Ruined Hunter Original Ceiling Fan. Why You Must Oil These Fans.

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This is what happens if you don't oil an original.
This poor thing was installed, ran for a few years and never oiled. As you can see it barely runs and the bearings squeak. I later tore this fan down, and deemed it a total loss, even though the finish is mint, it is nothing but a parts fan due to the main bearing having almost 1/4" of play in it. I bet whoever installed the fan wondered what the little tube of oil was for.. Sigh.

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Комментарии : 78

@JayJay-wf4cd 2 года назад

*Love it! Keeps the room very **Fastly.Cool** . The manual states it comes with a year warranty and 5 year part replacement. The compressor makes the typical sound...small price to pay for AC.*

@bayareasportsfan537 5 лет назад

Wow. I didn't know these needed to be oiled. I used to have these in my old house and they all sounded horrible and I never knew why. I wish I still lived in that house just so I could oil them real quickly.

@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811 8 лет назад

I will rescue every dying original out there, and buy any one from thrift shops, habitat for humanity, and antique stores

@SantinoRBX 2 года назад

@SirDestroyerlt thr

@mrfanman2u 11 лет назад

Actually a negative on that, turns out the fan was never ran, but was hung as a display and it did get damp, I discovered this revelation when I disassembled it for salvaging parts off it because I thought it was, you know, dead. I wound up selling this particular fan for $410 on ebay.

@TheSpazModic 8 лет назад

1/4" of axial play is perfectly normal for these fans. The bearings were simply dry, but not likely damaged. Even a well-lubricated "original" will make noise, if run in this position.

@mrfanman2u 8 лет назад

It did wind up not being damaged.

@mrfanman2u 12 лет назад

Cool, it's really easy to disassemble these and clean them up.

@christiandrumr80 14 лет назад

I really like this style fan and even as a child, the hunter original is what was in my parents house (1981) They also had 2 of the 36" originals. I put the classic originals in the home i lost in Hurricane Katrina and my current home has 4 of the classic original fans. I was just getting ready to buy my 5th original for the house, my second bright brass fan and found out hunter is no longer making that model / finish. Its probably worth having that fan you have refurbished.

@mrfanman2u 14 лет назад

@christiandrumr80 Originals are good fans. You know they went overseas in 2001, right? I've got one (although not in Bright Brass) that I'm listing on ebay this evening. Let me know and I'll list a brass one for you if you want one.

@mrfanman2u 11 лет назад

Being 28/56 pole, I would suspect these would make an excellent low wattage windmill... thing is though, lubrication is an issue. There was an evergo fan that had a similar motor with sealed bearings that would be a better candidate.

@jerryprovenza8954 3 года назад

I have a model 23842. I need another stater assembly. Is this one available for sale, any ideas on where to acquire?

@heroknaderi 3 года назад

Wow 😮 and I guess if you added oil when you got it it might have restored it👍

@bobsmith5243 7 лет назад

how do you replace a bearing in these fans? I cant find a video

@deadaccount4734 5 лет назад

what camera did you use

@thefanpage945 7 лет назад

now I'm assuming you parted this fan out years ago, but couldn't you have just replaced the bearings or was there other problems as well?

@mrfanman2u 7 лет назад

Ceiling Fan Page I actually sold it got a few hundred for it.

@thefanpage945 7 лет назад

Brian Hicks oh. I was just assuming you scraped it because in the description you said you deemed it a total loss. that's y I was confused.

@fanmanandrew1586 8 лет назад

I just recently saw two Hunter Reversair Originals in an antique store that i went to earlier this week. They were in polished brass finish, had all the blades to them, but they looked kind of rough. On both of them there were at least 2 blades that were split, and the brackets were bent in a different way. I would have gotten them, but there wasnt a price.

@mrfanman2u 8 лет назад

+Fan Man Andrew Cool deal.

@fanmanandrew1586 8 лет назад

Brian Hicks Eh, sort of. They have been there since the first time i went to that place, that was about 2 or 3 years ago.

@REMROB 6 лет назад

I have added drops of Mobil 1 Synthetic Oil in fans and have eliminated issues such as this, and they still continue to run

@nickt1y 4 года назад

Non detergent oil only. Detergent keeps the bad bits in suspension. In no detergent oil they sink or stick to the sides.

@TornadoEFGuy 6 лет назад

How often do you oil hunter originals? If i get one.

@carexpertandy 14 лет назад

Does it sound exactly the same with the blades on?

@DavidLeon140m3 11 лет назад

BTW, if your fan has a reverse switch, it is a little harder to rebuild since the reverse switch usually dosn survive since the design is cheap.

@gingervytis 7 лет назад

My 38 yr old Hunter (probably an "original") makes an awful noise, but it's mounted on a 21' high beam and I can't reach it for maintenance unless I bring in scaffolding. Have to replace it.

@mrfanman2u 7 лет назад

gingervytis Problem is, nothing you could replace it with is going to last half that time. Would you be interested in an exchange? I am hicmanfanman on eBay and could sell you a motor for a very reasonable cost that you would switch out your pieces for.

@gingervytis 7 лет назад

Thanks, I'll have a look at your eBay offerings. I was considering a new Emerson with the KL55 stack motor, but nearly $600. I don't want anything with a wireless receiver in it either... it will fail and it's too high to reach.

@ZappingHero 12 лет назад

@MTLTV1765 I saw those "how to install indoor fan" videos over and over again back in May and June 2010.

@TornadoEFGuy 11 лет назад

its hurting my ears.

