On Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:04:15 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 7/17/2014 8:38 AM, wrote:

Hi,



My attic gable vent fan stopped working and so I went upstairs to find a plastic bag tangled in it.

It's this model:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Master-Fl...PG3X/100088166

I removed the bag, but nothing happened.

I unmounted the fan, took it to the garage, and found that power still gets to the motor, but... it just doesn't do anything. I don't see or smell anything burned. I don't see any fuses. Any ideas of whether/how I can fix?

Thanks



Theodore



I'd check for continuity. Might be as Trader says,

thermal fuse. If the thermal is open, I'd be sure

to replace it, not just jump out. Might save you

from a fire, if the motor over heats the next time.



And if it's a motor that's seen a lot of service and given
the application, I'd just replace the motor or the whole fan.
It's a tough environment and no one is going to see or smell
a smoking motor that's about to catch fire.