My updated 2022 video showing how this can be done without taking the fan apart: *How to Clean, Quiet, & Oil a Tower Fan WITHOUT Taking It Apart* ruclips.net/video/xK1MQxgMcqg/видео.html
Finally, i spent the last hour surfing online, searching for a how-to assemble or cleaning tutorial. Solid video man, no fuss no fluff, just straight down to the nuts and bolts .👌🏻 thanks for answering everything I had questions on, Mr. Everything.👐🏼
Dude THANK you so much for airing this, my fan was so stuffed up with disgusting dust that the fastest setting was as if it were on the lowest setting- and the lowest setting was barely a breeze. I only needed to watch till 7 minutes!! Home Depot worker who?? Lol Anyways yea you’re cool thanks I enjoy watching repairs/cleanings/renewals of household things. It feels fun and efficient, and satisfies my creative side in a utilitarian way
Nice set of instructions. They were very helpful. I would like to add on small point. On my unit, the fan motor had a bearing on the tip of the shaft that inserts into the motor's windings (inside the fan motor). The bearing is not immediately obvious. After I had some fan noise on reassembly, I noticed that the tip was rounded. It was actually a bearing that was frozen in place. I slid it across a piece of newspaper a couple of times and the bearing fell out. I cleaned the shaft, the bearing, and reassembled everything with fresh lubrication. The fan was perfect again. Thank you. Without all of your detailed instructions, I would probably have ended up throwing the fan out. I hope my tip saves someone else some more time.
I use my tower fan for white noise at night. You seriously are doing the lords work. I fixed my fan and correctly assembled it and I usually break everything I touch. When I plugged it in I thought it was broken because it was so quiet. Hahaha. Many thanks 🖤
Hi, I found my tower fan in the dumpster. It was very dusty to the point where the fan blade wouldn't turn. Just cleaning all the tons of dust out of the housing and blade was enough to allow the fan blade to turn again. Next, I lubricated the motor. As you've learned, WD40 is not what you need to use to lubricate a fan motor. What you need is a proper electric motor lubricant, not spray-on lithium grease. You need something like Zoom Spout oil, an oil made specifically made for oiling electric motors. I got mine at Lowes. Regards, Tom
This is good old RUclips. Thank u for not having any gob bam commercials. I found mine on side road. Looked like rubber person could boot put back together. Free fan best price. I was wondering if it had pepper filters I didn't know about. Now I know thk u
Thanks so much for the video. I was able to disassemble and re assemble my alhoa breeze tower fan. Have had it for nearly ten years. Would not blow on low speed. Could not believe the dust on this fan. Enough to make a mudpie. Lol. Seriously I am so proud of myself for doing this myself just by watching your video. Kudos!
Thank you for posting this video! Looks like i found it 6 years after you posted this. My tower fan vents were dusty so i opened this up and cleaned it out.
OMG ty❣ i was trying to clean the blades with qtips, if I'd realised the blades came right off the mortar before, glad I know I took her right off and ran her under the shower head, much easier with 7 years of dust caked on, and the first time I've ever taken her apart, my only qualm is that I had to disconnect the control panel
Thanks tons for this! I was wondering if I needed to throw away my fan, because it was so dusty but I couldn't figure out how to take it apart. I followed your instructions, cleaned it like crazy, and it works perfectly. Thank you so much!!
Mine is 7 years old works like a charm but soooo dusty, just took it apart for the first time spent 3 days trying to clean the blades not realising that they come off
Thank you! Had been a couple years since I did maintenance on mine and I forgot about the screw under the cap! Cleaned, lubed, and quieted! Appreciate the help.
+Mr Everything I have that tower fan. The motor that controls the oscillation has worn out though on Sunday, 11/8/2015. Is there a way for me to fix or replace the motor and see if I can get mine to oscillate again?
Thank you for the video, I followed step by step and it worked. The only problem I had was not able to lossesn one screw on the motor so I just sprayed the shaft and in between motor halves. It works wonderful
thanks for the video, I have the exact same fan and it has made noise for quite a while until it finally stopped. I started taking it apart after watching your video but I could not get the bottom screw out that holds the fan in so I sprayed some lube on the shaft on top of the fan and on the bottom, plugged it in and turned it on and it works like new. I sprayed on a little more lubricant, cleaned it as good as I could and put it back together. Right now it is running as quiet as ever. I found this fan in an empty apartment I had to do some work on and I think they left it because it was making funny noises. Now it's as good as new. thanks again.
I must not have sprayed enough grease on mine because not too long later it started making noise again but this time no matter what I did I couldn't get the metal motor housing to come apart, not to mention it was red hot. It much have overheated and causes the metal to expand enough to make it not want to come apart. Unless you have a really good oil made for applications like this I think it's a good combination to use both the grease and wd40 together as the grease is thicker and lasts longer but gets dry and I've found in other situations spraying the grease first and then spraying wd40 over it soaks into the grease and keeps it soft and lubricated. But I'm glad this video has helped other people fix their fans and hopefully I can find myself a nicer new one this spring.
Spraying oil on without disassembling usually lasts a little while, then makes things worse. Mixing different kinds of lubricants often causes them to harden. You need to take it apart and clean out the old lubricant, unless you know exactly what they used.
Never use spray lube as it is really a displacement spray and will make things worse in the long run. You need to disassemble it and use real lube. I used automotive bearing grease.
Forget the vacuum. I put my fan blades in the shower. You'd be amazed how much dirt comes out. I did both grills too. Just avoid hitting the electrical areas and thoroughly air dry everything before assembly and using.
