Krisbow 56” Industrial Ceiling Fan

SMC still knows what the he** they’re doing when it comes to making industrial ceiling fans.

This right here is (or was) the absolute best industrial ceiling fan you can get in the 2020’s. It’s an SMC made Krisbow 56” industrial ceiling fan, model EFC-H56TE. It was unfortunately only available for less than a year due to what I suspect are complaints from customers regarding the unreliable speed controller. I'll talk about it later, for now, let's delve into the fan itself.

I got this fan thanks to @TheeXtremeFanEnthusiast . Basically what happened was, TXFE found an online ad for 2 56" Krisbow industrials in West Java, near where he lives. He couldn't get it because he was prioritizing his cash for other things at the time, so he told me about it & nudged me to get them & save one for him. Long story short, I ended up paying for both fans and told TXFE to take one for himself and figure out the shipping. I don't exactly regret not getting this fan when it was still for sale, and I definitely don't regret it now that I have a slightly used unit which was priced a lot cheaper than the original sticker price.

This fan arrived to me with a scratched up motor cover & defective speed controller. I blame the first owner of this fan for the scratches as TXFE had specifically requested to the first owner that the fans be handled gently. As for the speed controller, I personally have bought 6 from online stores. There seem to be tons of Krisbow speed controllers floating around, and I think it's because those are QC rejects. For you see, several of the speed controllers I bought online arrived defective. They either can't turn or don't work on some speeds. This also happened to @thefangalleria when he bought a white 48" Krisbow ceiling fan. He ended up returning it because it won't work on high. I've taken one apart before, and it seems like the switch itself isn't held together all that well. Aside from that, I have learnt that the brown variant of this fan has some noticeable differences aside from the color, motor & canopies. The blade bolt pattern on the white ones match exactly to Matsushita's global ceiling fan blade bolt patterns ( Malaysian Matsushita ceiling fans seem to have their own bolt pattern which is different from Matsushita blade bolt patterns used on global products, and that is shared on Indonesian market KDK & Panasonic ceiling fans, which is the reason why EY153 & EY1511 era blades won't fit on Indonesian National era fans. ), while the brown version has a much narrower bolt pattern with narrower blade arms. Another difference is the motors' power ratings. The brown variant use a small fully enclosed motor which draw less power compared to the white variant, which utilize 90's Matsushita style skeletal motor with tons of ventilation. This means Krisbow ordered 4 completely different fan variants for their lineup, which I think is a bit of a money waster, but I digress.

The motor on this fan makes a bit of a ticking sound. I have looked into where that might be coming from, but I can't find it as of yet, I suspect it's a loose or untrimmed zip tie inside the motor. Other than that slight annoyance, this fan is absolutely wonderful. You know how I love fans that perform like mad? This here is one such fan. The blade pitch on this thing is absolutely insane for a modern 56" fan, couple that to a motor which spins at quite high RPMs, and you got yourself a National F-EY149 rival. Seriously, this thing's performance is on par with, if not slightly beating a 90's National ceiling fan. That level of power is unheard of in our market today as far as I know, Panasonic & KDK don't even make fans that move as much air as this fan anymore. I would say that this fan's only modern rival are HVLS style fans which cost a lot more. And like HVLS fans, this fan works more on blade pitch & aerodynamics than RPMs, meaning it already moves a ton of air even at low speed.

For filming purposes, I used the speed control & lower motor cover from my 48" Krisbow to make this fan look & operate as if it were new. Speaking of the 48" one, it is also a 90's National beater. I tested it next to my National F-EY129 awhile back, and that 48" Krisbow crushed the National as if it were a crappy Chinese ceiling fan. It's sad to see these fans discontinued, as I would absolutely recommend them over any modern industrial ceiling fans, and yes, that includes Whifa's DC ceiling fan.

#Krisbow #CeilingFan.

[katthefanenthusiast]

I’d say one of the few fans that might beat this that aren’t HVLS are the Envirofan Gold Lines in America

[katthefanenthusiast]

Actually I don’t think it’s really SMC, but another manufacturer that has blades similar to K56 blades. These blades look more like that knockoff I found than actual SMC blades. Funnily enough, I wouldn’t be surprised if this beats an actual current SMC K56

[thefangalleria]

tbh, this 56" variant looks a billion times better than the 48" variant.

still, both are interesting fans indeed!

[pankaat]

awesome fan! krisbow is one interesting fan of this period!

i wonder if the blades are aluminum or steel

[fantoms]

Is this the same one you which you have uploaded before?

[ahmadsubagia]

2:48 itu memang ada bunyi tek tek tek gitu yaa Om? Atau hanya yg ini aja, kebetulan lagi mau pesen online yg krisbow ini, takut nyesel kalo tiba2 ada bunyi gituu😅

[asirthefanlover]

This white variant still looks beautiful than the brown ones

BTW Is this fan only sold in Indonesia or in south asia ??

[edricization]

Ini pemasangan saklarnya bobok dinding gan?

[akusukakipass]

Krisbow model sekarang mirip sama cmc cf 101 ya

[faiz]

Nice bang, btw nilai kapasitornya berapa bang