Holmes Products Dryers - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

The fuse is usually in the plug, that you plug into wall socket. If you look at the plug, you should see a small, rectangular slot with a small tab at one end. Get a small screwdriver to slide it open. The fuse is in there.

Am I the only one reading that the OP is asking about a box fan.....never seen lights on a box fan...

I'm also trying to bypass the 3 speed knob on my box fan. Is it possible? I ask because preliminary testing of holding wires to each other turned the blade but began getting hot and with enough time I'm sure would've been a pretty nice fire.

Seriously?? It's a $30.00 fan. IF you could get parts for it, they'll cost you more that the original price of the fan, but I guess if you insist. Go here and call them or chat online, they'll tell you if parts can be had. https://www.holmesproducts.com/fans/

take a look at the manual

We bought one from our neighbors in a garage sale that did NOTHING when turned on. If you attempt to turn the fan on and you cannot feel, or hear, it make any kind of humming sound, mostly likely the thermal fuse in the motor is open. An ohms check of the windings will reveal an open fuse. Probably 99.99% of all people will have to thrown their fans away at that point as it would be too costly to have it repaired as the fuse was never intended to be replaced. As an electronics tech for 40 years I am cheap enough and experienced enough to be able to find the fuse and replace it, albeit it can be a little tricky. The reason the fuse blew (opened) is because the shaft that the fan spins about was gunked up from years of accumulating dust, etc. The lubricant that is suppose to let the bushings (no bearings, just two bushings; one on the top and one on the bottom) spin freely gets guey over the years and slows the fan down and it can't spin freely anymore. That causes the motor to overheat trying to get the fan to spin. The overheated motor in turn blows the fuse to prevent a fire. SO, if you can catch the problem before it gets to the point to blowing the fuse you can salvage your fan and get a lot more years of normal use out of it. If you notice your fan running slowly, or if it doesn't coast for a little while when you turn it off (it stops fast or suddenly) or if you stick something through the air fins in the front cover (WITH THE POWER DISCONNECTED) and attempt to spin the motor but it doesn't spin freely, then the bushings are drying up and the motor is about to blow open the motor thermal fuse. If you can find a friend who is handy they can disassemble the fan fairly easily and relub the bushings. Otherwise, it's dumpster material.

Turn the fan around there are four screws on the backside of the grille. You will need a long philips head screwddriver.

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Just a thought If you find a junker fan try the switch off of it. Quite often they will work. Sometimes different makes the switches are interchangeable.

were you able to find a solution? i now have the same problem

take a look on amazon for replacement parts, here: Amazon com Holmes Stand Fan parts. I hope this was helpful. Cheers

Divide the power in watts by the voltage and this will give a figure in Amps. The fuse should be slightly above this. ie; 1.2kw (1200w) divide by volts(120) = 10(Amps) Fuse should be around 10-12 amps. If in doubt consult the handbook or an electrician.

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