Post by Jean Lemieux on Aug 4, 2013 18:19:00 GMT -5
I got this fan in March 2011. It was shipped to me from Ontario from Mike but it suffered in the shipping. Some of you probably remember it. I post about it in the repair section because the motor and switch housing are badly bent. It came with a five light kit and even the central shade broke. I try to fix the bent motor and switch housing many times and with different ways but I got no luck. It won't move at all. I declare it unrepairable. I finally got to assemble it completely with the original light kit and original shades to photograph it to finally show it even though it cannot be used. The motor is so bent that the brackets rubs against the edge of the bottom plate hole. It won't just rub but stay stuck there.
When I first got it, the mechanical condition of the motor was very bad too. The bearings were noisy and stiff. I've been able to fix that long ago at least with some oil. I can use it but only with the bottom plate removed which looks ugly.
This is how bent the motor is. It's the same picture from the repair thread of spring 2011.
Like most of SMC's of this quality and age it was sold at Sears. It's even old enough to be labeled Simpsons-Sears from the time Sears was merged with Simpsons. Here it is with the genuine Sears light kit and shades theses were sold with. Since the large central shade broke, I modified the light kit to make it quadruple instead of five light. I removed the central fitter and socket so that I don't have an empty fitter in the center. The shades are made of an amber semi-transparent texture glass.
Notice it's a very short downrod model for lower ceilings.
I suppose I will at some point throw the motor and keep the bottom plate, canopy, downrod, blades, brackets and light kit in case one day I find a motor like this in good condition missing at least the blades and brackets. I will have everything to rebuilt one. The blades theses come with are so gorgeous and quality.
When I first got it, the mechanical condition of the motor was very bad too. The bearings were noisy and stiff. I've been able to fix that long ago at least with some oil. I can use it but only with the bottom plate removed which looks ugly.
This is how bent the motor is. It's the same picture from the repair thread of spring 2011.
Like most of SMC's of this quality and age it was sold at Sears. It's even old enough to be labeled Simpsons-Sears from the time Sears was merged with Simpsons. Here it is with the genuine Sears light kit and shades theses were sold with. Since the large central shade broke, I modified the light kit to make it quadruple instead of five light. I removed the central fitter and socket so that I don't have an empty fitter in the center. The shades are made of an amber semi-transparent texture glass.
Notice it's a very short downrod model for lower ceilings.
I suppose I will at some point throw the motor and keep the bottom plate, canopy, downrod, blades, brackets and light kit in case one day I find a motor like this in good condition missing at least the blades and brackets. I will have everything to rebuilt one. The blades theses come with are so gorgeous and quality.
