the existing fan:

Video two - the bad.  This video is just plain awful!  There is no junction box in the ceiling, which is major violation of the Nation Electrical Code.  Worse yet, this is supposed to be an instructional video for homeowners

Video three - the ugly.  Do I even need to say it?  That "Old" and "Outdated" looking CEC is much better quality than that crappy Hampton Bay Bryant by a landslide!  I really like the part where they're saying how much air the new one is going to blow as compared to the old fan



Feel free to post any other additions to each category.  After all, over 198,000 videos to choose from...

[Jonathan A.]

It's okay to install fan directly to the wood with no electrical box. The connections are done in canopy which counts as metal enclosure. It's better than installing it on plastic box.

By the way, what do you think of Cole S.'s video of installing a Hunter Infiniti: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt4bBu1QVVQ
It shows the part where you have to be careful with HandsFree canopy. I requested this video because I'm actually getting an Infiniti from a house awaiting to be demolished, and I don't want to accidentally cause it to fall like some people did while Installing a HandsFree canopy.

[fanmaster10000]

Best tutorial I have ever seen lol

[zaveri]

In video no.1 , how did he remove the broken flywheel, with the light fixtures and junction box still in place. ?

[zaveri]

Check this out.

this is a fan ad, in which a modern CG high speed fan gets insulted.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AUOprcmdVo

[Tais]

LOL @ how to get ur parts caught in a fan

[Max C.]

Aug 24, 2014 1:15:43 GMT -5 fanmaster10000 said:

Best tutorial I have ever seen lol

I guess this would be considered ugly?  Actual content aside, the guy on the thumbnail should have removed the blades before taking the fan off