@warmsignal In fact, the cheapo here in the video had that blue fused plug on it. If I can remember correctly, Lasko probably started adding those fused plugs around 2008 or so.
i go to my dads house and he has a 35 yr old metal fan....a table saw from the 60s...a 1976 garden tractor etc etc and this old stuff gives him no trouble and was so well made compared to the new products
@redead21 I seem to notice too that the big wide blades used in the 70s and 80s move a lot more air than the blades used on today's fans. And especially as the big bulky blade sets of the 70s and 80s have more depth and pitch to them. It would also be great if those fan makers also stuck with the simple 6 pole stators and the housings with the oil ports for the bearings also used in the 70s and 80s.
The vintage 1973 KMart P-48 has never given me any trouble as of 2020 (47 years old), yet still running like day one. The older Lakewood fans from the early 70s, or 60's, yes talking about the models with all metal blades, are even better, as well. Every now and then I go to walmart, I look at the BS labeling on every single lasko box fan, Lasko claims the fans are made of Steel Body, Built to last, and I thought "Seriously??" I picked it up and it is lighter weight which means it's still not going to be built to last very long. They even claimed to have 100+ years of quality, but I would assume they only had less than 90 years of quality. Yet, not even close to 100 years of quality. My aunt went through two or three lasko box fans, none of them were even ten years old when they broke. They were even modern piece of junk lasko throw in the trash fans. I told my aunt next time, go to a second hand store like an antique shop or flea market, and get a good vintage fan, or save her money and get an X-Treme Garage Pivoting fan like you said.
To the people that have a thing against cheap fans. Have u ever thought people may not be able to afford anything nicer. Gee, that's a mind blower that not everyone has about 25-30 bucks to give on a nicer box fan, or even 50-100 dollars on a pedistal fan. Some people are just presumptuous ! Ps I have 3 of these, and a galaxy from 07' and they still work. Oh yeah and a Holmes box fan from 2010. All 5 box fans, cheap, reliable, and work. All cool my house in the summer time.
We have a Lakewood Fan that still runs well, but makes a terrible sound from the grille. I don't know what it is, but I'll do a video to show you. We had a Lasko OmniDiectional Fan that we bought in June of 2005, and now it's broken. It won't rotate anymore and, you had to plug it in to turn on, because the switch was broken. Around the same time, my dad bought a Laske Box Fan to relace his old Lakewood that I loved, because the plug fell off or something. No the Lasko Fan sits in our attic.
Honestly, between the two fans featured in the video, I have a Lasko box fan such as in the video which I'm considering donating to the Salvation Army or to Goodwill. I like the Lakewood box fan featured in the video better.
@Dell0304 Yes, but it won't last long. I recommend you start either looking for a nice vintage one, or at least save a bit of money and go to Menards and buy yourself a nice X-Treme Garage pivoting fan if you want to keep cool in this heat!
Here's the situation: My aunt has the same fan, and one day while she was at work (as an elementary school teacher), it fell over and burned up the motor, does not work anymore. Her fan was even 3 years old and all of the sudden it malfunctioned? I believe she bought this junk fan at some type of dime store about three years ago. Now again, it stopped working. I agree with you @triton115, them Chinese fans are NOT made to last season after season and yes they are indeed garbage. In fact, I have old fans and they give me no trouble whatsoever. Even my Westinghouse Floor/Window fan still works for years and never failed. And yes, you will see new China made fans everywhere.
If you people also notice, Edison and Toastmaster box fans have helicoid blades that are linear and helixed, like a ship's propeller, and those put out a smooth and high velocity flow of air, a lot better than even those Dyson bladeless fans. They don't have that cup or scoop shaped profile blades that only put out a slower, turbulent flow of air.
usually when they quit working you have to cut the fused plug off and put a new plug on it.....but i would not care enough to do so if i had a vintage one lying around
I never have the problem like that with my Brown lakewood P-223 and nor did I have that issue with K-Mart Deluxe (P-48). In addition, it never happened with my mom's Lasko WeatherShield 20" Performance Box Fan.
ok, heres to everyone defending these cheap fans..yes they do work for a short time..but they really dont make them like they use to..your lucky to get 10 years out of one of those new Lasko's any of the models they make are made to break at sometime or anther. and if you really care enough about what you buy then you can easily get a 1990's box fan at a thrift store or flea market or whereever..if you ask you can get a vintage fan for like 10 bucks or less. :P both Lakewood and Lasko made good fans back in the 90's very dependable. and yes Lasko does still make the fans in the USA but the motors are pure China Pride junk....like i said your lucky to get a years outta a new fan..weather its a Lasko,Aerospeed or anything else. all new fans are crap..even the HV fans. they make a few half assed decent ones..but thats it..
