lom Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Crossy said: No swing, swing noise, fix it for 175Baht (swing motor), 3 screws and 2 wires, 10 minutes. You are paying way too much, checked my recent order from Lazada (KSPTHAI shop) and the swing motor was 58baht. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, ignis said: Crossy, at what stage do you give up on a fan ? If it's going to take more then 15 minutes to diagnose and repair (it's not like there's a lot to go wrong) then it gets consigned to the "breaking for spares" pile (blades, cage, mouldings). What usually happens is they start to look too tatty for Madam's liking and so are shipped off to the family dwelling where they live out their twilight years ???? Or get completely wrecked and end up in the skip! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, lom said: You are paying way too much, checked my recent order from Lazada (KSPTHAI shop) and the swing motor was 58baht. Yeah, there's an errant "1" in there, the last lot were 75 Baht ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Muhendis said: So you waited until four fans needed fixing? I suppose doing jobs in bulk saves some time. More a case of putting it off until the black looks from Madam become too regular ???? We had a leak on the water pump, just a drip. It started when I moved the pump during last-year's flooding! I fixed it in April. It actually only took 20 minutes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Her indoors just told me the outdoor fan is dirty. I hadn't and still don't notice. Apparently that is the problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJ2U Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, h90 said: Now I try Mitsubishi I've got two and really impressed. Uses less electricity with a quiet brushless motor for quiet operation. Easy to clean. I use it at the foot of the bed along with Aircon. Edited May 8, 2023 by MrJ2U 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickstart Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 5:57 PM, Crossy said: On 5/6/2023 at 5:54 PM, EVENKEEL said: So what's the problem when the fan stops spinning. A little push helps but after awhile even that doesn't work. Bet I've gotten rid of at least 3 fans because of that. That's almost certainly a failed run capacitor. 10 Baht and 5 minutes to fix ???? I have had them almost stop spinning or rotating very slowly, found out take the coves off and put a drop of 2-strok oil, on the motor bushes, they get dry, front and back, or Boots as Thais call them, normally works. Have had some bushes replaced in one fan, local guy did the job 200 baht kept the fan going for another 18 months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david555 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Comparing a Sharp brand fan a Atari fan don't deserve the name to be named a good fan ....cheap ...yes ???? Sharp a very stable fan with a long wire ???? I wish I could buy them here in my E.U. home country ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 "If you are really skint then there are chaps in Ban-Mo who re-wind the motors sitting by the side of the road!" Reminds me of my days working for Ampex where there were rooms full of women operators who sat all day looking under a microscope and winding nyleze wires around the ferrite video heads. Yes, it was a woman's job as men didn't have the patience for the repetitive and tedious work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Crossy .... a new 16" motor is 300-350 baht ..... then I have to install it ... a new fan is 444 baht, I know what I'm going to do .... haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post whaleboneman Posted May 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 5/6/2023 at 4:54 AM, blackshadow said: my trucks thermometer indicated 39 degrees this afternoon !!!! Your truck has a bad fever. It needs fluids and plenty of rest. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbko Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 Over the years I've done the oil trick, replaced motors, replaced this spinning gear thing and replaced this plastic Like Crossy, when the fan is on it's death bed, it's stripped for parts or sent off to the inlaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 6, 2023 Share Posted July 6, 2023 I regularly, dismantle ,clean and oil our fans , replace any faulty parts , have some that are over 25 years still looking good and going strong ,because of maintenance , whenever a tenant leaves our properties they usually leave a fan or two , dirty , seized ,I clean them up ,oil them ,good as new , give them to poor people in the area , with instructions on how to clean and maintain them , but I suspect no notice taken , Thais are usually not good at maintaining anything.......... regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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