This video saved me $20 and gave me a new hobby: trash picking abandoned fans! Thank you!

Thank you for the video. My fan wasn't working until I fixed it from watching your video. After I fixed mine I went throught the house and cleaned oiled and put back together 3 more fans..lol you saved me 75 bucks!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent!

@9852323

3 ай бұрын

It’s not hard. I have no idea why people throw these away.

There is a certain amount of satisfaction in repairing things instead of throwing them in the trash. Good video sir.

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, thanks.

Holy cow! I have never done anything like this in my life...but you took me through it step by step and I completed the project and now my fan works perfectly! Thank you so much! You're awesome!

@javierochoa432

Жыл бұрын

Did urs stop working?

Saving the world one fan at a time! Thanks for helping keep our landfills a little less full!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

I hate to see items that can be repaired go to waste.

@GianniBoi23

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanU Hi Jordan, I have a question for you. I didn't want to turn my home heat oil on yet, although with the price of electricity I'm not sure this is more efficient anymore. Anyway, I have a small space heater. I basically put the space heater in a box with a box fan in front of it. I used a shirt to close any gaps so the heat would not be lost and the fan would push the heat further than just the small space a space heater does. I've been doing this a while, but think last night's setup wasn't the best and that it possibly got a little hot where the fan was. The fan no longer turns on. I have another and can buy another one for like $20, but I'd also like to know what happened. I know you can't know just from this, but is there a fuse somewhere I could have blown? I thought maybe it would just need time to cool down, but it's been almost 24 hours and has not turned back on. Is it dead? Is there anything you can think of that I can/should try? Any insight would be appreciated.

@lilblackduc7312

Жыл бұрын

@@GianniBoi23 Is it possible the fan went beyond it's heat tolerance, pulling heat through the box? I might arrange things so the fan pushed air through, past the heater. - --> fan --> heater --> hot air

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

@@GianniBoi23 That is terrifyingly dangerous thing to do! Nothing, especially highly flammable materials like cardboard or clothing, should be placed anywhere near an electric heater. You created way too much air restriction on the fan, causing it to overheat. The failure of one of several components inside that heater will result in a quick hot fire in that use case. I highly advise you stop using that setup immediately.

I actually LOVE cleaning the grills of box fans because it’s sooo satisfying

@JordanU

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for letting me know.

You my friend should be a teacher. You are so easy to understand. You show all the steps and your camera wrk is on point. You make step by step easy to comprehend. I look forward to following your channel. Great job my friend!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words.

I'm so glad i found your video. I use tv's,fans,etc for background noise, It helps me fall asleep. I have a Lasko Box Fan and i've had this fan for a long time and the other night it stopped working and just hummed. With your help, I was able to get it apart, oiled and put back together. I loved the fact you went into details and explained it all. As i type this right now the fan is working and seems better than ever. In other words, Thank you so much.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your success! I'm glad the video was helpful to you.

Great tutorial, thanks. I got my 30 year old K-mart fan up and running like new again. With all the negative reviews I see on retailer sites on newer box fans, it is actually worth keeping the old work horses running. I did have to take mine apart twice though, after the first time it ran in reverse. I didn't know it made a difference on assembling the parts but I guess it does.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

It is absolutely worth keeping the old box fans going, they will outlast anything you can buy today and move far more air with much less noise. As far as the reverse issue, what happened is you put the stater in backwards. Simple mistake and very easy to make as it's not labeled.

@YtOfficialhoonanigans

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣🤣🤣💀 reversed it god damn 💀

@9ZERO6

2 жыл бұрын

I always search garage sales for old box fans, but I can never find any. People figured out a few years back that they are far superior to what is offered today.

@caddycraft6823

2 жыл бұрын

I found this useful for an old Kmart box fan that fits perfectly in my upstairs window...it moves enough air that it drafts from the lower floor much like a whole house fan, couldn't part with it without a good try at fixing.THANK YOU!

@nunubooboo4199

Жыл бұрын

🕘 I'm not doing all that too much

This was easy to set up and I'm perfectly happy with how big it is. kzread.infoUgkxLQGtOO9dXIsNktEeycGoIT6jtJJNTScA The main front 2 windows are a nice addition with the quiet drop down or up hooks. The center is a zipper, and the outsides are Velcro, but in the center I can drop it to where I want it quietly. The side windows are Velcro, but I guess I get to see out and nothing can see in. To everyone complaining about the door, it's perfect. It's a quiet entry door. One snap buckle and 4 snap on pole ends. Plenty of room for my 12 Guage to maneuver around. I'm quite happy with it.

