Fans With Chains Should Beep to Indicate Speed
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 1/13/2016 1:00:00 AM
Don't you hate guessing the speed?
The most frustrating thing about ceiling fans is trying to adjust the speed. It seems simple enough. Most fans have two chains. One chain turns the light on and off. The other chain adjusts the speed. What could go wrong? Don't get me started.
So you walk into the room and you decide you want to lower off the fan. You look at the fan and make a guess. If the fan has 3 speeds, you need to pull the chain either once, twice, or three times to get to the speed you want. That's where the frustration begins. First you need to figure out what speed it was on.
It drives me nuts. More often than not, turning the fan off involves pulling the chain, then waiting to see if it's actually off, or running at the lowest speed.
To simplify things, manufacturers should simply include an electronic switch that beeps to tell you the speed whenever you pull it. It can beep once for low, twice for medium and three times for high. A distinct fourth sound could tell you the fan is in the off position.
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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