Before disassembling the motor, use a sharpie to mark a line that extends across all of the parts. When reassembling, all you have to do is line up the marks. This saves time for the novice who may get confused about the orientations of the parts and have to figure out how they should go back together. Also, show the dirty parts! People need to see what they will actually be seeing. And while this may be a 5 minute job for you, my dad will manage to turn this into an entire afternoon! Never underestimate the ability of the non-handy to screw things up.
sorry to be off topic but does anyone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account..? I somehow forgot my password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@Collin Joey Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Subscribed. THANK you. As a female that needs to save $$$ I got tired of paying someone to come do home repairs so I started doing MANY myself. Hope other women (and girly men) can watch this and feel empowered to fix it themselves!!! Easy peasy!
You saved my marriage! My wife said I was lazy as hell and every other husband fixes things around the house all day so I watched your video and impressed the hell outta her 😎 👍
3 years in and your still saving people a huge headache. It was the last thing on my list of things to do before selling my house. I’d been dreading the “project”. Saw this video and felt like I found a surprise 20 bucks in my pocket after following your directions. You saved me an argument with my wife and everything! She was impressed with my handyman prowess. Lol. Thanks for the video!
me too, went to big box store and dead fan replaced, would have only taken 5 min but thanks big box store the first fan had a hole in the motor with its windings sticking out so 2 trips later ...
Thanks for the straightforward and simple guide. My fan died and I thought for sure it would take me hours and going into a hot attic to replace it. With your video and a replacement motor and fan set I replaced the bad parts in less than 5 minutes and under $20.
Lol. Yup. I've been avoiding replacing a possibly-failing bathroom fan because I assumed the entire housing needed to be removed. This info is *gold* for those of us who may only repair 2 or 3 of these in our lifetimes. Thanks for posting.
Wish I found this video yesterday. Watched another and he pulled the entire housing out. I wasn't about to go into the attic, looked at the new one and figured this thing must come apart, and obviously it does. A 5 minute job turned into an hour and 5. Thanks for making it simple. I will subscribe. LOL
Awww man.. That's what inspired me to make this video.. I went to a friend of mines house and he was in the process of working on this and he had pulled out the whole housing before I got there and was replacing it with the same fan! I was like why'd u do that!? Lol..
Thank you for this video!!! I am 55 years old and this is the first motor I have ever taken apart and oiled. Like you said, it may be only a 15 dollar fan, but the feeling when you fix it yourself?? PRICELESS!!!!
You saved me a big hassle, the wife has been on’ me forever to replace the 40 year old vent fan, I saw cutting it out and a lot of sweat putting a new one in. I couldn’t even figure out how the motor plate was fastened in the housing, but, thanks to your video, I’ve got confidence that I can just replace that blower motor and maybe the cover if I can find one. Many thanks.
I cant thank you enough for this training. it's an early mothers day fix for the wife. we've had our unit very loud for the past 5 years. Your walkthrough of cleaning the unit properly and putting it back together, has made all the difference in the world. The fan is now running like its brand new. Many thanks!
Mine is noisy too but when I read reviews in the model I have in quite a bit of reviews said the same thing. I did clean it out ( the housing ). It’s still noisy but after the painful task of taking the motor out , running to Home Depot to get the part , watching several videos , banging the motor in the right spot then doing all that clean up afterwards I’m just letting it be noisy. As long as it does it’s job I only have it on when I shower so I don’t care. I’m to pooped to care
I was watching other “professionally” made videos, and no explained how easy it was to just replace the motor. Thank you very much for your way better video.👍🏻
Holy cow! I was thinking I was going to have to cut the housing out. Watched your video and yes, it just popped out! Thanks! I'm naming my next child Rudy.
Wow. Because of this I was able to clean and lube our exhaust fan which had been sqeaking for the past year and finally seized up today. Thought I would need to pay a handyman a couple hundred bucks to install a new one for me, because I'm pretty stoopid and dum when it comes to maintenance and spelling. And now it works great! Subbed.
This is one of the best instructional video clip on UA-cam. Now that the trick is explained, it is almost trivial to swap out the old fan assembly and replace it with a new one. In fact I was able to do it within a couple of minutes. However, if you plan to clean the fan assembly and put it back as shown in the 2nd half of the clip, I'd recommend one thing - when reassembling the motor, proper tightening of the 2 long screws dictates how smoothly the shaft will turn. If the shaft does NOT turn effortlessly, tighten one of the long screws just a hair more, a small adjustable wrench works great. Thanks again for a clear and crisp instructional clip that helped immensely !
Just did this - took maybe 10 min as I searched for the grease. But worked perfect and didnt have to waste money, time or materials on a new fan. Thanks!