Just found this because my Fujitronic tower fan abruptly started squeaking. It's very similar internally to the one shown. Some notes: 1) Don't remove the screw holding the fan cage to the motor shaft. Just loosen it enough to remove the fan. 2) Mine has decorative screw covers with a female hex socket. These come loose with a 4mm Allen key. 3) I cleaned the fan in a bathtub with hot water on high. Hot water dries quicker than cold from an outdoor hose. I also used a variable-speed drill to spin the fan to dry it. I used a 1/4" drill bit in a vise as a spindle. 4) I used Super Lube. It's a synthetic grease I have on hand. My local Home Depots do not stock it, but can get a tube in a few days at a good price. On Amazon it generally comes in multi-packs at a higher per tube price than a single from HD. 5) Remember to tighten the set screw holding the fan to the motor spindle. I forgot and had to take the back off again. Arrgh! 6) This should be better than new in my case because all the bearings in the Fujitronic were dry except for a tiny bit of oil in the bottom motor bearing.
Thanks for the info. I take fans apart all the time that are serviceable. I just took my Aloha fan apart. I lubed all of the bushings with drops of 30 weight engine oil. Similar to three in one oil maybe a little thicker. Before service no matter what speed it would take a long time for the fan to pick up RPM. After the service it turns on instantly any of the three speeds full speed right away. Tomorrow I'll take it to work and blow all the dust out of it with compressed air. A neighbor just threw out 2 small floor fans. They look like brand-new and we're still clean. One of them made a squealing noise I took it apart and oiled the bushings. I did the other one just in case. Both are extremely quiet and smooth now. Old school.. Service it! don't throw away and replace it.
@@Stormy4757 Of course unplug it first... Most electric fans can be disassembled very easy with a screwdriver. Just look at the spinning center shaft where it goes through. Using gravity add a few drops of oil and spin the propeller/fan blade flip it over and lube the other side of the shaft. Wipe off the excess oil and put it back together.
at 5:56 minutes he removes the screw near the motor, For my Vornado tower fan there is No need to take the bottom screw completely out of the cylinder at the motor end - just loosen it and then remove the top two screws and slide carefully and it will lift out. I was taught that by a nearby helpful neighbor. I was having trouble removing that lower screw since I am over 70 years old. He advised me when I am placing it back to be sure to tighten the bottom screw on the FLAT end of the bottom
Nice presentation. My Lasko tower fan warns to never try taking this fan apart. It badly needs a deep cleaning. A Honeywell we owned had snap-off exterior cages(?) and was so easy to clean. I will probably have to buy compressed air in cans and hope to dislodge the dust.
There is video on there a gentleman shows how to use a water with the barrel spinning cleans up really good 😅 caution though 😰you could ruin it though😢here's what you could try first tape up the components I put foil over them first then plastic on top of that the lady's have that in their kitchen or you buy it at the crockery store probably in the baking ile 😅the idea here is to keep everything dry 😰I also took off the control panel and with it hanging out and down by the wires. It was easer to keep dryer😅tk
I bought one from Goodwill and has really disappointed when I plugged it in and it made so much noise. A month later I decided to open it up and found an apple phone chord in there. Now I have a fan that’s now worth more than triple the price of what I bought it for and a free iPhone charger.
I usually go about things the way you probably did your first time around and then I realize there’s probably a RUclips video on it because there’s a RUclips video on literally everything. Pretty much what I figured but I just wanted to see what I was getting myself into here. thanks again
This video gave me the confidence to open my 3 year old Lasko that was squeaking like crazy. The motor it a bit different; rather than opening the whole thing up I just dripped 3-IN-ONE small motor oil around the shaft at the top of the motor. I also dripped it around the metal shaft at the top of the fan cylinder. My fan is now clean and quiet as the day I bought it!!! 30 minute update: not worth the time or effort. It has already started squeaking again. I guess 3 years is the life span of these fans; this Lasko was the highest rated when i bought it, April 2016, and it has run almost constantly since. RIP in pieces.
That sounds similar to my situation. I have a Lasko tower fan I bought to replace the one in this video and after having it for 3 years it started squeaking so I wanted to do the same as I did with this one. Unfortunately I didn't have a screwdriver thin and long enough to get to a few torx bits they've made hard to access so instead of buying a different screwdriver or elongating the holes I just drilled access holes in the plastic shell where the top of the fan spindle sits in the bracket and sprayed it with lithium grease and then dripped some 3 in 1 oil on it and it's been quiet since. At some point I'll still want to completely take apart the fan so I can give it a good cleaning and better lubricate it. Much better than spending another $60 to get another one that'll do the same down the road.
Hey Man, nice legs! j/k, j/k. I actually clicked on this because I have seriously gunked up industrial style fan that's portable sized enough that I often use just to get the air moving in my home on a hot day. Your vid was clear, detailed and exempt from advertising of yourself or anybody else. I honestly wanted to mention that I'm grateful... and that I overlooked the outside chance that you're trying to convince us that you can dunk a basketball.
Thanks, you have given exact details l was looking for. It might be worth if you you would had also added reassembly of fan in fast mode as sometime reassemble also became little bit tricky.
Thank you, I have 2 tower fans that have DRASTICALLY slowed down in the past year. And for 6 months the weren't even plugged in. I will definitely be trying this after work tomorrow. We are in a heat wave right now and I need the fans to work. I've tried vacuuming the blades and the casing itself, but it's hasn't helped much.
Just remember wd40 is NOT a lubricant this is a very common mistake people make, it is a water displacement fluid ;) what it does best is loosen rusted bolts or help start an old car distributor, just NEVER use as a lubricant eg spray in car door lock because all it will do is remove any OIL in the lock then go dry then you will have to replace the lock as it grinds away metal against metal.
+Mr Everything Nice. That's on an Aloha Breeze 34" Remote Control Tower Fan. I have that tower fan. It's out in the garage and the problem is that it oscillates and stops. My Grandmother got the same kind as well at a Good Will store like probably a week ago and it doesn't oscillate anymore. Can you take a video of how to replace the Synchronous Motor that controls the oscillation? The Synchronous Motor is a small motor and it's below the big motor that controls the fan speeds and the fan modes and it's inside the bottom of the tower fan. I want to find out how to fix it.
