Noisy 1984 Evergo Ceiling Fan

[matt]

I've got an Evergo 52" ceiling fan -- model 4E-6CBLW P3S, sticker inside says mfc. in 1984 -- that developed some noise, and I've narrowed it down to something in the motor. I'm figuring the bearings need attention. The blades turn OK, but the noise is keeping us awake.

This fan has a heavy case around the motor with three small holes (about 1/16" diameter) in the top spaced evenly around the rod that the unit hangs from. I'm thinking these are for oil, but after reading around these boards for a while I feel like this will probably need something more than a bit of oil.

In y'all's opinion, is this thing worth the trouble to open it up, repack the bearings in fresh grease (done this once on my bicycle), and whatever else it needs? I'm not in love with it. Floral decals on the glass globe and blades, never has been my thing.

If Evergo is an awesome brand and I'd be a fool to junk this thing, let me hear about it. If this is junk to begin with, I'll be pretty happy to replace it with one I like better.

[Andrew G.]

First of all.. yes, your fan is relatively decent, not garbage-worthy by any means.

I'm guessing the bearings are making a grinding and/or hissing sound? If this is the case, then yes.. the bearings need lube. Repacking the bearings with new grease, although not exactly hassle-free, is the best long-term solution.

[Adam D.]

Usually when the noise developes as Andrew indicated, repacking the bearings will do no good at least everytime i've done it.. When I have bearing problems I take them out and go to a local place that sells bearings and have them matched up, and replace them.. They are not expensive and runs about 3 to 6 dollars each bearing. You will need two...

Model ending "P3S", The fan has a switch housing.. To remove the lower bearings and switch housing, I would disconnect and reconnect each wire one by one that needs to be disconnected to pull off the switch housing and lower bearing, and do the same when putting back together, so you don't have a butch of disconnected wires that you don't know that connects to what....

[matt]

Thanks for this advice Andrew & Adam. I'll report here on my success, if I have any!

[Cole S.]

Just make sure you get all the wires in the switch housing matched up correctly. Evergos have some of the most obnoxious wiring I've ever seen when it comes to models with switch housings, if you lose track of where one goes it's hard to track it down again.

[Deleted]

Picture of the fan? It might be easier than we're thinking.

[matt]

Its actually the exact same model in this video (and I have it in the same number of pieces as this video shows):



If that doesn't work, here's a link:

youtu.be/beSQAa5w3CI

The video isn't great, but it identifies the model OK I think.

The noise occurred when the fan turned around one side of the motor, and sounded like a hamster wheel, but a little deeper (if a hamster wheel could groan instead of squeak).

[Deleted]

It's a floral fan like that one?

Since the motor is already separate from the housing, I would use these oiling instructions here:

www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/ceiling-fan-oiling.php

[tempuser]

Do you happen to have a wiring diagram for this fan? We have one and the wiring was tampered with and I can not figure it out.