Thank you for this video. I purchased a condo in 2011 and one of the bathrooms had a fan that didn't work. After watching your video, I was able to repair it. Thanks so much.
This worked like a charm. The only update I would suggest would be to measure the opening so you know what size to buy at the store. Luckily, I brought the broken motor with me and the store was able to measure for me. If I had known the size, I could have done this all by myself!
I've been putting off replacing 2 bathroom exhaust fans in our house for the last 3 months . Thought i was going to.have to hire someone , this video made it as simple and easy as can be.
I don't leave comments very often. But this deserves one and a thumbs up! Saved me time and money. And I get to make the wife happy while I'm at it! A lot of videos out there but this is exactly what i needed.
This video was a super help! I would have never guessed that fan came apart so easily. I went out right after watching the video and bought the entire housing for 16 bucks, took only the guts out of it and had it in place in about the same amount of time as it took to open the box.
Thanks for this video. A bathroom fan started squeaking so I turned if off and taped over the switch and told my family not to turn it on. After a month or two I happened to see your video. I was able to remove, clean, and oil three bathroom fans in an afternoon and have all working well. It would have been faster, but some other issues arose. Your video was spot on.
This seriously saved me a lot of time and guessing at something I have never done before. The new fan I bought wasn't going to fit in the smaller exhaust fan hole. You showed me how to take the new fan apart, and I installed all the new parts on the old plate. Boom! Done in about 10 minutes. Thank you very much.
Good video. Most mechanical jobs are quick and simple, it's knowing how to do them that's the trick. Thanks to people like you we can access the know-how. ☺️
Fantastic video, and great tip about taking pictures along the way. I was stunned at how hard it was to pull that circular plastic fan off. You were right: I almost had to put my feet on the housing and yank up. Once I got it all apart, though, and cleaned the shaft with some steel wool and oiled it, no more screeching godawful bath fan noise. Thank you!
This video was perfect. My bathroom fan was squeaking, getting stuck, or not spinning at all. I followed the instructions and now its running perfectly. THANK YOU!
Perfect! Didn't know I could do this. I was simply going to use long Q-tips and canned air to clean the fan in the cieling. Now I was easily able to replace both it and the grill. Much quieter ....and gives me some reassurance that my newly painted bathroom is properly vented.
This is what's great about the Internet (and the good people who post). I was finally able to remove the squeaky fan that's been bugging my wife, put some WD40 where it needed it, and now I have a quiet fan again! Thanks!!
I just bought a condo that was owned by a smoker so this will be a great addition to everything else I’ve been doing to try to remove any trace of the smoke
Yes that smoke it hard to get rid of. You probably have some in the HVAC duct work if the smoke was real extensive. Possibly the Evaporator coil has got it too. Cleaning this fan will probably help, but it's mostly pumping air out instead of in, so it might not make a lot of difference. But if it was me, I'd clean it too.
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel Thanks for the reply. The smell is actually gone now. I used a company called Green Solutions that came in and fogged my entire condo. Now it's really just for my own peace of mind to try to get rid of anything that may still have any sort of cigarette substance remaining on it.
Followed your video on replacing the fan and discovered that it was as easy as you said. I was thinking prior to watching your video that I would have to remove the entire housing. In that case I would have to have hired someone. What a life saver you were.
Wow, you took something that looks complicated and made it really simple. I decided to fix the bathroom fan after waiting for someone else to never get around to it. And fixing that fan made me feel really accomplished and I wouldn't have done it without this video so thanks.
Just fixed mines. Disassembled all. Probably 10 years old or more device… but now it’s good as new. Thank you for sharing your wisdom. Subscribed and liked. 💪
Very glad I found and watched this before proceeding any further. You were spot on about my next step to take the entire housing out. Thank you for the excellent insight!
Hey I really enjoyed this video. I’m a handyman so I’m really glad I came across this video. You great persona and the format in your videos is unique. I would hope you reach a million subscribers soon.
I took mine down and cleaned it with these directions. It was FILTHY! I can't believe how much better it works. Easy! Thank you SO much for this video!
I liked this video for showing the simplicity of replacing the fan, and I thank you for that... but more so, because of the "Otherwise, someone might be taking a dump and the fan will fall on their head"...now there's some honesty! LOL 😂
I've been a desk jockey for more than 45 years and have often been intimidated doing my own home repairs. After watching this vid, I was able to disassemble two fans with confidence and clean them. The old fans are not quieter but run much smoother with no clicking noises. Thanks.
Legit. I was mapping out a good 4-6 hour project to replace mine. Just re did entire bathroom and I had this noisy, yellow 25 year old fan. Home Depot didn't sell just my motor housing, but the 696N assembly was $15 and I pulled the motor out of there. Took 5 minutes AND came with a new white grill. Thank you sir!!
