Our Story
Challenge accepted
Awhile back Terry was sitting at a beach bar in Destin, Florida, having his usual end-of-day drink – a sundowner cocktail. He was enjoying his drink and the beautiful Florida sunset, but it was warm and there was absolutely no breeze that evening. So Terry politely summoned the owner of the bar and asked, "Why don't you turn on a damn fan?" He replied, "If you can make a fan that doesn't crap out in less than a year in this salt air, then I will buy it!"
Terry downed his drink and responded, “Challenge accepted.”
Taking a deep dive into fans
After that fateful day, Terry jumped right into the task and spent a lot of time researching motors, why they fail, and what the major and minor fan manufacturers produce. As it turns out, they produce fans that are not meant to be used in areas with a lot of salt air. The motors they use – brush motors – are not airtight which allows the salt air to eventually cause failure in the stator and windings. This combined with temperature issues cause premature failure that simply does not occur in non-salt-air environments.
On a mission
Like a mad scientist on a mission Terry developed prototype after prototype of different kinds of fans with enclosed motors – until he landed on one that was perfect. Excellent power. And the motor is completely protected from contaminants.
So now whenever Terry (or anyone) wants to enjoy a seaside cocktail while feeling the cooling breeze of fan, they can. And he doesn’t have to tell that bar owner to turn on a fan ever again.
