Air King 9166 20″ Whole-House Window Fan
Air King 9166 20″ Whole-House Window Fan
- 3-speed, 1/6 HP, 120V, 1 phase, permanently lubricated
- Front mounted rotary switch
- Front Mounted SwitchImpact resistant plastic housing and blade with powder coated steel front grill
- OSHA approved
- Fits window size 27″ to 38″ x 26 1/4″
Air King 9166 20″ Wholehouse Window Fan These Reversible Window Fans with Our Exclusive Storm Guard Feature are Available in a Variety of Sizes to Fit Virtually any Window Motor: 3-Speed, 1/6 HP, 120V, 1 Phase, Permanently Lubricated, Ball Bearing, Permanent Split Capacitor Control: Front Mounted Rotary Switch Power Cord: Black, 7′, 3-Conductor, SJT Type Construction: Impact Resistant Plastic Housing, Powder Coated Steel Front Grill and Blade Compliance: ETL Listed, OSHA Window Size Required: 27″ to 38″ x 26 1/4quot; H CFM High: 3560 CFM Med: 3120 CFM Low: 2510 RPM High: 1600 RPM Med: 1450 RPM Low: 1100 AMPS High: 1.40 AMPS Med: 1.20 AMPS Low: 1.00 WATTS High: 170 WATTS Med: 145 WATTS Low: 115 dBA High: 64 dBA Med: 57 dBA Low: 50
List Price: $ 240.00
Price: $ 164.39
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Disappointing Performance for a 20″ Fan,
Air King has had a 20″, model 9166 for quite awhile. I bought my original in 1998. It filled the important niche between an industrial strength attic fan and a smaller lightweight window fan. In 2004 the original plastic fan blade failed, but fortunately I was able to obtain a replacement. That model 9166 continued in service until last month when it screeched to a stop with a seized “lubricated for life” bearing and another cracked plastic blade.
The new model 9166D (under review) was purchased as a direct replacement. While the new 9166 now has an aluminum blade, unfortunately it has a weaker smaller motor, resulting in inferior performance. The old 9166 had a quiet low speed of 520 RPM that moved a respectable 4160 CFM. The new 9166′s low speed is a noisy 1100 RPM, but at that speed it only moves 2510 CFM. So at that twice the speed it moves only a little more than half the air.
Air King’s 9166D specifications tell the story of the weaker performance. The weaker motor consumes less power, but is noisier at all speeds.
HIGH MED LOW
OLD CFM 7005 6155 4160
NEW CFM 3560 3120 2510
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|King of the Air!,
Customer Video Review Length:: 0:59 Mins
I’m Kelly Thomas, I own http://www.SIHomeTours.com Installation was quick, easy and a big red sticker told me to reverse the side panels as well as the first line in the instruction manual. I’m also pleased to see the all metal construction, this fan is built to last. (plastic blades will flex and your cfm will drop.) Yea, it’s noisy at full speed but I’ve got some light weather stripping that’ll be perfect to significantly reduce the vibrations. We’ll mostly run it at low speed anyway which still moves 2510 CFM. In contrast, we recently purchased TWO $8.00 twin plastic window fans from a local big box on closeout, [ regular price ~$20.00+, very much like, the Holmes HAWF2030 ] and those things are not worth spit!! The Air King will just about suck the cat through the door from across the room! I’m confident that my Air King was well worth the money.
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|worth the money,
Great fan, pretty simple installation, instructions and big sticker on fan tell you to reverse side panels that one person had a problem with…go figure. Moves a LOT of air, keeps my three story house nice and cool. A little loud on high, but I guess that is to be expected when the fan is moving over 3000 CFM @ 1600 RPMs. I recommend!
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