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On Jun 19, 9:57 pm, Puddin' Man wrote:
Lube etc old ceiling fan?

I've gotta 24+ year old ceiling fan with a couple light fixtures
attached under the fan.

The fan is making a nasty little grinding noise.

Is it worth it to dissemble (likely a PITA) the fan/lites to
recondition, lube, etc the fan? I've not fiddled any
ceiling fans.

It looks to be a long, hot summer.

TIA,
Puddin'

"Mit der Dummheit kaempfen Goetter selbst vergebens!"
-Friedrich Schiller

Yes, its kind of a PITA to do but you could replace the bearings for
about $12.00 and then you'd have a fan that would probably last for
ever.

OK, so I'm retired and have a little more time to do stuff like this
but I find it very satisfying.

Lewis.

*****

Yeah, I'd give it a shot, too. Aren't we trying to save the planet,
here? Stop throwing away stuff to buy more stuff? I managed to fix one
of my ceiling fans, although it took me a while to figure out what was
wrong. The other one makes a bit of a racket, but even though I took it
apart, never could see what was loose.

Since you have to take it down to buy a new one, why not spend a half
hour to open it up and take a look? Could be a bearing as Lewis says, or
something even simpler like a loose set screw. Probably spend less time
fixing the old one if it's simple, than going out to buy a new one.
Either way you have to do the R & R.