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2. Punkah - Wikipedia

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   These small handheld devices are still used by millions when ceiling fans stop working during frequent power outages. In the colonial age, the word came to be used in British India and elsewhere in the tropical and subtropical world for a large swinging fan, fixed to the ceiling, pulled by a punkah wallah during hot weather. [1]

3. Ceiling fan - Wikipedia

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   Mini ceiling fans are mostly found in less developed places, such as the Philippines and Indonesia, and today are constructed similarly to most oscillating pedestal and table fans, predominantly out of plastic. These fans, hence the name "mini" ceiling fan are relatively small in size, usually ranging from 40.64 cm to 91.44 cm, however, some ...

4. Fan (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Five-blade or six-blade designs are rare. The materials from which the components are made, such as brass, are important factors in fan desirability. A ceiling fan is a fan suspended from the ceiling of a room. Most ceiling fans rotate at relatively low speeds and do not have blade guards because they are inaccessible and unwieldy.

5. 9 Cleaning Mistakes Professional Cleaners Want You to Stop Making

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   Neglecting high-touch spots. High-touch spots are areas in the home that get touched by hands constantly throughout the day: door handles, light switches, remote controls, gaming controls ...

6. Things Boomers Took for Granted That are Obsolete Now

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   Devices that rely on 3G, including old smartphones, some medical and security alarms, some car navigation and entertainment services, and old tablets and e-readers, stopped working by the end of 2022.

7. High-volume low-speed fan - Wikipedia

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   A High-volume low-speed fan. A high-volume low-speed (HVLS) fan is a type of mechanical fan greater than 7 feet (2.1 m) in diameter. [1] HVLS fans are generally ceiling fans although some are pole mounted. HVLS fans move slowly and distribute large amounts of air at low rotational speed– hence the name "high volume, low speed."

8. It's Time to Change the Direction of Your Ceiling Fan - AOL

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   How to adjust the direction of your ceiling fan in both summer and winter. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...

9. Philip Diehl (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   The fan was invented in 1882 by Schuyler Skaats Wheeler. A few years later, Philip Diehl mounted a fan blade on a sewing machine motor and attached it to the ceiling, inventing the ceiling fan, which he applied for patent in August which was granted on November 12, 1889. [5] Later, he added a light fixture to the ceiling fan.