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Russ Huber
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Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 06:02 am |
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I was in a Habitat for Humanity restore north of me that had numbers of vintage CFs laying around for sale. I'm sure they were dirt cheap. I have been in at least 3 stores one being in Iowa with Emerson CFs(plural) still in use like in the picture. Must of been a popular fan?  Attached Image (viewed 337 times):
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Nicholas Denney
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Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 06:22 am |
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Russ Huber wrote: Must of been a popular fan?
Probably even more so than the hallmark 29646... to date, I can honestly say that I've seen more than 50 of these ceiling choppers. 
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Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 07:22 am |
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| I am not certain as I am not a CF person but I believe the 3-blade Emerson fans are rarer than the others.
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 02:28 pm |
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Rob Duffy wrote:
I am not certain as I am not a CF person but I believe the 3-blade Emerson fans are rarer than the others.
One building that had them was an antique shop in Iowa. They had long drop rods as opposed to the shorty on this example of mine. You make me question myself Rob now as to whether they were 3 or 4 blade? Almost sure they were 3. There was a dandy CF in there on a long drop rod from the 30s or 40s with snap switch. Either Westy or G.E., I didn't pay close attention to the brackets. I was eyeballing a big fat old hand blown bulb.
The message I wanted to get across was the potential prospects in the Habitat for Humanity restores. I am no CF authority or nut either. There was what I thought a 70s/80s complete Hunter just hanging there for the taking.
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Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 07:30 pm |
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| That's an Emerson Heat fan.Some people call them blender fans.I've been trying to find one of those.
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Nicholas Denney
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Posted: Sat Nov 7th, 2009 09:17 pm |
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Logan Brownlie wrote: That's an Emerson Heat fan.Some people call them blender fans.I've been trying to find one of those.
I think the reason that they're so hard to get ahold of is that there's nothing wrong with the ones that are in service and they will probably stay that way... forever. I can go around town and easily locate maybe 30 of them, but they're staying right where they are.
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Posted: Sun Nov 8th, 2009 03:55 am |
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Russ you've stumbled upon heaven for CF collectors....I also love the Habitat Home Centers for their dirt cheap building materials....for a 20 year old remodeling a house, it's paradise!
There are a few Heat Fans (the actual advertised name was the Universal Series) in houses around my neighborhood, amongst the vintage Casablancas and Hunters etc, I'm hoping I'll snag one at the Habitat nearby some day
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 06:05 am |
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Zachary Yarnes wrote: Russ you've stumbled upon heaven for CF collectors....I also love the Habitat Home Centers for their dirt cheap building materials....for a 20 year old remodeling a house, it's paradise!
There are a few Heat Fans (the actual advertised name was the Universal Series) in houses around my neighborhood, amongst the vintage Casablancas and Hunters etc, I'm hoping I'll snag one at the Habitat nearby some day
Really, heaven you say? You want the truth...I didn't have clue this thing heats. I posted this thing once before and got a response. The message was from one of your DT buddies back in March. He wanted it, but never told me of its magical heating powers. I don't have a clue if the heater thingy works on it or not? If memory serves me right I don't think there is a switch on it? Like.... a fan that is run from a wall switch? I gotta check that thing out again. Since there are what appears to be more than one of you dudes into this thing...watch the bay.
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 08:29 am |
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| ok...there are three wires going into this Emerson ...heat fan. That's it. So..talk to me dudes...are you saying this thing is SPECIFICALLY for getting things toasty...or is there an option?
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 11:06 am |
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Russ,
I'd say 1.-ground, 2. hot wire for fan, and 3. hot wire for heater. Sounds like you could wire the heater and the fan with a variable voltage controler( SCR/ Triac).
For safety you may want to wire the heater so that the fan has to be on to get heat.
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 12:55 pm |
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| There's not a heater in it.
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 01:10 pm |
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Well, If you ask me, it looks like a garbage disposal motor with fan blades.
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 01:14 pm |
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| Why is it called a heat fan and what does it blend?
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 02:41 pm |
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| They're high speed ceiling fans and the motor they use, athough of the highest quality, gets HOT while in operation.
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Russ Huber
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 03:25 pm |
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Randy Rohr wrote:
Why is it called a heat fan and what does it blend?
Well Randy, we may stand at least a chance to make sense on pre-50, but over here the laws of physics don't apply. Besides, Ron exposed Emerson's true purpose of this motor and blades. 
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 04:36 pm |
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Russ,
Thanks for clearing that up.
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Posted: Mon Nov 9th, 2009 04:52 pm |
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| I believe (based on an old filmstrip I saw that belonged to Pierce Phillips(?)) that these fans were marketed heavily to the industrial market for use in large warehouses to destratify air. I was under the impression that that is why they are called heat fans.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16th, 2009 11:09 am |
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| thats a k55 one there nice i got a k63 one and it is powerful.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16th, 2009 11:11 am |
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| thats a k55 one there very nice i got a k63 one just like that but with a bigger motor and it is powerful.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16th, 2009 05:56 pm |
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I think they also had "Heat Buster" in their marketing of those fans. I've always rather liked the purposeful look those fans had myself.
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Posted: Wed Nov 18th, 2009 05:47 am |
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| i have never seen one live here in portland, i think they are extinct here
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Posted: Wed Nov 18th, 2009 05:29 pm |
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| OK dudes...what is so special about this overheating air blender? I think Ron Popeil could made this one into a CF, food processor, garbage disposal, and hedge trimmer....ya think?
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Posted: Thu Nov 19th, 2009 03:08 am |
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Russ Huber wrote: OK dudes...what is so special about this overheating air blender? I think Ron Popeil could made this one into a CF, food processor, garbage disposal, and hedge trimmer....ya think?
Probably. It's a very successful motor design (the K55) and has been (still is) in production for a long time.
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