Fan slow to start or won't startup - Easy Fix!
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2019
- Do you have a small electric fan that won't start or starts very slow? You need to view this video! Here we will demonstrate a slow starting fan and how to correct the problem. Then we will demonstrate the repaired fan. This is an easy fix for a very common problem that most anyone could perform.
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Brilliant. With this knowledge I was able to save our "Lloytron" fan from the skip. Disassembling the fan for me seemed easier than it was for you. I found a large plastic nut holding the fan on. The thread was opposite to all others I've come across - anticlockwise to tighten). A similar large nut was then removed to take the cage off. The fan had come away with a gentle tug. I think my fan has been design with easy access in mind, say for cleaning, and the housing came off after about ten minutes when I had found a flat head screwdriver small enough to fit the clips. The plastic was flexible enough not to break.
The motor screws were as shown in you video.
The motor didn't come away however so I had to try to remove the oscillator gear box at the back (only two more screws) to access the rear bearing.
I then discovered another reason I think my fan was designed with this sort of maintenance in mind. The oscillator gearbox merely needed to be pulled back by a small amount (exposing what looked like a conical grub wheel). I didn't need to remove it at all.
All in all, once the fan and its enclosure had been removed, I had a mere six screws to remove. No more. To think my wife wanted me to scrap the fan....!!
I have a couple of photos of this if you are interested. I would have liked them to accompany this response, but I don't know if or how this can be done here.
I used a tiny amount of "FELLOWES Performance oil" to lubricate the bearings. I bought this from Amazon along with a paper shredding machine a few months ago. I think it is vegetable based and, as I anticipated, it was ideal for this purpose. The fans is working perfectly now. Seems faster too, and it's really very quiet now.
Thanks for your help.
It sounds like you really have your act together. Thank you for the detailed update and have a great day.
The nut threads are reversed so that the direction of rotation doesn't loosen the nut.
@@SKYGUY1 That is correct. Thanks Terry.
Awesome that would of made a great CZcams video here also good job think about video it if you ever do something that brilliant again
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Thank you for this! My father died aged 56, so I don’t have anyone to teach me this stuff! Hopefully I’ll soon be the handiest Mum in town!
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@@DIYwithWayne Mine's dying, and I'm 15
@@DIYwithWayne this is sad but also strangely wholesome. Thanks for the ongoing fatherly advice. I’m subscribing, please keep helping people learn some DIY howto from somebody who seems like a good guy. 👍🏻
Hello Justin, Sorry to hear about your father. Believe me I know the pain of losing someone. I wish you peace. I missed your comment earlier or I would have replied sooner.
Hello Brian, Thank you for the kind comment. I do plan to keep doing videos and helping when I can.
Just fixed the fan for my mom-in-law; it would not turn at all. I blew the dust off, unscrewed all but one of the cover screws (it was seized); swung the cover to the side, did not move the motor assembly at all, but placed a couple of drops of Singer motor oil on the main shaft. Worked like a charm and was done in 10 minutes. Thanks so much!!
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I revived a 40-year-old 120VAC powerful Black and Decker Drill by lubricating the bearings this way.
Now I gotta try the three fans my neighbors put in the trash to the curb, and I grabbed them, in the night!!!
They put a snow blower to the curb a few years ago, because the drive belt kept falling off, a few CZcams videos like this one later - and I knew where to place a $0.10 Nut to fix that; then a new gear for the starter motor's solenoid (teeth all busted) for $20, and a replacement $5.00 brand specialty Allen screw to re-secure the Starter Motor, (why the solenoid gear teeth broke) changed the oil, cleaned the spark plug/gaped it,; new gas: running/working like a champion and sold it for $450!!!
Another neighbor put a $150 scroll-saw to the curb, a CZcams video later, bought a $5.00 transistor, replaced the broken-off from the circuit board one, reinforced it from vibration effects - working!
A little common sense and TLc goes a long ways!
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When I heard his accent I knew I found the right video. Thanks!
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Right...Me too!
Thank you Sir your video saved me from having to go get another one.
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As a budding mechanic, I give this video a thumbs up! It's informative, easy to understand, and gets straight to the point.
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I had my fan forever and all of a sudden decided to stop working. I'll have to try your suggestion.
Thank you Wayne! My wife wanted to throw out the fan but I figured there must be a simple fix. I grew up without a dad (and without much stuff to break or fix) so I'm learning all this as an adult!
I an very happy it worked for you. Keep learning and have a great day.
maybe throw your wife out instead❤❤❤❤
I think you will succeed because you come across very honest with all American goodness that is a rarity these days.
