Fan Blades Won’t Spin? Lets Fix It

45 thoughts on “Fan Blades Won’t Spin? Lets Fix It”

1. I'll try this on my free fan.
   Thanks for sharing!
   👍

2. To re-oil the fan use transmission fluid it the best I have used those three in ones oil works for a week and it gets stuck again

3. Speaking of landfills… did you know that not one diaper has, or will, decomposed since the beginning of diapers??!! All that …. Poo and whatnot just forever there. My daughter is 21 now but makes me so mad when she throws things away and she has no idea what it was, just to clean up. Ugh. Oh and she never cleans out the vacuum canister!!!! It’s constantly clogged to the point I have to rotohammer the hose it’s so packed! Her poor father, me, has to take it apart all the time to undo her anarchy! I love her so much but I’m afraid I’m going to have to turn her in to the appliance police I just don’t understand. I just… I just don’t under…. Stand 😢

4. I thought it was the rope wound around the coils not old grease

5. I went back and forth in the video to see you oil the bearings. I can't find it. Maybe it wasn't necessary.

6. Great video. I learned a few things i sure didnt know before. Thanks for posting this. 👍

7. Thanks!

8. Thanks! Helped me out!

9. Thank you! Our old reliable fan is a similar model and it had started rotating SOOO slowly, not even the jumpstart could get it going. Turns out it was gunked up the same. Thanks so much for this vid

10. I have the same fan, but it doesn't have a capacitor.
    Same problem. It hums and doesn't spin.
    (I can spin it freely with my hand, so the bearings aren't a problem.)
    The moving part has a shielding ring (I guess it's copper, but it turned into green). (I think that's what makes it spin.)
    Should i replace it or would it be enough to just clean it?

11. Ours l discovered has quit, same symptoms.. so l now have a project! 🎉❤

12. 2025. Thanks.

13. My fan seized up last night, woke me up with a horrible noise. Have yo fix it cause i miss the white noise

14. You're the man! I'm saving a fan right now, thanks to this video.

15. I have found many fans out for the trash that either work but dirty or this problem but sometimes it’s a thermal fuse, I’m only 15 and even i can fix this stuff, so that shows that anyone can fix these things if you understand electronics

16. I have silicone too

17. Trying it at the end without the BLADE GUARD WAS DUMB.
    The few minutes to guard your safety & anyone around would NOT have been wasted. IMHO

18. If one doesn't have 3 in 1 oil mineral oil will work too used that in motors that lock up rotors too

19. This fan is a Lakewood HV-18 (Great Fan).

20. Great video. You can always learn new tricks, like that heating the hex key to expand the knob hole. Never thought of that. 😂😂

21. Thank you! We have 2 fans we're totally dependent on right now and can't afford a new one right now. One stopped moving much today. Following as much of what you did with what I have (luckily I had sewing machine oil) it's spinning again! Fingers crossed it keeps doing it 😊

22. 15:30 that made me nervous as hell.

23. I'm your Biggest Fan…Mustie

24. You Lost Me at Shoving A Hot Allen Wrench on to a piece of Plastic!

25. I did the same thing with a fan like this it worked twice. I may be wrong, but my "packing" in the bearing appeared to be a cotton like substance (I removed it and re-filled with heavy grease and it did not help) Basically hair, oil, dust, and crap eliminate the conductivity of the magnetic connection. It can be a lot of work, but it was fun to take it apart. Eventually, it died, but it lived a long a productive life.

26. I really appreciate this video. When I was out doing food deliveries I found a big metal fan in the garbage. I knew it was going to be a hot night and I doubt that it was going to work. When I plugged it in, it would barely spin. I cleaned it up, put a little car oil which is what I had laying around, and now it's working good as new. Thank you so much

27. I bet some hot glue would probably do a pretty good job of holding that switch in place. also you mentioned that YT lowers the video resolution down to 480. I am watching it on my PC at 1080P.

