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Hunter Ceiing Fan Junk mstrspy 10-02-2006
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Posted by mstrspy on October 2, 2006, 8:47 am
I recently purchased the Hunter Ceiling Fan model that flush mounts to
the ceiling. What a piece of junk. There was absolutely no way that
you could secure the motor such that it wouldn't rock in the mount.
Just hangs in a slot.
I returned it to Home deopt and got a Hampton Bay. The Hamton Bay was
(1) Less Money than the Hunter
(2) Easier to install
(3) Looks better
(4) Secure and doesn't rock or sway

I am really dissapointed in Hunter Fans. I have one in my porch that I
installed 15 years ago and it is great. Aparently Hunter must have a
design engineer who is looking to cut corners to save money. They will
go out of business if they keep this up.

M


Posted by badgolferman on October 2, 2006, 9:06 am
mstrspy, 10/2/2006, 8:47:45 AM,

> I recently purchased the Hunter Ceiling Fan model that flush mounts to
> the ceiling. What a piece of junk. There was absolutely no way that
> you could secure the motor such that it wouldn't rock in the mount.
> Just hangs in a slot.
> I returned it to Home deopt and got a Hampton Bay. The Hamton Bay was
> (1) Less Money than the Hunter
> (2) Easier to install
> (3) Looks better
> (4) Secure and doesn't rock or sway
>
> I am really dissapointed in Hunter Fans. I have one in my porch that I
> installed 15 years ago and it is great. Aparently Hunter must have a
> design engineer who is looking to cut corners to save money. They will
> go out of business if they keep this up.
>
> M
>

I have had the same experience with the new Hunter I bought. It
wobbles and no matter how I try to balance it the thing is unsteady. I
have checked all mechanical connections from the ceiling down and
cannot do anything more. The Hampton Bay I installed at the same time
is flush mount and it is noisier than the Hunter. I don't like either
one of them. The two older Hunters I have are very quiet and run
smoothly.

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on October 2, 2006, 9:17 am
>I recently purchased the Hunter Ceiling Fan model that flush mounts to
> the ceiling. What a piece of junk. There was absolutely no way that
> you could secure the motor such that it wouldn't rock in the mount.
> Just hangs in a slot.
> I returned it to Home deopt and got a Hampton Bay. The Hamton Bay was
> (1) Less Money than the Hunter
> (2) Easier to install
> (3) Looks better
> (4) Secure and doesn't rock or sway
>
> I am really dissapointed in Hunter Fans. I have one in my porch that I
> installed 15 years ago and it is great. Aparently Hunter must have a
> design engineer who is looking to cut corners to save money. They will
> go out of business if they keep this up.
>
> M
>

Casablanca's another high quality unit, but they've got a reputation for
being expensive. This begs the question "What is a normal price range for
good ceiling fans?"



Posted by hallerb@aol.com on October 2, 2006, 9:29 am
bean counters must of taken over hunter, sad how they kill products and
companies.

with the internet such quality and exchange of info can get spread fast
with bad results for the company.

hopefully this will help overal qualty over time with all products


Posted by The Reverend Natural Light on October 2, 2006, 1:22 pm
I've had exactly the opposite experience. I installed two Hunter fans
that worked great and now three Hampton Bay fans that suck. The
Hampton Bay fans will not balance and although they were easier to
install, the click-in blades were badly scratched by the install
process. The third time, I used my bench grinder to polish the top
sides of the blade holders so it wouldn't scratch the fake wood grain.
After careful balancing and leveling the blades vertically, they will
now work on medium speed but forget high speed. Total crap.


-rev




mstrspy wrote:
> I recently purchased the Hunter Ceiling Fan model that flush mounts to
> the ceiling. What a piece of junk. There was absolutely no way that
> you could secure the motor such that it wouldn't rock in the mount.
> Just hangs in a slot.
> I returned it to Home deopt and got a Hampton Bay. The Hamton Bay was
> (1) Less Money than the Hunter
> (2) Easier to install
> (3) Looks better
> (4) Secure and doesn't rock or sway
>
> I am really dissapointed in Hunter Fans. I have one in my porch that I
> installed 15 years ago and it is great. Aparently Hunter must have a
> design engineer who is looking to cut corners to save money. They will
> go out of business if they keep this up.
>
> M


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