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septienes t1_iz1g1j2 wrote

I bought a Lasko in 2020 from Walmart and it crapped out on me. Nice to know they made long lasting fans.

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breezywood t1_iz1qhj2 wrote

“They don’t make ‘em like they used to”

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StandartUser6745 t1_izpizic wrote

They used to untill some visionary came up with "built to landfill" concept.

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samaramatisse t1_iz1yjbc wrote

I recently bought some black lasko box fans to replace the three unsightly white ones I've had for 20 years since college. Unless you put your hand directly in front of the center of the airflow, you couldn't feel anything. Best I can describe is if the entire length of the blades weren't involved in moving the air, only the center-most parts did. I've since bought tower fans for two areas of the house but they don't hold up to how much air the old laskos moved.

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Xyspade OP t1_iz21uk3 wrote

That's on purpose. The tip of the "petal" blades have almost no material to them, let alone pitch. This is because the motors don't have enough power to drive the blade if it were to move air across the entire area. The Lasko 20" box fans are essentially 12 or 14 inch fans.

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