@torythefanman, I agree with you. In fact, I have a lot of old fans and they give me no trouble whatsoever. And yes, newest (today's) fans were the worst fans you will end up seeing everywhere.
Thanks for pointing out the detail about the motor coming from China while everything else about the Lasko fan was made here in America. I would've thought the whole product came from China.
@ToryTheFanMan, not to mention my aunt has been through let's say, 12 lasko box fans the exact same model since 2008, and each of them broke in short period of time. Lasko thinks that their fans are built to last, with the steel body, and made in USA, which is total BS. Once you buy any lasko fan from walmart, its not very long before it ends up in the landfills Even cool colors box fans are definitely the same ball game. Even everything else in addition to fans that is brand new out of the box is built to break in short period of time, whether is washers, dryers, AC units, fans, microwaves, refrigerators, and everything in between. In fact, I have five vintage box fans (lakewood/kmart) and they ran perfect ever since I used them, even the robeson still works despite the cord being in bad shape. Its not just china, its the way things are being produced and manufactured with cheap materials, which is in a manner that is unacceptable and not good for the planet. Back when my mother was born, she explained about how things were fixable back in the 60s, and my grandfather even knew how to fix appliances if they break down, well this was when she was a little kid, which EPA, or eco-friendly wasn't such a big deal back in these days. We all looked forward to a better future, but it is a total opposite - which has gotten far worse as years got buy. Its a sad world we live in nowadays when things bought from a retailer today is breaking constantly and ending up in landfills. BTW, we have a central air unit in the attic which is ten years old and broke a few times, while the one on my basement which came with my house that was build in 1978 still working perfectly without issues. Quality in today's products are definitely not like the 1970's (which is ridiculous!).
@madgamer0001 Once, I dissected a fused plug from a discarded Lasko that I found in the alley with my stepdad's dremel, and I found that the fuse in those blue plugs is actually welded by both ends into the actual wiring that is in the plug, and the plug itself is totally welded together seamless! It is the exact same type of fuse you would see in the plug of a typical indoor-use strand of Christmas lights.
I have a Polaroid picture of me spinning the blades on a old Galaxy fan I was probably 3 but Im autistic and still love fans especially metal bladed box fans
Yeah, but these cheap fans won't last longer. The thing is I have never had problems with any of my fans, including my 12" Galaxy 2150 blue desk fan (from the late 70's/early 80's).
Ok this is really off topic, but I just thought of it, and thought it was good enough to share. So I will post that in the next comment, because you know, character limitations and all, and what not. So might seem a little out there, but hey here it goes anyways. :D
You guys are really ignoring half the fan's point. These Lasko 3733 box fans are made cheaply, and are sold cheaply. Around $16 for a new 3733 right now. Those "highly superior" Lakewood box fans from the 80's and 90's, while built better and more durable, are about twice as expensive or even more! The Lakewood might've been around $23 brand new in 1985, but inflated to 2019, it's around $54.62!
I sometimes will see a 1990's Lakewood 3rd gen that comes with the box going for $40 on Ebay. Which is about as much as a crappy modern Air King box fan which is a Lasko rebadge.
@@sethhorst6158 Air King? Box fan? I've seen Air King pedestal fans before, and they don't seem too bad, since they have a grounded plug and easier grill assembly, with the front one being metal. What's with the box fans? Why so expensive? They don't seem too different from the regular Laskos. If it's just the grounded plug..........
I ordered an Air King box fan expecting is to have good quality control and come with the older Lasko blade design, but when it arrived, it came with the crappy flower pedal blades instead and had poor quality control with the blade balancing and a horrible defect with the screw holes. I want to be able to get an older Lasko blade, like the D shape butter knife ones to put onto the air king and make it look like the way it was advertised.
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Absolutely! I have vintage Patton and Hampton Bay high velocity fans made the 1970' or 80's made of all metal, about 12 of them that is! I use them all with air conditioning, but only 2 at a time of course! Also have 3 vintage box fans from the 1970's or before. You are correct - if you take care of vintage fans by oiling and cleaning, they will last much longer than the junk of today!
