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Ceiling fans sold at Home Depot recalled after blades detach (Hampton bay Mara brand)
NBC ^ | 12-28-20 | Stefan Sykes

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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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: homedepot; kingoffans; recall
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To: dynachrome

Thanks. I bought two in October but luckily either one has those manufacturer numbers.


41 posted on 01/02/2021 9:36:29 AM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: sphinx
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.

In 1998 we added a screened/glass enclosed addition to our home and had a Hampton Bay fan installed.

It has been running 24/7 for over 22 years, winter, spring, summer and fall.

We reverse the direction from October to March.

It has been going like the Energizer Bunny for over two decades and it came from Home Depot.

Is Home Depot a 'big box store'? Does 22 years qualify as durability?

Don't be too hasty to pronounce your version of the 'truth', there are a load of great products that come from box stores.

42 posted on 01/02/2021 10:08:28 AM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

No Too bad he had dandruff he was so embarrassed they found his head and shoulders in the bushs


43 posted on 01/02/2021 11:05:32 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: ladyjane

our bedroom fan runs 24 7 and has been doing it for 20 years home depot purchaseit takes ten minutes to spool down with no power


44 posted on 01/02/2021 11:08:14 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: dynachrome

Ginsu makes ceiling fan apparently.....


45 posted on 01/02/2021 12:38:52 PM PST by minnesota_bound (I need more money. )
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To: dynachrome

I just bought a new Hampton Bay ceiling fan; thankfully this is not the model I got. Looks to me the blades on this one are not completely secure, as if they are simply slotted in - the one I got, the blades are bolted in place, on spindle and on the arms.


46 posted on 01/02/2021 1:19:21 PM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: oh8eleven

The carb issue may or may not be due to the manufacturer,; many modern carbs are over-simplified and do not react well to the ethanol blended gasoline in use today. I very well remember the days of gasahol back in the 70’s, family truckster broke down regularly.


47 posted on 01/02/2021 1:23:19 PM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: oh8eleven

Sometimes it’s best to nurse that old stuff with TLC rather than replace with new problematic stuff.

Unfortunately it’s difficult to get repair parts for 20+ yr old stuff.


48 posted on 01/02/2021 1:24:57 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Spacetrucker

A lot of the problems are emissions related also.

You can do emissions pretty well with a computer controlled EFI/catalyst setup but doing them on low price carbureted outdoor power equipment is tough.

Some of the adjustments on the carbs are covered up with plastic or even pressed in brass plugs and it takes special bits to turn the screws once you do get to them.

My new Echo chain saw and string trimmer did not run well until I went on YT and learned the “secrets” of carb adjustment. You can buy the special adjuster bits on the internet for cheap.


49 posted on 01/02/2021 1:31:49 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Bell Bouy II
I will guess a Hunter.

My guess as well. We have one installed 13 years ago and use the Hell out of it during these 115 deg. AZ summers. Quiet as a tomb and problem free.

50 posted on 01/02/2021 1:42:18 PM PST by Oatka
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To: Spacetrucker
many modern carbs are over-simplified and do not react well to the ethanol blended gasoline in use today.

That's what the repair shop told me. Even though I use Sta-Bil additive the new carbs still "bind up" on the ethanol.
The ethanol doesn't belong in the gas in the first place. Damned enviro-whackos.
51 posted on 01/02/2021 3:57:52 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: oh8eleven

From my experience, You should only be using StaBil when you have after in your gas or if you plan for the gas to be unused for an extended period.


52 posted on 01/02/2021 7:14:09 PM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: oh8eleven

Ethanol “corrodes” rubber and plastic parts in small motors quite badly, which can cause the jets in the carburetor to get plugged up.


53 posted on 01/02/2021 9:17:48 PM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: oldasrocks

Ever had one come loose but not fly off? Aside from soiling yourself over the sudden cacophony, the rest of the fan is wrecked before you can reach the light switch. Which is why I use high-torque electric screwdrivers now.


54 posted on 01/03/2021 12:45:19 AM PST by Viking2002 (When aliens fly past Earth, they probably lock their doors.)
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