20 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

With all due respect, WD-40  IS a lubricant. It is Mineral Oil mixed with Stoddard Solvent. The solvent thins the oil which allows it to penetrate and displace water, then the solvent evaporates leaving a coating of the oil.  Mineral Oil is the base oil of the majority of non-grease, non-synthetic lubes on the market today.

 

17 hours ago, taotoo said:

Doesn't it attract the fluff and gunk referred to though?

 

Only if used incorrectly. 

With most oil lubrication, less is better than more.  A single drop, spread out, will lubricate better than a tablespoon-full, and not attract dust and debris.  As I stated above, almost all of today's home lubricants start with a base of Mineral Oil, then add various 'magical ingredients' such as Molybdenum, Polytetrafluoroethylene  (TEFLON -PTFE,) or other additives. There is a new and very effective product called 'Frog Lube' that uses a vegetable oil base (coconut oil, actually) that a lot of knife knuts use to protect their carbon steel blades as it is food-safe and very effective against corrosion, but not much more slippy than mineral oil. We have been using WD-40 for years on our pocket knives, a location famous for fluff, gunk, and other assorted debris, without any problems... so long as it is used sparingly. One single drop on the pivot of a pocket knife twice a year is all that is needed. Hose the oil on and you start running into BIG problems.  For a fan, a half-second blast of WD-40 is more than enough... way more!  The Stoddard Solvent will thin it out sufficiently to disburse it where needed. No need to flood the thing!  Less is more!

On 7/3/2018 at 11:44 AM, jonwilly said:

Try a Vertical Fan, very quite on it's slowest speed.

I have a German Tefal and am pleased to recommend.

 

john

Tefal is a French Brand😉

On 7/6/2018 at 6:15 AM, stuartd1 said:

They're selling the new bladeless Dyson fan with air filters at Festival now. Nearly 30k but might be worth it if you have problems with the atmosphere here, and very quiet with programmable swing.

Thinking about it!

Dyson spares are a nightmare to get and very expensive. My vacuum cleaner, 9 weeks for a new battery that you cannot install yourself, 26 weeks for a dust collection bin that is made in Malaysia! I would never buy Dyson again.

3 hours ago, brommers said:

Dyson spares are a nightmare to get and very expensive. My vacuum cleaner, 9 weeks for a new battery that you cannot install yourself, 26 weeks for a dust collection bin that is made in Malaysia! I would never buy Dyson again.

What model is yours?

 

I purchased a battery from Lazada.

Fitting it was a piece of cake.