28. I appreciate your video. You are a fellow Apocalypse repairman. Make revive junk. I can't walk away for anything electric. I'm starting to look like a hoarder. especially motors. Thank you

29. .. 3and1 oil works great for fans …

30. All the fan experts know this is a Lakewood HV21 😏

31. 🙏🏽. I was about to go to Walmart and buy another fan, until I seen you jump start it with a pen. I said hold up! I jumped up and did the same thing and it worked. So I went get my tools and took the motor apart and found nothing but dust. Cleaned and oiled it. Fixed it right away. It’s running like a champ now. 💪🏽

32. You dont even know what you're doing. Basically you're figuring it out as you go. Not very helpful at all when you have no idea what certain parts are called. Don't make any other videos because this one sucked

33. Mustie1 I have this little Brushless clip fan I sourced on Amazon last year for $13 and its now $29..I can see why…this little west can throw some air with 3 speeds ultra quiet and the brushless motor..and its only powered by 5 volts -usb…wow

34. I have this Intertek ,tall oscillating bronze fan..just took it apart and learned that the the mechanical oscillating plastic part that is screwed into the motor is broken. I had this fan for about 11 years and she performed well, and I think I broke it by using it as a heavy coat rack during the winter months instead of just putting the fan up in the closet or somewhere….

    I will check for replacement part if any.

35. What if it’s vibrating after you put it back together 😊

36. I have one but it just won't spin at all it was on then is randomly stoped working and still dosent work

37. Timely help. Thanks much Mustie.

38. You need a heat gun

39. Oil wicks is what that material is.

40. Your Smart and have Quirky Humor …… Would love to Hang in Garage with you ……Would learn and Laugh same Time …….☺️

41. I've got a smaller fan of this type I'd like to fix. Its cage is made almost completely of radial rods so it's harder to spin the blades from the outside. The switch seems to work but it just makes it hum. My main trouble is I don't have any of the tools you used to fix it and nowhere to keep them if I buy them. I'm planning to start a very minimalist tool kit so I can fix things like this when they crop up—the sort you could keep in a desk drawer or small backpack. Maybe I'll start off with a tiny Phillips screw driver so I can at least get it open. If anyone has suggestions on what sort of tools to buy for a kit like this, i'd be interested in hearing them. Cool vid, by the way. Thanks.

42. Hey bro its Me again Lemont Do you still have this fan ? & are you going to use it this Summer ? 🙂

43. I have a similar fan, so I’m goi to clean it as well. Thanks

44. Dear Mustie1

    Great video on re-lubricating an electric motor.

    You are correct. The bearing / bushings used in the motor are a sintered material. This bearing material is porous and can hold and release oil to the motor shaft when required.

    The oil (PermaOil) in the bearing is manufactured by the Permawick Corporation and is supplied to over 300 of the world’s leading electric motor manufacturers.

    The grease you keep referring to is not grease. Using grease to lubricate a sintered bearing system will severely reduce the life of the motor.

    The material you reference is called PermaWick and is made by the Permawick corporation.

    The Permawick material is a combination of oil and fibers that act as an oil reservoir, and releases oil through the bearing to the motor shaft.

    When the rotating motor shaft has drawn all the oil out of the sintered bearing and associated Permawick material, the motor will fail.

    The sintered bearings can be reimpregnated with PermaOil.

    PermaWick material can be reconstituted with PermaOil, or new PermaWick material can be used to replace the old.

    The Permawick Corporation.

45. Dear Mustie1

    Great video on re-lubricating an electric motor.

    You are correct. The bearing / bushings used in the motor are a sintered material. This bearing material is porous and can hold and release oil to the motor shaft when required.

    The oil (PermaOil) in the bearing is manufactured by the Permawick Corporation and is supplied to over 300 of the world’s leading electric motor manufacturers.

    The grease you keep referring to is not grease. Using grease to lubricate a sintered bearing system will severely reduce the life of the motor.

    The material you reference is called PermaWick and is made by the Permawick corporation.

    The PermaWick material is a combination of oil and fibers that act as an oil reservoir, and releases oil through the bearing to the motor shaft.

    When the rotating motor shaft has drawn all the oil out of the sintered bearing and associated Permawick material, the motor will fail.

    The sintered bearings can be reimpregnated with PermaOil.

    PermaWick material can be reconstituted with PermaOil, or new PermaWick material can be used to replace the old.

    The Permawick Corporation.

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