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N-Trouble's avatar
N-Trouble
Explorer
Aug 03, 2018

Hengs Vortex II - waste of money...

Went through two units before throwing in the towel on this piece of junk. First one the fan blade was so badly balanced and out of round it rattled like crazy. Returned it on Amazon as defective. Replacement unfortunately wasnt much better then Low and Medium settings stopped working and could only run on High. Finally threw it in the trash and picked up a Maxxair Plus and couldnt be happier. Lesson learned...
  • TurnThePage's avatar
    TurnThePage
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    I've gotten many years out of my Heng's Vortex fan. Love it. Maybe they have a quality control issue these days. You're not the first I've heard say similar. In fact it sounds almost verbatim.
  • Ralph_Cramden's avatar
    Ralph_Cramden
    Explorer II
    Aug 03, 2018
    I've found anything branded "Hengs" to be low grade garbage. Possibly even lower grade than something associated with or made by Lippert, but that's certainly hard to beat. Actually most products associated with or made for the RV Industry are total junk.
  • MEXICOWANDERER's avatar
    MEXICOWANDERER
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    3 in a row. Fantastic fan Endless Breeze. Three that whine/howl on #2 and #3 speed that they are worthless. Direct from Fantastic Fan. I'm not talking about a subtle noise, the whine is so loud it is embarrassing. Everyone hears it and grit their teeth. And no it isn't some subtle harmonic from a power supply -- straight off an isolated battery.

    Welcome to BUY AMERICAN. Now lean forward and grab your ankles....
  • neschultz's avatar
    neschultz
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    TurnThePage wrote:
    I've gotten many years out of my Heng's Vortex fan. Love it. Maybe they have a quality control issue these days. You're not the first I've heard say similar. In fact it sounds almost verbatim.


    I’ve had several in different RVs, our current one was bought 6 months ago, never had a minutes trouble. Sure couldn’t be easier to install. The high speed is noisy but we don’t use the high speed often enough to bother us.
  • mat60's avatar
    mat60
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    Would really like a Maxair but was also thinking about trying the Hengs to get me by for now. It has to be better than what I have. Sounds like if I get a good one it will be.
  • wildtoad's avatar
    wildtoad
    Explorer II
    Aug 03, 2018
    I installed a Vortex Version 1, and it works as advertised except it’s a bit noisy. Only really use it when wife is making toast.
  • Boomerweps's avatar
    Boomerweps
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    I ebayed one and it has no excess noise. Used it for a couple camping trips.
  • N-Trouble's avatar
    N-Trouble
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    mat60 wrote:
    Would really like a Maxair but was also thinking about trying the Hengs to get me by for now. It has to be better than what I have. Sounds like if I get a good one it will be.


    Thats what I thought as well. Learn from my lesson and pony up for the Maxxair.

    The Heng **** was noisy, pulled down my battery more and blocks out more light than the Maxxair.
  • dougrainer's avatar
    dougrainer
    Nomad
    Aug 03, 2018
    Gee, I wonder why the Fantastic and Maxxir are 3 to 4 times MORE than a Hengs:h:S
  • beemerphile1's avatar
    beemerphile1
    Explorer
    Aug 03, 2018
    I got the single speed Vortex a couple years ago. Added my own speed control. Still happy with it.

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