And with the creativity and knowledge and positive things we have accomplished so far, are we really going to give that up and toss it in the trash for petty selfishness? At this rate, the human race is going down a really stupid and self destructing path.
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@warmsignal In fact, the cheapo here in the video had that blue fused plug on it. If I can remember correctly, Lasko probably started adding those fused plugs around 2008 or so.
Even these are slightly better than the ones we have now!
True. I had to bypass the thermo fuse after a year of using it and it wasn’t even used often.
i go to my dads house and he has a 35 yr old metal fan....a table saw from the 60s...a 1976 garden tractor etc etc and this old stuff gives him no trouble and was so well made compared to the new products
@redead21 I seem to notice too that the big wide blades used in the 70s and 80s move a lot more air than the blades used on today's fans. And especially as the big bulky blade sets of the 70s and 80s have more depth and pitch to them. It would also be great if those fan makers also stuck with the simple 6 pole stators and the housings with the oil ports for the bearings also used in the 70s and 80s.
The vintage 1973 KMart P-48 has never given me any trouble as of 2020 (47 years old), yet still running like day one. The older Lakewood fans from the early 70s, or 60's, yes talking about the models with all metal blades, are even better, as well. Every now and then I go to walmart, I look at the BS labeling on every single lasko box fan, Lasko claims the fans are made of Steel Body, Built to last, and I thought "Seriously??" I picked it up and it is lighter weight which means it's still not going to be built to last very long. They even claimed to have 100+ years of quality, but I would assume they only had less than 90 years of quality. Yet, not even close to 100 years of quality. My aunt went through two or three lasko box fans, none of them were even ten years old when they broke. They were even modern piece of junk lasko throw in the trash fans. I told my aunt next time, go to a second hand store like an antique shop or flea market, and get a good vintage fan, or save her money and get an X-Treme Garage Pivoting fan like you said.
I bet that the grill is too close to the blades and the cabinet is also thin.
To the people that have a thing against cheap fans. Have u ever thought people may not be able to afford anything nicer. Gee, that's a mind blower that not everyone has about 25-30 bucks to give on a nicer box fan, or even 50-100 dollars on a pedistal fan. Some people are just presumptuous ! Ps I have 3 of these, and a galaxy from 07' and they still work. Oh yeah and a Holmes box fan from 2010. All 5 box fans, cheap, reliable, and work. All cool my house in the summer time.
We have a Lakewood Fan that still runs well, but makes a terrible sound from the grille. I don't know what it is, but I'll do a video to show you. We had a Lasko OmniDiectional Fan that we bought in June of 2005, and now it's broken. It won't rotate anymore and, you had to plug it in to turn on, because the switch was broken. Around the same time, my dad bought a Laske Box Fan to relace his old Lakewood that I loved, because the plug fell off or something. No the Lasko Fan sits in our attic.
Honestly, between the two fans featured in the video, I have a Lasko box fan such as in the video which I'm considering donating to the Salvation Army or to Goodwill. I like the Lakewood box fan featured in the video better.
@Dell0304 Yes, but it won't last long. I recommend you start either looking for a nice vintage one, or at least save a bit of money and go to Menards and buy yourself a nice X-Treme Garage pivoting fan if you want to keep cool in this heat!
Here's the situation: My aunt has the same fan, and one day while she was at work (as an elementary school teacher), it fell over and burned up the motor, does not work anymore. Her fan was even 3 years old and all of the sudden it malfunctioned? I believe she bought this junk fan at some type of dime store about three years ago. Now again, it stopped working. I agree with you @triton115, them Chinese fans are NOT made to last season after season and yes they are indeed garbage. In fact, I have old fans and they give me no trouble whatsoever. Even my Westinghouse Floor/Window fan still works for years and never failed. And yes, you will see new China made fans everywhere.
well mom has a few of these. one has a little trouble with a switch but it is still working.guess could oil bearings if wanted too.
But with these modern box fans, it requires taking the motor apart to oil it.
@@sethhorst6158 I don't mind doing that. It's simple enough. The reason that I don't mind is because it's my hobby.
If you people also notice, Edison and Toastmaster box fans have helicoid blades that are linear and helixed, like a ship's propeller, and those put out a smooth and high velocity flow of air, a lot better than even those Dyson bladeless fans. They don't have that cup or scoop shaped profile blades that only put out a slower, turbulent flow of air.
