Yeah, many of the original ceiling fans in this house are pushing 20 years old and some run almost continuously... including two in the den. One won't spin up unless I start it on "high" and the other emits a high-pitched whine when it's on, driving me nuts. It's about time to replace them. However, we have another major project first:
We have a (once) gorgeous deck that was due to stripping and staining. Being unable to maintain it, we fell for that Permaseal scam - a silicon penetrant that seals & protects the lumber, leaving it gorgeous for decades with a 25 year warranty! We paid thousands of dollars; first application was over-pressured and splintered the wood; QA came out, sanded everything and re-applied it; two years later and the lumber is faded, cracking splitting... you think we could get QA to call us back? Return an email? Come out and honor their warranty? NO: and now the wood is so far gone that nothing can restore it. We have to replace everything from the deck surface up: railing, balusters, steps, landing... everything, with Trex composite decking and aluminum railing. The replacement will cost more than the entire original deck construction did from the ground up. Should start in the next couple of weeks and be completed by Christmas. We would LOVE to find an attorney who will go after those crooks... Permaseal needs to pay for this, not us.
/rant