What's the most durable electric fan?/Electric Fans Talk

[SRGuy]

Puro asahi din kami, para maiba we bought a Hanabishi Windmill desk fan - ingay pala nito kahit lowest setting di pwede sa kwarto tsk tsk

[Wh1stl3r]

Anyone who has used inverter fans for more than 2 years? Wondering if they really last longer.

[bloowolf]

A frustration of mine are the quality of affordable electric fans (bintilador) in the market. I’m talking about the affordable ones like Dowell or Camel. I have no issues with the body. It’s the motor that gives up after approximately 1 year of use. Same thing with industrial fans being sold. They are not made the way they’re used to.


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[Walter]

Try looking for air circulators instead of conventional fans ...

[bloowolf]

Try looking for air circulators instead of conventional fans ...

For bedroom & sala use so those ventilators may be a bit too strong.


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[dr. d]

A frustration of mine are the quality of affordable electric fans (bintilador) in the market. I’m talking about the affordable ones like Dowell or Camel. I have no issues with the body. It’s the motor that gives up after approximately 1 year of use. Same thing with industrial fans being sold. They are not made the way they’re used to.


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by coincidence, i just purchased a stand fan last night.
i had a hard time, as i wanted one when rollers or wheels, and most of those on display didn't have 'em anymore.

anyway, i got one. it was, coincidently, also cheaper than the others.
when i got home and proceeded to assemble it, that was when i found out why it was cheap.
the plastics were more manipis than i initially imagined possible, and the build quality was ... cheap.
assembling the stand was a huge chore, and a huge surprise!
wala nang cast iron frame and pabigat sa base!
instead, the frame was plastic, and it was heavied down by four plastic packs of a strange material that i will refer to as "dark brown bukbok".
i had to re-seal the packets, as one had already started leaking.
installing the stand was also a chore, as they scrimped on the manufacture. the nuts came loose, and i had to do some mechanical gymnastics to put them back in.
and the fan blade guards were "not built to swiss horological standards".

rant.
apologies.
at least, the three speeds and the swivel, work.

[bloowolf]

The 4 I purchased in S & R yesterday is buy 1+1 at P1,999 so, it turns out to be 1k each. The base is flat & heavy. I just hope it lasts a lot longer than the others


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[oj88]

Have had good performance and reliability from the following brands:

Hanabishi
3D
KDK
Asahi

I also have a Vornado 660 circulator... gets a breeze and the A/C airflow going around my irregularly-shaped living room.

Just know and understand what you need.... a traditional fan vs circulator. They have very different use cases, granted with some operational overlap.

One safety feature to look for is thermal protection. Motors can spontaneously fail (locked rotor, shorted windings, etc.), overheat, and start a house fire. Those equipped with a thermal fuse will trip before the motor gets too hot.

[Deestone]

We use standard electric fan and those with steel blade last longer compared to plastic.

[n_spinner06]

We use standard electric fan and those with steel blade last longer compared to plastic.

+1 we bought ours 2003-04. 2 units. 1 died last year. Bearing problem probably. I replaced the capacitor on the other one last month and it is still running fine.

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