Antique R&M Originals

[Aidan B.]

Hello fan collectors.

I found three originals from an old building in my town. They were completely remodeling it, and they threw out 20+ Brown R&M Originals and replaced them with Hampton Bay Gazebos. These three were the last ones still in the building.

Two appear to be R&M Originals, and one appears to be a skeletal motor Original from 2011 or so. How old are the other two Originals? They look old, but the guy who I asked had no idea when they were from.

One of the two R&M's isn't functioning properly. The motor isn't working, and it just sits there humming when you turn the switch on. What could be the problem? I am not an Original expert...

I am super excited to have these Originals, they look like antique relics. (sans the 2011 one)

[Adam D.]

Very neat!!

[todthefanman]

The one that just hums and doesn't spin could be a result of disconnected wires in the switch housing, this happens from time to time. Open up the switch housing and see if there are any wires that are disconnected. If so you can send me a picture and I can tell you where the wire(s) are supposed to go.

[Jordan U]

Feb 7, 2016 19:46:10 GMT -5 todthefanman said:

The one that just hums and doesn't spin could be a result of disconnected wires in the switch housing, this happens from time to time. Open up the switch housing and see if there are any wires that are disconnected. If so you can send me a picture and I can tell you where the wire(s) are supposed to go.

Could be locked up too.. unfortunately there's a good chance that in an install like this, they never saw oil..

[todthefanman]

Feb 13, 2016 11:01:26 GMT -5 Jordan U said:

Feb 7, 2016 19:46:10 GMT -5 todthefanman said:

The one that just hums and doesn't spin could be a result of disconnected wires in the switch housing, this happens from time to time. Open up the switch housing and see if there are any wires that are disconnected. If so you can send me a picture and I can tell you where the wire(s) are supposed to go.

Could be locked up too.. unfortunately there's a good chance that in an install like this, they never saw oil..

That's true. It's a shame to see perfectly good fans get destroyed because of the owner not oiling them. However it's not impossible to free up these fans, so there's a good chance it can be saved. I had a locked up one and freed it, it took a little while but it can be done.

[Adam D.]

They are nothing really old.. late 90s / early 2000s