Seville Classics | Tower Fans | Costco | Disassemble For Cleaning/Maintenance

[hitmangaming]

Thanks for the video, it helped me a lot. For those having problems with the metal grille, I laid the fan across my lap to use the weight of the fan to pin the metal on one side of the fan, aligned the tabs on the lower side and seated it. The weight of the fan kept pressure on the metal grille on the lower side to keep it in place. I put the screw in on that side to pin it, then was able to work on the other side without the first side coming out of the slots. Once the second side was aligned, which took some time and patience to get right, I put the screw in on the second edge to pin that side, then the remaining 3 middle screws. The whole job took about an hour including the cleaning. I spent about 10 minutes getting the metal grille back into the slots, that is definitely the hard part of this project. Thanks again, and I hope my description of reinstalling the metal grate helps someone.

[lcronell]

Thank you! I couldn’t have cleaned this fan without your clear instructions. Some of the parts were really frustrating to deal with, but your video made it easier.

[colleenluco]

Terrrific explanation, step by step video of disassembling & carefully & methodically preparing these fans for cleaning . Then this gentleman gives clear instructions in reverse to reassemble it, once it is clean . He is a very good communicator, very peaceful, and easy to follow along . A tremendous instructional & simple help for everyone . It helped me lots . Thanks for the great job . Brian Luco

[carltone]

Well done instructional video. Great detail, videography and explanation. My fan is still a little wobbly, but I believe this is nature of the design. Thank-you for sharing your knowledge on this nicely made fan.

[hitmangaming]

If your fan isn't turning very fast (or at all) after you clean it, you probably need to lubricate the motor. I use an extremely light oil (machine oil?) to lube the shaft of the fan where it goes into the motor. That's right below the screw that holds the fan shaft to the motor, seen at 5:28 in the video. Wipe it before and after applying the oil so you don't have an oily mess. There may be a better lubricant to use but I haven't found one yet. If your fan spins freely and still struggles to start, you could have a bad capacitor. The capacitor is a little black box with writing on it and a screw pinning it. You can see the capacitor at 12:33, to the right of the colored wires (not the bigger box above). You'll need some electrical knowledge to replace this cap, I don't recall how many ohms the one in this model uses and I'm not willing to spend the time to tear the fan apart again to look. :) The capacitor is basically a battery that provides more power to the motor when you start it, to overcome friction on startup. You could also use a stick or screwdriver to push the fan blades to help the motor start, this could indicate a bad capacitor or a need for lubrication. I have not yet drilled an oiling hole into this fan, but I've drilled holes into the plastic housing of all my other fans so I can lube them without removing covers. I spend a couple hours every spring cleaning and lubricating my fans rather than replacing them, keeping them out of landfills and my money in my wallet.

[Iarinthel]

Thank you for making this video! We have the exact fan for years and its overdue for cleaning. We just didnt know how to open it without breaking it. Shared and liked

[talalfali]

THANK you soooo much for this amazing and detailed video.. i couldn't have done this without your video.

[TinoSequeira]

Thank you for the wonderful presentation. You are a wonderful instructor. God bless you Sir. However, I will never buy another tower fan like this. Can you imagine what senior citizens face when they buy such a unit that cannot be cleaned in a normal manner - other than opening up the entire unit?

[Lety]

Thank you! I fix my Holmes tower fan with your very great explanation on this video! Blessings 👍💯

[Semiralt]

Thank you, this was helpful. I had a noisy one and after I took out everything I realized the cause of the bearing on top of the blades. Some cleaning with WD40 and applying grease solved the problem. Put everything back and realized forgot to put the 2 vertical side plastics. Too lazy to redo it, left it just like that. LOL.. nice and quiet fan is all I care. :)

[mdc]

Yes, the dreaded shroud replacement! Notice how he skipped over how difficult it was to replace the shroud. One scene shows him placing the shroud around the unit, then there is a cut to a scene where he's easily sliding the shroud on!

[patrickrichard]

Thank you! Very helpful, couldn’t have done it without you

[rgsalvatella]

Great video! My Seville model doesn't have the disconnect/connect plug from the control panel so the whole process was done with all the top hanging to the the side so I had to be more careful not to hurt the wiring. Everything else was pretty much the same.

[hc]

How do you oil the motor? Is it necessary?

[JackBell-vy]

Great video easy to follow. Also had trouble le with shroud. Two people then one in place I taped it. All good then. I used a silicone spray to lubricate the motor shaft as it wasn't starting. All good now

[WesleyNiman]

5:30 I can not get that bottom part to detach so that I may remove the cylindrical piece. It appears to be completely attached to the silver colored cylinder.

[alecz]

clear and detailed instructions. you are an excellent guide/teacher.

[richardvega]

I really like my tower fan, but now that it's dirty and needs to be cleaned, I'm not sure I can handle this project. How do you keep track of all the different sized machine screws?

[Mr.Be]

Fantastic video. Thank you. Fan grill is a bish but putting it on the stand and having someone hold the fan fin cylinder helps.

[febs]

It is impossible to put back the metal casing. Can you show a detailed video of how you did it