How To Oil A Ceiling Fan Without Taking It Down. The oil to a ceiling can be given to some fans through the oil hole without taking them down. At the same time,e most fans must be dismantled and then oiled. Oiling should be done once a year for all ceiling fans.
My ceiling fan was squeaking and annoying me with the squeaking sound during its motion. First, I thought all fans should be taken down to oil them, but I realized the oil hole is accessible to my fan.
I searched and found fan oiling methods only a few told about, without taking the ceiling fan. But I oiled my fan without any problem and didn’t remove it.
Read to learn!.
How To Oil A Ceiling Fan Without Taking It Down
Every year the ceiling fans of all companies should be oiled. The oil should be non-detergent oil. Other oils don’t lubricate the fan motor well and some oils make the situation worse.
Machine oil should be used in the ceiling fan motor as the machine oil lubricates it well enough to get rid of ceiling fan noises.
Read the user manual to see if the fan can be lubricated while it remains attached. If the ceiling fan can’t be lubricated by taking it down, then go check taking down articles.
If the ceiling fan can be lubricated without removing, get the required tools. Locate the hole of the fan, and pour the oil through the nozzle of the oil bottle. Keep reading!.
Guide instructions
The ceiling fan guide can give instructions, so take reference from the manual. Not all fans require oiling and some needs to be taken down for it. Check if your ceiling fan is one of them. If your device doesn’t need lubrication, then don’t put oil.
If it does, then check if the fan needs to be detached. If not, then read the instructions. Check the oil type required by the fan and recommended oils. If you don’t have the guide, just search the company guide on the internet and look for your model and device.
Power off
Power the fan off. Turn the outlet button off, and the main board. This will take electric risks while working. Taking out the fuses and the breaker will feel safer.
Use a torch instead if you want to work under the light. It’s difficult to work in the dark. Ask someone to hold the torch towards the fan while you work.
Now put a leader under the fan, or a little side, so you can access the fan easily. Level the ladder so you don’t fall while lubricating. Now get up the ladder and see if you are reaching the fan easily enough to work. Change ladder location or height.
Locating and checking
Now lubricating is done through the oil hole of the fan. Find it. The hole will be on top of the fan motor. It’s near the down rod.
You’ll see that’s it already labeled. Inside the whole is a narrow tube that is connected between the mounting hardware and the motor housing of the fan.
Now get a small pipe that can be inserted into the hole. The whole is small, but you need to check if the fan needs lubrication.
Now insert it, push it about half, and take it out again. Check if it’s tainted with oil or not. If yes, then you don’t need oiling. If not, lubricating will solve it.
Putting oil
Now that lubricating is your choice, adding oil is next. But before adding oil, clean the hole of oil with a rag. Remove dust on the fan.
Dirt and oil will clog the pipe, so it’s necessary to clean the oil pipe. Don’t use chemicals in whole to clean because the chemicals will affect the fan’s performance. Only use a cloth and remove the dust.
Now get the oil that was recommended in the guide. The oil recommendation is non-detergent. It’s special electric motor oil. You can use it in the fan motor and make it run smoothly too.
Avoid using oils with detergents in them. Hunter oil is good. Don’t put cleaners in the oil hole. Don’t risk it. Put the straw and pour the oil through it. Use the nozzle of the oil bottle if it has any.
Check the recommended oil amount in the guide, or pour a standard 1-2 ounces of oil. This amount of oil is safe. Now put the power back and test the fan for noises.
The last word
Usually, the squeaking noise coming from the fan is easily solvable by lubricating. You just know the method for ceiling fan lubrication and the type of oil.
Also, remember the amount of oil to put in the motor. Read the guide. Ask someone else to oil if you have fear of heights or you don’t want to work.
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