Spray Lubrication
- freetown fred
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Syringes, needles, scabbards???? what the hell are you young people talking about??
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- McGiever
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I use both 20wt. 3in-one and the *Zoom Spout* turbine oil depending on what's getting oiled.
This subject gets brought up very often...see at link:
Why Do I Eat Fans?
This subject gets brought up very often...see at link:
Why Do I Eat Fans?
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Shibby160 wrote:Couldn't I just spray some WD-40 into the bushings to keep the convection fan quiet??
It's a 3000rpm motor...not a squeaky door hinge...do it right.
I want to do it right. It's my first stove and I bought it pre-owned. I have no idea how well the previous owner maintained it. I'm just trying to get through this first season without having to shut it down and take it apart. The convection fan seems so hard to get to, it just seems so easy to use a spray lubricant. I will pick up some 3 in One and see how that goes.
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Easy don't hardly make it done right--you talkin done right or something that might not inconvenience the operator. Did you find the oil holes???
- freetown fred
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Two things, contrair to popular belief, you're not an idiot or we wouldn't be seeing you on this coal burning FORUM. Secondly, life is only as complicated as we choose to make it. Son, you're not tearing anything apart, I wouldn't think, just put the tip of the 3 in 1 in the holes and give her three quick, firm squeezes--put a piece of newspaper underneath, wipe any excess that you may get, with a paper towel. You'll do fine my young friend. PS, give the 3 in 1 can a test squeeze into that paper towel so you know how to squeeze her for them thar 3 drops each hole.
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Just FYI - WD-40 is a TERRIBLE lubricant. They changed the formulation sometime in the 90's, and it sucks! The only things I use WD-40 for is for cleaning parts, spraying old-school ignition parts that got wet, or as a release agent for off road fenders. It's pretty much useless for anything else.Shibby160 wrote:Couldn't I just spray some WD-40 into the bushings to keep the convection fan quiet??
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From the fan manufacturer's (FASCO) mouth atDennis wrote:I believe you only put 2 or 3 drops in. Maybe someone else who knows will chime in.
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"For routine maintenance and improved bearing life expectancy, a few drops of non detergent “twenty weight” oil can be added every 12 months."
Googling "fasco fan oiling" (no quotes) is your friend!
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WD-40 will remove any sticker residue left behind after peeling off stickers etc.SMITTY wrote:Just FYI - WD-40 is a TERRIBLE lubricant. They changed the formulation sometime in the 90's, and it sucks! The only things I use WD-40 for is for cleaning parts, spraying old-school ignition parts that got wet, or as a release agent for off road fenders. It's pretty much useless for anything else.Shibby160 wrote:Couldn't I just spray some WD-40 into the bushings to keep the convection fan quiet??
I've seen fishermen spritz their night-crawlers with the stuff before tossing it in, and swore how good it worked.
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Well, I find a standard oil can almost impossible to control or even use the way one of my fans is mounted. Thus I like a syringe.freetown fred wrote:Syringes, needles, scabbards???? what the hell are you young people talking about??
It would be great if the fans had extension tubes for easy access (my gas furnace fan has such tubes). That oil hole inside my combustion fan's AC cord connection box is quite difficult to reach.
gerry
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They make them w/ longer spouts then the pix I posted--the old ones were 1 thumb push=1 drop of course to test that theory, try a paper towel & push away--they also make them with a flex spout--I'm not talking about some piece of crap from the Dollar Store.
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This was a great idea...now only by a DIY'rIt would be great if the fans had extension tubes for easy access (my gas furnace fan has such tubes). That oil hole inside my combustion fan's AC cord connection box is quite difficult to reach.
gerry