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

Scam/spam.

Our fan was really slow...Speed 3 was like speed 1, after following this video I'm now a SUPERHERO to my wife :-)

Nice tutorial on how to clean and maintain a fan. Unfortunately they are designed to be disposable otherwise the manufacturers would provide oil ports and advise on maintenance in the manuals. One tip I learned from a former Maytag engineer for working with self threading screws is, upon reinstallation, turn the screw as if you are removing it until it drops slightly. When that happens, the threads on the screw have found the threads in the hole and it is ready to drive home. This prevents stripping of the threads in the holes especially in plastic. I do this every time I’m working with self threading screws.

I just watched this video went to Lowes to buy the lube and took apart and fixed my fan. Thanks so much for a very educational video. No more throwing away fans for me.

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was useful to you.

My fan started squeaking upon starting. I knew I had to oil the shaft, but I couldn't figure out how to get the blades off. You made it easy for me. Also, good reminder not to over tighten the screws. Thank you.

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

Thanks for the tutorial! This was great to follow along with as I cleaned and maintained my box fan! I was a little worried about the length but had it on next to me as I did one of mine, and it's a great way to learn about this. In years past I would have probably thrown the fan out and bought a new one because I didn't know how to clean it fix it. Thank you!!

@JordanU

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

you're a hero you're the backbone of society thank you for taking the time to render me not afraid of taking a fan apart and putting it back together again!!! easily confused folks around the world salute you!!!!!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@ronaldhenson3379

2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Saving that lasko box fan

@Paultimate7

Жыл бұрын

He cleaned a boxfan. Calm down.

@dovedozen

Жыл бұрын

@@Paultimate7 I left a comment on a youtube video 11 months ago why are you acting owned

I think everyone has that fan. Thanks OP. At first when I put it back together it sounded like the Devil. Went back and noticed I didn’t add enough lube to the bottom bearing and the top bearing wasn’t lined up well so the shaft wasn’t spinning freely. Had to rewatch again, but I learned something today.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Glad the video was helpful to you.

THANKS so much! Dismantled, cleaned, lubed and reassembled 2 fans today and your help was very much appreciated!

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Thanks! My 4 year old fan started seizing up and really wanted to see how to take apart the motor properly to oil it. I already knew how to clean out the dust, but anything more I was stuck. Maybe now my other fan that I kept when it 'died' and I bought this one can be revived.

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

It probably can be!

I have the exact same fan. It was extremely dirty, so I removed the back white piece of the fan and wiped it out, but when I screwed the back piece back on, the fan no longer worked. Not sure if I knocked something out of place when I was wiping it down, but I'm struggling with it. I'm glad videos like this exist!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you can get it going again.

Your tutorial brought my fan back to life. Thanks for sharing! 👍

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

Thank you! I followed your instructions and my old fan is running better than new. I didn’t have a light non detergent oil so used 30 weight and is working great. I also added wooden feet for stability and this also reduced the noise from vibration.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Glad the video was helpful.

Thanks to you I just did a complete teardown clean & reassemble my bedroom fan.

Thanks! Uncle lent me a fan, but it was all dirty. I felt bad just throwing it away, so this helps a ton!

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad the video was helpful to you.

thank you for the tutorial there was this faint squeaking noise coming from my fan that was driving me nuts and come to find out even though i purchased this fan in 2020 as of 7 months later no oil residue was on the spinner or in the back of the chamber its running so loud and smooth now thank you thank you thank you

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video helpful.

My just froze up now and is humming. Will be putting this on the asap repairs. Thanks so much, and your thinking is relevant (much appreciated:).

*Works great with **Fastly.Cool** ! Love all the features offered! Multidirectional, temperature controlled and various speed settings! This is our third of this product!*

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

That doesn't make sense.

@WinIsEpic

11 ай бұрын

​@@JordanUBelete the comment because it is most likely a bot and the url might be malicious.

Thanks your video helped me prolong the life of my lasko box fan it works excellent

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

I oiled a very old like 80's Kmart box fan, but they made it very easy to oil. Front and back bearings have a cut out oval cup in the metal motor end shells facing up. Using a small screwdriver, I dipped into ATF oil and put it into cup, maybe 10 or 20 times per bearing. Works great and all I had to do was remove plastic grates. Even the plastic fan had a hole to allow oil placement.

