Got some nice fans !

[mojjax]

I got the Sears Hassock fan yesterday for $5.00 - I went to another sale , no fans , I asked if they had any , an old guy sitting in the garage said he had 5 old fans back at his house , but he had to talk his wife into letting one go . I showed up this morning and was very pleased to see a Vornado sitting there - $10.00 .

 

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[diggummup]

Start calling you the Fan Man! All the fans you've found over the years up there. That Vornado looks in pretty good shape. Does it have the model number on it?

 

[mojjax]

Yes - label on bottom - b24c1-1
I love Vornados

 

[vpnavy]

Nice buys. Thanks for sharing...

 

[diggummup]

Living here in Florida, as hot as it always is, I'm surprised I don't see old fans more often. Heck for that matter, I rarely see old fans at all. The last one I saw wasn't worth buying because it was toasted.

 

[Baltimore]

Mojjax, do you know how to replace the cords on old fans? I have several fans that don't have cords, I couldn't let them get thrown away but I have no idea how to repair them. Is that within your realm of knowledge?

 

[mojjax]

Yes , I replace cords all the time . When I get the motor and switch box apart , I always take a picture of the wiring before I undo anything and I mark the wires with colored magic markers . I need to replace the short cord that goes from the switch to the motor on this Vornado .

 

[billjustbill]

Mojjax,

While you so close to the motor bearings while rewiring power cords and switches, try something that has worked great for me. On motor bearings that are not damaged or have not overheated and started to come apart, I use an old Vet syringe and draw directly from a quart bottle of motor additive called "Dura Lube". If you'll soak the bearings as much as you can, spin the fan/motor shaft, then add a bit more, the bearings will last far past any other problem you'll have....

I oil my bath vent fans' bearings, the top and bottom "sealed for life" bearings of my outside A/C compressor unit's cooling fan, bearings for my foreign made 8" dual stone grinder, my Ole-Tyme Hunter ceiling fans that have the 2 oz. oil reservoir,+ and any sleeve or ball bearing I can get oil into. I also use it in my lawn equipment engines and on the chipper bearings of a 10hp chipper/shredder, as well as my V-8 F-150.... ;>)

Bill