Thank you so much! This saved us oodles of time! We'd looked up all of these daunting instructions until we found your video! Thank you! Do you have patreon? We'd love to throw a few bucks your way!
Thank you so much! I had tried a half-ass cleaning (basically trying to use the vacuum to remove the dust bunnies), as well as tried removing that plate, but had been looking at the wrong side for the tab. I pulled it down, cleaned and lubed it, and popped it back in and it's working like a charm!
Rock star! My squeaky fan is squeaking no more!!! Took me 15 minutes because I had to find some tools and clean off the fan parts. A few squirts of lube in the right spot and she is running good as new.
Thanks for this vid. I live in an apartment and I have to replace a bathroom fan that doesn't work anymore. I'm glad I can replace the motor without having to dig the whole assembly unit out of the ceiling.
I finally got to our Bathroom Fan today after viewing this video probably a good year ago if I had to guess. Our fan had the Light inside of it also but basically the same set up only ours had 1/4 inch screw holding the plate up with the motor attached. My wife's hair spray was everywhere up in that fan. Took a lot of cleaning right from the get go. Used a small shop Vac and a pancake 3 gallon compressor to blow it out while still in the ceiling before I took it down. Then wiped it down with a old sponge and warm water with some dish soap. Finally I took it out to my barn where I have a larger 80 gallon Compressor and blew the heck out of it. Took it all apart and cleaned the shaft. I had a jar of Silicone clear grease so I used that instead inside the bushings. Put it back together and the fan looks and runs like brand new. I have rebuilt Car and Truck Starters and Alternators in the past so this wasn't too bad of a job rebuilding this fan motor. I have been in this house since it was built in '84/'85. I had replaced the original motor once already from up in my attic. I had no idea you could get into it from below. Back in the day we didn't have You Tube or Computers to help us out as this video surely did. I remember getting the new motor from my local Home Depot years back. Now I wish I would of kept the original electric motor. It probably only needed a cleaning like this one that was making noise so we stopped using it until I finally got to it today. At the time I thought it would be easier just purchasing a new one since they were cheap. I like this idea better. This was a very good video. Thanks for doing it. It was a great help and I was educated today. Not to mention I have been stuck in the house because of this Corona Virus Scare out there and I have been thinking of different things to do when I remembered this project that needed to be done. Well it got done today.
Hello! Yes a lot of people are home due to the craziness that's going on in the world. I have gotten some grief for the 2nd half of the video explaining how to fix the one you've already got. Some of the older fans can't be replaced as easy since there's no match to go buy anywhere, so that's why I showed this. It beats having to take the old housing out of the ceiling and do a possible drywall patch job if the new housing isn't at least as big or bigger than the one that came out! I'm glad you were able to get this going!..
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel You were smart to do so because I haven't seen fans like this made anymore and I am not sure if the newer fans they sell will fit in the same opening and I don't want to go all through that again installing a new one because that would mean going up in the attic moving things out of the way on the floor up there and pulling up the plywood floor over the bathroom. It is a heck of a lot easier to take the motor out from under the fan and rebuild it if you can do it.
Dude!!! Thank you!!! My mothers exhaust fan was sounding like marbles in a garbage disposal. She almost hired someone. And I was half tempted to buy all new. I followed all of your steps and it sounds like brand new. You’re the man! Cheers!
Yes I would do that. Or take the insert out and take it to the store with you. If you can't find anything that'll fit, it's possible to buy a new fan and swap the motor itself onto the old housing
I learned the hard way how easy this could be after tearing out the old fan, housing and all, just to see the replacement was the same. Basically plug and play.
I was at a job and someone was doing exactly that and wanted me to finish the job. All they had to do was pop out the old one and pop in a new one! That's what gave me the idea for this video... :-)
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel I tried searching for a replacement fan, but it seems that the fans are model specific? Will this www.homedepot.com/p/NuTone-70-CFM-Replacement-Motor-Wheel-for-695A-Bathroom-Exhaust-Fan-C370BN/202191735 work for all fans?
@@shinyam75 I don't think there's any fan that'll work for "all" fans. This model is a very common fan, but doesn't represent all fans. I have swapped the motor itself sometimes when I can't get the housing to fit. So that may be an option for you.
Thank you. This was very helpful. My shower fan/light was squealing (when it would run at all). I looked at what it would take to replace it. This is an old house, and the size is non-standard. It was going to take a $200 fan/light, and given my age and the installation conditions, another $150-$200 for installation. Mine is much different from yours, but your video prompted me to try to remove the fan from below. I was able to, and I was able to disassemble the fan and lube it. The grill was also clogged with decades of dust. Works MUCH better now.
Was ready to pull the whole thing out because I couldn't find a replacement inner fan assembly and it was seized. Didn't know you could pull these things apart and clean them. She's back running and sounds new. Many thanks to you man. So easy.
