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02-20-2018, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker
It may very well be the capacitor has failed, under $10 at Lowes, home depot, and ACE, You can test if it is 'seizing up", just spin the fan manually, it should take a while to slowly stop. If it stops quickly, then yes, the grease in the bearings may have hardened. The capacitor is a fairly easy replacement, but I strongly suggest you take pictures once the fan is opened up and before you remove the cap.
TURN OF THE POWER TO THE FAN BEFORE YOU START ANY WORK.
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The capacitors are not available at big box store. It is the same for bearings for the fans, they don't stock those either.
Last edited by Toymeister; 02-20-2018 at 06:32 PM.
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