Thank you for your extremely kind comment. I enjoy helping people, and find it very rewarding when I receive positive feedback.
Thank you, sir. Just fixed my fan which was taking ages to get started. Saved myself 30 quid 😊
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Thank you so much 🙂
I just spent ten minutes and a couple of drops of oil and got an old fan going smoothly and nicely again. You probably saved me $40 and a trip to the hardware store. Thank you again sir !!!
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Depending on the age, the fan may be better than what you would get for that $40 today!
Bought a "cheap" box fan two months ago, that was $14 at Walmart a few years ago *and cheapest I found was $27!*
Oh man I’m so glad 😌 found this video. It’s very thrown away dozens of fans over the years when all I needed was a dollar of sewing machine oil!
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I have a $20 quart of sewing machine oil I bought for my Brother vintage industrial sewing machine. Yay, it should last me the rest of my life so I can fix all the fans that will no doubt need fixing. Thanks for this comment. Cool 😎
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My fan was slow to start just now. I applied your method and now it's back running like I just copped it 👍🏾
Good to hear
I had to go back to the dumpster to retrieve the Holmes Blizzard I had thrown away. Tried your fix and it worked. However, I had to use WD-40 as that's all I had. I will buy oil and do it right. Thank you sir!
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You sir just saved me from having to buy a brand new fan! It worked like a charm! Thank you all the way from Europe.
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Thank you Wayne! You just saved me $65. Perfect video. Informative, you gave two great examples of issues and you showed us all, step by step how to resolve. This is why I love CZcams!
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Ok so all I need is machine oil and not WWD 40. Thanks
I sprayed some liquid wrench through a straw without taking off the cover. The fan works much better now. Hard to believe it was such an easy fix. And yes, it is now August!
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Thank you! You saved a maybe 70 year old beautiful fan from either never being used again or thrown away. Now it works better than I ever remember it working.
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Thanks for making this video. I have a fan that is slow to start and suspected it would be an easy fix, but hadn't thought about lubrication. Going to clean it up and put a drop of hop's on the front and back, you saved me the hassle of needing a new fan!
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We were just about to put our two fan out for recycle pick up but now I’m going to give them each the oil treatment a see what happens! I will be checking back regularly to see what else I can learn to DIY . Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Your instructions are so clear and full of good sense. Stay well, we have a lot to learn from you.
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Thanks Wayne, this was super helpful and I’m glad it was the first thing that came up when I looked up fan slow to start because it answered my question and allowed me to solve my problem immediately. Great video!
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Thank you! Managed to fix my floor fan doing exactly this. Appreciate it!
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Thanks Wayne. I appreciate how you had the disassembly done in advance and left just enough for everyone to see how to get it apart. I enjoyed listening to you. Made me homesick to go back to East Tennessee and Western NC. One of my best friends lives on Lake Norman... Dave Austin.
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Thanks a lot for the video. 3 years ago I bought a window fan with 3 fans in the housing. Last year it had the problem you described. This year it did it and I figured it might be a lubrication problem. So today I was planning to fix it so a online search led me to your video. watched it, worked on the fan and voila! Works like a charm.
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Have a small expensive heat circulator fan that was experiencing same slow start problems. Took it a part and it’s working so much better after a few drops of oil. Thanks to your video, it’s as good as new.
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Thanks!! Just finished taking blades off to clean the fan well, reassembled and realized this fan started to be slow to start the last time I used it. I was going to pitch it, but with your help, I now have a fan that looks new and runs like new.
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FANtastic! Saved my 30 year old oscillating fan which will get me thru this hot weather. Thanks Wayne!
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Great video, this is exactly the problem my small desk fan had after I air dusted it today. Opened it up, wiped out the dust and gunk and got slow spinning fan blades. My larger fan that died on me a while ago might have the same issue, I just never found the time. Might have two fans back thanks to you! Tracking down where to get machine oil now!
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Well explained and simple as someone who repairs and restores fans from the 60’s through the early 90’s I’ve started also doing this with my modern daily driver fans that I’m not collecting. You’d be amazed at how little lubrication most modern fans leave from the factory with and once they get proper service like this they perform and last much longer. My go to oil is the 3 in 1 oil in the blue label bottle for fans and zoom spout I’ve gotten great results from using these oils and a bottle will last for many years because like you said it doesn’t take much. I highly recommend doing this simple maintenance once or twice per year depending upon the frequency you use the fans. Usually I clean the guards, blow out the motor and wipe down the blades monthly to keep peek performance because dust drastically reduces the airflow.
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EXACTLY the info I was looking for! Thank you so much! 🙏
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Thank you for posting this. I did this to 2 of our fans and they work great now. It saved us buying new fans.