+Mr Everything Update: My Aloha Breeze 34" Remote Control Tower Fan has the motor that controls the oscillation worn out. This happened to me a bit earlier tonight right after I got home from my Grandparents' house. I also have an Aloha Breeze 32" Remote Control Tower Fan (Black) that is doing the same thing. That happened to me right after I woke up between Tuesday, 6/4/2013 and Friday, 6/7/2013. I got another one like that 2 years later (This year) on Thursday, 10/22/2015 from eBay and it arrived on Wednesday, 10/28/2015 (Right close to Halloween). That one is working and oscillating properly. It is in "Used - Very Good" Condition when I got it on eBay less than a month ago. For the ones with the oscillation worn out, how do I fix or replace the motors that control the oscillation?
Recently lubricated mine. I used gun oil which IME works amazing on electric motorized items. Runs smooth as glass. It's a fairly well-made brushless motor so it should last a long time. I also wonder how well chainsaw bar oil works since it's designed for fast moving metal parts. Those are the two types of oil I keep readily available.
If this doesn't work you can purchase bearings on amazon or search bearings on google. Even though my bearings seemed cleaned and smooth they still made this noise when i reinstalled everything. To replace the bearings check and look on the bearing itself. There should be the "make" on top and the size at the bottom of the bearing. They usually run 5 to 10 bucks for a lifetime supply of ten or more. They are usually universal, mine being 608zz.
I also think if you have an air compressor you can just spray air in it while it running (outside) and blow most of the dust out, or use those cans of compressed air.
This will help me Ton cuz i tried opening our fan last month son uses cuz its super filthy and i clean and vaccuum it weekly and TRIED to clean the inside b4 but i couldnt figure out how to remove the main spinning piece without fucking up or breaking the fan haha BUT, i also am not used to cleaning these types because o usually by the regular lasco tall fast fans cuz im ALWAYS HOT from my lupus and fibromyalgia. MY SON on the other hand, has a shit ton of allergies ESPECIALLY TO DUST and a lot of other things too indoor and outdoor. Lol Anyhoo Im about to go back in to try again after your helpful video because i feel your correct when you said you assume all of those types of fans are mainly built the same way aside from a few differences IF ANY lol BUT BEFORE i was scared to go any further because i didn't want a spring or some random mechanism piece to pop out where i can't put it back correctly and then I'd end up breaking a perfectly good BUT DUSTY fan haha.. I'M GOING TO CLEAN MINE NOW AND YOUR VID HELPED ME A LOT. Haha Ours is an OmniBreeze so IM CROSSING MY FINGERS that ours is built the same way or at least really similar haha
Sorry but hopefully this is another helpful comment… I think you should use the kind of oil that you would use on your electric shaver/beard trim or whatever. (I would have probably just use WD-40 but I’m not going to now lol thanks)
I'd try plugging it directly into the wall if you're using an extension cord or a different outlet. If it still does it there's probably something wrong with the fan itself. You could try leaving it on Low and seeing if it can run smoothly but it might just be worn out.
We got this for the toddler room ruclips.net/user/postUgkxdzUap46p9ViXhKZf5mK_bXOb89EHxTqq because of the bladeless feature. Actually has a lot more power than I thought it would. Can still feel the air moving well 6 feet away, which is farther than I would expect from a desk fan. My daughter dropped twice and still works. I haven't checked out how long it lasts on a charge yet, but the air output was still good for the few minutes it was unplugged. My daughter also likes the color lights feature, but I don't really care for it and can be annoying to go through all the options before it turns off. Overall, happy with the purchase, especially for the price
Thanks for the tutorial. Your better off with 3 in 1 oil for the bearings and grease got the shaft rather than an aerosol and definitely not wd40 for this purpose.
So i was so stupid and i cleaned it from the outside and while it was working i insert the tool that i was cleaning with Any yuup I broke some piece of that black stick things inside Well it still works now but it is shacking a little bit Is that okay? No?
Mines making a knock noise but its sound like I got a wood pecker in there. I listen to it but it seems it came from the bottom and don't know where is at the bottom
You could try using a thin butter knife start with a real small screw driver to get a little gap going then progress to the knife and then while pressing in careful its just plastic then you should also make shure that all the screws are removed tk
help i cant take apart the case of my fan. model is NOMA 043-2727-8. ive pulled it so hard but it wont come off. ive been struggling for 1 hour figuring this out.. help
Haha sorry one more thought... but a can of duster. I think that would be a much better job than trying to vacuum up something with a whole bunch of air holes on the other side. You won’t get much suction
I have 16 Bionaire tower fans, usually stored in my basement except for 3 months of the year that I use them. Birds nested in the overhead ducts in the basement and left a nice layer of foul fowl pooh on them. Bionaire says, 'use compressed air and that will clean them. Do not open tower case for any reason'. I watched your vid and braved opening them. I'm not sure why Bionaire is so adamant about that. Other than the clips inside that seem they were intended to break instead of open, they cleaned up very well. It frustrates me a lot that the manufacturer just hopes you'll keep buying new ones as though they're disposable. You can rest assured I wont buy Bionaire anything.
They are probably so adamant about not opening them because they want you to just toss it and go buy another one. That’s what most people do but a little routine maintenance will keep these going if you don’t mind dedicating a little time to it.
Well, I have a very different tower fan. It is the Seville model 101878. I don't see any easy way to open it. The screws just don't seem to come out. My problem with it is the spinning cylinder rattles inside 7 it does not oscillate, but the fan works well & it is clean. Any ideas about how I can get it to stop raddling & of course how to open it??
The current tower fan I have has recessed torx screws that require you to have a long shank torx driver which I don’t have so what I did was got a drill and drilled out the plastic in a few spots where I could see the shaft that comes out of the motor and at the top where the other shaft is held and was able to spray compressed air to clean out most of the dust and then sprayed some lithium grease on the shaft and then tried to get a few drops of oil on the moving parts and it fixed my problem without having to actually take the fan apart.