@dim7239

11 ай бұрын

They really do not make fans as consumer friendly as they used to. I had the same box fan from 1983 until about 3 years ago, and it had a similar oiling system. They don't put those in anymore because they want you to get a new fan instead of maintaining it and keeping them lasting for decades. This is also possible on HVAC Condenser Fan Motors, where ones from the 90s and older have oiling ports, but they also stopped adding them. Real annoying, but it's still possible to oil them, albeit a more complex process.

*Works great with **Fastly.Cool** , exactly as described. Love the fact that it can push, pull, or exchange air with the push of a button. The remote is a nice bonus too!*

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

You're a stinkin advertising freakshow. Find something constructive to do with your time.

@the_real_drwhoroblox1935

Жыл бұрын

that isn't even taking about this fan

Thanks for the video. My fan would not turn. I was able to disassemble, clean, lubricate and reassemble my fan. And it worked! An FYI to every one: My local Walmart did not sell the Blue 3 in 1 oil (only the Red oil). I found the Blue oil at Lowes. Thanks again! I will be on the lookout for fans being thrown out. Price of the repair: $4.23 for the Blue oil.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Great! I'm glad the video was helpful to you. The cost of the repair was even less than $4.23; that small bottle will last years and years even with regular use.

@YtOfficialhoonanigans

3 жыл бұрын

I wouldve just dumped gun oil kitchen oil coconut oil whatever doesn’t rust

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

@@YtOfficialhoonanigans That would not have worked.

Great video watched it las night! Just finish cleaning it and is working as new! Thanks a lot, I do the manual cleaning! Amazingly easy...

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

Works great with Fastly.Cool ! Love all the features offered! Multidirectional, temperature controlled and various speed settings! This is our third of this product Phineas and Ferb!

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

What on earth are you talking about?

@BarbaraPoplits2511

6 ай бұрын

@@JordanU Phineas and Ferb

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

@@BarbaraPoplits2511 That doesn't make sense. Your comment is some kind of spam link.

Thank you man my fan wasn't working when I bought it so I was going to throw it away but then I wanted to fix it so your video showed me what was wrong with the inside of my fan

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Thank you! I saved my box fan with your help. Cheers!!

Thank you! I've got about four of these in my basement I need to repair. I hate how they break after less than a year of use.. why not sealed bearings? Oh that's right.. so you'll by more fans!

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Great video! I used some CLP that i had and man that thing is flying on level 3! It wasn’t that fast brand new! Did both of ours today, one was a lasko,one was a galaxy brand. Exact same design, good as new! Thanks

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jamesjwalsh

3 жыл бұрын

What's CLP?

@jacobsnyder7689

3 жыл бұрын

James Walsh it stands for Clean,Lubricate, protect. Sold in gun shops to clean and lube moving parts on firearms. Example, like in window cleaner, you got windex, great value, dollar store brand, etc; there’s multiple brands of CLP. Will need maintained like any other spray, but I just substituted it, as it’s what I had around. You will have to re apply for peak performance; As dust/hair gets in and slows things down slightly. Mines been a month and a half clean and it prolly wouldn’t hurt to do a quick wipe down and lube again myself but still better than all clogged up where I started . You can hear that speed slow down a hair over time, which lets you know there’s friction there.

Just wanted to say thank you. My fan is working perfectly now 😊

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

You certainly don't like to waste resources, that paper towel looks to have been used for a hundred previous projects! Great tutorial. You also do not want to use WD-40 to oil the bearings, another common misconception that floats around too often.

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

It's been around the block more than a few times, but it still works so I see no reason to discard. That is a very good point about the WD-40, which is a cleaner, not a lubricant.

@MinecraftPro97k

4 жыл бұрын

@@JordanU My father said do not use WD-40 in electric motors, he said it can make them explode. If you can, steer away from WD-40 and get that 3 in 1 blue can. But if it involves with ceiling fans such as the Hunter Original, I would get ceiling fan oil for those.

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

@@MinecraftPro97k WD-40 won't do any good for the bearings long-term, but certainly it won't make them explode.

@whatsthereal2530

3 жыл бұрын

So....i read this after i put everything back together....

This is the fan I have, And now I know how too service it, nice one.

Good video Bro now i know how to do mines if it ever need service ... i like how you explained everything is good and perfect detail . and i enjoyed the video glad its running well now.

@ollieollie5066

4 жыл бұрын

Ggyy

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro glad you enjoyed the video.

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

@@ollieollie5066 Do not post spam.

