New vs. NOS Hunter Original Ceiling Fan unboxing and installation 

This is the video that people will be looking at in the year 2080 when wondering what the heck this heavy oily thing is that they just pulled off their ceiling.

The music makes this video so relaxing

It looks really good and moves more air on the right the older one

Great unboxing video of this nos Fan

Thanks! Amazing video and great comparison.

I like both of them

My 7th grade school white had five blade Hunter Originals in some of the classrooms

Re: low speed. The speed capacitor values on the new Originals are 7.5+4.5, with both sides of the cap activated for medium (so 12). Straight out of the box, the 7.5 side of the speed cap is wired to slot 3 on the switch. On my Original, I swapped the two leads for the medium and low speeds so that the 4.5 side of the capacitor activated for low

The round hole is indicative of a cast iron faceplate, and no hole is stamped, the finish does not matter, I have an antique brass fan with a cast iron one and one with a stamped one. The only exception is 36” originals. However in 1988 all plated finish originals got stamped faceplates in a different style, where the vents curve inside a little bit

I have a hunter ceiling fan in my basement tagged mfg by hunter fan for western electric. Still works.

Hai beautiful Cat❤😊 nice fan🎉

It would be interesting to see a comparison of the fans in early 2000s, right before they moved production overseas. I have a 2000 original that I got off Ebay two years ago. I do like the silver color of the new one though

Cute cat!

THAT CAT IS SOOO CUTE 😍😍

I highly doubt the vast majority of Hunter Originals had stripped screws. Then again, the Hunter Original fan was originally designed to be used in commercial applications, like bars, where noise is not an issue.

....a clusterphuc of epic proportions especially in shoot fromjudgement calls

The new original motor is a skeletal motor which is basically fancy spinner. It is basically the same as Casablancas XTR 200 motor

This video would have profited from using a wider angle setting on the camera or moving the camera back. A lot of activity what would have been nice to see was happening outside the field of view of the cam.

I also want to say that with 4 blades on 4/5 blade 52" Original, it would be more like 51". So you're comparing 51" today's Original to 52" shaded pole Original.

wonder what causes the buzz on the original. i recently just got an ‘88 and it only has an ever so slightly buzz on slow, dead silent on medium and high. i’d argue the new skeletal motors are quieter motors as a whole, but don’t have quite the value of the original USA ones.

The cat makes this so much better.

They put a pvc veneer because it is more weather resistant.

If only there was a 4 speed 4 wire pull chain switch, then capacitor wouldn't have to be changed or added for 4th speed. It would be good if there was a 4 speed pull chain that would go L-1, L-2-3, L-2, L-3. Also today's Hunter Original remote kit would give skeletal Original real low speed. Also it's good to deep clean Original sometimes, and that might be a good time to replace the capacitor as well.

Nice👍👏

What's the soundtrack in the background??

Which oil did older Original come with? Is it still SAE-10?

I thought Hunter brought back the slow low speed and the 4” main shaft on the Original.

I see you have a kitty

I enjoyed the video I would buy the new one. And the capacitor I’m curious if hunter put it in the housing or the light kit part. 😁👍

Do you have any information on light kits for the hunter original?

Do you know how much the older one would have cost new? I just bought one from 1980 off craigslist, never taken out of the box. Looks just like yours

There must be a way to measure CFM, although I don’t trust the ratings on Home Depot‘s website. I bought a new Hunter Royal Oak and it’s rated at 4100, one of my old Hampton Bays is rated at 4300, but it makes nowhere near the air the Hunter does.

In terms of motors and airflow between the two, your older Original is moving faster and likely is moving more air. But Originals of that era varied pretty wildly in terms of speed and performance, and your unit is fast for a post-R52 Original, at roughly 215 RPM on high speed (most are around 195-200 RPM). The new Original is right about what I would expect from a '90s US 2amp Original, at roughly 200 RPM on high. Compared to the older shaded pole Originals and the earlier 1.1amp/2amp PSC ones, the current skeletal motor (as of 2015) is equivalent to those. The earlier (2002-2014) skeletal motor fans with the half length main bearing shafts were weaker performers than every other generation of Originals. American patriotism aside, the best Originals in terms of build quality has been this second generation of Taiwanese ones (2015-current); the quality control has been great on them, and the return to the 4" main bearing shafts eliminated the oil drainage issues some of the 1st gen Taiwanese Originals had. By the way, the blades of all the current Originals are overlaid with PVC instead of a wood veneer to prevent warpage when the fans are installed outdoors.

wow, somewhere i read that they discontinued production of the original around 2015, and I believed that stupid lie. didn't know they still make this legendary ceiling fan.

Everything is out of view of the camera.

What a joke xD old is better always and Casablanca sucks long term im comparison.