Lasko 2155A 16❝ Window Fan (swap) MetalAnchor 2009-08-01 | Decided to put the new blade on it to see if the performance would improve and it does. With this blade the fan is quieter on intake and throws more air.
Spring Aire 2 Speed Reversible Box Fan MetalAnchor 2009-09-29 | First reversible box fan. It's in pretty bad shape cosmetically, but I probably won't work on it until next summer.
Air King 9166D 20❝ Window Fan MetalAnchor 2009-08-01 | Brought this from a friend for $80. I couldn't pass it up knowing how much it really costs and since I have a second window to use, why not? I was even able to get the box, instructions, everything with it. It's newer, but it feels and sounds like a well made fan from the old days. It has no oil ports or air vents on the motor, so I guess AK doesn't think it needs to breath. Let's just hope it doesn't quit on me too soon because of this. It's more powerful then my Lakewood 18", but not by too much. The extra weight and size makes it harder to put in the window. I might use the storm guard feature to "permanently" install on the window. It has a 56 second coast time without any wind blowing or other open windows.
Lasko 2155A 16❝ Window Fan (normal) MetalAnchor 2009-08-01 | Found this last weekend at the flea for $12. Got it because I have a second window to use one now. For all of you who have one are right about intake not being great compared to exhaust. Exhaust is definitely quieter and more powerful then intake. I'd say my 12" LW throws more air either way. For single bedroom use it isn't bad. It was very dirty and had spider webs all over it, but I cleaned and oiled it so now it's perfect.
Lakewood HV-18 Fan MetalAnchor 2009-06-11 | Made in Feb 94 according to the motor. It's my first garage sale find. I wasn't really looking for it, but I happen to pass by a house having a sale and saw this in the driveway. It's quieter then the 21, but just as powerful and has a longer coast time. I really like the blue blades on this one and it makes a perfect replacement for the 21 that quit years back.
Lakewood 3rd Gen Box Fan Model 200 (1991) MetalAnchor 2009-06-11 | Made in Nov 91 according to the motor. This was a thrift store find from 2 months ago. I picked it up because it reminded me of a beige 2nd gen my sister had years ago.
Lakewood 3rd Gen Box Fan Model 200 (1993) MetalAnchor 2009-06-11 | Made in Oct 93 according to the motor. I found this fan months ago in the trash with no front grill. I later found a dead 4th gen and took the grills off of it for this one.
Lakewood 2nd Gen P-223 Box Fan MetalAnchor 2009-06-11 | Another thrift store find from a few weeks back. This one was in pretty good condition as it was, just a few broken slats on the front grill. The rear grill is just a little yellow, but no broken slats. This is the same fan my sister had years ago.
K-Mart K-14X Box Fan MetalAnchor 2009-04-18 | Found this one 2 weeks ago at the thrift store. It was EXTREMELY dirty when I found it, so it took me a while to get this one cleaned up. It's in pretty good condition with only some small scratches and a few partially broken slats. Some glue would probably be enough to hold them in place.
Lakewood LPRW3-D Window Fan MetalAnchor 2009-02-24 | A neat little fan that blows out a nice amount of air because of its blower style blades. What I like the most about this fan is no one can see inside your house. Brought it new from Walmart 5 years and it's still going strong. Still no HQ link so I'm going to just leave this one up and try something else. I'm still trying to figure out what I did with my Wards fan video that made it show up as high quality.
Lakewood HV-21 Fan MetalAnchor 2009-02-10 | One of the most powerful fans I own. Had it since 1998-99 and I just recently cleaned and oiled it, but with the heavy use it got last summer it's dusty again. I used to have two, but the first one quit after one summer of use. It was replaced with a silver HV-21 with thermostat...it also quit after a short time usage. Dunno what happened with those two, but This one is still going strong. Add &fmt=18 to the end of the link for high quality.
Lakewood 12❝ C-122 Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-12-23 | Found this little guy at the thrift store just laying on its face on a pile of bags. Interesting story with this one. I saw this fan sitting in the back room with the rest of the stuff that hadn't been priced and put on the selves yet. I had to talk to at least 6 people to finally get someone to sell it to me since it was right there and it wouldn't have took a minute to slap a price on it. I'm a little angry they wrote $20 on the bottom of the fan after they had already put a $20 price tag on it. I got it for $10 anyway because of the sale. I'm still trying to rub off the marker without messing the paint and so far I only managed to fade it a bit. This fan doesn't have much of a startup sound, but you can hear a little something even with the plastic blades.
