The fan went round and round until....
it stopped. Aw, shucks. If it doesn't work on low speed I'll just it up pop a notch to medium. That worked for three days.
Ut-oh. The fan stopped working on medium speed. It's always been like analog clockwork! Going round and round very quickly. Gosh, what's wrong?
Since I use the fan in my bedroom at night, I rarely really look at it. I just turned it on. When I moved the fan to the kitchen it was dis-gusting!
I started with old toothbrushes, with the fan over the kitchen sink. That should have gotten the dust/dirt off. Bad idea. All it did was spread sticky dust over everything in the kitchen. And the toothbrushes couldn't reach the blades. The grate was too narrow for them
I tried the next item on my hit list. The mini wet-dry vac. Blew it full blast! All the dust/dirt did was stay in one place. That was really gross.
There's got to be a way to clean the blades. Ah-ha! A small screw. It looks like it keeps the metal circle secured around the grates so the fan doesn't eat anything or anybody up.
I already owned at least 8 screwdrivers, and over 12. if I count the ones that come with 4-6 drivers per handle. Nothing worked. The screw seemed stripped. Alrighty, as my daughter says. I'll attack it tomorrow.
Next day:
I hauled the fan to hardware store. After a few minutes, the screw was taken out, and the housing was off. I had more parts leaving than coming in, plus the 40 cent screw.
Ut-oh. The fan stopped working on medium speed. It's always been like analog clockwork! Going round and round very quickly. Gosh, what's wrong?
Since I use the fan in my bedroom at night, I rarely really look at it. I just turned it on. When I moved the fan to the kitchen it was dis-gusting!
I started with old toothbrushes, with the fan over the kitchen sink. That should have gotten the dust/dirt off. Bad idea. All it did was spread sticky dust over everything in the kitchen. And the toothbrushes couldn't reach the blades. The grate was too narrow for them
I tried the next item on my hit list. The mini wet-dry vac. Blew it full blast! All the dust/dirt did was stay in one place. That was really gross.
There's got to be a way to clean the blades. Ah-ha! A small screw. It looks like it keeps the metal circle secured around the grates so the fan doesn't eat anything or anybody up.
I already owned at least 8 screwdrivers, and over 12. if I count the ones that come with 4-6 drivers per handle. Nothing worked. The screw seemed stripped. Alrighty, as my daughter says. I'll attack it tomorrow.
Next day:
I hauled the fan to hardware store. After a few minutes, the screw was taken out, and the housing was off. I had more parts leaving than coming in, plus the 40 cent screw.
Back home. Got the blades cleaned and the housing back on. I guess I forgot to buy the screwdriver. New screw, old tool. It was Cleaned and it Worked!.
Bummer. I found the new screwdriver in my backpack. I stole it. But I didn't use it. I'm taking it right back tomorrow morning before I'm arrested.
Stay cool, fix stuff, live richly... marilyn
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