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High quality long lasting fan that will do me for years for the summer?
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How good can fans get, any recommendations for a high quality one, or anything simple to cool down a room I guess?
Top Comment: EDIT: This post suddenly seems to be getting a lot of attention from Googlers, so it has been clarified and updated with additional info. Fan collector here. Lots of experience. First of all, it's important to understand that a fan does not cool a room. All it does is move existing air from point A to point B. Depending on the temperature and relative humidity of the air versus your body, circulating the air can help to cool you. But if fans could cool a room, no one would need AC. That out of the way, and assuming you're in the US (you should specify country because offerings are very different around the world), fans are very hit or miss nowadays. Most of them are very cheaply made of course, and not many are truly BIFL like they used to be. If you insist on getting a new fan, you're basically choosing either power or noise level. Fans don't offer powerful airflow at a reasonable noise level anymore. In my experience, of the four major brands left most commonly found at an average big box store: Lasko tends to be louder but relatively powerful and the motors last the longest Honeywell and Kaz tends to be middle of the road, but the Honeywell Turbo fans tend to have motors whose bearings wear out and rattle pretty quickly GD Midea (mostly store brands like Mainstays, also Pelonis) tend to be quiet but weaker, except the 20" box fan, that's quite loud, also decent motors Vornado is pretty good but not what they used to be (they really cheapened out their motors in the last few years) but I've heard they have great warranties and customer service, and truly stand behind their products If you don't mind spending a little more money, there are still some very well made commercial-grade fans under manufacture. In particular the Air King, TPI, iLiving, Ken Brown, and some of Comfort Zone's high velocity series. If you go this route, look for ones with ball bearings or oil ports. The only downside to these is they're intended to move as much air as possible in situations where noise level is not a concern, so it may be too much for a residential use case. Now if you want an actual BIFL fan that's quiet and strong, you have no choice but to go vintage. A lot of people would assume an antique metal finger-chopper, but you may be surprised that one of the best fans you can get in general is a Sanyo (or anything made by Sanyo: Lasko, Galaxy, some Dayton, some Panasonic, some Sears) 12" or 16" oscillating fan from the 70s or 80s. I posted about these; here's what they look like . They have similar efficiency to modern fans, last decades without maintenance, and are relatively common and inexpensive still, not to mention freaking beautiful. Also the blades aren't exposed, so they're safer around children and pets. Finally, let's talk about maintenance, which is just as big a part of BIFL as the product itself. The most important thing you can do is keep the fan clean. When it's all dusty, especially if there's a line of dust/hair on the blade scoop, performance is impacted significantly. In addition, dust can clog up the motor, which restricts airflow over it, resulting in it running hotter than it should, which will reduce its life or even cause it to quit if the thermal fuse blows. A little compressed air goes a long way. The second most important thing is to oil them. The most common problems with fans, such as blades not spinning, spinning slower than they used to, rattling, or squealing, can be fixed by oiling the bearings. As a rule of thumb, blades should coast for at least 10 seconds after turning it off, and the bigger the fan, the longer it should coast. Oiling should be done regularly even if the fan isn't exhibiting any issues as a preventative maintenance. Use the best fix-it resource on the planet to your advantage, YouTube! For oil, you want SAE-20 non-detergent motor oil. In the US, that means 3-in-1 blue bottle, or Zoom Spout turbine oil. Stay cool!
The Splatoon fan base is super nice and wholesome!
Main Post: The Splatoon fan base is super nice and wholesome!
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only because there is no ingame chat, lots of people rage on this game
With all of this arguing in the fan base, it’s nice to know that Snyder and Gunn are still friends. I hope they both have good luck with their future projects. : DC_Cinematic
Main Post: With all of this arguing in the fan base, it’s nice to know that Snyder and Gunn are still friends. I hope they both have good luck with their future projects. : DC_Cinematic
Nice vs Cologne riots, fan falls (or thrown) from the upper stand and is currently in critical condition. : CrazyFuckingVideos
Main Post: Nice vs Cologne riots, fan falls (or thrown) from the upper stand and is currently in critical condition. : CrazyFuckingVideos
Bella Depot Fandelier - Nice fan for the kitchen. Does have a bit of a hum to it but even on low speed it…
Main Post: Bella Depot Fandelier - Nice fan for the kitchen. Does have a bit of a hum to it but even on low speed it...
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The kitchen needed more airflow so that's why I decided to install the ceiling fan. The fan hummed way too loud and that bothered me. I determined the humming was caused by the fan being on a dimmer switch. I replaced the switch with a standard switch and the fan no longer hums. Now I realize that ceiling fans should never be used with a dimmer switch.
What are "Nice!" fans?
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I want to collect all the Trophies for SF6 and so far I've collected most of them. However, two trophies require getting "Nice" fans. 200 "Nice" fans and 600 "Nice" fans. What exactly are nice fans and how do I get them?
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At the end of a set you can thumbs up your opponent if you wait just a bit before rematching
[KSTA]Mistake at Nice fan store? FC Köln supporters stock up on tickets for away game
Main Post: [KSTA]Mistake at Nice fan store? FC Köln supporters stock up on tickets for away game
Top Comment: What is it with German fans and completely buying out an away game ?
Nice to see MKBHD is a fan of the Polestar 2!
Main Post: Nice to see MKBHD is a fan of the Polestar 2!
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Wow he placed it over the Rivian too
[Habs Fan TV] Suzuki goal from a nice RHP pass
Main Post: [Habs Fan TV] Suzuki goal from a nice RHP pass
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RHP your AHL career is done my friend
Bts-jhope fans are so nice with others artist.
Main Post: Bts-jhope fans are so nice with others artist.
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I think that this sub has been particularly harsh on ARMYs. I know the reputation we have, and I understand it — hell, I know how much some of us can be annoying — but ultimately, fandoms aren’t a monolith and we should be able to look at the people in this crowd as humans and not "brainwashed psychos" by association.
I’m glad that they’re enjoying themselves and hyping the other artists — and I hope everything continues to sail smoothly !