They definitely fixed the motor issues in the newer Chinese made ones. I have a 2017 I bought new on my open front porch. Top-fill design, never added a drop since install in 2017. Still full as can be. (That’s what she said). The shitty blades even have almost no warpage, Hotel light kit looks great. It’s had the hell beat out of it from use and storms. Great fan. My gripe is that it is starting to rust. It’s Chestnut Brown, and when I do its yearly cleaning, you can see rust forming in the motor housing and blistering the paint. Don’t love that. My back porch I installed another brown Original, a 1985 with pecan blades. I put it up around spring 2020, and it was indoor from new prior to me buying it locally. Last year a notable blade split occurred, so I bought a set of NIB cane/pecan for it. Not period-correct, but pretty. Not sure how long they will last. Back porch is more open to weather on three sides, but screened. The brown paint on it is 100% rust/tarnish free, despite being soaked by storms several times. Definitely better paint jobs on the oldies. Sorry for the TL-DR, I just love my porch Originals lol.
No apologies necessary; I like to hear people's Hunter Original stories, lol. They are good outdoor fans, even the ones not technically marketed for outdoor use (such as the one with the sailcloth blades I uploaded previously).
@@steveperelli3602 Externally, yes. Internally, the American made permanent split capacitor motor had the stator around the rim with a large rotor rotating inside of it, a similar configuration to the old-school shaded pole motors. The Chinese ones have the rotor turn around the outside of the stator, more like a standard modern "spinner" motor except larger, better ventilated and still retaining the oil bath shaft and bearing.
They definitely fixed the motor issues in the newer Chinese made ones. I have a 2017 I bought new on my open front porch. Top-fill design, never added a drop since install in 2017. Still full as can be. (That’s what she said).
The shitty blades even have almost no warpage, Hotel light kit looks great. It’s had the hell beat out of it from use and storms. Great fan. My gripe is that it is starting to rust. It’s Chestnut Brown, and when I do its yearly cleaning, you can see rust forming in the motor housing and blistering the paint. Don’t love that.
My back porch I installed another brown Original, a 1985 with pecan blades. I put it up around spring 2020, and it was indoor from new prior to me buying it locally. Last year a notable blade split occurred, so I bought a set of NIB cane/pecan for it. Not period-correct, but pretty. Not sure how long they will last. Back porch is more open to weather on three sides, but screened. The brown paint on it is 100% rust/tarnish free, despite being soaked by storms several times. Definitely better paint jobs on the oldies.
Sorry for the TL-DR, I just love my porch Originals lol.
No apologies necessary; I like to hear people's Hunter Original stories, lol. They are good outdoor fans, even the ones not technically marketed for outdoor use (such as the one with the sailcloth blades I uploaded previously).
Third fan of the night it’s a hunter hunter hunter original
Let’s see who wins let’s do it do a comparison
But the American made in the China made motor looked alike
@@steveperelli3602 Externally, yes. Internally, the American made permanent split capacitor motor had the stator around the rim with a large rotor rotating inside of it, a similar configuration to the old-school shaded pole motors. The Chinese ones have the rotor turn around the outside of the stator, more like a standard modern "spinner" motor except larger, better ventilated and still retaining the oil bath shaft and bearing.