Posted on 01/02/2021 6:41:54 AM PST by dynachrome
More 190,000 ceiling fans sold at The Home Depot have been recalled amid reports its blades can detach while in use and cause injury or property damage.
The King of Fans recalled its Hampton Bay 54-inch Mara Indoor/Outdoor fans after the company has received 47 reports of the blade detaching from the fan, including two reports of the fan blade hitting a consumer and four reports of the blade causing property damage, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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Manufacturers statement.
http://www.kingoffans.com/MaraRecall/EN%20Pdf/KOF-THD_ConsumerLetter_MaraFan%20v1.3.pdf
“Heads up” is bad advice! ;)
LOL
Another quality product made in China
LOL...Post of the day!
As an aside, advice that actor Vic Morrow should have heeded.
Plans to sell helicopters have been put on hold.
“As an aside, advice that actor Vic Morrow should have heeded.”
Too soon?
IIRC, it occurred back in the late 70s/early 80s.
Very tragic and the director John Landis was responsible but skated free.
Home Chepo just about everything is low grade crap
Anyhow, Dan's Fans turned out to be a tiny, square, cinder block store in a row of tiny, square, cinder block stores in an early 1950's style, block-long strip across the road from the Laurel Mall. It looked unpromising but when we walked in, it was stacked floor to ceiling with fans. There was an older fellow sitting in back, behind a counter stacked with more fans, with the wall behind him stacked with more fans. And this guy turned out to be an expert. We got the 15 minute expert dissertation on ceiling fans: what's your space; exposure to the elements; ceiling height; etc. It all depends on how much air you need to move, which depends on ceiling height and total space, and the pitch of the blades and strength of the motor matter. And of course, some makes are higher quality and more durable than others. He made a recommendation. We went with it, and 20 years later, that fan is still the best air mover I have ever experienced, still going strong, and still completely silent in operation.
For the umpteenth time, if quality and durability are important, don't go to a big box store if you have a specialty store available. That's true even for mundane items. You don't know what you don't know, and the clerk at a big box store probably doesn't have a clue either.
And that 20 years and still kicking fan brand is?
Was asking a builder in SW Fl why one guy could sell new construction at a much lower rate than him and others.
He told me all his electrical, plumbing and other hardware comes from HD and its all low grade made in China
Plumbing and electrical are all lesser gauge and basically crap.
He said pay now or replace and pay later.
Made sense
aerial guillotines . . .
I will guess a Hunter.
I have had 2 that were spinning for years, just add oil from time to time,vacume the top side and clean the blades. Basic 3 speed reversible.
No remotes just pull chain
Many box stores carry Hunter as well. I suspect it has more to do with the fan being 20 years old and the quality of said fan 20 years ago compared to today. It is also entirely possible that Hunter builds in a cheaper brand just for the box stores. But I don’t know that I would risk my company’s name to bend to a box stores price point
Ditto for the Hunter. 20 years and still working well. I’ve never oiled it but maybe I will.
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