@LemontTheFanMan

4 жыл бұрын

@@JordanU your welcome

great attention to detail, FANtastic video

@mf6640

Жыл бұрын

at 16:14 i noticed that your power supply has a + and - wire going in, mine has a ribbon cable has four copper lines that end bare and slide into a plastic housing attached to the rotor. i am unsure how to identify which of the four ports are positive, negative, neutral and what's the fourth for. i assumed at first it was one for each power setting, off, low, med, high. anyway the fan is excellent when it works and just like you repeat often in the comments, i'm not interested in wasting resources if i can manage it so do you have any advice on rewiring one of these things, (assuming you take on no legal responsibility for my idiocy)

I can’t wait to go do this to my fans!

Good to know, since I have 2 cheap box fans that have been running for years, and they've just cut out now, so I'm going to do this to see if I can get them running again.

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, hope you can get them going again.

Always nice to find fans thrown on the curb! I refurbish, clean, and repair them. Then the ones I don’t care to keep in my collection get sold.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

Great video, thanks for sharing. I LOVE that you gave close-up views of some details, like into the bearing to see the oil. Great job and exactly what I needed. TY

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful to you.

Thanks for posting this video... for our eyes to see.

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Very nice video. Excellent tutorial.

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

This is fantastic! I have a fan I’ve been using for almost 2 years for a DIY swamp cooler. I think the capacitor got wet because it will spin, but only at a very low RPM. Any ideas on how to fix it?

Cool video. Before watching this videon I took one apart and lubricated it with car motor oil. It ran about a minute and quit. I guess it was too far gone or the bushings were too dry. Anyway nice video, well done with great camera work.

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Engine oil will not work with the bearings in a fan, it will just gum up and have negative effects as you saw with your unit.

Great video helped a lot👍

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful.

You could do tutorials on how to do tutorials - everything I needed, nothing I didn't. Well done.

@JordanU

11 ай бұрын

Thanks

Great video! Thanks! Question: Our fan was barely turning, so I took it apart and cleaned it out. Basically, I followed your instructions, rather than throwing my fan in the trash, and my fan is still not turning on very easily. It does turn, but it needs help from me turning it. I oiled everything… the model wasn’t exactly the same as yours; the black plastic piece was slightly rotated. Also the capacitor you showed was in a slightly different than mine. Anyhoo, is it possible a new capacitor or something else could fix it? I’m stuck. Also, fyi, I decided to get creative while it was apart and spray paint the metal casing and fan blades, so that could possibly have something to do with the blade not turning, but maybe not, as the speed is pretty much exactly the same as before I disassembled, cleaned all the dust, and oiled everything with the exact oil you recommended. Thanks in advance for your help!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Does the blade turn freely by hand or is it still stiff?

Thanks for the video. I took apart and cleaned an old SMC fan I bought in college today. Just one thing, those are bushings right and not bearings? I don't see any moving parts to them. The one in mine is 100% a bushing. Next time I get bored, I might take it apart again and see if I can figure out how to replace it with a ball bearing.

If you EVER see the old K Mart of Lasko metal blade fans in the trash, grab them. If you can use your hands you can almost ALWAYS fix them

Tank you jaden you are a good man for fix lasko!

@MinecraftPro97k

4 жыл бұрын

You took the fat L loser

@MinecraftPro97k

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I HATE YOU!

@MinecraftPro97k

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I HATE YOU!

@MinecraftPro97k

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I HATE YOU!

@MinecraftPro97k

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I HATE YOU!

Thanks for showing how to remove the BLADES! I found one box with damaged blades Another with a dead motor.... Not at all like my Lasko floor stand fans threaded blade retainer... J.C.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found the video useful.

@rubenayala516

3 жыл бұрын

J

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

@@rubenayala516 Do not post spam.

Very thorough video.

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

Thanks

i have that 1200 cfm hoof in my window love it on low speed it uses 55 watts

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

I don't know what you're talking about.

Thank you great stuff man what electric screw driver are you using actually seems like a decent one I’ve had a couple and aside from a drill lol they have been very weak and not well built lol thank you again

This was very informative. My only problem is the screws holding the motor casing together are stripped so I can not go further then cleaning out the dust which does not help. The spinner does not spin at all so I'm guessing it needs oil. How do I remove stripped screws?

Saved a 25 year old clunker I have. Motor was riveted shut, so I drilled a tiny hole in the back to add a bit of grease after I cleaned with wd40 and an air compressor.

