So, as you know, I took a crack at getting our stovetop fan to run a little more energetically a few months ago. Unfortunately, the fan has continued to underwhelm with its’ performance – so I decided it was time to replace the motor.
A bit of online research revealed that here in Canada, by a fair stretch the best place to purchase a replacement motor is Home Hardware. While it is available from Amazon, it isn’t nearly as good a price – and I was able to pick it up directly from Home Hardware on a trip to the city.
So after the fan cooled off yesterday, I assembled what I thought were the appropriate tools, and my backup photographer (Kenny) began snapping away.
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| Soldering iron, new motor kit, fan, and some solder. |
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| Luckily the kit comes with a tiny hex key to remove the fan blade. |
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| What trickery is this? A connector for the motor? I trotted out the soldering iron and solder for naught? |
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| The fan blade removed. It was later scrubbed in the sink to thoroughly remove the dust. |
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| Out with the old. They sent new screws with the new motor, but that was unneeded. |
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| And in with the new. |
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| Plugging in the connector was surprisingly challenging. Not much slack in the wires. |
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| Note the fine hex wrench/allen key in the lower left of the picture. |
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| It was faster to hand tighten the screws until they were snug before using the screwdriver. American Philips screws suck. |
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| Fan blade back in place. |
I am very happy to report that she’s spinning fast and furious now! If only we weren’t being subjected to another blast of winter at the moment… :'( Donna may not get back home to us for TWO consecutive nights. What will we do with ourselves?!