This was a lifesaver my friend for some reason on all the new style Motors the prongs are reversed two screws go up and the fan shaft goes the opposite way for a whole different housing so cleaning it was my only option and now it's working like a charm thank you so much.
That's excellent! I'm glad you got it going. Some guys were giving me a hard time because the video was almost 10 minutes long, but the 2nd half is for situations just like this.. so I'm glad I was able to help someone.. :-)
You just saved me a tone of time and hassle. I bought a flipped home 15 years ago, and the way they installed the bathroom puzzled the heck out of me. Sadly, the bathroom fan is not in production anymore, and I thought I would need to get a whole new one. Can't wait to get home and fix it.
Job well done! You showed me an easy way to replace a fan in 5-10 minutes. I’m about to cut the whole fan from the dry wall. Thanks for your video to show me a nice, easy, and proper way step by step. Excellent video.
Check out my other video on replacing the whole fan!
ua-cam.com/video/A5sBMLpSCPM/v-deo.html
Before disassembling the motor, use a sharpie to mark a line that extends across all of the parts. When reassembling, all you have to do is line up the marks. This saves time for the novice who may get confused about the orientations of the parts and have to figure out how they should go back together. Also, show the dirty parts! People need to see what they will actually be seeing. And while this may be a 5 minute job for you, my dad will manage to turn this into an entire afternoon! Never underestimate the ability of the non-handy to screw things up.
sorry to be off topic but does anyone know of a method to get back into an Instagram account..?
I somehow forgot my password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@Odin Darian instablaster ;)
@Collin Joey Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im trying it out atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Collin Joey it worked and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
Subscribed. THANK you. As a female that needs to save $$$ I got tired of paying someone to come do home repairs so I started doing MANY myself. Hope other women (and girly men) can watch this and feel empowered to fix it themselves!!! Easy peasy!
Girly Men!... LOL... Thanks for the great comment.... :-) I always encourge anyone to try and fix things themselves....:-)
😂😂😂😂😂…GIRLY MEN…
You saved my marriage! My wife said I was lazy as hell and every other husband fixes things around the house all day so I watched your video and impressed the hell outta her 😎 👍
That's awesome! Glad I could help... 😀
Same
Whaty
😂😂😂 I'll be the champion on the day after I fix the shower fan! 😂😂😂
Same here 😂
3 years in and your still saving people a huge headache. It was the last thing on my list of things to do before selling my house. I’d been dreading the “project”. Saw this video and felt like I found a surprise 20 bucks in my pocket after following your directions. You saved me an argument with my wife and everything! She was impressed with my handyman prowess. Lol. Thanks for the video!
Great to hear! Glad you got it going again and you're welcome.. 😊😊
Crawling around in the insulation trying not to drop through. Saved me at least one such trip.
Dude, I was getting ready to pull out the whole housing. This video saved me a lot of headache. Thx man!
Awesome! Thanks for the comment.. :-)
me too, went to big box store and dead fan replaced, would have only taken 5 min but thanks big box store the first fan had a hole in the motor with its windings sticking out so 2 trips later ...
Me too!!
Me too
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel same. Thank you!!
Thanks for the straightforward and simple guide. My fan died and I thought for sure it would take me hours and going into a hot attic to replace it. With your video and a replacement motor and fan set I replaced the bad parts in less than 5 minutes and under $20.
Awesome! Thanks for the comment.. :-)
Lol. Yup. I've been avoiding replacing a possibly-failing bathroom fan because I assumed the entire housing needed to be removed. This info is *gold* for those of us who may only repair 2 or 3 of these in our lifetimes.
Thanks for posting.
Excellent! Thanks for the comment... :-)
Wish I found this video yesterday. Watched another and he pulled the entire housing out. I wasn't about to go into the attic, looked at the new one and figured this thing must come apart, and obviously it does. A 5 minute job turned into an hour and 5. Thanks for making it simple. I will subscribe. LOL
Awww man.. That's what inspired me to make this video.. I went to a friend of mines house and he was in the process of working on this and he had pulled out the whole housing before I got there and was replacing it with the same fan! I was like why'd u do that!? Lol..
Definitely very helpful. The best thing is the way it has been filmed. Lighting,, video and the close ups.. all so helpful. Keep it up.
Thank U so much for the nice comment!.. :-)
Thank you for this video!!! I am 55 years old and this is the first motor I have ever taken apart and oiled. Like you said, it may be only a 15 dollar fan, but the feeling when you fix it yourself?? PRICELESS!!!!
Sweet! Glad you were able to get it going again. You're welcome.. 🙂
Dude, thank you so much for being straight forward. Showing good angles, and providing the easy to fix advice!
You're welcome! Thanks for the comment...
