Ceiling Fan continuous running record

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LittleD

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• Jun 27, 2013

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Was noticing my three ceiling fans this morning and realized they have been running continuously for 24 years only stopping for an hour or so during power outages. They all run smooth and strong after all these years. Anyone else have fans running longer?
Rich

 

casecollectorsc

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E central SD.

• Jun 27, 2013

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Funny you should mention that. Was thinking that same thing the other day. 23 years here and still going.

 

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Whichester1

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• Jun 27, 2013

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What brand are they?

 

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LittleD

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• Jun 27, 2013

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(quoted from post at 08:21:40 06/27/13) What brand are they?

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2 are Hunter and the one out in the shop is some off brand.

 

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ohiojim

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• Jun 27, 2013

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i must be a newbe, 18 yrs for mine..

 

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John T

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• Jun 27, 2013

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This isnt exactly on your topic butttttttttt

I have a Bryant Heat Pump thats had BOTH winter and summer hard and long use and ITS STILL WORKING FINE AFTER 33 YEARS, hey thats no pushover. I had another newer so called higher efficiency Bryant unit installed AND IT CRASHED N BURNED AFTER ONLY A FEW YEARS grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Gotta love them old early antique lookin refrigerators with the round cooling units mounted on top SOME OF WHICH STILL RUN. Seems to me the WORST enemy of refrigerators (other then dust n dirt) is shutitng them off extended periods or moving them around too much.

I had an olddddddd HEAVY HUGE HUGE repulsion start induction run (lifting brushes) AC Motor that was older then the hills that still worked.

The "first wife" still works pretty good and shes no spring chicken........

Personally, "....Im not as good as I once was, but Im as good once as I ever was......."

Ol John T and all

 

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JMOR

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TX

• Jun 27, 2013

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I have one of those old repulsion start/induction run motors on a 1927 Curtis air compressor..........had to replace the brushes once about 20 years ago, but it still works all the time every time. Those old Hunters that the user had to fill the oil reservoir on will run, so it seems, forever. Sometimes they get a little oily on the outside, but keep on running. No "lubricated for life" bearings in those. P.S. they mean for life of bearing (as short as that may be), not your life! :wink:

 

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D beatty

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• Jun 27, 2013

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We have a Hunter fan that has been in around maybe 30 years. Ours runs about 90% of the time all year round. The only time it is shut down is when we go away or to clean it.

 

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uncle henry

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• Jun 27, 2013

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i have two ge and two hunter fans out of the 30"s
they just need a little oil from time to time plus
they weigh about 65lbs each

 

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indianabuckman

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• Jun 27, 2013

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Built the house 26 years ago and the hunter has been running 24/7 365 days. smooth and quiet

 

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randallinMo

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• Jun 27, 2013

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Yeah, brag, brag. If only we could get a chance for that one more "once"!! LOL

 

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agman

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• Jun 27, 2013

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(quoted from post at 05:56:49 06/27/13) Was noticing my three ceiling fans this morning and realized they have been running continuously for 24 years only stopping for an hour or so during power outages. They all run smooth and strong after all these years. Anyone else have fans running longer?
Rich

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Why do you run them 24/7. I realize air circulation, but I suppose you aren't in the shop 24/7 or in the house 24/7. I try to minimize my electric bill even though I'm sure it is only cost a few pennies a day to keep them spinning, but the pennies add up.

 

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Frank Dodson

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• Jun 27, 2013

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I sure bet they are dusty.

 

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GordoSD

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• Jun 27, 2013

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I installed two in the living quarters, and two in the shop when I built in 2000. Total time on all four is perhaps 100 hours. Is that a record for shortest?

 

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uncle henry

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• Jun 27, 2013

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i hauled this one about 950 miles when i got home i let it set 24 hours plugged it in and been cooling ever since

 

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uncle henry

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• Jun 27, 2013

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well here is a brag moved this off a 60 foot deep well built in 1935

 

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redtom

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• Jun 27, 2013

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The one in my daughters room ran almost continuous for about 12 yrs the same direction. One winter I decided to switch directions. It wouldn't start up and never ran again?!!

 

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JMOR

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TX

• Jun 27, 2013

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A real save!!! Good man!

 

T in NE

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Cambridge, Nebraska

• Jun 27, 2013

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The pennies a day to run them can save dollars a day by mixing the warm air near the ceiling with the cool air from near the floor.