@@Mr.Everything I can't do that with this fan. Also, it works well except for oscillating, but what is the problem, is the spinning centerpiece rattlers. I see no way to open this tower fan. I can't get the screws I can see to move. I tried with different screwdrivers & manage to get only 1 of the 4 screws out. I gave up trying to open it. I just wanted it to stop rattling... Can't do it. Not an easy tower fan to open. Some R easier to open party. I had another 1 I could open all but 1 screw which had a tringle type head I couldn't get to turn. Not like a Philips screwdriver. Looed like a special type of screw they create so u either dump the fan & buy a new one or try to find the tool to remove the 1 screw. I cleaned it as best I could with the screw still intact. I couldn't get it to spin. A piece of a plastic ring was broken. I fixed the ring but the cotter pin I couldn't put on anything so it does not oscillate at all, but it is clean & does blow air... I wish i could fix the Seville 101878, but it just isn't in the cards,
loner boner On my fan the outside casing probably had the deepest screws which were still only maybe 1.5 to 2 inches recessed into the panel which most screwdrivers should be much longer than. A longer, thin screwdriver would probably be a bit more helpful to get to the screws on the backside of the motor assembly to keep your hands from trying to fit into the tight space but you may need a longer screwdriver if your fan is different than mine.
You wait till you get the cover s opened up or off then their easier to get at 😢 lady's you might want to invest in hand held power drill or cordless 😅some of these screws are torqued on there from the factory the here is to keep the parts in good shape in order to reuse then or for reassemble the peace of electronics tk
I have a Lasko tower fan that doesn't blow any air. It still turns on and all the functions work but it won't blow out any air. It also was making a squeeking noise before it stopped blowing out air. Does anyone know what it is? What kind of spray do you use to clean the insides?
I used lithium grease in a spray but I don't really like how it goes on so I would probably recommend using a thicker, wipe on grease for areas you can reach and a spray oil like WD40 for tight areas you can't reach
I was trying to get the bottom screw from where the motor is connected to with that vent airway but I couldn't. I got the top two screws out and was able to move it more but I couldn't take it out because the bottom screw where the motor is hooked up to has a weird screw that was giving me a hard time to take out. I tried to pry the screw out with a pair of pliers but no luck. And I don't have a drill either.
WD40 is a pretty terrible lubricant. If you don't mind spraying it on once a week it will be okay. But that's pretty terrible. It's meant to clean not lubricate.
I've dissembled my tower fan..but the problem is now the motor when in place and screwed in has not much power..the dial has the goto 3 to start it instead.of the normal 1..I only had 3in1 oil is this the problem do you think
@@Mr.Everything yea it's now working well..for some reason if I put all 4 housing screws in tight it has issues. So just used 2..it all back together now however the timer has gone weird..not sure how or why haha.
so anyone know what to do if the bottom part by the motor breaks? i took that little screw out and its still inside the rotator. The part with the rubber rhars supposed to be inside the circular fans is out now and i cannot for the life of me get it apart. i think i am gonna give up and return it. it hasnt worked since first purchased 🤬
Depending on how old it is you could see if the store you bought it from still sells that model. Otherwise I'd check eBay to see if there are any matches.
Don't use WD-40 to lubricate mechanical parts. It's not exactly a permanent lubricant, it's just to clear water particles and clean rust to help get things unstuck.
I accidentally disassembled the gear system of the fan, that's attached to a regulator. Any help with that? Anyone? I don't really understand which gear goes where now.
My updated 2022 video showing how this can be done without taking the fan apart: *How to Clean, Quiet, & Oil a Tower Fan WITHOUT Taking It Apart* ruclips.net/video/xK1MQxgMcqg/видео.html
Which screwdriver did you use to open the upper portion of tower fan
Finally, i spent the last hour surfing online, searching for a how-to assemble or cleaning tutorial. Solid video man, no fuss no fluff, just straight down to the nuts and bolts .👌🏻 thanks for answering everything I had questions on, Mr. Everything.👐🏼
I still cannot get the grill off of get inside the darn thing. Any suggestions, please?
Dude THANK you so much for airing this, my fan was so stuffed up with disgusting dust that the fastest setting was as if it were on the lowest setting- and the lowest setting was barely a breeze. I only needed to watch till 7 minutes!! Home Depot worker who?? Lol
Anyways yea you’re cool thanks
I enjoy watching repairs/cleanings/renewals of household things. It feels fun and efficient, and satisfies my creative side in a utilitarian way
Nice set of instructions. They were very helpful. I would like to add on small point. On my unit, the fan motor had a bearing on the tip of the shaft that inserts into the motor's windings (inside the fan motor). The bearing is not immediately obvious. After I had some fan noise on reassembly, I noticed that the tip was rounded. It was actually a bearing that was frozen in place. I slid it across a piece of newspaper a couple of times and the bearing fell out. I cleaned the shaft, the bearing, and reassembled everything with fresh lubrication. The fan was perfect again. Thank you. Without all of your detailed instructions, I would probably have ended up throwing the fan out. I hope my tip saves someone else some more time.
I use my tower fan for white noise at night. You seriously are doing the lords work. I fixed my fan and correctly assembled it and I usually break everything I touch. When I plugged it in I thought it was broken because it was so quiet. Hahaha. Many thanks 🖤
Hi,
I found my tower fan in the dumpster. It was very dusty to the point where the fan blade wouldn't turn. Just cleaning all the tons of dust out of the housing and blade was enough to allow the fan blade to turn again. Next, I lubricated the motor.
As you've learned, WD40 is not what you need to use to lubricate a fan motor. What you need is a proper electric motor lubricant, not spray-on lithium grease. You need something like Zoom Spout oil, an oil made specifically made for oiling electric motors. I got mine at Lowes.
Regards, Tom
This is good old RUclips. Thank u for not having any gob bam commercials.
I found mine on side road. Looked like rubber person could boot put back together. Free fan best price. I was wondering if it had pepper filters I didn't know about. Now I know thk u
Thanks so much for the video. I was able to disassemble and re assemble my alhoa breeze tower fan. Have had it for nearly ten years. Would not blow on low speed. Could not believe the dust on this fan. Enough to make a mudpie. Lol. Seriously I am so proud of myself for doing this myself just by watching your video. Kudos!
