That's a fireplace wood-burning insert. We discovered during the power outage brought by the Bomb Cyclone, though, that the heat coming out of it is greatly reduced without a fan.
Our power's back, but the fan's bearings have died a screaming death. (Really, spinning failed bearings are LOUD.) So, I tried to fix it.
No dice. This is something built with press fittings and glues and fasteners hidden and inaccessible. It looks like we're going to spend some bucks for a new fan unit, sadly. Two five-dollar bearings just turned into about a $150 fan
Still, I refuse to let it go. I'm going to get medieval on that old fan (once we have the new one) and rebuild it to accept maintenance.
One-time use (not repairable) stuff just drives me nuts. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
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My Insert Fan Died
Date: 2024-11-24 10:39 pm (UTC)Our power's back, but the fan's bearings have died a screaming death. (Really, spinning failed bearings are LOUD.) So, I tried to fix it.
No dice. This is something built with press fittings and glues and fasteners hidden and inaccessible. It looks like we're going to spend some bucks for a new fan unit, sadly. Two five-dollar bearings just turned into about a $150 fan
Still, I refuse to let it go. I'm going to get medieval on that old fan (once we have the new one) and rebuild it to accept maintenance.
One-time use (not repairable) stuff just drives me nuts. I'm sure I'm not alone in that.