Xpelair fan
 

We have an Xpelair extractor fan in our conservatory to try and dump
excess heat. It is now 4 years old and seems to run rather more slowly
than it used to.

Can I take off the inside cover, and oil the bearings? There are 2
screws, top and bottom on the cover. If I remove these will I be able
to carry out such a service and clean it up as well?

Thanks in advance for help.
John
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Xpelair fan
 

"John Edgar" wrote in message
...
: We have an Xpelair extractor fan in our conservatory to try and dump
: excess heat. It is now 4 years old and seems to run rather more slowly
: than it used to.
:
: Can I take off the inside cover, and oil the bearings? There are 2
: screws, top and bottom on the cover. If I remove these will I be able
: to carry out such a service and clean it up as well?
:
: Thanks in advance for help.
: John
: In limine sapientiae
..............................................
Sure can John.
I have the same built in a cavity wall in the bathroom, and periodically
have to do the same thing. If you remove the inside & outside cover you will
find an oiling hole either side (in & out) slap bang in the middle of the
shaft for the inside, & just to the top of centre on the outside (fan end).
Hope all goes well.
Regards.
Mike.

Xpelair fan
 

On Sat, 7 Aug 2004 12:53:23 +0000 (UTC), "Mike James"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .
: We have an Xpelair extractor fan in our conservatory to try and dump
: excess heat. It is now 4 years old and seems to run rather more slowly
: than it used to.
:
: Can I take off the inside cover, and oil the bearings? There are 2
: screws, top and bottom on the cover. If I remove these will I be able
: to carry out such a service and clean it up as well?
:
: Thanks in advance for help.
: John
: In limine sapientiae
.............................................
Sure can John.
I have the same built in a cavity wall in the bathroom, and periodically
have to do the same thing. If you remove the inside & outside cover you will
find an oiling hole either side (in & out) slap bang in the middle of the
shaft for the inside, & just to the top of centre on the outside (fan end).
Hope all goes well.
Regards.
Mike.

Great thanks a lot. I'll give it a go.
John
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"John Edgar" wrote in message
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: Snip a bitt

: Great thanks a lot. I'll give it a go.
: John
: In limine sapientiae
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Glad to be of service.
Make a good job now and make sure it doesn't fly off the wall with all that
extra speed ;-))
Mike.

Xpelair fan
 

On Sun, 8 Aug 2004 14:07:42 +0000 (UTC), "Mike James"
wrote:


"John Edgar" wrote in message
.. .

: Snip a bitt

: Great thanks a lot. I'll give it a go.
: John
: In limine sapientiae
..................................
Glad to be of service.
Make a good job now and make sure it doesn't fly off the wall with all that
extra speed ;-))
Mike.

A slight problem has arisen as, to quote Richard Nixon, I misspoke.
The fan is a "Wickes" own brand and not Xpelair. When I took the
covers off I found this out. Naturally I had been looking at the small
"W" logo on the front and wondering what the hell it was! I can see no
oiling points on this fan anywhere. If there isn't an immediate
answer available, perhaps I should go and see Wickes and see what they
have to say about it.
John
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Xpelair fan
 

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 11:33:07 +0100, John Edgar
strung together this:

A slight problem has arisen as, to quote Richard Nixon, I misspoke.
The fan is a "Wickes" own brand and not Xpelair.

That's that then, it'l be a sealed unit that needs replacing iif it
doesn't work. It never was as quiet as an Xpelair so you may as well
bin the cheapo Wickes fan and fit a decent one.
Incidently, how did you come to the conclusion that 'W' stood for
'Xpelair'?
--

SJW
A.C.S. Ltd

Xpelair fan
 

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 20:41:54 +0100, Lurch
wrote:

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 11:33:07 +0100, John Edgar
strung together this:

A slight problem has arisen as, to quote Richard Nixon, I misspoke.
The fan is a "Wickes" own brand and not Xpelair.

That's that then, it'l be a sealed unit that needs replacing iif it
doesn't work. It never was as quiet as an Xpelair so you may as well
bin the cheapo Wickes fan and fit a decent one.
Incidently, how did you come to the conclusion that 'W' stood for
'Xpelair'?

Don't know. It must have been my Chinese blood getting in the way.
Could I fit an Xpelair motor and fan into the Wickes body without
having to remove the whole damn thing from the window?
John
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Xpelair fan
 

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:24:08 +0100, John Edgar
strung together this:

Could I fit an Xpelair motor and fan into the Wickes body without
having to remove the whole damn thing from the window?

You'd have to buy one and try it, I would just remove the Wickes one
and fit the Xpelair but if you've got a bit of 'fiddling about time'
then it's worth a shot, as long as you don't wreck the Xpelair in the
process.
--

SJW
A.C.S. Ltd

Xpelair fan
 

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 21:24:45 +0100, Lurch
wrote:

On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 11:24:08 +0100, John Edgar
strung together this:

Could I fit an Xpelair motor and fan into the Wickes body without
having to remove the whole damn thing from the window?

You'd have to buy one and try it, I would just remove the Wickes one
and fit the Xpelair but if you've got a bit of 'fiddling about time'
then it's worth a shot, as long as you don't wreck the Xpelair in the
process.


OK, ta muchly.
John
In limine sapientiae