You saved me a big hassle, the wife has been on’ me forever to replace the 40 year old vent fan, I saw cutting it out and a lot of sweat putting a new one in. I couldn’t even figure out how the motor plate was fastened in the housing, but, thanks to your video, I’ve got confidence that I can just replace that blower motor and maybe the cover if I can find one. Many thanks.
Awesome! So glad I could help... 😀
I cant thank you enough for this training. it's an early mothers day fix for the wife. we've had our unit very loud for the past 5 years. Your walkthrough of cleaning the unit properly and putting it back together, has made all the difference in the world. The fan is now running like its brand new. Many thanks!
Great job! I'm glad I could help you out!... :-)
Thanks for this. My fan was really noisy, so I followed your procedure, cleaned and reinstalled it and now the sound is at a reasonable level.
Sometimes the noise is because the fan has loosened up where the flat part of the stem is
Mine is noisy too but when I read reviews in the model I have in quite a bit of reviews said the same thing. I did clean it out ( the housing ). It’s still noisy but after the painful task of taking the motor out , running to Home Depot to get the part , watching several videos , banging the motor in the right spot then doing all that clean up afterwards I’m just letting it be noisy. As long as it does it’s job I only have it on when I shower so I don’t care. I’m to pooped to care
@@ccalexander1924 try some grease, always works for me.
I was watching other “professionally” made videos, and no explained how easy it was to just replace the motor. Thank you very much for your way better video.👍🏻
Awesome! Thanks for the great feedback and you're welcome.. 😁
Holy cow! I was thinking I was going to have to cut the housing out. Watched your video and yes, it just popped out! Thanks! I'm naming my next child Rudy.
Awesome! Glad I was able to help you.. 😀 Note: The kids will tease your child and call him Rudolf the red nose reindeer!.. 😂
Wow. Because of this I was able to clean and lube our exhaust fan which had been sqeaking for the past year and finally seized up today. Thought I would need to pay a handyman a couple hundred bucks to install a new one for me, because I'm pretty stoopid and dum when it comes to maintenance and spelling. And now it works great! Subbed.
Excellent! Glad you were able to get it going again.... Thanks for the sub..
One of the best demonstration videos I have seen. Walked through the repair step by step perfectly clear. Well done.
Thank u so much!
Thank you for including the portion about cleaning. Saved me money and my wife thinks I'm some sort of stud! Thank you.
That's awesome! I'm glad you got it going again.. :-)
This is one of the best instructional video clip on UA-cam. Now that the trick is explained, it is almost trivial to swap out the old fan assembly and replace it with a new one. In fact I was able to do it within a couple of minutes.
However, if you plan to clean the fan assembly and put it back as shown in the 2nd half of the clip, I'd recommend one thing - when reassembling the motor, proper tightening of the 2 long screws dictates how smoothly the shaft will turn. If the shaft does NOT turn effortlessly, tighten one of the long screws just a hair more, a small adjustable wrench works great. Thanks again for a clear and crisp instructional clip that helped immensely !
Thanks for the tips and the great comment... :-)
Just did this - took maybe 10 min as I searched for the grease. But worked perfect and didnt have to waste money, time or materials on a new fan. Thanks!
That's awesome! Glad I was able to help. You're welcome.. 😀
Thank you for this video. I purchased a condo in 2011 and one of the bathrooms had a fan that didn't work. After watching your video, I was able to repair it. Thanks so much.
You're welcome!.. Thanks..
This worked like a charm. The only update I would suggest would be to measure the opening so you know what size to buy at the store. Luckily, I brought the broken motor with me and the store was able to measure for me. If I had known the size, I could have done this all by myself!
Hi Lisa.. excellent tip! Thank you and I'm glad you got it going again.. 😀
I've been putting off replacing 2 bathroom exhaust fans in our house for the last 3 months . Thought i was going to.have to hire someone , this video made it as simple and easy as can be.
Excellent! Glad I could help..😀
I don't leave comments very often. But this deserves one and a thumbs up! Saved me time and money. And I get to make the wife happy while I'm at it! A lot of videos out there but this is exactly what i needed.
Thank you so much for the great feedback. Happy wife, happy life is a truism!.. 🙂
This video was a super help! I would have never guessed that fan came apart so easily. I went out right after watching the video and bought the entire housing for 16 bucks, took only the guts out of it and had it in place in about the same amount of time as it took to open the box.
Awesome! Thanks for the great feedback... 😁
Saved me a trip to the store, time, and at least $60 for the replacement fan I was going to buy. Thanks dude!
You're welcome... I enjoy hearing that people are saving money... :-)
Your video was the only one that showed where and how to apply the screwdriver pressure to release the motor housing tabs. Thank you!