Thank you for posting this video! Looks like i found it 6 years after you posted this. My tower fan vents were dusty so i opened this up and cleaned it out.
OMG ty❣ i was trying to clean the blades with qtips, if I'd realised the blades came right off the mortar before, glad I know I took her right off and ran her under the shower head, much easier with 7 years of dust caked on, and the first time I've ever taken her apart, my only qualm is that I had to disconnect the control panel
Thanks tons for this! I was wondering if I needed to throw away my fan, because it was so dusty but I couldn't figure out how to take it apart. I followed your instructions, cleaned it like crazy, and it works perfectly. Thank you so much!!
Mine is 7 years old works like a charm but soooo dusty, just took it apart for the first time spent 3 days trying to clean the blades not realising that they come off
Thank you! Had been a couple years since I did maintenance on mine and I forgot about the screw under the cap! Cleaned, lubed, and quieted! Appreciate the help.
Thanks for your demo I was able to get my tower apart and back together, it is now cleaner and I have the knowledge of knowing that I can do it again.
+Cheri Baker Glad it helped!
+Mr Everything I have that tower fan. The motor that controls the oscillation has worn out though on Sunday, 11/8/2015. Is there a way for me to fix or replace the motor and see if I can get mine to oscillate again?
+Mr Everything How come that the head part of the tower fan was cut out in the video?
Thank you, instruction manual was very vague. Glad to have learned how to do something properly.
Thank you for the video, I followed step by step and it worked. The only problem I had was not able to lossesn one screw on the motor so I just sprayed the shaft and in between motor halves. It works wonderful
Thanks, I really need this for work. Deep cleaning- one fan down 5 to go! 🙏
thanks for the video, I have the exact same fan and it has made noise for quite a while until it finally stopped. I started taking it apart after watching your video but I could not get the bottom screw out that holds the fan in so I sprayed some lube on the shaft on top of the fan and on the bottom, plugged it in and turned it on and it works like new. I sprayed on a little more lubricant, cleaned it as good as I could and put it back together. Right now it is running as quiet as ever. I found this fan in an empty apartment I had to do some work on and I think they left it because it was making funny noises. Now it's as good as new. thanks again.
+Jim Robinson when I said it stopped, I meant it stopped working, lol
I must not have sprayed enough grease on mine because not too long later it started making noise again but this time no matter what I did I couldn't get the metal motor housing to come apart, not to mention it was red hot. It much have overheated and causes the metal to expand enough to make it not want to come apart. Unless you have a really good oil made for applications like this I think it's a good combination to use both the grease and wd40 together as the grease is thicker and lasts longer but gets dry and I've found in other situations spraying the grease first and then spraying wd40 over it soaks into the grease and keeps it soft and lubricated. But I'm glad this video has helped other people fix their fans and hopefully I can find myself a nicer new one this spring.
Spraying oil on without disassembling usually lasts a little while, then makes things worse. Mixing different kinds of lubricants often causes them to harden. You need to take it apart and clean out the old lubricant, unless you know exactly what they used.
JL Robio wait what type of lube?
Never use spray lube as it is really a displacement spray and will make things worse in the long run. You need to disassemble it and use real lube. I used automotive bearing grease.
Forget the vacuum. I put my fan blades in the shower. You'd be amazed how much dirt comes out. I did both grills too. Just avoid hitting the electrical areas and thoroughly air dry everything before assembly and using.
I suggest using a few drops of Sewing Machine Oil. Can be bought at a craft/fabric store
Just found this because my Fujitronic tower fan abruptly started squeaking. It's very similar internally to the one shown. Some notes: 1) Don't remove the screw holding the fan cage to the motor shaft. Just loosen it enough to remove the fan. 2) Mine has decorative screw covers with a female hex socket. These come loose with a 4mm Allen key. 3) I cleaned the fan in a bathtub with hot water on high. Hot water dries quicker than cold from an outdoor hose. I also used a variable-speed drill to spin the fan to dry it. I used a 1/4" drill bit in a vise as a spindle. 4) I used Super Lube. It's a synthetic grease I have on hand. My local Home Depots do not stock it, but can get a tube in a few days at a good price. On Amazon it generally comes in multi-packs at a higher per tube price than a single from HD. 5) Remember to tighten the set screw holding the fan to the motor spindle. I forgot and had to take the back off again. Arrgh! 6) This should be better than new in my case because all the bearings in the Fujitronic were dry except for a tiny bit of oil in the bottom motor bearing.
Thanks for the info. I take fans apart all the time that are serviceable. I just took my Aloha fan apart. I lubed all of the bushings with drops of 30 weight engine oil. Similar to three in one oil maybe a little thicker. Before service no matter what speed it would take a long time for the fan to pick up RPM. After the service it turns on instantly any of the three speeds full speed right away. Tomorrow I'll take it to work and blow all the dust out of it with compressed air. A neighbor just threw out 2 small floor fans. They look like brand-new and we're still clean. One of them made a squealing noise I took it apart and oiled the bushings. I did the other one just in case. Both are extremely quiet and smooth now. Old school..
Service it! don't throw away and replace it.
Where are the bushings? What do they look like? Inside the motor?
@@Stormy4757 Of course unplug it first... Most electric fans can be disassembled very easy with a screwdriver. Just look at the spinning center shaft where it goes through. Using gravity add a few drops of oil and spin the propeller/fan blade flip it over and lube the other side of the shaft. Wipe off the excess oil and put it back together.
at 5:56 minutes he removes the screw near the motor, For my Vornado tower fan there is No need to take the bottom screw completely out of the cylinder at the motor end - just loosen it and then remove the top two screws and slide carefully and it will lift out. I was taught that by a nearby helpful neighbor. I was having trouble removing that lower screw since I am over 70 years old. He advised me when I am placing it back to be sure to tighten the bottom screw on the FLAT end of the bottom
Nice presentation. My Lasko tower fan warns to never try taking this fan apart. It badly needs a deep cleaning. A Honeywell we owned had snap-off exterior cages(?) and was so easy to clean. I will probably have to buy compressed air in cans and hope to dislodge the dust.
