Fan Fare

[howeird]

Many years ago I bought a remote-controlled pedestal fan, I can't remember where. It has served me well all this time and the mechanism still works fine, but the circular plastic piece which wraps around and holds the front guard together with the back guard broke when one of the cats knocked it over. I took a look at the model number to see if I could get a replacement part, and LOLed. The brand name is Windmere.

They don't exist anymore. Lasco has taken over the market, but there's no hope for parts there because my fan is 17" and Lasco only makes 16" and 18".

Comments

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

We had one of those rings break once. We used twist ties to hold the two parts together until the motor finally died.

[howeird]

I could do that, but I'd rather contribute to the economy. :-)

[lisa-marli.livejournal.com]

That would work, IF the item you seek is available.
Then again, I have a hardware engineer for a hubby. Duct Tape and twists ties are just part of his tool kit. :D

[lemmozine.livejournal.com]

I once made a trip up to Boulder (around 35 miles each way) to McGuckin Hardware because they were the only place around that carried replacement oscillating fan blades. It worked for about another year, then the motor died. Considering the cost of travellig 70 miles plus the cost of the blade it would have made more sense to buy a new fan, which would most likely have lasted more than a year.