- Dec 18, 2011
- 570
Even if the fan is not reversible (good possibility with a 1979 fan) DO NOT REPLACE IT!! It has already lasted longer than all but the most expensive "new" fans will ever think of lasting. I put up a new ceiling fan in our stove room (basement living room), and as soon as I can find an older one to fit the location, it is coming down. It hardly moves any air and buzzes like a razor. As posted above, you may be lucky to have a Hunter original, which will likely last another hundred years or so, as long as you keep it oiled.
Yeah.. I'm not going to replace it. I put oil in it every few years. It works beautifully and does a nice job keep us cooler in the summer too.