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Extractor Fan Servicing, and competition.

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I have been putting this job off for a year or two. But during the lock down I considered this an ideal opportunity to service and clean my old 1970s Xpelair ceiling kitchen extractor fan. I serviced it in 2016 and today, the only times that I can guarantee that it has been serviced. I cleaned off all of the cobwebs and cooking grease from the motor and fan blades. WD40 is a good grease dissolver for cleaning purposes, then hot water and detergent to get the WD40 off the cover and blades. The bearings are sintered bush type bearings and allow oil through them. I used a synthetic light oil that can run at high temperatures and will not gum up like mineral oils. This video shows how its done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOY-c6QE9Y


Let's have a competition. Who has the oldest working extractor fan? Both metal and plastic can be entered into the competition.


Z.
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    I know of one that was installed in 1958, manufactured by Woods of Colchester, and put into a building designed by the Ministry of Works for a Government operated laboratory


    It provides negative pressure for lab extract.


    It's a backward curved centrifugal fan  - probably big enough for 4 men to side side by side in the casing. To the best of my knowledge, it's been operating almost continuously since then, with very limited shut down for service and maintenance


    Regards


    OMS
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    OMS:

    I know of one that was installed in 1958, manufactured by Woods of Colchester, and put into a building designed by the Ministry of Works for a Government operated laboratory


    It provides negative pressure for lab extract.


    It's a backward curved centrifugal fan  - probably big enough for 4 men to side side by side in the casing. To the best of my knowledge, it's been operating almost continuously since then, with very limited shut down for service and maintenance


    Regards


    OMS




    1958 eh? That'll take some beating OMS.


    Woods...https://www.flaktgroup.com/uk/our-brands/woods/


    Z.

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    Lol..   I remember, 40 odd years ago,  we bought two very large 'fans' on trailer stands from a person who purchased them from a film company. if they were to be started up they would have blown you off your feet.....I assume that if you approached them from the other side you would have been sucked right in......?

    Legh
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    Legh Richardson:

    Lol..   I remember, 40 odd years ago,  we bought two very large 'fans' on trailer stands from a person who purchased them from a film company. if they were to be started up they would have blown you off your feet.....I assume that if you approached them from the other side you would have been sucked right in......?

    Legh




    Are they still in use Legh?


    The film industry survives by having many fans.?


    Z.

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    Are they still in use Legh?


    The film industry survives by having many fans.?


    Z



    They were a pair from four Merlin Avro Lancaster engines with props. Last time I heard about them some cowboy company had manged to get sand in the engines  whilst in the process of cleaning. I have no idea where they went after passing through my hands. They did look impressive on their stands.

    Legh

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