On Sun, 14 May 2006 10:37:41 -0500, "Greg O"
wrote:



"Gunner" wrote in message
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A year or so ago I scrounged one of those big 4' shop fans that stand
up on a pedestal and blow huge amounts of air around the shop. Didn't
have the stand, the switch was broken and the bearings sounded like a
coffee can full of rocks..but it blew air well enough. Summer is again
upon me..its been 90F for the last week or two..so its time to fix er
up. Two 5/32 setscrews hold the fan blade to the shaft, so they got
to bet loosened to take the blade off.



I make a living as a HVAC tech and have to rebuild allot of fans of
different configurations. One that used to bite me in the ass was the
inducer fans you see on larger rooftop heating equipment. These fans are
right in the exhaust of the burner, to pull the heated gases through the
burner. When a motor fails the rusted mess you get left with refuses to come
apart under all types of added force. I learned early to see if I had all
the parts needed to do the repair, that means motor, and fan blades, and
often part of the blower's housing. Then careful application of a hacksaw,
and toss pretty much everything and replace it all with new parts! Seems
extreme. but at $95 per hour $20-$30 in extra parts goes allot father than
the time need to separate and save the normally "reusable" parts. I have
saved fans when parts were not available, but it seems ridiculous to spend a
hour of labor to save twenty bucks.

But its a perfectly good Fan!! Just has a few gaping holes in the
part that goes around the motor shaft..and bad bearings in the
motor..and no pedestal, and a frayed line cord..and a wire guard
that's been cut with a cutoff wheel.

But it was Free!!

Sigh....

Gunner, toss it all and buy new! It will keep the blood pressure down!!
Anyone want to start a "buy Gunner a fan fund?? ;-)
Greg

Gack..dont start that..it was embarrassing enough some years ago when
I was ass hole deep in the swamp....
,

Gunner..dreading going out to face the Fan...
The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

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and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
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