I took my fan apart to clean because it has been running slow. I've found that the rod here is quite stiff and doesn't spin very freely.
I don't want to buy a whole bottle of oil/grease just for this little thing so I'm looking for household alternatives (olive oil, wd40, sex lube etc). Any advice would be appreciated
Assuming these upload in order, which is debatable seeing how I'm on mobile....
1. Lakewood Hassock Fan, the workhorse of my office, really nice to set over the floor vent for the ac and disperse it in the room better.
2. Old Dominion 12" Desk Fan, was at one point mounted on the wall, rearranged the room, it lives on the dresser now. Also a solid workhorse even if it's missing the center cap for the blade.
3. Westinghouse Mobilaire, I cannot remember the year off the top of my head, but when I got this one the motor was completely cooked in it. In leiu of rewinding a motor by hand, I sacrificed a much newer utilitech ventilator fan and made it work. It's got a shallower pitch blade, but spins faster, so it moves just as much air. Plus now it's a 3 speed not a 2 speed.
4.Schwitzer-Cummins Window Fan, I have not been able to find hardly any info on this fan. It's two 12" motors, I redid the wiring and it runs smooth and quiet, even if it takes one motor longer to come to speed than the other.
5. Marvin Dual 10" Window Fan, the first window fan I bought, still kicking. Low is one fan, medium is the other, high is both. The pitch of the two blades are slightly different.
6. Aurora Maid 12" Floor Fan, another mystery. I have not seen anything about the aurora maid brand, nor do I have any idea how old it is. This was the first vintage fan I ever got and was my loyal bedside fan for 2 years before being retired for the zero box fan from my parents.
7. McGraw-Edison "Zero" Box Fan, the one that my dad pulled from a scrap pile at work. This fan has been around since I was probably 14 or so, and served my parents well at their house until they gifted it to me when I got my first apartment living alone. Still works, a little loud but moves a ton of air.
8. Sears Homart Cooler Window Fan, the most recent addition. Works beautifully, quiet, and moves a ton of air.
Not pictured, my older westinghouse mobilaire that's all original but in rough shape, that lives in my garage, and my westinghouse 14" desk fan that's currently in pieces getting cleaned up.
Hopefully the formatting holds together when I post this, if anyone has any information on the aroura maid or the schwitzer-cummins, please let me know I would love to know more.
I was at the Barnard Town Hall in Vermont tonight and noticed this wonderfully strange-looking Vornado pedestal fan.
It appears to be an early Vornadofan from somewhere around the late 1940s, possibly one of the Model 12-series air circulators. The design looks more like part of a jet engine than a conventional fan, with a massive metal housing, three-blade propeller and adjustable pedestal.
It’s especially interesting because the building is still using it. It certainly seems to fit the Buy It for Life category.
Recently bought for dirt cheap, all the window sizing panels still there. Motor might have been changed at some point, it's got a GE from what looks like the 60s in it, and it was running the wrong direction but I got that all straightened out.
Soon to be restored.
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I got this here fan, see, and done enough searching to know it needs thrust washers, but what exactly are those? They just the flat nylon it Teflon washers? And one germts put behind the post and one on? Any helpful guidance appreciated. Bought this champ at an estate sale and it rocks. It just started to rattle and I pulled it apart and no "thrust washers" to reference. Thanks, y'all
I've been looking into the history of box fans, but can't seem to find information on who made the first one. I've found a lot on the first electric fans in general (circular shaped) and an ad for a window fan from 1955 (and another ad here if anyone is interested!), but I'm not sure if this is when the first box/square design was introduced or just an early example.
Does anyone know?
Hello fan enjoyer's. I got a fan from my local thrift store and it's fairly clean. The issue I'm having is it will run fine for a few hours, makes no weird sounds or anything, don't smell anything getting hot, but it'll just shut off without warning. Could it be there plug possibly? Anyone have any ideas where I can look to see potential problems? I am going to change the plug regardless but I want too make sure this is repairable. Metal fans are my favorite and I couldn't turn this beauty down for $6. Thank you in advanced for your help.
I got this Honeywell a while back, but not very happy with it, just feels like its not pushing much air and seems just to be really under powered..any suggestions what I could replace it with, that's around the same size
I really couldn’t justify grabbing one for $169, but $99 I can do! DCE512B on deck 😤
Whenever I try to use the fan, it won’t turn on and the light will flash despite me not changing the color. How do I fix this? I’ve already tried turning off the power for a minute to the fan and giving the remote new batteries…
Does anyone have experience with the Rona valu+ box fan? Or would I be better off getting branded box fans that emit a lot of air. If you have any recommendations please let me know! I’m looking to make an air purifier out of the box fans.
After through cleaning and oil it gets used daily. Is there an antique fan group?
Seller says it’s Belgian fan made around the 1850-1900. It was previously powered by a steam engine. So no plugs.
do anybody know how I can add oil in this computer case fan. I can't remove the white cover. thank you!!
I cannot stress enough how much I love this fan. It's been in my life since I was 2 years old and it is the BEST fan I've ever encountered. The last few years it has slowly deteriorated and now won't even start. Last year I could get it running but only on the 3rd speed level and I'd have to manually spin the blades to get it started. And then there was the terrible sound it would make, but eventually it would stop and the fan would work great.
I really want to get her up and running again and am down to spend money to make that happen. I just don't know where to go to have something like this fixed. I'm even open to trying to fix it myself even though I have ZERO knowledge on the matter. Any advice/suggestions would be incredibly welcomed. I don't want this to end up in the dump. Thank you!!!