All you need to do is take that fan apart, clean it out, fix the motor and oil it.
usually when they quit working you have to cut the fused plug off and put a new plug on it.....but i would not care enough to do so if i had a vintage one lying around
I never have the problem like that with my Brown lakewood P-223 and nor did I have that issue with K-Mart Deluxe (P-48). In addition, it never happened with my mom's Lasko WeatherShield 20" Performance Box Fan.
Please make a video of the destruction of the Lasko fan. More and more people are getting tired of the Made in China nonsense these days.
Blue And White Exactly!!!!
It's so sad how the more we advance in technology, the cheaper things are made of.... I liked when things were once handmade/ assembledin a factory
ok, heres to everyone defending these cheap fans..yes they do work for a short time..but they really dont make them like they use to..your lucky to get 10 years out of one of those new Lasko's any of the models they make are made to break at sometime or anther. and if you really care enough about what you buy then you can easily get a 1990's box fan at a thrift store or flea market or whereever..if you ask you can get a vintage fan for like 10 bucks or less. :P both Lakewood and Lasko made good fans back in the 90's very dependable. and yes Lasko does still make the fans in the USA but the motors are pure China Pride junk....like i said your lucky to get a years outta a new fan..weather its a Lasko,Aerospeed or anything else. all new fans are crap..even the HV fans. they make a few half assed decent ones..but thats it..
@torythefanman, I agree with you. In fact, I have a lot of old fans and they give me no trouble whatsoever. And yes, newest (today's) fans were the worst fans you will end up seeing everywhere.
we meet again Tory
Thanks for pointing out the detail about the motor coming from China while everything else about the Lasko fan was made here in America. I would've thought the whole product came from China.
@ToryTheFanMan, not to mention my aunt has been through let's say, 12 lasko box fans the exact same model since 2008, and each of them broke in short period of time. Lasko thinks that their fans are built to last, with the steel body, and made in USA, which is total BS. Once you buy any lasko fan from walmart, its not very long before it ends up in the landfills Even cool colors box fans are definitely the same ball game. Even everything else in addition to fans that is brand new out of the box is built to break in short period of time, whether is washers, dryers, AC units, fans, microwaves, refrigerators, and everything in between. In fact, I have five vintage box fans (lakewood/kmart) and they ran perfect ever since I used them, even the robeson still works despite the cord being in bad shape. Its not just china, its the way things are being produced and manufactured with cheap materials, which is in a manner that is unacceptable and not good for the planet. Back when my mother was born, she explained about how things were fixable back in the 60s, and my grandfather even knew how to fix appliances if they break down, well this was when she was a little kid, which EPA, or eco-friendly wasn't such a big deal back in these days. We all looked forward to a better future, but it is a total opposite - which has gotten far worse as years got buy. Its a sad world we live in nowadays when things bought from a retailer today is breaking constantly and ending up in landfills. BTW, we have a central air unit in the attic which is ten years old and broke a few times, while the one on my basement which came with my house that was build in 1978 still working perfectly without issues. Quality in today's products are definitely not like the 1970's (which is ridiculous!).
hahaha ... So true! ... I've gone through two Lasko's in three years, while my old Lakewood is still running fine and quieter too!
I have a fan from the early 2010s and it's still running in 2020 this is a rarity for fans to run that long.
I have a fan from the early 2010s and it's still running in 2020 this is a rarity for fans to run that long.
Put some Zoom Spout oil in motor of the Lasko. That will make it run better!
I LOVE MY LASKOWOOD P200I CYCLONE COOL COLORS BOX FAN. NO SEIZED MOTOR YET.
I have the same one my dad love fans and so do i
I got a cheap lasko from Kroger that has run over a month in its lifetime.
oh btw i saw one i nthe trash it looked in good shape you think i should take it lol
so what arevu going to do with the lako boxfan?
I remember I watched it back in May 2016.
@madgamer0001 Once, I dissected a fused plug from a discarded Lasko that I found in the alley with my stepdad's dremel, and I found that the fuse in those blue plugs is actually welded by both ends into the actual wiring that is in the plug, and the plug itself is totally welded together seamless! It is the exact same type of fuse you would see in the plug of a typical indoor-use strand of Christmas lights.
I have a Polaroid picture of me spinning the blades on a old Galaxy fan I was probably 3 but Im autistic and still love fans especially metal bladed box fans
I just bought one...works fine
Yeah, but these cheap fans won't last longer.
