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  2. Ceiling fan - Wikipedia

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    Belt-driven ceiling fans. As stated earlier in this article, the first ceiling fans used a water-powered system of belts to turn the blades of fan units (which consisted of nothing more than blades mounted on a flywheel). For period-themed decor, a few companies (notably Fanimation and Woolen Mill) have created reproduction belt-drive fan systems.

  3. 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."

  4. How a Fan Can Keep Your Home Cool

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    Getting a ceiling fan doesn’t mean your home will resemble a Brady Bunch episode; they now come in many modern looks. Meanwhile, Schiavon studies fan types and finds few differences in ...

  5. 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.

  6. Planned obsolescence - Wikipedia

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    The pull chain they sell is for a ceiling fan with a 3 speed motor and a single capacitor, which is rarely the case of ceiling fans sold today, and would cause ceiling fans with triple capacitor to not work well on medium and would cause ceiling fans with dual capacitor to not spin at all.

  7. 11-Year-Old Girl Who Tried to Save Boy, 12, After He Fell ...

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    Dec. 8, police officers and firefighters responded to the incident at around 4:30 p.m., and the 12-year-old boy's body was recovered from the water about three hours later.

  8. The 20 Most Popular Toys of the Year - AOL

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    When it's time for some sensory water play, this table lets kids pour water into the top and watch as it "rains" down to the lower level. It also comes with cause-and-effect toys, like pinwheels ...

  9. Centrifugal fan - Wikipedia

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    A centrifugal fan is a mechanical device for moving air or other gases in a direction at an angle to the incoming fluid. Centrifugal fans often contain a ducted housing to direct outgoing air in a specific direction or across a heat sink; such a fan is also called a blower, blower fan, or squirrel-cage fan (because it looks like a hamster wheel).