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Post by basnobua on Apr 30, 2020 19:31:12 GMT -5
My late 70s house has a whisperfan without a light kit, and the flywheel just gave up the ghost. I have a replacement on order, but before I start removing the switch housing (or trying to anyway), I thought I'd check to see if anyone had a user manual or any guidance. |
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Post by basnobua on Apr 30, 2020 20:28:33 GMT -5
Also... This is the whisperfan III, 6 blades @ 38" Attachments:
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Post by basnobua on May 5, 2020 16:44:23 GMT -5
Wasn't too bad, for anyone in the future doing this I would say the only things you might want to know are: -Have a rubber mallet handy to get the flywheel on if you are trying this while the fan is still mounted to the ceiling -If you are using a SwitchCo flywheel to replace an OEM flywheel you will need new machine screws for mounting the blades (10-24 x 1/2), the original seem to use 8-24 x 1/2 (interestingly the ebay vendor I used seemed to think they were 12-24 x 1/2) - I used Harbor Breeze #10 screws - Have wire cutter/strippers as well as wire nuts handy if the switch housing has never been removed. There are numerous pigtail connections between the reversing switch and the motor Attachments:
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Post by Noah C on May 5, 2020 18:23:36 GMT -5
Wasn't too bad, for anyone in the future doing this I would say the only things you might want to know are: -Have a rubber mallet handy to get the flywheel on if you are trying this while the fan is still mounted to the ceiling -If you are using a SwitchCo flywheel to replace an OEM flywheel you will need new machine screws for mounting the blades (10-24 x 1/2), the original seem to use 8-24 x 1/2 (interestingly the ebay vendor I used seemed to think they were 12-24 x 1/2) - I used Harbor Breeze #10 screws - Have wire cutter/strippers as well as wire nuts handy if the switch housing has never been removed. There are numerous pigtail connections between the reversing switch and the motor Thanks for posting the detailed advice on flywheel replacements. Also, finding a Whisperfan in a house you just moved into is super cool considering how uncommon Whisperfans are compared to Casablancas of the era. |
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