Glad it helped.. You're welcome... :-)
Thanks for this video. A bathroom fan started squeaking so I turned if off and taped over the switch and told my family not to turn it on. After a month or two I happened to see your video. I was able to remove, clean, and oil three bathroom fans in an afternoon and have all working well. It would have been faster, but some other issues arose. Your video was spot on.
Great job! Glad I could help 😊
I was literally about to rip my old fan out looking for screws!!! Thank you so much for this video
Soo cool! Thanks for the comment.. :-)
You remind me of some of my favorite people I’ve worked for growing up. Thanks for taking the time to share your wisdom and expertise, sincerely!
Thank you for the great feedback! You're welcome.. 😊
Thank you. I was able to clean and oil my bathroom fan rather than replace it. You've saved me time and money.
You are welcome!
This seriously saved me a lot of time and guessing at something I have never done before. The new fan I bought wasn't going to fit in the smaller exhaust fan hole. You showed me how to take the new fan apart, and I installed all the new parts on the old plate. Boom! Done in about 10 minutes. Thank you very much.
Yes awesome! Glad I was able to help. You're welcome.. 😀
Good video. Most mechanical jobs are quick and simple, it's knowing how to do them that's the trick. Thanks to people like you we can access the know-how. ☺️
Bernard Swain Thanks for the great comment 😊😊
Fantastic video, and great tip about taking pictures along the way. I was stunned at how hard it was to pull that circular plastic fan off. You were right: I almost had to put my feet on the housing and yank up. Once I got it all apart, though, and cleaned the shaft with some steel wool and oiled it, no more screeching godawful bath fan noise. Thank you!
Excellent! Glad you got it going... :-)
This video was perfect. My bathroom fan was squeaking, getting stuck, or not spinning at all. I followed the instructions and now its running perfectly. THANK YOU!
Awesome! You're welcome... :-)
Perfect! Didn't know I could do this. I was simply going to use long Q-tips and canned air to clean the fan in the cieling. Now I was easily able to replace both it and the grill. Much quieter ....and gives me some reassurance that my newly painted bathroom is properly vented.
Awesome! So glad to help... 😊
Thank you! My husband and i replaced our bathroom fan after we watched your video.
Excellent! You're welcome.. :-)
This is what's great about the Internet (and the good people who post). I was finally able to remove the squeaky fan that's been bugging my wife, put some WD40 where it needed it, and now I have a quiet fan again! Thanks!!
That's awesome! So glad I was able to help.. 😀
Great video. I am 70 yrs old and I was able to fix the fan in 10 min.
Awesome! Glad I was able to help..
Great instructions, great camera quality, great video. Thank you
Jaime Leon Thank u and You’re welcome 😊
I just bought a condo that was owned by a smoker so this will be a great addition to everything else I’ve been doing to try to remove any trace of the smoke
I doubt there's any lingering smoke in the air. If there's a smell, it's like collected on all the surfaces over the years, like carpet, blinds, etc.
@@SgtZima it's not in the air but it was on everything else which has been removed. I want to remove the fan as well to remove any tar that is on it
@@dedet8827 Probably a good idea.
Yes that smoke it hard to get rid of. You probably have some in the HVAC duct work if the smoke was real extensive. Possibly the Evaporator coil has got it too. Cleaning this fan will probably help, but it's mostly pumping air out instead of in, so it might not make a lot of difference. But if it was me, I'd clean it too.
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel Thanks for the reply. The smell is actually gone now. I used a company called Green Solutions that came in and fogged my entire condo. Now it's really just for my own peace of mind to try to get rid of anything that may still have any sort of cigarette substance remaining on it.
Followed your video on replacing the fan and discovered that it was as easy as you said. I was thinking prior to watching your video that I would have to remove the entire housing. In that case I would have to have hired someone. What a life saver you were.
Awesome! Glad I was able to help
Thanks! I changed mine in less than 5 minutes. And I was ready to call an electrician.
That's awesome! I'm glad I could help.. 😀
Thanks for saving me the cost of a repairman. quick and easy fix.
You're welcome... :-)
So glad I saw this video before starting to replace my bath vent... Did exactly what you recommended and it really took just five minute. Thanks!!
Awesome! Thanks for the comment... :-)
Wow, you took something that looks complicated and made it really simple. I decided to fix the bathroom fan after waiting for someone else to never get around to it. And fixing that fan made me feel really accomplished and I wouldn't have done it without this video so thanks.
Wow that's awesome! You're welcome and I'm glad I was able to help.. 😀
Just fixed mines. Disassembled all. Probably 10 years old or more device… but now it’s good as new.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
Subscribed and liked. 💪
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Very glad I found and watched this before proceeding any further. You were spot on about my next step to take the entire housing out. Thank you for the excellent insight!
Excellent! thank U!
