Biden admin’s latest home appliance crackdown: ceiling fans

nypost.com ^ | August 25, 2023 | Breck Dumas, Hillary Vaughn, and Thomas Catenacci

[ridesthemiles]

I have had 6 fans for over 18 years. Don’t think I have spent anywhere NEAR what AC would have cost me.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[ridesthemiles]

Mine was a bird perch after dark a few times.

Had to turn off all interior lights & turn on outside lights & use a broom to get them out.

[I want the USA back]

The man is insane! He has sold his soul to the radical environmentalist who helped him get elected.

[ridesthemiles]

MY 1976 454 1 ton Chevy gets 5 MPG-—sitting in the driveway.....

BUT-—IT IS A WORKHORSE-—

Has over 348,000 miles on it. I pout on over 250,000 hauling horses.

[Texas resident]

I have an antique table fan made in 1927. Robbins and Meyers.
It was my grandmothers A/C. The blades are cocked at about a 45 degree angle. Sucker moves some air.

[EVO X]

The only way to make an AC motor in a ceiling fan use less electricity is to have it move less air.

If you can increase the power factor of the motor, it won't waste as much electricity. If you have to add capacitors and other electronics to the fan, it is likely the fan will fail well before current fans. Increasing the the power factor is usually used for big industrial systems.

[smokingfrog]

How many illegal ceiling fans you got, boy?

[Yo-Yo]

On an industrial scale, users get charged a premium for having a low power factor, so it pays to install power factor correction capacitors.

For an electric motor as small as those used on ceiling fans, I doubt that power factor correction would amount to much savings because residential meters don't measure power factor (or maybe the new Smart meters do?)

[YouGoTexasGirl]

I just put mine on high to store future air flow !!!

Their logic is sick. Probably just justifying their govt. job and aiming for a promotion.

[EVO X]

I doubt that power factor correction would amount to much savings because residential meters don't measure power factor (or maybe the new Smart meters do?)

I agree. $39 dollars in electrical savings is hardly worth the effort. Not sure about the smart meters..

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Bidenomics government regulator working on controlling your ceiling fan...

[SkyDancer]

Well I boil water then freeze it for future use so I don’t have to boil new water.

[Professional Engineer]

Save $39 in energy, but cost $100 more to buy.

I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.

[hellinahandcart]

LOL. Aw, come on, Gilligan. It’s hot. I need cold air AND circulation.

[Paladin2]

When will the DOE reduce everyone’s daily caloric consumption to 1500 cal/day?

For efficiency....

[Graybeard58]

My home was built in 1992. I am original owner. The ceiling fan in the master bedroom has probably been no less than 50% of the time over the 31 years. I wonder what they think will be more cost effective and/or energy efficient.

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My house is a ‘92 also, ceiling fans in 3 bed rooms living rooms and kitchen. None in utility room or bath rooms, exhaust fans in bath rooms though.

[arthurus]

A rule to make ceiling fans more expensive and less effective.

[arthurus]

it would not save enough money to pay for the necessary doubling of the number of ceiling fans in use. Is rationing of ceiling fans the solution to that development?

[arthurus]

Eliminate all government agencies, departments, commissions etc back to the original four cabinet Departments while not folding in any of the functions of the banished departments into the extant four. and repeal the Civil Service Act and prohibit government employee unions. Do all that and the Republic can be regained. Anything short of that will only delay the Democrat Party State a tad.