There is video on there a gentleman shows how to use a water with the barrel spinning cleans up really good 😅 caution though 😰you could ruin it though😢here's what you could try first tape up the components I put foil over them first then plastic on top of that the lady's have that in their kitchen or you buy it at the crockery store probably in the baking ile 😅the idea here is to keep everything dry 😰I also took off the control panel and with it hanging out and down by the wires. It was easer to keep dryer😅tk
This was perfect! I have exactly the same Aloha Breeze fan, so it was literally exactly the tutorial I needed, lol.
Thanks! I watched like 3 o 4 video before I found yours😁 THIS'S THE BEST VIDEO😁 very well explained and easy to understand😁thank you very much 😁
Thank you so much just fixed my fan motor took it apart and greased it wow so quiet now
U just saved my fan thanx
Most helpful video from 5 years ago!!! Easy to follow and straightforward.. thanks man. Got a like and sub from me 👌🏽
Yup I had to clean an grease my tower fan mine was exactly like the one you had …know it works great.. I think your right about the lithium grease ..
Thanks for the very useful and informative video
I bought one from Goodwill and has really disappointed when I plugged it in and it made so much noise. A month later I decided to open it up and found an apple phone chord in there. Now I have a fan that’s now worth more than triple the price of what I bought it for and a free iPhone charger.
Great video.My fan needed cleaning so I took it apart, cleaned and re-assembled. It works great but I kinda had 2 screws left over. oops!!!
I usually go about things the way you probably did your first time around and then I realize there’s probably a RUclips video on it because there’s a RUclips video on literally everything. Pretty much what I figured but I just wanted to see what I was getting myself into here. thanks again
Maybe next time have your camera back further
This video gave me the confidence to open my 3 year old Lasko that was squeaking like crazy. The motor it a bit different; rather than opening the whole thing up I just dripped 3-IN-ONE small motor oil around the shaft at the top of the motor. I also dripped it around the metal shaft at the top of the fan cylinder. My fan is now clean and quiet as the day I bought it!!!
30 minute update: not worth the time or effort. It has already started squeaking again. I guess 3 years is the life span of these fans; this Lasko was the highest rated when i bought it, April 2016, and it has run almost constantly since. RIP in pieces.
That sounds similar to my situation. I have a Lasko tower fan I bought to replace the one in this video and after having it for 3 years it started squeaking so I wanted to do the same as I did with this one. Unfortunately I didn't have a screwdriver thin and long enough to get to a few torx bits they've made hard to access so instead of buying a different screwdriver or elongating the holes I just drilled access holes in the plastic shell where the top of the fan spindle sits in the bracket and sprayed it with lithium grease and then dripped some 3 in 1 oil on it and it's been quiet since. At some point I'll still want to completely take apart the fan so I can give it a good cleaning and better lubricate it. Much better than spending another $60 to get another one that'll do the same down the road.
Hey Man, nice legs! j/k, j/k. I actually clicked on this because I have seriously gunked up industrial style fan that's portable sized enough that I often use just to get the air moving in my home on a hot day. Your vid was clear, detailed and exempt from advertising of yourself or anybody else. I honestly wanted to mention that I'm grateful... and that I overlooked the outside chance that you're trying to convince us that you can dunk a basketball.
Thanks, you have given exact details l was looking for. It might be worth if you you would had also added reassembly of fan in fast mode as sometime reassemble also became little bit tricky.
Thank you 😊exactly what i was looking for
Thank you, I have 2 tower fans that have DRASTICALLY slowed down in the past year. And for 6 months the weren't even plugged in. I will definitely be trying this after work tomorrow. We are in a heat wave right now and I need the fans to work. I've tried vacuuming the blades and the casing itself, but it's hasn't helped much.
Thanks! Exactly what I needed to know - going to try this on my similarly designed Bionaire tomorrow :)
Yes tighten the bolts and screws what helped was the oil on the joints that spin
awesome video sir please keep up the great work
Just remember wd40 is NOT a lubricant this is a very common mistake people make, it is a water displacement fluid ;) what it does best is loosen rusted bolts or help start an old car distributor, just NEVER use as a lubricant eg spray in car door lock because all it will do is remove any OIL in the lock then go dry then you will have to replace the lock as it grinds away metal against metal.
I used automotive grease. Works great
Thank you very much, now I can clean mine and not be afraid of messing up. lol
+greenapplie Glad it helped.
+Mr Everything Nice. That's on an Aloha Breeze 34" Remote Control Tower Fan. I have that tower fan. It's out in the garage and the problem is that it oscillates and stops. My Grandmother got the same kind as well at a Good Will store like probably a week ago and it doesn't oscillate anymore. Can you take a video of how to replace the Synchronous Motor that controls the oscillation? The Synchronous Motor is a small motor and it's below the big motor that controls the fan speeds and the fan modes and it's inside the bottom of the tower fan. I want to find out how to fix it.
+Mr Everything Update: My Aloha Breeze 34" Remote Control Tower Fan has the motor that controls the oscillation worn out. This happened to me a bit earlier tonight right after I got home from my Grandparents' house. I also have an Aloha Breeze 32" Remote Control Tower Fan (Black) that is doing the same thing. That happened to me right after I woke up between Tuesday, 6/4/2013 and Friday, 6/7/2013. I got another one like that 2 years later (This year) on Thursday, 10/22/2015 from eBay and it arrived on Wednesday, 10/28/2015 (Right close to Halloween). That one is working and oscillating properly. It is in "Used - Very Good" Condition when I got it on eBay less than a month ago. For the ones with the oscillation worn out, how do I fix or replace the motors that control the oscillation?
Great video, very useful. Thanks!