Hey I really enjoyed this video. I’m a handyman so I’m really glad I came across this video. You great persona and the format in your videos is unique. I would hope you reach a million subscribers soon.
Thanks for the awesome comment!.... :-)
I took mine down and cleaned it with these directions. It was FILTHY! I can't believe how much better it works. Easy! Thank you SO much for this video!
Excellent! I'm glad it helped... :-)
I’ve been waiting 2 yrs to replace ours. I thought it was way more involved Man you made it look easy 🤙🏼🤙🏼
It is easy!.... :-)
Replaced mine this afternoon using your video. Great instructions! Thanks.
Awesome! Thanks for the great comment..:-)
I liked this video for showing the simplicity of replacing the fan, and I thank you for that... but more so, because of the "Otherwise, someone might be taking a dump and the fan will fall on their head"...now there's some honesty! LOL 😂
Lol... that’s just my dry sense of humor showing through 😎😎😎
thank God people like you exist you saved me soo much time effort and money
Awesome! Thank you for the great feedback.. 😀
Your editing is awesome, just like this repair.
Thank you very much!
You have clearly instructed and are visually excellent, so thanks for that! No guesses with your video!
Thank u!... :-)
I've been a desk jockey for more than 45 years and have often been intimidated doing my own home repairs. After watching this vid, I was able to disassemble two fans with confidence and clean them. The old fans are not quieter but run much smoother with no clicking noises. Thanks.
Excellent! Glad I was able to help.
Legit. I was mapping out a good 4-6 hour project to replace mine. Just re did entire bathroom and I had this noisy, yellow 25 year old fan. Home Depot didn't sell just my motor housing, but the 696N assembly was $15 and I pulled the motor out of there. Took 5 minutes AND came with a new white grill. Thank you sir!!
That's so excellent! Glad I was able to help.. 😎
Thank you so much! This saved us oodles of time! We'd looked up all of these daunting instructions until we found your video! Thank you! Do you have patreon? We'd love to throw a few bucks your way!
I really appreciate it Angela... I'm glad the video helped. I don't have patreon....
Thanks! I was about to call a repair person.. I’m going to see what I can do first!
Awesome! I hope it works for ya..
I totally followed your instructions and now it's like new.. soo quiet. Sometimes it wouldn't even start up. Thank you sir 🙏
Glad to hear that.. You're welcome.. 🙂
This was great help... did it myself! 56 year old woman thanks to you I did it!
Wonderful! I'm so glad I could help...😊
Thank you so much! I had tried a half-ass cleaning (basically trying to use the vacuum to remove the dust bunnies), as well as tried removing that plate, but had been looking at the wrong side for the tab. I pulled it down, cleaned and lubed it, and popped it back in and it's working like a charm!
You're welcome!! That's excellent. Glad you got it back on the road.. 🙂
Thank you ! Very helpful. Will head to Lowe's tomorrow to get a fan.
You're welcome!
This still works! Upgraded the fan by buying the brand. A lot quieter and removes more humidity!
That's awesome! Glad I was able to help you... 😀
Always good to take a couple phone pics to remind yourself of dismantle steps...!
Yes, I do that all the time... 😀
Thank you for this video...my fan is working great and nice and quiet.
Excellent! Thanks for the great comment... :-)
Thank you so much for this video. I do need to change a fan in one of the bathrooms!
You're welcome... :-)
Rock star! My squeaky fan is squeaking no more!!! Took
me 15 minutes because I had to find some tools and clean off the fan parts. A few squirts of lube in the right spot and she is running good as new.
That’s excellent!😁😁
This video link should be printed on the box!!! Excellent instructions & quality production w/editing❗️
Thank you so much!
Thank you, I'm the opposite of mechanically inclined and I actually fixed the problem.
Awesome! That's great... :-)
Thank you BROTHER I happen to have the same exact problem and I’m going to give it a try I appreciate you.🙏
I hope it works for ya!
Just stumbled onto this channel. I have a feeling this is my new jam. Thanks for the info.
Awesome! You're welcome... 😀
Definitely don't want the fan falling on my head while taking a dump. Lmaoooo. Thank you for this video. Saved me so much time and headache!
Lol! You're welcome. I'm glad I was able to help.😀
man!!!! you make everything, explain soo easy!!! i love it and it makes me to do myself and save couple hundred $
Awesome..! Thanks for the great. comment.. :-)
hey bud great video thanks for sharing. i have two that need to be replaced but im gonna try this first. thanks again for a great video.
You're welcome... :-)
this just saved me from ripping out the entire housing. Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad I could help.. 😀
Great video! Took me about 5 minutes for the total replacement, thanks to your video. Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent! So glad I could help...