Monarch Aire TE14 Cleaned & Oiled MetalAnchor 2008-12-08 | Got a shiny new handle for it, cleaned and oiled it now it runs great.
Blade Testing 2 MetalAnchor 2008-12-08 | This video tests the Penny fan with the new style P-25 blades.
Blade Testing 1 MetalAnchor 2008-12-08 | Professorkiwi's fan fun video got me curious, so I decided to try different blades on my Penny fan to see if it would sound like a P-23. This video tests the Penny fan with the old style 3 rivet blades.
Lakewood C-14 Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-11-22 | Found it at the flea market in the garbage. I assumed it was being thrown away so I took it. The first thing I thought was the fan didn't work that's why it was being trashed, but I brought it home anyway. I said if it didn't work I'd keep it for parts. I plugged it in and BAM it still works! I was a little disappointed to know someone would just throw away a perfectly running fan. All it needs is a good cleaning and a knob and it'll look as good as new. It also looks as if it had a stand at some point. One more thing this fan is using a GE motor.
JC Penny Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-11-22 | No model sticker on this one Chris over at DT forums said it was a J-223. Got this fan at the flea market for $5. It's covered in dirt and grease and even with Goo Gone it is still tough to remove. I'm slowly getting this one cleaned up. Other then that the fan runs well despite being covered in filth, has a long coast time and that quiet low speed we all love.
Monarch Aire TE14 Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-11-22 | Got this for $5 at the flea market and it badly needs oil. I didn't run it for too long since it takes a while to get up to speed. The low speed it doesn't even seem like it's on. I also need to find a new handle for it. The stand seems too tight for the fan to freely move and not farther scratch up the paint. This one is going to need a little work. I might repaint it to look like my RA22.
K-Mart 14❝ Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-11-22 | Found this fan at the thrift store with a broken handle. That's why the S-14 has a metal handle now. This fan had a knocking sound everytime I switched speeds. I put some oil into it and that seemed to help a little, but the knocking can still faintly be heard some times when swiching speeds. It hasn't being doing it lately even for this video.
Lakewood S-14 Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-11-22 | This was found at the flea market from the same seller again. This fan ran well even before I cleaned and oiled it. It does look like someone reattached the wires inside with caps so I might replace the entire cord. I put the metal handle on there after taking the original and putting it on my K-Mart fan. I think the metal handle goes well with the stand.
Penncrest 9726 Hassock Fan MetalAnchor 2008-11-22 | This is the Penncrest I mentioned in my Zero video. This one was purchased from the same seller at the flea market. Not much to say about this one as it is in good shape. All it needed was a knob and of course a thorough cleaning. It also has a GE motor.
Berns Air King RA22 Restored MetalAnchor 2008-11-02 | Took longer then the Zero fan, but at least it's not full of rust and has speed control now. The original speed coil was burned and wasn't connected to anything so there was nothing I can do with it. This control is rated for 6 amps since the motor uses so much power at startup. I couldn't find anything wrong with the motor. It ran for 12 hours without any problems. With no load it used a steady 3.3 amps.
Berns Air King RA22 MetalAnchor 2008-10-11 | A friend brought this to me on a visit. This fan is interesting because it's the most powerful fan I have now. The switch plate reads 3.5 amp, but the motor says 3.8 amp. Killawatt measures it at 5.45 amp on startup then lowers. Maybe it's just straining because of years of no oil. Feels fine by hand and coasts down pretty well already. This fan should have 3 speeds, but only runs on high. It also looks like it uses a speed coil just like Zero. Either way this is going to be my next restore project.
The Zero Project MetalAnchor 2008-10-10 | It took a while to finish, but it looks and runs perfect now. I got this at the flea market 9-27 for $5 apart of a rollabout stand and a Penncrest hassock fan. I'll do a video of it later. This fan was in bad shape. It had a sliced off cord, rust everywhere, missing knob and most importantly a motor in serious need of oil. The fan could barely spin up and the low speed was waaay too slow to be normal. Now look at it. Beautiful! I pulled the knob from a cheapy Lakewood and the cord/strain relief from a cheap Home Trends 9 inch fan on the verge of death. I might clean up the rollabout and put it back on the fan sometime. This time my camera ruined the before video so all I have is a pic and the original audio. The droning sound at the beginning is how the fan sounded on the low speed.
Lakewood HV12WR Window Fan MetalAnchor 2008-09-19 | In my video of the 18 version I said it was too big for my windows so I brought this shortly afterwards.