Thanks for this. I used muc-off wet* lube and seems good
I took out the 3 screws and pried the back off. Lub and it can be ran that way to test.
Recently lubricated mine. I used gun oil which IME works amazing on electric motorized items. Runs smooth as glass. It's a fairly well-made brushless motor so it should last a long time. I also wonder how well chainsaw bar oil works since it's designed for fast moving metal parts. Those are the two types of oil I keep readily available.
LOL I used automotive bearing grease. Works great
Thats a great tip but I used the white lithium grease or spray you can get that stuff at a parts house. (Car parts) that is or axle grease tk
Thanks, man.
THANKS SO MUCH 😂!! I still cannot get the grill off to get to the filter 😢
Thanks for sharing! My Hawaiian Breeze tower fan makes a horrendously loud squeal whenever it's turned on now. Looking forward to fixing it now!
I hope this video helps!
Thank you.
Awesome 😊👍
Thanks
Thanks so much, this really helped me!
If this doesn't work you can purchase bearings on amazon or search bearings on google. Even though my bearings seemed cleaned and smooth they still made this noise when i reinstalled everything. To replace the bearings check and look on the bearing itself. There should be the "make" on top and the size at the bottom of the bearing. They usually run 5 to 10 bucks for a lifetime supply of ten or more. They are usually universal, mine being 608zz.
Very helpful thanks for the video, you can try some motorcycle chain lube it should work good.
Great video, any idea how to fix the rotation? I held it during cycle & sorta works only one way & stops. Need to manually reset , fan works bad ass!
I also think if you have an air compressor you can just spray air in it while it running (outside) and blow most of the dust out, or use those cans of compressed air.
This will help me Ton cuz i tried opening our fan last month son uses cuz its super filthy and i clean and vaccuum it weekly and TRIED to clean the inside b4 but i couldnt figure out how to remove the main spinning piece without fucking up or breaking the fan haha BUT, i also am not used to cleaning these types because o usually by the regular lasco tall fast fans cuz im ALWAYS HOT from my lupus and fibromyalgia. MY SON on the other hand, has a shit ton of allergies ESPECIALLY TO DUST and a lot of other things too indoor and outdoor. Lol Anyhoo Im about to go back in to try again after your helpful video because i feel your correct when you said you assume all of those types of fans are mainly built the same way aside from a few differences IF ANY lol BUT BEFORE i was scared to go any further because i didn't want a spring or some random mechanism piece to pop out where i can't put it back correctly and then I'd end up breaking a perfectly good BUT DUSTY fan haha.. I'M GOING TO CLEAN MINE NOW AND YOUR VID HELPED ME A LOT. Haha
Ours is an OmniBreeze so IM CROSSING MY FINGERS that ours is built the same way or at least really similar haha
Thanks bud. 👍
I dismantled by tower fan and now I don’t remember which direction the black plastic things surrounding the cage where
Sorry but hopefully this is another helpful comment… I think you should use the kind of oil that you would use on your electric shaver/beard trim or whatever. (I would have probably just use WD-40 but I’m not going to now lol thanks)
thanks for posting,
You don't have to use cuss words to make your point.😰
That was very informative. I have a tower fan too, but the power keeps cutting off and on. I'm not sure what to check. Any suggestions?
I'd try plugging it directly into the wall if you're using an extension cord or a different outlet. If it still does it there's probably something wrong with the fan itself. You could try leaving it on Low and seeing if it can run smoothly but it might just be worn out.
We got this for the toddler room ruclips.net/user/postUgkxdzUap46p9ViXhKZf5mK_bXOb89EHxTqq because of the bladeless feature. Actually has a lot more power than I thought it would. Can still feel the air moving well 6 feet away, which is farther than I would expect from a desk fan. My daughter dropped twice and still works. I haven't checked out how long it lasts on a charge yet, but the air output was still good for the few minutes it was unplugged. My daughter also likes the color lights feature, but I don't really care for it and can be annoying to go through all the options before it turns off. Overall, happy with the purchase, especially for the price
how did you remove the rubber plugs in the grasping part of the fan that covers the screws
Is silicone spray a better option my dad says it is for everything??
Muito obrigada por posta esse vídeo.
Just broke my fan trying to open it
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That's what it looks like im about to do.
Me toooo 🙄🤣
Same
there might be a screw in the back of the fan right in the middle near the bottom i ripped the back off and discovered it lol
My fan was knocked over by the dogs and the grease ring that lubricates the shaft on top. Do you know the how/where/whats to fixing it?
Thanks for the tutorial. Your better off with 3 in 1 oil for the bearings and grease got the shaft rather than an aerosol and definitely not wd40 for this purpose.
Hey @Mr Everything how I remove the black ring by the motor
I dont know what your talking about cuase my motor has this 4 metal clamps that are tightly clamped to the motor
this is such a cool only fans
So i was so stupid and i cleaned it from the outside and while it was working i insert the tool that i was cleaning with
Any yuup I broke some piece of that black stick things inside
Well it still works now but it is shacking a little bit
Is that okay? No?
Спасибо бро, благодаря твоему примеру смогу сделать свой. Midea FZ10-9LR.
Спасибо!
I have a fan with some weird screws... they are not Phillip head screws... kinda Triangle head... what type of screwdriver I should use?
Same here
Mines making a knock noise but its sound like I got a wood pecker in there. I listen to it but it seems it came from the bottom and don't know where is at the bottom
You made taking the cover off look so easy! I got all the screws out and can not physically pry the cover off!
You could try using a thin butter knife start with a real small screw driver to get a little gap going then progress to the knife and then while pressing in careful its just plastic then you should also make shure that all the screws are removed tk
I just want to know how to open sunbeam personal tower fan.
