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Post by todthefanman on Nov 2, 2015 16:38:30 GMT -5
Hello. I was flipping through an old Hampton Bay Ceiling Fan catalog from 2001 and noticed this strange looking Grayton. Attachment Deleted It looks similar to the Grayton 1 and nothing like the Grayton II. Is it a weird in between phase? Was this fan ever sold? I know for a fact I've never seen this particular Grayton before in person. I've only come across it in this specific catalog. I'm very curious about this strange Grayton.
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Post by Jonathan A. on Nov 2, 2015 17:05:33 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the 2001 Grayton. Can you post all of your catalogs please?
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Post by todthefanman on Nov 2, 2015 17:39:39 GMT -5
Yeah, that's the 2001 Grayton. Can you post all of your catalogs please? I honestly had no idea there was one. That is really cool! Would you happen to have a better picture of one? I can't find a better picture of one or a video of one on YouTube. As for my catalogs it would take a while to post them all. I have collected quite a few over the years.
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Post by fancollector12 on Nov 2, 2015 23:32:48 GMT -5
This is the Grayton 1.5. It is like a Grayton II.
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 3, 2015 11:45:49 GMT -5
I have this same catalog, for those interested you can view it here:I have a number of other ceiling fan catalogs from the Home Depot.. I will be posting them eventually.. As far as that Grayton goes,, I think I've seen those once before, but I do not recall where.. Was definitely not sold for very long.. Would be interesting to know what company produced those,, maybe Max C. would be able to comment on that..
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Post by todthefanman on Nov 3, 2015 21:47:23 GMT -5
I have this same catalog, for those interested you can view it here:I have a number of other ceiling fan catalogs from the Home Depot.. I will be posting them eventually.. As far as that Grayton goes,, I think I've seen those once before, but I do not recall where.. Was definitely not sold for very long.. Would be interesting to know what company produced those,, maybe Max C. would be able to comment on that.. Yes that is the catalog I got that picture from. It's one of my favorite catalogs to be honest. I love the 2001 Home Depot ceiling fan selection. Yes it is a very neat Grayton. I'm pretty sure it was just sold for that year, because in 2002 the catalog shows the Grayton II being for sale. As fancollector12 said above, it is pretty much a Grayton 1.5, I'd love to get my hands on one of these 2001 Graytons, I'll definitely add it to my list of fans to search for.
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 4, 2015 9:29:55 GMT -5
Yes that is the catalog I got that picture from. It's one of my favorite catalogs to be honest. I love the 2001 Home Depot ceiling fan selection. Do you have any older catalogs? I have all the ones from 2001 until when they stopped making them. Of them all, the 2001 one is definitely in my favorites,, it has some nice fans in there..
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Post by todthefanman on Nov 4, 2015 10:29:53 GMT -5
Yes that is the catalog I got that picture from. It's one of my favorite catalogs to be honest. I love the 2001 Home Depot ceiling fan selection. Do you have any older catalogs? I have all the ones from 2001 until when they stopped making them. Of them all, the 2001 one is definitely in my favorites,, it has some nice fans in there..My Home Depot catalogs started in 2001 as well. However I did have an old Hunter catalog from 1994, I'm sure I still have it somewhere, I'll take a look when I get a chance.
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Post by Jordan U on Nov 5, 2015 18:19:08 GMT -5
My Home Depot catalogs started in 2001 as well. However I did have an old Hunter catalog from 1994, I'm sure I still have it somewhere, I'll take a look when I get a chance. I have some Hunter catalogs as well,, I don't know what year they are from but I doubt they are older than 2001..
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Post by todthefanman on Nov 5, 2015 20:05:57 GMT -5
My Home Depot catalogs started in 2001 as well. However I did have an old Hunter catalog from 1994, I'm sure I still have it somewhere, I'll take a look when I get a chance. I have some Hunter catalogs as well,, I don't know what year they are from but I doubt they are older than 2001..
Check on the back of yours. Mine said the year on the back cover.
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Post by Raymond on Nov 5, 2015 22:32:14 GMT -5
I installed that exact Grayton in my aunt and uncle's kitchen in 2001. I gave it to them as a present and recalled it being $19.95 at Home Depot. It served faithfully for many years. It rattled and shook, but never made noise. Their exhaust hood is the kind that blows back into the kitchen, and when the blade ends would stain with grease, my aunt would touch them up with white paint. When the kitchen was gutted and redone, they left the Grayton. It looked pretty lousy at that point compared to the new finishes. Eventually they went out and bought a new Hunter similar to the others I had installed in the house. I forgot, so long ago, that I hung the Grayton on a lousy, plastic, light-only box that hung on tiny little arms attached to the studs. The years of use had shaken the box rather loose, and no way would I hang a new fan from it for legitimate fear of it falling. I had to cut the drywall, yank the lousy box, and install a fan brace. being lousy at drywall repair, a nice medallion covered up all the battle scars on the ceiling. Now the new Hunter fits the updated space and does not rattle, shake, etc. They still had not installed a vent hood that exhausts outside, so I am sure the blades will stain on this fan as well. However it will never fall, for darn sure. I have to give respect to the Grayton. It was a junk fan right out of the box, but served a very long life and was reliable. For a $20.00 fan gifted to a family that makes $200k+ a year in a simple townhouse, this fan was amazing.
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Post by todthefanman on Nov 6, 2015 9:34:06 GMT -5
I installed that exact Grayton in my aunt and uncle's kitchen in 2001. I gave it to them as a present and recalled it being $19.95 at Home Depot. It served faithfully for many years. It rattled and shook, but never made noise. Their exhaust hood is the kind that blows back into the kitchen, and when the blade ends would stain with grease, my aunt would touch them up with white paint. When the kitchen was gutted and redone, they left the Grayton. It looked pretty lousy at that point compared to the new finishes. Eventually they went out and bought a new Hunter similar to the others I had installed in the house. I forgot, so long ago, that I hung the Grayton on a lousy, plastic, light-only box that hung on tiny little arms attached to the studs. The years of use had shaken the box rather loose, and no way would I hang a new fan from it for legitimate fear of it falling. I had to cut the drywall, yank the lousy box, and install a fan brace. being lousy at drywall repair, a nice medallion covered up all the battle scars on the ceiling. Now the new Hunter fits the updated space and does not rattle, shake, etc. They still had not installed a vent hood that exhausts outside, so I am sure the blades will stain on this fan as well. However it will never fall, for darn sure. I have to give respect to the Grayton. It was a junk fan right out of the box, but served a very long life and was reliable. For a $20.00 fan gifted to a family that makes $200k+ a year in a simple townhouse, this fan was amazing. What did you do with the Grayton after it was taken out? and do you have a picture of this Grayton that you installed?
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Post by Max C. on Nov 7, 2015 4:54:21 GMT -5
Would be interesting to know what company produced those,, maybe Max C. would be able to comment on that.. That would be SMC...
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Post by todthefanman on Nov 7, 2015 11:41:16 GMT -5
Would be interesting to know what company produced those,, maybe Max C. would be able to comment on that.. That would be SMC... SMC made the 2001 version too?
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Post by Max C. on Nov 8, 2015 14:36:44 GMT -5
SMC made the 2001 version too? I actually do not know of any other manufacturers that produced the Grayton in all honesty.
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