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

Grease does not fare well in sleeve bearings, you will probably need to clean and relubricate again with proper oil.

@taobearx

6 ай бұрын

@JordanU thank you for your response. Yes, I found out & blew the grease out. Now, I use a tiny amount of WD40 if needed. Probably still not correct, but it works for now. Being riveted rather than bolted makes it hard. I guess I could try to drill the rivets out. At this point, it's just interesting it still works at all.

@JordanU

5 ай бұрын

@@taobearx WD-40 is a cleaner, not a lubricant. Any lubricating results you obtain from it will be very short lived. You need to use a lightweight non-detergent oil for long-term results.

Nice 3733 lasko box fan

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

OK

Workin' good!! Thanks!!

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

Thanks Jordan I agree with you - if a person has the time, know how, and place to clean things up and relubricate (a workshop helps so much), then these fans can last for many years with a little TLC 🙂 Thanks for your help and advice Jordan - I'm servicing an old Lakewood fan Model P - 223 as we speak 🙂 Oh, and remember Jordan, God loves you very much...that's very important 🙂

Great video !

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Just what I was looking for. My fan stopped working and I was curious if I could fix it. I have taken it apart, now I just have to buy the oil and put it back together. I will update if it runs again.

@JordanU

Күн бұрын

Thanks for letting me know.

i use a hoover vacuum once a year to suck the dust out of the motor, it's so clean afterwards you never have to open it to oil it.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

The cleanliness has nothing to do with the lubrication.

Thanks for showing how to cleaning and lubing the fan! But I have a question. How do you clean the rotor if there's brown like old lubricate on it? Sorry if my english is bad.

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

A ticker towel with a little oil on it should clean it.

Hi Jordan, I have question, will you let us know how to fix if the fans are still not moving after following your tutorial. The thing is the motor is spinning when I take out the fins from the shaft and spin the shaft manually. It is only spinning at the full speed but not at the lower speed. Thank you.

I think my Lasko fan is just a bit older, the fuse has a 2010 date stamp on it. But the only reason I make this point is because my bearing is a tad different. The spinner itself looks the same but mine has these little white spacers on both sides and what makes this more significant is I can't get the casing back together correctly as when I tighten down the motor case screws, if it'll even fit on all the way correctly, the spinner literally will not spin at all. If you put the blade on it and try to spin it, it's extremely hard to. They came out of there so they obviously have to go back in. Any experience with this and why it might not be fitting in correctly?

What would you say the best service interval is Jordan? I want to keep my 3733C running for as long as possible, just out of respect for it being my first box fan. Thanks.

Awesome video i will try this when i buy a new fan. I will use my old one to try this on if it works out i will have 2 nice fans if not i will still have my new fan. I would be scared to try this with my only fan i have now if i messed up i would have nothing

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Jcandy20012

3 жыл бұрын

@@JordanU No problem i cleaned my box fan last night i took it apart but not the way you did, I just did the cleaning best i could i have the same kind of fan like you mine had it looked like dog hair and dirt on it but i run it all the time. I just did not take the motor apart till i get a new fan then i might try.

Mine quit on me today, I think for good :( Followed all the steps and it's not moving or making any noise at all. I've had it for at least ten years. The dust buildup was AWFUL and the zip ties around the coils had actually burnt and were falling off so I think I'll probably just have to get a new one. However, I'll be much better prepared to take care of it this time!

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it. Keeping the dust out of there is critical for longevity on these units. A few blasts with compressed air every couple of months is usually adequate.

I could hear a hum when I turned it on but the blad wasn'tworking... I cleaned it all up and it doesn't work at all now. I'm at a loss. The fuse looked fine and everything. Ugh. I went through a few videos to see if I could figure it out. Its a polarwind from 2009. Any ideas?

Thank you!

@JordanU

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

awesome thanks again!

Question: if there's black stuff, that is possibly lubricant from the pass, on the shaft do you clean it off with a steel brush? Cause it really looks embedded in there. How would you clean it off?

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

A towel and detergent oil will clean it well.

I have my fan apart to clean the dust from the front and back guards, I don't really have 3 & 1 oil at this second, can you tell me if maybe olive oil of a few drops of vegetable oil will work the same? Honest question?

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

It will not.

The switch on my fan is broken and needs to be replaced. Do you know from whom a replacement can be purchased? The broken switch had two leads carrying current and on the other side there were four ports, one of which would be the ground and the other three were for variable speed control

I own this fan. It’s highly reliable and high quality.