What do i do when the motor is in a plastic shell???
help i cant take apart the case of my fan. model is NOMA 043-2727-8. ive pulled it so hard but it wont come off. ive been struggling for 1 hour figuring this out.. help
Haha sorry one more thought... but a can of duster. I think that would be a much better job than trying to vacuum up something with a whole bunch of air holes on the other side. You won’t get much suction
I have 16 Bionaire tower fans, usually stored in my basement except for 3 months of the year that I use them. Birds nested in the overhead ducts in the basement and left a nice layer of foul fowl pooh on them. Bionaire says, 'use compressed air and that will clean them. Do not open tower case for any reason'. I watched your vid and braved opening them. I'm not sure why Bionaire is so adamant about that. Other than the clips inside that seem they were intended to break instead of open, they cleaned up very well. It frustrates me a lot that the manufacturer just hopes you'll keep buying new ones as though they're disposable. You can rest assured I wont buy Bionaire anything.
They are probably so adamant about not opening them because they want you to just toss it and go buy another one. That’s what most people do but a little routine maintenance will keep these going if you don’t mind dedicating a little time to it.
What about sewing machine oil ??
Well, I have a very different tower fan.
It is the Seville model 101878.
I don't see any easy way to open it.
The screws just don't seem to come out.
My problem with it is the spinning cylinder rattles inside 7 it does not oscillate, but the fan works well & it is clean.
Any ideas about how I can get it to stop raddling & of course how to open it??
The current tower fan I have has recessed torx screws that require you to have a long shank torx driver which I don’t have so what I did was got a drill and drilled out the plastic in a few spots where I could see the shaft that comes out of the motor and at the top where the other shaft is held and was able to spray compressed air to clean out most of the dust and then sprayed some lithium grease on the shaft and then tried to get a few drops of oil on the moving parts and it fixed my problem without having to actually take the fan apart.
@@Mr.Everything I can't do that with this fan.
Also, it works well except for oscillating, but what is the problem, is the spinning centerpiece rattlers. I see no way to open this tower fan.
I can't get the screws I can see to move. I tried with different screwdrivers & manage to get only 1 of the 4 screws out.
I gave up trying to open it.
I just wanted it to stop rattling...
Can't do it.
Not an easy tower fan to open.
Some R easier to open party.
I had another 1 I could open all but 1 screw which had a tringle type head I couldn't get to turn. Not like a Philips screwdriver. Looed like a special type of screw they create so u either dump the fan & buy a new one or try to find the tool to remove the 1 screw.
I cleaned it as best I could with the screw still intact.
I couldn't get it to spin.
A piece of a plastic ring was broken.
I fixed the ring but the cotter pin I couldn't put on anything so it does not oscillate at all, but it is clean & does blow air...
I wish i could fix the Seville 101878, but it just isn't in the cards,
Is it just me or do you need an extra long screwdriver for some of the screws?
loner boner On my fan the outside casing probably had the deepest screws which were still only maybe 1.5 to 2 inches recessed into the panel which most screwdrivers should be much longer than. A longer, thin screwdriver would probably be a bit more helpful to get to the screws on the backside of the motor assembly to keep your hands from trying to fit into the tight space but you may need a longer screwdriver if your fan is different than mine.
You wait till you get the cover s opened up or off then their easier to get at 😢 lady's you might want to invest in hand held power drill or cordless 😅some of these screws are torqued on there from the factory the here is to keep the parts in good shape in order to reuse then or for reassemble the peace of electronics tk
I have a Lasko tower fan that doesn't blow any air. It still turns on and all the functions work but it won't blow out any air. It also was making a squeeking noise before it stopped blowing out air. Does anyone know what it is? What kind of spray do you use to clean the insides?
I used lithium grease in a spray but I don't really like how it goes on so I would probably recommend using a thicker, wipe on grease for areas you can reach and a spray oil like WD40 for tight areas you can't reach
So I should get a can of WD40 only, correct? That's all i need for the motor and air vents?
Astro Bomber my has a special screw in each side
I was trying to get the bottom screw from where the motor is connected to with that vent airway but I couldn't. I got the top two screws out and was able to move it more but I couldn't take it out because the bottom screw where the motor is hooked up to has a weird screw that was giving me a hard time to take out. I tried to pry the screw out with a pair of pliers but no luck. And I don't have a drill either.
WD40 is a pretty terrible lubricant. If you don't mind spraying it on once a week it will be okay. But that's pretty terrible. It's meant to clean not lubricate.
How do those suck air from the back when it blows from the front
I've dissembled my tower fan..but the problem is now the motor when in place and screwed in has not much power..the dial has the goto 3 to start it instead.of the normal 1..I only had 3in1 oil is this the problem do you think
3 in 1 oil should work better than grease or wd40. You might have to take the motor back apart and re-seat everything and see if it works right then.
@@Mr.Everything yea it's now working well..for some reason if I put all 4 housing screws in tight it has issues. So just used 2..it all back together now however the timer has gone weird..not sure how or why haha.
so anyone know what to do if the bottom part by the motor breaks? i took that little screw out and its still inside the rotator. The part with the rubber rhars supposed to be inside the circular fans is out now and i cannot for the life of me get it apart. i think i am gonna give up and return it. it hasnt worked since first purchased 🤬
100% Thanks! 🖒
Damn, the manufacturer told me the best way to clean the tower fan was to air out the dust with air (aerosol duster and/or air compressor)🤔🤔🤔
any ideas on where to buy a replacement fan. I need a Decomin 2033015.
Depending on how old it is you could see if the store you bought it from still sells that model. Otherwise I'd check eBay to see if there are any matches.
3 in 1 oil any good for this?
Big thanks
Can anyone tell me how to check the motor with a ohm's meter could use some advice tk
Don't use WD-40 to lubricate mechanical parts. It's not exactly a permanent lubricant, it's just to clear water particles and clean rust to help get things unstuck.
All these tower fans are slightly different. This one may or may not work on mine.
where can you find a filter for the fan?
I accidentally disassembled the gear system of the fan, that's attached to a regulator. Any help with that? Anyone? I don't really understand which gear goes where now.
Yeah if it has the Oscillator type the Oscillator goes on the end of the assembly or at the bottom tk