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what started out as a home school project for my 7 year old to learn about simple motors turned into an easier fix than anticipated! still learned something useful! thank you!
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thank you so much! you would honestly be shocked how little bit of knowledge is on youtube about this, how to fix a fan. Honestly, yours may be one of a few on the whole site. And all the others were long, complicated and quite ridiculous. Yours was to the point, easy and simple and you saved me $60 on another fan. I bought this fan last summer, used it for maybe a month, and not even that often when i did have it on. Took it back out again last week and it took a few minutes to start a slow spin. The other video i watched had me take apart the whole motor, check the thermal conductor, Finding your video, i did exactly what you said and voila! it works perfect!
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Every fan owner should see this! Thank you Wayne! 👍
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I have a much larger table fan that takes times to start sometimes. I opened it up, it looked a bit different inside and I nearly yanked the coil connections off; thankfully I didn't! Lubricated what I could (with an oil that came with a shaver). The blade isn't noticeably much looser but so far it's starting right away after turning it on. I have a question that I'm asking separately so that others have a higher chance of reading your answer.
This is literally a life saver!! Thank you so much for the content!
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I just got two pedestal fans to work again thanks to you! Great video.
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Thank you so much. I nearly scrapped two fans. Your instructions were simple, logical and easy to follow. Cheers!
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Hi there Wayne. I'm from Quebec, Canada and wanted to let you know how great your video is! You gained a subscriber and your videos are truly great. Thank you for making these!
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Another satisfied customer. Last year thought the slow start was due to a faulty on/off switch. Tried spray electrical terminal cleaner with no improvements. This year the blade would not even start turning slowly. Your "oil the bearing" tip fixed the fan. Thank you!
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Thanks for this-I watched another video that made it seem like I needed to take apart the entire fan to clean the bearings, but your method was much easier and it worked like a dream!!
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Awesome, thank you so much, I couldn't figure out how to remove the blades. I appreciate you and love your accent!
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That's exactly y I watched it I can't get the dang blades off hopefully now I know ...thnku and I will sub to ur channel...
This is a great video!
Thank you for the video. Detailed, straight to the point, no BS. Helped me fix my Stand fan. Best wishes from Egypt. :)
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Thank you Wayne! Clear and easy to follow instructions
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My fan was slow to start up with and was making noise during the speed up time. With your video and knowledge, I now have completely fine running fan again. Thank you . I used the hair trimmer oil that came with the machine.
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hidden gem, thank you
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Thank you, thank you. I followed your advice, used all purpose machine oil and now my fan works perfectly!❤️
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Thanks a lot Wayne! Thanks to this video i repaired my desk fan in no time, so i could keep cool and save a couple bucks in the same time which is always a good thing.
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I agree with you when your fan is not free running,or not turning if you blow on it,it needs servicing.
What i don't agree with,is how you do it.just add a drop of oil near the bearing is a tempory solution at best.The manucaturers don't want their fans to be returned to them for servicing just after a few monts of operation.So they buid their motors to be lubricated for a long time.
It should last many years.This is done by adding a peace of fabric between the bearing and the support braket,it is held in place by a thin locking washer.This fabric act as a sponge for the oil.After many years,it will drie up,it needs to be replenish.This is where you should put your oil.Sometimes it has harden from the heat so you let soak in oil solvent for a day.
Let it dry,add a few drops of oil,let the excess run off on a rag .This is done at both ends.
It would be wise to clean the motor shaft with oil solvent as well.Warning,when you reassemble your motor do not over tighten its asembling screws,junst a bit of tention,ck it now if it free runs when you blow on it.
Good luck.
Bye.
Lucien
If your motor don't have this fabric sponge ,you can make one using a piece of ribbon felt and install it yourself .Get the ribbon felt make 2 holes in it with a slow running drill ,cut some pieces about half inch length ,let them soak in oil,install them on each side of the motor ,I did this on my humidifier motor now,it won't wake me up in the middle of the night.
Bye.
Lucien
You just saved my life on a hot summer day sir.
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Thank you for this video. I made the rookie mistake of cleaning a couple of fans with a steam cleaner. Upon reassembling, one of the motors would barely move. The fan was almost in the dumpster when I came across your video. I had some hair clipper oil in the house so I followed your directions and the fan came back to life like magic. Thanks again.
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Thank you! This fixed my fan, I had known about the front of the axle or whatever needing lubrication. I just didn't realize the back was also in need. My fan is back like new again. Thnx homie
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Thank you sir you saved me from buying a new fan.
