Stepney 2,325 #1 Posted June 8, 2020 Got this old gem off Facebook Marketplace. Fellow had recently bought it and came to find it was simply too powerful for his apartment, as it would cause doors to slam and things to come flying off shelves.. 50's era Sears Homart 20" fan.. they claim it was rated at 4250cfm.. Two speeds and reversible, with a 12 hour timer as well. Heavy.. really heavy for what it is. Figured you'd find this old timer rather interesting. 8 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,493 #2 Posted June 8, 2020 Make a great shop exhaust fan! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,710 #3 Posted June 8, 2020 Incredible !! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,309 #4 Posted June 8, 2020 Impressive if those CFM’s are correct! What are your plans for it? Hovercraft maybe 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,032 #5 Posted June 8, 2020 Whole house fans are really awesome. Open the right amount of doors or windows and it's like riding a motorcycle in your living room! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
briankd 817 #6 Posted June 8, 2020 57 minutes ago, squonk said: Whole house fans are really awesome. Open the right amount of doors or windows and it's like riding a motorcycle in your living room! Yep my dad when he built his house in the sixties had a huge fan installed in the ceiling blew into attic just open the windows in the evening it would bring in the cool air we didn't have AC when I grew up 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 8,583 #7 Posted June 9, 2020 very impressive fan , back in the day , we had, one 10" ge oscillating fan , for the house. when it was your turn to get it , you were the king, unfortunately i had 3 older sisters , so my turn could disappear at any time , night sweats , pete Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 16,985 #8 Posted June 9, 2020 Ah, the old whole house fan. At least that one has a cage as a bunch I've seen were just the open blades. Dangerous. Most would run them in the attic and exhaust it through a large hole in the gable end wall. Open the attic hatch and each window in the house and feel the breeze. Each room was adjustable by how far the window was opened. I think the problem was if there happened to be a fire it would "fan" the flames and poof, the house would go up quick. Side note: An electrician was telling me that fire departments won't put out a house with solar panels on the roof because they can't cut the power from the actual panels themselves. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
c-series don 8,666 #9 Posted June 9, 2020 Growing up we had the same thing. A very large fan in the ceiling of the second floor hallway. It would suck all the warm air up into the attic which would exhaust out the large gable end vents. We never had air conditioning and we survived! I remember helping my dad with this huge fan spring and fall because we had to take it out for the winter so we didn’t loose the heat! Ahhh the good ole days 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #10 Posted June 9, 2020 my old house had a 50s era attic fan bolted horizontal to one of the rafters in the attic, no case or or cage around it, just 3 big metal blades, we found the mystery switch in the dining room turned it on. that thing was something. it's still there but I disconnected it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #11 Posted June 9, 2020 That's what we need right now...our old A/C unit decided to literally explode a couple weeks ago. I dont mind it so much, but mama and the boys sure dont like it without air. All our fans around the house help some. But something like that would probably help out considerably, and be cheaper to run than an air conditioner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
