Repair a cheap desk fan that spins slowly
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- How to repair a cheap desk fan that won't spin or spins slowly.
this one had safety or security screws with a triangular or three cornered slot, so I had to make a bespoke screwdriver tool from a nail to get into the fan motor. Here's how!
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I have a couple of large Maxx Air garage fans when one of them slowed down to almost a halt. So, I obviously turned it off so I didn't burn up the motor. I didn't want to toss the fan, because they are not cheap, so I turned to CZcams and found this. Now it is up and running again like a champ. Thanks bootsowen for the remedy.
I had a small desk fan that began doing similar things and was able to clean the rod even easier but some of the same steps you took so thank you for getting pointing me in the right direction!
Nice work!
This was an easy fix! The fan was so locked up that when I was cleaning the thin film off the parts, I thought that there was no way that was the problem. I was wrong, fixed it right up.
Perfect running like new .. thank you I was about to purchase a new one
Glad I could help, It is a nice easy job.
ty, saved myself £26, although I didn't have any WD-40 I used a tissue to wipe the metal with some vegetable oil from the kitchen like 2 drops on the tissue. the fan is pretty much new now
Thank you! Helped keep my fan out of landfill
excellent!
Brilliant video. You saved my lovely vintage fan from the landfill.
Thanks. I did it to an old air dehumidifier last week. The fan had stopped but everything else was fine. A tiny bearing had caused the whole machine to fail.
Great video! I’m a Fan.😊
Good video and a good cleaning and a little oil is worth the effort in our throw away society.
in the hot weather a few weeks ago I saw a load of these fans on the curb, all thrown out because of this fault no doubt!
Very good!
I'll give it a try.
Thanks for the info.
Honestly I have the same exact fan, it was moving extremely slow, my dad assumed it has broken so he put it away and it caught dust. Just now, I turned the fan on and started blowing between the fan wings as it was moving and very soon is started to spin fast, it’s working as new rn
I lent/ gave an old tabletop desk fan, not unlike this, to my neighbour when their A/C broke down. It stopped spinning completely today (it was already getting weak), so I took it back to check it out. Since the fan is probably 15 or more years old, I figured it may just need a cleaning (hopeful it wasn't the capacitor). Although I got the motor out of the casing, I couldn't take apart the assembly (stripped the screws that were holding them together). So, after noting that the spindle/ axle did not spin freely AT ALL, I sprayed electrical contact cleaner into the groove where it exits the motor. Noticing that it immediately freed things up, I sprayed a little more, and spun, and did so several times, using a rag to clean up the gunk that came pouring out.
After putting the whole thing back together, - voilà! - Good as new!
Your video got me as far as I did, so thank you !
Excellent. Thanks for the message. A drop of motor oil. Or 3 in 1 oil or similar should keep it going for another 15 years.
@@bootsowen i used what i had on-hand, but you're right. I'll probably take it apart again and give it a few drops of oil , as you suggest. Cheers!
when you don’t have the tool, you make it yourself.
I would have liked to see how you got the stem that allows oscillation, off.
This is what I'm looking for as well
I don't live anywhere near a shop that would sell a fan so repair rather than replace is always the first option for me. Thanks for your instruction. It's been a while since this video. Do you still make your own tools or have an i-fix it kit or something now?
I make them as I need them. Thanks
@@bootsowen hey, that's cool! Good onya!
This is such a sexy method. Thankyou!
I took my fan apart the other day, big on hope that perhaps the sudden slow oscillation was down to improper assembly. I was wrong. After seeing your video, I might have to consider disassembling it again. Problem is I'm not exactly handy, and I lack most of the needed tools. Imagine I'm supposed to come up with a triangular screw driver. 🙄😒
Fan speed 1 & 2 spin very slowly for me but fan speed 3 is fine. Would you say it’s rather unlikely for it to be just dirt build-up? It’s not an expensive fan but if it doesn’t have to go to the landfill yet and be replaced by another one shipped around the planet then that’s a win! Thanks.
The oil in these fans gets old and dirt gets in. It's up to you whether or not you fix yours. It is difficult for me to diagnose yours from my sofa! Good luck. Let me know if you throw it out!
Same issue with my fan, but I followed the same steps in this guy's video and now all fan speeds, especially 1 and 2, work perfectly.
thank you sir
Any time
This is so useful! But can't seem to get the casing off the squirrel cage motor, the screws are so tight! Have you got any tips for that?
drill or impact lmao
I have the same fan but than the back were you tight the screw came out and I dont know to fix it can you help me
I don't understand the question, how can I help?
@@bootsowen like how to put the nut screw back cause I try and it keep falling out
Excellent, I'll do exactly what you did but I'll call the fire brigade before I turn it back on which'll save me doing it when it catches fire. Bloody hopeless at the type of thing.
Thank you my broken fan is now Working 😊
Good stuff!
I have an old 50's fan that spins very slowly on high speed compared to an identical one I had before it. Do you think it could be the same issue and I can clean it? Also, is WD40 ok to use on electric motors?
If it is made of plastic then I wouldn’t spray oil on it. Oil can wreck some plastics. But if you’re not worried then go for it.
@@bootsowen no it's all metal. I see you used WD-something on your video. Whas it WD40 or do they make other products?
I've only ever had wd40. good luck, let me know how it goes.
@@bootsowen Thank you again for the reply. I will be sure to let you know.
@@bootsowen Successfully dismantled, cleaned, and put it together again. Re-insulated earthing wire and put the fan blades on the right way around. It was a bigger job than anticipated, but it was worth it. She blows good now and the fan works too 😁
Thank you Bootsy Owen. I owe you a beer.
I have this exact same fan! Amd for some reason with the rotation on, when it reaches far left it drops in power 😪 which happens to be the side that wouldnbe blowing in my face in bed!! 😅🤣
Superb boss
fan button 1&2 not working but 3 is okay but slow. but when I push button 3 &1 or 2 together it run fast. what do you think is the problem. I notice there is a cut wire at the motor windings. can still be fix?
The cut wires are probably the problem!
@@bootsowen yes, but I cant find where to connect the cut wire winding & I dont know where.
The other possibility is that the bearings need oiling and if you managed to watch this video you already know how to do this. You do realise that I can't repair it for you? You have to get your own hands dirty!
@@bootsowen The bearings/ bushings are okay. The windings is the problem.
How do you think I can help?
Is this a Homemaker desk Fan?
No Idea, just a cheapo fan.
is the capacitor level 3 uf?
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Destroy a box fan
Am wAtching this at 12:17am because my fan jus stopped
00:57 or 12:17AM here and for the same reason