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Post by Noah C on Aug 15, 2016 20:21:01 GMT -5
Ocoee... forgot the name of it... but they were cool. Luckily we all know Tom personally and he's brought back older products (the Islander w/ the FDK2100 motor, for example) in the past, as well as kept older models (Bourbon Street, Punkah, Palisade, and Americana) in production, so maybe if enough of us ask, he'll make our wishes come true. Exactly what are Ocoee? Please do enlighten me...
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Post by fancollector12 on Aug 15, 2016 23:26:47 GMT -5
They're shaped like oars.
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Post by Brian L. on Aug 16, 2016 0:28:54 GMT -5
Exactly what are Ocoee? Please do enlighten me... Here are pictures of Lovures with Ocoee blades and a catalog page with the colors they came in.
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Post by Noah C on Aug 16, 2016 2:34:37 GMT -5
Exactly what are Ocoee? Please do enlighten me... Here are pictures of Lovures with Ocoee blades and a catalog page with the colors they came in. Love them. I have seen those before but couldn't exactly pinpoint their monikers at that moment.
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 18, 2016 20:07:16 GMT -5
I didn't exactly aim to win this Emerson Wyatt, it was an open box damage/return item and I threw in a super low bid for the heck of it. The fan itself is complete and in perfect condition, but the box is a bit tattered in areas. Wasn't a bad purchase, gave me a chance to work with something completely different from Emerson and overall it's a nice fan. Runs super quiet, which is always more impressive with a hugger fan, and air movement is average but good. Kind of annoying to assemble, but it does have a really nice seamless appearance that gives me a certain Craftmade Warbirds vibe.
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Post by colts18to88 on Aug 18, 2016 21:40:52 GMT -5
Any chance you would part with that NuTone Verandah Deluxe in the pic?
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Post by fancollector12 on Aug 18, 2016 23:59:22 GMT -5
I like that fan, it does look cool, though I like the DC motor Emersons (having owning a Midway ECO), as well as their K55XL fans. I'll give them credit on their designs, though.
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Post by fan1968 on Aug 19, 2016 7:45:03 GMT -5
Any chance you would part with that NuTone Verandah Deluxe in the pic? He's had that thing FOREVER, I doubt he's giving it away.
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Post by colts18to88 on Aug 19, 2016 7:50:10 GMT -5
Any chance you would part with that NuTone Verandah Deluxe in the pic? He's had that thing FOREVER, I doubt he's giving it away. I figured. I wouldn't part with it if I had it lol. I want one badly. Easily one of the coolest looking fans ever made.
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 20, 2016 22:29:50 GMT -5
Yeah that NuTone is one of my favorite fans overall, it's not going anywhere haha. It was up in that exact place for a long time, I only just recently took it down as you'll see in my next post.
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 20, 2016 22:30:16 GMT -5
Apologies in advance for the long post, I just have a lot to say here regarding current Casablanca fans and hope that you'll hear me out. Another damaged box item, the fan is perfect. I've been wanting to acquire one of Casablanca's redesigned models for observation but only if I can get them for little to nothing. The Panama and Concentra are main areas of interest since they're models I've worked with a bit more, I'd like to work with a new Panama XLP but I was happy to acquire the Concentra as it's probably my favorite of the redesigned models if I had to choose one aesthetically speaking. Expectations were more than exceeded with this one, it was not the underpowered glorified Hunter I expected. Yes, I work closely with Hunter and Casablanca, so some might say I'm a bit overly optimistic when it comes to the products and the companies themselves, but they have also come to value my opinion and I truly want to tell it like it is whether it be good or bad. I'll tell you, when I open up one of these new fans from them, I go into it with extremely low expectations. I'm actually looking for every fault, I'm not oblivious to the fact that these fans are not what they were 10 years ago and if there's something honestly and truly wrong I want to find it. To jump right into things, I put this one up, turned it on, and heard nothing. Absolutely nothing. It's a smaller motor than before, but it's totally silent, to the point that I'd say it's actually an improvement over the old Concentra which is notorious for hum. High speed is anything but underpowered, it's actually what I would call a high speed, and between this and an old Concentra I don't feel any major difference in air movement even with the slight drop in CFM of the new model. Yes, it moves a 'little less air', but the human body can't really tell so why does it matter? I only care if I can tell a difference. It's 4 speed, with a gorgeous aesthetic low. You can't be disappointed with something like that on a pull chain fan, I really do love that aspect. The metal is mostly stamped which I of course don't love when there used to be more cast components, but it's at least pretty heavy metal. I don't think the motor housing has changed at all from the old version, everything feels comparable to other high-end stamped metal fans, if not better than many. The blades are as beautiful as ever, despite being a new shape, quality was not compromised there. I just think there's been a lot of unfair judgement based on appearance and specs on paper without having worked with the actual products ourselves. I don't love all the appearances of these fans or necessarily certain changes in the build, but I'm finding that they actually perform quite well and I think that makes the other changes a little bit more tolerable.
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Post by Brian L. on Aug 20, 2016 22:36:48 GMT -5
I still dislike the redesigned Switchcap, but otherwise, I am starting to love the brackets on these fans! Also Regarding Newer Casablancas, I have a surprise for you guys in a month!
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 20, 2016 22:40:13 GMT -5
I'm torn on the switch cap situation. It's still my least favorite part of any Hunter or Casablanca fan that utilizes such a cap, I think it ruins what is otherwise a very sleek appearance. But on Casablanca fans, the switch cap is still cast, which I kind of appreciate.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2016 22:50:45 GMT -5
i cant stand those blade brackets meh!!
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Post by fancollector12 on Aug 21, 2016 0:39:21 GMT -5
They're not bad fans, probably on par with the old Concentras being that they've always had Direct Drive (spinner) motors, Hunter components, and average quality in terms of air movement and construction.
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