Re: Strange Edison Fan REBORN MetalAnchor 2008-09-09 | Said I was going to paint this fan then decided not to because it was too thin for my taste, so it sat in the storage room for a few months. I went back to the same thrift store I got the 1st Gen Lakewood and found this dead Toastmaster. I brought it anyway because it had the same blade set and wider box I was looking for. It had a few scratches in the paint and slightly misshapened, but that's hardly noticeable. As you can see the switch/speed problem has been taken care of thanks to Emerson for reminding me of variable motors/controls and John for telling me about this particular control. The plate is really silver but I like the blue look the protective film gives it.
Re: Lakewood HV18WR Window Fan MetalAnchor 2008-08-24 | mitchman2100 wanted to see the sides of these fans.
Re: Lakewood S-23 Fan Fixed MetalAnchor 2008-08-24 | mitchman2100 wanted to see the sides of these fans.
Re: Vintage Lakewood X-22 Fan MetalAnchor 2008-08-24 | mitchman2100 wanted to see the sides of these fans.
Lakewood 1st gen S-223 Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-08-11 | On my way back home from the flea market I passed another thrift store I've never been to. I really only went in for one thing and to my surprise found this. At a distance I thought it was another S-223 like the one I had but when I got close I could see the difference in the blades. Cool! Brought it for $5 and took it home for a good cleaning. It was missing the knob, but no problem I had an extra leftover from previous Lakewoods so perfect fit. The fan was so full of thick dust I was even more surprised it could still spin freely. I didn't bother making a before video because it was just too much dust and dirt. Another thing I can say about this fan is the model sticker is actually still there.
The Original Lakewood Kool Operator? MetalAnchor 2008-08-11 | Went back to the flea market a few days ago and saw this. It wasn't originally for sale, but I talked the lady into letting me have it for $20. This is original Kool Operator or at least I think. Even though it has 7 blades it's using a China made motor. The same looking motor that's in the current box fans by Lakewood. I never knew they made a version of this fan using this motor. Model number on the motor is 227, 120v 60Hz 1.8 Amp, Thermally Protected L Capacitor 4.5MFD. I thought they went straight from the 7 blader to the crappy 5 blade version with the tiny motor. I noticed this before I brought it but I couldn't pass it up. This was my favorite fan when I was younger. I liked its design and power. This one is as powerful as the version I remember, but even though I oiled it I have to wonder how long it'll last. I think this video went off sync a bit so the sound might not match the video perfectly.
Galaxy Hassock Fan MetalAnchor 2008-07-29 | Got this at the flea market too. Almost didn't buy it, but I went back for it. It was so dirty and full of foam pieces. Foam pieces? Must've came from the box when it was new. The seller said I was the first person who actually knew what it was. I guess everyone else thought it was a stool. The model on this one is H12-I Style K.
Vintage GE Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-07-29 | Found this at the flea market this past Saturday. It's model number is F17W12 and so far I think it's my favorite fan now. No rust on the outside and very little inside. It has no vibrations or other weird sounds. The blades aren't bent or off balance. It runs perfect and is heavier then a tank. Feels like it puts out more air then my other fans. The low speed is pretty quiet for a steel blade fan. All it needed was a little more cleaning. Then I put a few drops of oil in anyway just to be safe. The seller obviously took very good care of this fan. Thanks to Mark for the hole drilling info.
Air King Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-07-17 | This was the second fan my Grandma gave to me years ago. This was the fan she used for a short time before finally buying an oscillating stand fan. This fan is similar to Lakewood's 2nd gen box fans before they started getting thinner. It looks like a wider version of Lasko's current fans. It's power is good, but not great. It seems that if the blades are too dirty it loses air flow and they're also very thin and flexible. It also has a 2.2 amp motor. Thought I made a before video but guess not. The model number is 9723C and it was made in 98-99.
Re: Early 80's S-223 Lakewood Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-07-04 | Vanni9283 requested to see the motor but because of my camera this video is in picture form. The model number on the motor is A0608B2000 115V 60Hz 2.40 Amp. It also has an 8ft cord and the side holes are covered. Edit: Thanks to professorkiwi and erik92da for confirming the model number.
Early 80's S-223 Lakewood Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-07-01 | Again I find a fan with a ripped model sticker so I don't know what this is. Found this at another thrift shop I never been too before. It was really dirty so I took it apart and gave it a good cleaning. Cool thing about this is it's like the P223 I've been looking for. I like steel fans, but I also like the quiet low these fans have. It's square like the steel version except this one has a Lakewood motor.