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Thanks 🙏 mine didn’t power at all either
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Thank you! My fan need is so great and I've been without my main one for 3 days. Found your video and was able to fix the issue likkity split! Also fixed another one I've had on a shelf for about 1 year. Couldn't part with it because it was such a powerful fan but so noisy and wobbly. Added the oil in all the places and now it's a kitchen cooling unit. Thanks again for the simple instruction!
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Thanks for sharing your expertise here! You saved me from having to purchase another wood stove fan with this simple, easy fix.
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I went awww when he said u can’t use wd-40
Lol I went ooooops
Yeah I heard wd40 will actually make it worse. I did the same thing :/
@@poetjake this is because WD 40 is a detergent oil and it will wash off with time
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I had the same problem with my bathroom exhaust fan. I Initially oiled the shaft and front bearings and it didn't do anything much. I then searched CZcams and came across this video and noticed the motor structure was almost identical to your fans, so I decided to take the fan apart and placed oil to the rear bearing like you did in this video and 'VOILA' it worked a treat and now runs like new. Thank you Sir for uploading this great educational video
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Found a clean, not even dusty floor fan worth about $100 next to the dumpster...no spin...watched you..works now. Thanks so much.
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Since I was a kid I have loved tinkering with things that worked and didn't work. Even now as an adult I will grab things out of people's trash on the side of the road if it is something that can possibly be fixed...not that I need it, I just like the challenge of trying to fix it.
Thanks for this. Subbed right away. Jesus bless.
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Thank you very much. I had this problem with a box fan and your video helped confirm the issue and help me repair it. Fan running much better now!
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Thanks Wayne. This is the exact issue I had with my little clamp fan. 3in1 oil worked perfectly.
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Thank you so much for this video! Had this same issue and in a few minutes brought my fan back to life.
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THIS is the video I've been searching for. Thanks Wayne, from your newest subscriber in Ontario, Canada!
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Dude! Fiddled for 2 hours changing the capacitor in my extractor hood fan. Fan had delayed and random starting. It didn't help! Almost gave up then wondered if it was mechanical and came across this video. Fiddled about getting to the fan and it was greased up so I cleaned and oiled like in the video. It's working! You saved me at least temporarily £450 English pounds. Thank you!
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I had a fan out of commission for over a year and devices to watch a tutorial on how ti fix. Watched your video then plugged it in. Go figure it’s working now! 😂 But now I have new knowledge for the future, thank you! Thumbs up. 👍
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Well explained and presented. I usually clean the bushing area with a toothbrush and apply PTFE synthetic oil which won't dry out and stick. My fans work around the clock during summer and maintenance is a must. Thanks for the video!
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Thank you so much. I watched another video where he put oil on the shaft, but not on the back bearing. It worked for a day or so and then stopped again. But after using your method of oiling both front and back, it works perfectly and spins so freely. Thanks again, and have a great day.
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Thanks Sooooo much ! My floor fan has been waiting several months for me to give it some first aid. Now watching your informative teaching and demonstrating, i finally got up the energy to take it apart ...clean,...lubricate ... test it....then put it all back together. Perfection ! i thought i was supposed to use a grease type lube, so now that's all done !
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Thanks. Saved two of my favorite fans and left me with a feeling of accomplishment.
Tom in BC.
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Thank you for this video. I was able to repair a fan that I was getting ready to toss. I was able to get the grill off and put just a little oil on the shaft and it works great now. Thanks again!
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Thank you so much for taking the time, to make this video, Sir.
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Thank you! I never would have imagined it’s such an easy fix. I bet a lot of cheap fans end up in the dump when all they needed was a bit of lube.
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Thank you Wayne. Youe advice helped me sort out my room fan, Great video!
That's great. Way too many fans end up in a landfill for lack of a few drops of oil. Thank you for visiting and have a great day.
Thank you for this! I found a bike chain oil somewhere in the house and used it, and it works like brand new! I've been struggling to figure out why it takes a while to start and this did the trick!
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Thank You 🙏 Ever So Much Wayne it is The #1 Best Easy to follow step by step Actionable Video Tutorial Ever !!!!
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Just did this to fix my desk fan that is 13 years old. Worked like a charm! Thanks for the help!
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Hey Wayne, you are helping me fix a fan all the way in Brazil. Thank you!
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Thanks so much, Wayne! all the way from Spain. Our fan is now good as new.
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Worked perfectly! First I thought the motor was going and the 3 in 1 oil did the trick. Thanks!
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I did just what he taught and it was so easy to understand a clear simple explanation 10 out of 10 and a big thank you some of us really appreciate your video.
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Great video. Ran out and picked up some 3-in-1 oil, worked right away.
