Awesome vid. I have a similar Aloha Housewares fan that is 20 years old. The switch broke and I was about to throw it away until I saw this. Was able to fix it for $9 with the switch you referenced. New pedestal fans are much more expensive and use cheap tin foil like blades.
Thank you sir, thanks to you, the little girl that I am was able to repair her pedestal fan on my own like a grown-up without the help of a man in less than 5 minutes with different colors of wires and for only $3 on aliexpress. Your video is valuable to those who have this system because there are 10,000 videos for the push button system and just yours for the rotary button system so thank you thank you thank you... God bless you.
Thank you so much for this. Even I fixed my fans with help from your guide. And thanks too for explaining and showing the bypass method too. I had to use it. My switch plug thingy was in pieces too, like yours. I have no easy way of getting a replacement part so at least I can still use the fan. 👍😎✌
Two years ago video and it still saving lifes ,thanks for such a wonderful video.was able to fix it and continue my night am much greatful ,peace be with you Boss
Glad I found this video. The fan shown in the video looks almost identical to mine, except mine is chrome color with a different brand name. Probably both made by the same Chi-Comm factory. The switch in mine was still together, but either it or the capacitor died.......I replaced both. A $15 fix to keep from replacing a $50-60 metal fan.
instead of using a pick to try to get the wires in the switch, just put solder on the wires, it will stiffen them up and allow you to plug them in like you did on your hot wire
Ehhh awesome it's you again. I laughed with you yesterday watching you swear over the lasko electronic fan . . Mine turned out to be seriously dry bearings and I had a lovely restful sleep last night! Yay lets watch now. EDIT: another really interesting vid, thx! Might just bypass all the other speeds till summer is over. By then I'll have bought a replacement switch.
A cheap watts amp plug in will tell you condition of motor. on motor is watts or amp draw, test to see if needs to be lubed. usually lube is gone motor locks up fuse blown.. fix motor first..
I have a 1930s 2 speed singer fan and the low speed does not work. I’m watching your video in the hopes of this helping me fix the problem. I’ll let you know if it helps!
I have a box fan if I don't line it up correctly on 1, 2, 3 and off it'll start to Spark and smoke. I might have to figure out a safe switch setup. I just can't take the chance of getting shocked because I have a pacemaker now. I have to use extreme precaution when I'm MacGyvering Electronics together.
I have a HF 24” industrial fan. And switch area is busted. Found that same part on amazon but my fan is only a 2 speed. Think it would work the same? Just use low and high? Seems like my switch tho has some wires going to little black box thing guess that’s a capacitor?
Any easy way to actually modify the speed settings themselves manually? I have a shop fan but it's a beast on lowest setting and bothers my neighbors. Might just set it over a towel if i have to it's starting to get too hot 😂
got a tower fan that was working but had a penny in it. got the penny out and the fan motor was really hot now the fan will come on for a few seconds then shut off. it is a cheap Chinese fan that i got for free. it worked great for a while. now not so much. how do i check the capacitor without a microfarad capacitor checker?
So the white wire coming from he wall is twist capped to a black wire that you never mention. What is that? Where should my white wire from the wall be going?
The white wire stays connected to the black wire, there’s no reason to disconnect them. So the white wire (ground/neutral) from the wall plug connects to the black (GROUND) that goes directly to the fan motor.
@@116falconer hey thanks! That’s what I was thinking. I have a problem though, I have an old fan with three wires coming from fan, all black (2 speeds and a black wire then I am guessing) How do I trace low vs high vs ground coming from motor.
My fan 3speed switch quit working and has four wire connected with these four gold colors paper clip looking things that touch this middle gold circle metal price that make that connection when you turn the nobe and touches the paper clip thing....I was gonna see if I could just wrap the black wire and the red wire around the metal Gold middle Circle Piece Without over heating or starting a fire
How do you open the black casing you but the line in? The wires have voltage but the fan isn’t coming on. I think something may be wrong inside. EDIT I did the bypass but it is spinning in reverse and giving off a weird smell, I left it off. Someone help please :’(
This is dumb. These shouldn't be coming apart like that particularly with hot wires just ohdee dohdee do bouncing around in there. Seems to me I paid money for mine so why should they all fall apart like that.