The thing is I have never had problems with any of my fans, including my 12" Galaxy 2150 blue desk fan (from the late 70's/early 80's).
i don't get it. I have one from 2008-09 and it still works like brand new.
exact same fan from k-mart
I agree with you! The Lasko is C H I N E S E G A R B A G E!
Ehh just take out the bushings an stick in ball bearing in them and just oil them
Lasko claims to be made in USA but it’s largely made In china
Motors burned out fast in those cheap lasko box fans and it made in China 🇨🇳. Nothing we can do about it.
Ok this is really off topic, but I just thought of it, and thought it was good enough to share. So I will post that in the next comment, because you know, character limitations and all, and what not. So might seem a little out there, but hey here it goes anyways. :D
Possible Reasons why its not working:
Screwed up cord
Bad switch
Motor needs to b oiled.
Motor may hv been hot.
He's just purposely making this video to give Lasko a bad reputation. Don't believe anything that's happening in the video.
You guys are really ignoring half the fan's point. These Lasko 3733 box fans are made cheaply, and are sold cheaply. Around $16 for a new 3733 right now. Those "highly superior" Lakewood box fans from the 80's and 90's, while built better and more durable, are about twice as expensive or even more! The Lakewood might've been around $23 brand new in 1985, but inflated to 2019, it's around $54.62!
I sometimes will see a 1990's Lakewood 3rd gen that comes with the box going for $40 on Ebay. Which is about as much as a crappy modern Air King box fan which is a Lasko rebadge.
@@sethhorst6158 Air King? Box fan? I've seen Air King pedestal fans before, and they don't seem too bad, since they have a grounded plug and easier grill assembly, with the front one being metal. What's with the box fans? Why so expensive? They don't seem too different from the regular Laskos. If it's just the grounded plug..........
I ordered an Air King box fan expecting is to have good quality control and come with the older Lasko blade design, but when it arrived, it came with the crappy flower pedal blades instead and had poor quality control with the blade balancing and a horrible defect with the screw holes. I want to be able to get an older Lasko blade, like the D shape butter knife ones to put onto the air king and make it look like the way it was advertised.
@@sethhorst6158 Oh....If that's the case, then Air King shouldn't even sell box fans......
Good point. With that lasko 3733s, you get what you pay for. If you get a new fan that’s 16 dollars, then you can’t expect it to be amazing
It's just a fan bro. The minute it stopped working I would have chucked it and moved on with my life. You sound constipated with rage.
We are told that we have to walk on someones head to get anywhere. And the reason for this is because of racism, greed, power mongering, even fear mongering in some cases. And we create this division that creates wars, disease, abuse of power, inhumane acts of violence, poverty, and classism. The list goes on and on.
I think the fan is seized so it need oil
Exactly! All it needs is a good oiling.
Lakewood 200/I vs Lasko 3733 cheap . VINTAGE FANS RULE!
Absolutely! I have vintage Patton and Hampton Bay high velocity fans made the 1970' or 80's made of all metal, about 12 of them that is! I use them all with air conditioning, but only 2 at a time of course! Also have 3 vintage box fans from the 1970's or before. You are correct - if you take care of vintage fans by oiling and cleaning, they will last much longer than the junk of today!
This is why i buy stuff Made in USA or Mexico
This is the reason to not buy China pride
If you just turned it on and in a few minutes it got hot and stopped working then the motor must be bad
Yeah
@@geosynchronous4386 Motor shouldn't get THAT hot that fast. I think the box fan in the video is a hoax. Purposely set up.
@@geosynchronous4386 i got some from 50s and up to 90s that still work since they are made well
U should oil the Lasko motor.
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I turn it off then attemp to tuen it back on and it stops working !!!
I was Kping my box fan safe it is a lasko i brot it in Walmart
F** yeah vintage. FANS ROOL !!!!!!
i have one works fine, for now O_O
The first fan is a piece of shit it doesn't even blow much air
***** no not from what I heard
+Chris Scott benson is right
SRCVintage Electronics I was replying to the first comment about is Holmes any better? .
ah
For the fan was notwork of lasko model inch cheap
And with the creativity and knowledge and positive things we have accomplished so far, are we really going to give that up and toss it in the trash for petty selfishness? At this rate, the human race is going down a really stupid and self destructing path.
bearings problem
But yet laskos still in buisness because people biy there fans still lakewood went bankruped how funny
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