Comment on Some heroes
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Three years isn’t very long for a fan. We all get that, right? Even non-stop…
Hell, I’ve got fans in my server that are over ten years old, they’ve been running quite literally non-stop.
Madison420@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ceiling fans are a bit different because the blades are huge floppy levers and the dust on them causes uneven wear and eventually Imbalance and death.
Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The fan that the builder installed in my parents living room when the house was built nearly 45 years ago is still running, and is nearly silent even at full speed.
It has been running for the majority of its life and spends all but 3 months of the year at full speed.
Ceiling fans wear out only because fan manufacturers realized that they were never going to stay in business if they didn’t make them fail.
Madison420@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yes and the rain they fail is because they’re a cantilevered blade in an unstable base often supported by plain bearings because they’re cheap.