@r1ckastl3y86

4 жыл бұрын

I agree only because I have a few and even with constant use, they haven't quit yet.

@deanmccool213

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1999 Lasko box fan.

@michaelporter5098

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it iz

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

​@@deanmccool213 There's a degree of reliability to them, but they're absolutely not high quality.

@deanmccool213

4 жыл бұрын

Oh.

Thank you!!!

@JordanU

3 ай бұрын

You're welcome.

I found that exact model in the trash and it worked but it was in bad shape so I parted it out and put the moter in a blue housing

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know.

thanks!

So I was trying to pull the fan off and it cracked the hub. I guess I wasnt supposed to pull it off? It was Camair brand. Now where would I find a replacement fan?

Amazing

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Hey I broken my lasko box fan blade where I can just get fan blade for same

U rock dude. Thx!

@JordanU

Ай бұрын

You're welcome.

There really is a video for fixing everything if you search for it. Thanks.

A very good show! I have worked on my fans for years and now I finally know to use the RIGHT NON-DETERGENT FAN OIL and to keep cooling air flowing thru the motor. 17:20 Aren't there oil wicking cloth material that needs to be somewhat well soaked with oil to prolong the lubrication??

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

Yes, there are. I guess I forgot them in this video.

@jamesb.9155

Жыл бұрын

@@JordanU 😅

I have a box fan that's squeaking and what not I clean it often when needed but I don't have the tools to take mine apart

i try putting on the front panel of the fan and it would always fail but i always tighten them to much

Would this repair work on a Galaxy model B20100 box fan as well? I cleaned mine and the airflow was much better but recently its been making this squeaking noise and slowing down and then speeding up again. I'm not sure what the problem is so I don't know if i should try this or not

@JordanU

2 жыл бұрын

Probably.

I have a lasko box fan and followed your tutorial bought the 3-in-1 blue can oil off Amazon oiled my fan but now it doesn't spin.

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

Not good.

By any chance, is there a way to salvage the switch? Mine doesn't seem to connect properly. I have tried clearing it with compressed air, but still not turning on. I will keep it for replacement parts if not though😢. Thank you!

@JordanU

Жыл бұрын

Depends on what's wrong with it. A switch is relatively cheap, probably not worth the time to repair.

Well, fan stopped working. Blade spun without resistance. Pulled it apart cleaned it all up, had ontinuity through the swith. Still didnt work. Saw a small amount of burned material on the winding... id be supeised if that killed it. Any other ideas? Theres some sort of capacitor or something screwes on to the black motor cover. I wonder if that thing failed. Any ideas what that part is and how to test it?

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

The capacitor can be checked with a technician's multimeter.

Nice! I see these and other modern fans in the trash a lot. Normally I pick them up, get them going, and donate them, but with the current pandemic, I can't donate them so I have to let them stay in the trash.

@Xyspade

4 жыл бұрын

You could hoard them all and then donate a batch later lol

@JordanU

4 жыл бұрын

That's a nice thing to do. I usually keep them around, if nothing else they're good for the front windows where the sun exposure is full.

@colin_5839

4 жыл бұрын

@@Xyspade I would if I had the space to do that!

@colin_5839

4 жыл бұрын

@@JordanU Thanks! I would probably keep some of them,but I just don't have the room...

I just got a new one of these box fans but one question. On my new one it is time to do this process but it appears the factory or the previous owner put tread locker on the screws that hold the mother together, any ideas on how to get them off otherwise love the box fan and it puts me to sleep every night

@jeremypitzer7044

3 жыл бұрын

Also how often should one of these be servced gets used daily

@JordanU

3 жыл бұрын

When it becomes dirty or slow.

Hello I have a lasko box fan and I've had it for a while and today I noticed a spark when I changed the speed so I continued to change the speed multiple times and every time i do that there is a pretty visible spark under the switch. Upon looking very closely at the bottom of the plastic housing on the switch i can see a very small section that looks like burnt plastic. Once the fan is on there are no sparks and its only when i turn it off or change speeds that I see the sparks. So my question is this. Is it safe to still run it? Or is that a fire hazard?

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

That is normal.

I had a box fan like this, not lasko branded, the back piece was open and you couldn't fill it up like in the video, I filled around and put oil on the shaft itself. The fan kept stopping so I oiled it a couple times but eventually I think I motor burnt out. Did I do something wrong or did I just get a cheap fan? it doesn't seem like fans these days last :|

@JordanU

6 ай бұрын

If the bearings wore out, oil will not fix it.