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I have owned 4-20 inch Patton fans for many, MANY years and have been completely satisfied with their long trouble free operation. Haven't thrown one out yet! I needed to add an 18 inch fan for a smaller room. After reading the other two reviews, I began to wonder if this was a good decision. Finally I decided what the heck---if it didn't work out I could return the item.
Well it arrived and much to my suprize this one was the SAME GREAT quality product. The fan blades are corosion free aluminum and the cage is painted black (the older unites are chrome that tends to rust over time), the motor is heavy duty steel and copper. The assembly is a smap and cord is 4 feet long. Fan blades are perfectly ballenced
Be forwarned-------these fans move a lot of air and are designed to HEAVY DUTY LONG TERM use. As air moves through the grill, a moderate amount of noise is generated---nothing excessive and impossable to eliminate. They easyly move 3 to 4 times more air than a box...
Impressive and practical
I purchased the Patton fan from Amazon. The noise of the fan was not an issue for me, its effectiveness was most important. Now the practical side, most all other fans I've owned; the front grill is riveted together making it impossible to remove the grill for cleaning. The Patton has removable screws and makes access a snap. The Patton does what its suppose to do, move air and it does it well. The ability to direction the flow of air is a real nice feature. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this product to others.
compact, powerful, a bit noisy
Like many others, I will attest that this fan is strong and solid. We chose this primarily because of its large diameter (more airflow) with a smaller footprint. With the pivot you can aim it at just the right angle to hit a target swath of the room, which is really nice.
This thing is definitely loud at the lowest setting, but after one night it just became soothing white noise and I am so happy with our choice. I would totally buy another of these when I need another fan. Only one complaint: the grill came with one screw detached. I found it in the packaging, shattered. Not sure what the heck would do that to a steel screw inside the box. Anyway, it's plenty secure with all the other screws, and I'm sure they'd sent a replacement if I called, but I'm too lazy to stay on hold just for one screw.
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