Hengs Vortex II - waste of money...

[N-Trouble]

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...

[N-Trouble]

More like 2x but yeah you definately get what you pay for. On Amazon the Hengs was $60 and Maxxair $128.

But you get more than just a chincy fan insert with the Maxxair. Its an entire vent assembly with lid.

[beemerphile1]

I got the single speed Vortex a couple years ago. Added my own speed control. Still happy with it.

[dougrainer]

Gee, I wonder why the Fantastic and Maxxir are 3 to 4 times MORE than a Hengs:h:S

[N-Trouble]

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.

[Boomerweps]

I ebayed one and it has no excess noise. Used it for a couple camping trips.

[wildtoad]

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.

[mat60]

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.

[neschultz]

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.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

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....

[Ralph_Cramden]

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.

[TurnThePage]

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.