20 Most Recent Lakewood HV 18-c Floor / Box Fan - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Try replacing the "start-run" capacitor. It is the rectangular black box mounted on a tab next to the motor inside the cage, two wires attached (cut them close as close to the capacitor body as possible). Other symptoms include not moving at all with a hum, and getting very hot. The capacitor is a 5% tolerance 8 microfarad rated at 250vac. It doesn't have to be the exact form factor but it does have to be heat rated at or above 70C per design parameters of the fan.

WARNING! Make sure to protect the leads properly because this capacitor is connected directly to the power mains during operation. If one of the leads electrically shorted against the fan housing or cage could cause a catastrophic failure of the fan, and possibly a fire, and possibly give a nasty shock to whoever was switching on the fan at the time.

-Brandon

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Sometimes a replacement motor is more expensive than a whole new fan. I know, it seems a shame to throw out a whole fan because a motor is more expensive.

I have found that fans like this that sit on the floor are prone to get hair wrapped around the shaft. (Especially in my daughter's room!) You can't see the hair because its hidden by the hub of the fan blade. You have to open the cover and remove the fan blade from the motor. There might be a set screw on this one. Some just pull off. Once you get the hair removed, confirm if the shaft is easy to turn with your fingers. You can oil the front bearing without further disassembly (use a light weight oil, like sewing machine oil, but not WD40 which is too light) If it's still hard to turn you will have to disassemble the motor to oil the rear bearing, unless there is an oil hole. good luck, Al K

no, the capacity is way too high.... get a capacitor of at least 1,5 uF or up to max 4 uF if you happen to have one lying around

take front off of fan. then blow the motor out good to get rid of dirt and dust. also when apart oil the front and back of armature, to make it run better.

Spray the bearings with a little WD-40

Remove the plug and starrt from the plug to the fan unit connection, use a multimeter to check on the continuity of the wire and move on to check the switch and to the coils of the fan. See if the coils are short internally or if the winding is shorted to the ground. Check the capacitor if the coils are fine , replace and power. You fan must work or else you must check once again with a meter in ac mode the supply till the coils to confirm if the switch is working. I am sure unless the winding are short( in which case you will need rewinding) the fan will work. Hope you get this right. Good day

If it's dead, It'll be cheaper to replace it with a new one than try and repair it.

mcdevito75 here, Check to see if there is a reverse switch on the fan, most of them do, if so flip the switch for proper air flow. the Reverse switch may be together with the speed / on/ off switch either by pulling in it or depressing it, or the reverse switch could be seperate, as say a littler toggle switch. The reverse switch could be with the on/off switch, try to pull or depress the on/off switch and note fan spin direction, also try to twist the on/off switch for fan reversal.

Use some needle nose pliers on the prongs and bend them back. They will be fine unless they broke off. If you need further help, I’m available over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/craig_3fa289bf857b1a3c

You can oil it, if you are talking about a metal-to-metal connection. I have started using silicone spray for a lot of things. It doesn't tend to degrade plastic like oil will.
Best regards, W/D

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For Power

Green: Ground
White1: Power going to motor

For speed

White2: L
Black: 1
Blue: 2
Red: 3


L,1,2,3 are in off-low-medium-high order.

You can confirm by mailing to customer care at mail ID: [email protected]


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clean bushing and check alignment and lubrication..

try cleaning it and put oil especially at the base of the shaft.then try wiggling the shaft for bushing tolerance.if you feel the shaft wiggles to wide, then you'll need to replace the bushing and the shaft.but before anything else check the thermal fuse.it is found on the motor itself or try to borrow a tester with resistance measurement to check for continuity of the winding by connecting the probes with the plug, one each terminal.then turn the fan on.the pointer should move if its ok, unless burn out.if not.then the thermal fuse blow-out.

Maybe you tripped over it so hard you de soldered the wires form the inside. Have you openned it? Try it out if you didn't. Check the power cord and follow it all the way into the motor (with the motor openned). Check if one or both cables on the inside are desoldered.

Hi, although mine is currently not working I was able to take the cover off by loosening the six screws that hold the front grill on - the screw heads are visible around the edge of the outer ring.

Good Luck

Keith

PS - there are then four (I think) which fasten the back grill to the motor