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Thank you so much, I was able to fix our fan, and now it works like new! Thank you from Australia!
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Thanks, Wayne.
Had a $100 fan that had the symptoms of the black fan. Little 3in1 cured it. Saved me money!
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Have to give you a shoutout, Mr. Wayne, this worked liked a charm on my fan!
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Great video. I lubricated the front bearing based on another guide the other day but fan was still acting weird. Flipped the motor around just now and did the rear bearing and it is back to full speed. 👍👍
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Thank you so much! I’m a tech in electronics but I had main practice in amplifiers speakers and tvs but recently with the heat and all I’ve been getting a lot of fans in and I was a bit lost! Very informative and to the point!
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Thanks Wayne for your time and effort
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Thank you very much. Thanks to your video I got my Pelonis fan working again and it runs smoothly. Now to look at all the other fans I haven't thrown away yet.
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Thanks SO much! I have a very different type of fan, and your instructions worked PERFECTLY! Thanks so much for posting this!
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I used a 3 in 1 oil like you said instead of WD40 and saved 2 remote controlled Nortex floor fans headed for Goodwill literally on the front porch! My hubby wanted to just buy 2 new fans bc he was too tired to watch CZcams videos like I asked so I thought maybe I could do it myself but was a little intimidated bc he always takes care of fixing everything. I was so proud of myself it worked and he was shocked as well bc machinery is out of my comfort zone! You just saved us $$$! The blades are super fast now! I read somewhere that WD40 will attract dirt and dust over time so I’m glad I used the 3 in 1 oil! Thanks a lot for passing on your knowledge!
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I Just picked a little fan my neighbors put to the curb with their trash; when I plugged it it spun very very slow so took the fan off and back cover to have a look inside... It was like new, no dirt or anything but the shaft felt like it didn't spin as smooth as it should so did a quick Google search and came straight to this video. When you said it just needed a drop of lube I was so surprised I paused the video and went straight to the garage to get my PL-100. I lubed the shaft and the oscillating mechanism then tested again... now it's perfect I feel like I should give it back to my neighbors.
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Thank you! Fixed my fan today! Had to pull the motor casing apart to get to the rear bearing (vornado). Good fun, and this helps me keep things going for longer and avoid throwing stuff out when it's fixable :) thanks from Australia!
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Thank You! You are a good teacher! Made it simple!
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Thank you so much! You're a very patient person who explains things really well. Now I have to buy some oil for my 2 fans that have issues. I never knew they needed lubricating, but now I know that this has to be part of their maintenance. Although I thoroughly cleaned my Vornado fan, it's still making squeaking-type noises and often slows down while running or starts very slow on low speed, so I hope the oil fixes the problems.
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@@DIYwithWayne I just finished lubricating the 2 fans (Vornado & Windmere), & now they run like brand new! The Windmere shaft was barely rotating, so I oiled the front of the shaft, but there was still no improvement. However, within 1 second of applying a drop of oil to the rear of the shaft, it was rotating so easily. It's amazing what a little oil can do. I'm so happy I didn't throw that Windmere away. Thanks again, & I hope you have a great day, too! EDIT: The only concern now is that the Windmere motor housing & shaft are still getting hot after the fan runs on high for about an hour.
@@aquacat8 Some motors will get hot and that can be normal under a load. Just keep an eye on it and I would suggest not running it if you are not around. Thanks for the reply.
polish the shaft is the key..
Thanks for the great video. best one I've found online. This is my 3rd time lubricating my fan, where after a couple of weeks it moves slowly again. Used 3-in-1 oil this time instead of Lithium Grease so I'm hoping this will be the last time. If not I'll try out the advice of one of your commenters, @Lucien Pellerin, who said "a peace of fabric between the bearing and the support braket,it is held in place by a thin locking washer.This fabric act as a sponge for the oil.After many years,it will drie up,it needs to be replenish.This is where you should put your oil.Sometimes it has harden from the heat so you let soak in oil solvent for a day.
Let it dry,add a few drops of oil,let the excess run off on a rag .This is done at both ends."
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I used to take broken electric fans to repair shops. The time you have to take it there, wait for a couple of days to get it back, then make a payment for it now all sounds ridiculous compared to this fix. Thank you very much for the wonderful and simple explanation. I've subscribed to your channel, sir.
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Thank you so much for this video. I was about to throw away two fans, when I watched your video. The instructions were very clear. I followed them and the fans worked again! I didn't open up the motor to get to the back of it as I was a little worried about putting everything back so poured the oil at the front. Thanks again!
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Thank you so much for this Wayne, it is very helpful!
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