Vintage Cold Wave Table Fan MetalAnchor 2008-07-01 | I also found this. It was sitting in the "unsorted" pile at the same thrift shop. They didn't want to sell it to me because of the cord, but I told the cashier that I fix up fans like these and she let me have it for $2. It's a single speed fan with no numbers anywhere on it. It moves a good amount of air for such a small fan.
2007 Lakewood P-25 MetalAnchor 2008-06-27 | You know I had to have one. Good thing I found a hardware store that still had one at reasonable price. This one has three differences compared to the version we had back in 1994-95. First this version has a grounded cord. Second the motor doesn't look or sound like I remember. Three the blade is different.
Lakewood S-23 Fan Fixed MetalAnchor 2008-06-27 | I call it the S fan because that is all that's left of the sticker. I thought this fan was ok, but it wasn't. The blade loosened again after I started using it more and now I see why. The hole has widened and there is a crack slightly below it. I've sealed the crack with JB Weld and vice grips, but I can't figure what to use to fill the hole. I want to fill it with something that will harden and allow me to drill a new hole to fit the screw. Steel solder maybe? I dunno. In the mean time I found some P-25 blades and put those in there. Now the fan has a nice startup sound it didn't have with the old blades. They're slightly lighter then the originals, but it still takes a while to stop. Edit: A friend told me about an actual S-23 fan on eBay. Even though it looks more like my S-223 I believe it's possible it is a later version of this fan. Mine could be from early-mid 70's.
Strange Edison Fan MetalAnchor 2008-06-15 | Pulled this fan from the trash. It looked so bad I didn't think it still worked but it does! It's made by McGraw Edison, but just says Edison on the top handle. It also doesn't appear to have a switch. Doesn't look like it was ever made with one. The plug is taped up so maybe something is there? It also uses rivets for the rear grill so I may have to cut those and replace them with screws. I plan to restore this completely so that means cleaning, paint, oil, switch and feet.
Vintage Lakewood X-22 Fan MetalAnchor 2008-06-11 | Here's another good fan I found at my local thrift store. The Lakewood X-22 is a 2 speed fan with a push button switch. The round body and similar blade design reminds me of the P-25. It also has the same GE motor as my other mystery Lakewood. This fan was in bad shape when I got it. The motor needed serious oiling, neutral wire was bare in three spots, switch was damaged so it couldn't be turned off and was very dirty. It also has a rust spot at the bottom left. I found a replacement switch so now the fan can be used as it was meant to be. I included a short clip at the end of how the fan looked and sounded before I cleaned it. WMM wouldn't convert properly so I had to use pics. That clicking sound is my cameras wrist strap.
Lakewood HV18WR Window Fan MetalAnchor 2008-06-02 | This fan isn't that old, but it's a good powerful fan that doesn't exist anymore. It was made back when Lakewood had quality. I would've did this video in a window, but after I moved the windows aren't big enough to support it. I brought this fan from a hardware store some time in 1998-2001. I don't think Lakewood even makes window fans anymore.
Lakewood Steel Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-05-15 | Picked this up at my local thrift store too. This fan has no damage except a few missing pieces of the front grill and it still has the original cord. But the motor is bad and sounds like it's grinding and feels off balance. I'm hoping it can be fixed. If not I'll use it for parts. I also don't know the model number because the sticker has been ripped in half. The only thing I can see is "model no. S..."
Wards Signature Box Fan MetalAnchor 2008-05-15 | Picked this up at my local thrift store. It still has the original cord, but has been repaired before. Also half the switch is missing so it's difficult to find a knob that'll fit. I'm thinking about replacing the whole switch if there is no other way. It has 7 blades like thecity552's Hunter fan and sounds about the same. The only differences I see is the front grill and fan shroud. It's powerful for a plastic bladed fan and runs great.
Vintage Berns Air King Fan MetalAnchor 2008-05-10 | This video is about an old vintage fan I own. It's made by Berns Air King and still runs perfect despite its old dirty look. It's a two speed fan with a blade design similar to the Dominion. It was given to me by my Grandma years ago with I was young. Even then I showed interest in it because it was nothing like the fans of that time. It does have slight damage such as missing a small piece of its handle and a broken screw hole on the front grill. The cord isn't original, but I still have it somewhere and maybe I can find it again someday. Overall it throws out good air at the cost of silence and is very heavy. I plan to clean it up and use it again. The new box fans of today SUCK! Only the Lakewood P-25 still exists...for now.