@Englandin1819 13 лет назад

for the love of God, just tell us how to oil the friggin' fan? thanks

@EPSILON120 14 лет назад

why do originals have to break so easily and be oiled so often? its a very popular fan!!!

@MrLabrador91 11 лет назад

Can that motor be converted to an electric generator? Would love to know because I've got one just like that.

@mrfanman2u 5 лет назад

6 years later... Yeah you'd have to slot the rotor and put skewed magnets in it. Not sure how many or what.

@mrfanman2u 11 лет назад

Mine too. That's why I killed it with feuer!

@rksg2003 5 лет назад

Brian can you send me a list of originals you have for sale? Assuming you are still moving these jewels thanks

@mrfanman2u 5 лет назад

Hi, I don't have a list, but I have about 45-50 fans. Mostly bright brass.

@rksg2003 5 лет назад

Brian Hicks will you email me so I can contact you mine is rksg2003ataol.com thanks Randall

@rd-yp8zf 22 дня назад

Where do you oil it ?????

@windturbine1983 14 лет назад

I saw that video, I hope that Emerson wasn't thrown away.

@RoseBud-fk4qg 6 лет назад

My fan has ben up sense 1984 ran for 15 years straight never turned off old once now I do turn off once in a while it is making noise 2018

@mrfanman2u 6 лет назад

Rose 13 Bud 13 34 years is a long time. Bet if you cleaned up the oiling system it would be quiet again.

@CeilingFanVideosOnYT 11 лет назад

His is an Evergo GE vent, not a Hunter Original

@vernonnorbert 13 лет назад

@BlueStreak440 Thanks. Go admire a fan.

@CeilingFanVideosOnYT 11 лет назад

Even newer Original requires oil.

@bmanh2355 7 лет назад

wHAT WERE YOU RUNNING THIS OUTSIDE???

@MinecraftPro97k 7 лет назад

Sounds like Car brakes when it spins down

@davidlee2671 5 лет назад

Should housing get warm

@RizesPeizes 11 лет назад

You shood have keeped it. It might be worth a lot someday.

@vernonnorbert 13 лет назад

@BlueStreak440: No - it's conceivable that they have better things to do with their time than worship at the altar of Hunter Ceiling Fan.

@BlueStreak440 14 лет назад

What the f*ck?! This fan most certainly deserves better. Did the previous owners of this fan even read the owner's manual?!

@adriananoelle4699 4 года назад

What the hell do they think that tube of oil is for, just to stare at?

@mrfanman2u 4 года назад

Apparently, lol

@BlueStreak440 13 лет назад

@vernonnorbert K.

@gaddylh 14 лет назад

Ok, all these comments are making me feel dumb because I don't know how to oil a ceiling fan and my fan is making the same noise. BTW this fan came with our first house. How do I go about oiling the thing?

@hitmanhite 12 лет назад

Your fan was made in Taiwan, the priginal was American made. Look on the sticker and see if it has an A in it.

@SkyKitten1 11 лет назад

poor hunter original :(

@TornadoEFGuy 11 лет назад

poor hunter original

@BlueStreak440 13 лет назад

@vernonnorbert Ouch... Like I said, that comment is over a year old. Maybe I did overreact in that comment, but nowadays I've got other things to do than obsess over a broken fan. Now that I come to think of it, are you even a "fan entusiast"---dare I call it that---or are you just here to pry on a comment that should really mean nothing to you. I already did "chill the fuck out..."

@BlueStreak440 13 лет назад

@vernonnorbert It's comment, bro, not the bible. Chill. :P

@MRWeast-hj9jb 7 лет назад

Why doesn't this video tell us HOW to oil it?? He's more sympathetic to the fan than he is to me..I just bought a beautiful Hunter fan at a consignment place...It's very nice..I'd like to oil it, I'm also looking for the hanging system kit..I read the manual,but I don't have the low profile washer,the isolators, or the ceiling plate..I'm assuming g Lowe's or Home Depot will have an accessory kit,but I'll call Hunter first..It's a Santa Barbara.. Discontinued...23782 model..If you have an extra answer for me,let me know..

@mrfanman2u 7 лет назад

Melody Weast Santa Barbara is not an "oilable" fan. Call hunter 901-745-9222.

@nancyperryman419 6 лет назад

Melody Weast Kohler engines

@noahbones1221 6 лет назад

Melody Weast 1. The title doesnt say "how to oil" 2. we are fan collectors 3. this is the original. it has a specific oil hole. these are also very expensive, US made fans made to last a lifetime (unlike the santa barbra) and this fan is oil barh, as santa barbras aren't 4. Santa Barbras can be oiled. Get some non detergent motor oil, or zoom spout, and take off all the blades and the fan off the ceiling and put a small dose into the bearings (Between the motor housing and switch housing, right where the switch housing rod enters the motor, in the bearing) then, spin the motor around and work the oil in. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RJxzgPNJopU.html

@vernonnorbert 13 лет назад

@genmac1: You need to chill out.

@AlextheMLAATRfan 3 года назад

No Oil/Grease = Noise

@BlueStreak440 13 лет назад

@vernonnorbert K, whatevz.

@mrfanman2u 14 лет назад

@christiandrumr80 and by the way, my username is hicmanfanman on ebay.

@smashingstuff09 12 лет назад

Its not ruined just oil it

@mrfanman2u 14 лет назад

@gaddylh triple W hunterfanhqdotcom/tools/ sales/hunter/preseason/images/owners/41121.pdf Call hunter at 1-901-745-9222 for a bottle of oil. Get rid of the spaces in the link and make the dotcom Thanks