Thanks for this vid. I live in an apartment and I have to replace a bathroom fan that doesn't work anymore. I'm glad I can replace the motor without having to dig the whole assembly unit out of the ceiling.
If you live in a apartment doesn't the maintenance staff do that kind of stuff?
Very nice job on the video, Thanks for the information.
You're welcome... :-)
You had me at “ fan falling on someone’s head taking a dump.” Liked and subscribed.
Lol... Thanks for the feedback and the sub!
I finally got to our Bathroom Fan today after viewing this video probably a good year ago if I had to guess. Our fan had the Light inside of it also but basically the same set up only ours had 1/4 inch screw holding the plate up with the motor attached. My wife's hair spray was everywhere up in that fan. Took a lot of cleaning right from the get go. Used a small shop Vac and a pancake 3 gallon compressor to blow it out while still in the ceiling before I took it down. Then wiped it down with a old sponge and warm water with some dish soap. Finally I took it out to my barn where I have a larger 80 gallon Compressor and blew the heck out of it. Took it all apart and cleaned the shaft. I had a jar of Silicone clear grease so I used that instead inside the bushings. Put it back together and the fan looks and runs like brand new. I have rebuilt Car and Truck Starters and Alternators in the past so this wasn't too bad of a job rebuilding this fan motor. I have been in this house since it was built in '84/'85. I had replaced the original motor once already from up in my attic. I had no idea you could get into it from below. Back in the day we didn't have You Tube or Computers to help us out as this video surely did. I remember getting the new motor from my local Home Depot years back. Now I wish I would of kept the original electric motor. It probably only needed a cleaning like this one that was making noise so we stopped using it until I finally got to it today. At the time I thought it would be easier just purchasing a new one since they were cheap. I like this idea better. This was a very good video. Thanks for doing it. It was a great help and I was educated today. Not to mention I have been stuck in the house because of this Corona Virus Scare out there and I have been thinking of different things to do when I remembered this project that needed to be done. Well it got done today.
Hello! Yes a lot of people are home due to the craziness that's going on in the world. I have gotten some grief for the 2nd half of the video explaining how to fix the one you've already got. Some of the older fans can't be replaced as easy since there's no match to go buy anywhere, so that's why I showed this. It beats having to take the old housing out of the ceiling and do a possible drywall patch job if the new housing isn't at least as big or bigger than the one that came out! I'm glad you were able to get this going!..
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel You were smart to do so because I haven't seen fans like this made anymore and I am not sure if the newer fans they sell will fit in the same opening and I don't want to go all through that again installing a new one because that would mean going up in the attic moving things out of the way on the floor up there and pulling up the plywood floor over the bathroom. It is a heck of a lot easier to take the motor out from under the fan and rebuild it if you can do it.
Simple and easy, great video footage too. Looking forward to trying this out on my fan later today. :D Thanks Rudy!
Awesome! Thanks.. :-)
Thanks for a video that actually really helped!
Great! You're welcome..:-)
I love the idea of refurbishing the fan rather than just throw out and replace. Well done on the video quality too.
Thank you very much!
Dude!!! Thank you!!! My mothers exhaust fan was sounding like marbles in a garbage disposal. She almost hired someone. And I was half tempted to buy all new.
I followed all of your steps and it sounds like brand new. You’re the man! Cheers!
That's awesome! I would imagine marbles in a garbage disposal would really sound pretty bad... LOL... You're welcome.. :-)
So if you want a newer quieter fan, do you measure the old one before you buy the new if this is even possible to do. Talking 30 year fans. Thanks
Yes I would do that. Or take the insert out and take it to the store with you. If you can't find anything that'll fit, it's possible to buy a new fan and swap the motor itself onto the old housing
I learned the hard way how easy this could be after tearing out the old fan, housing and all, just to see the replacement was the same. Basically plug and play.
I was at a job and someone was doing exactly that and wanted me to finish the job. All they had to do was pop out the old one and pop in a new one! That's what gave me the idea for this video... :-)
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel I tried searching for a replacement fan, but it seems that the fans are model specific? Will this www.homedepot.com/p/NuTone-70-CFM-Replacement-Motor-Wheel-for-695A-Bathroom-Exhaust-Fan-C370BN/202191735 work for all fans?
@@shinyam75 I don't think there's any fan that'll work for "all" fans. This model is a very common fan, but doesn't represent all fans. I have swapped the motor itself sometimes when I can't get the housing to fit. So that may be an option for you.
@@TheHomeImprovementChannel Great, thanks for taking the time to respond!
shinyam75
I need one to replace NuTone 695c(70cfm sones 5.5)
I will try nutone upgrade model:FG500NC , sones 3 not sure now.
Thank you. This was very helpful. My shower fan/light was squealing (when it would run at all). I looked at what it would take to replace it. This is an old house, and the size is non-standard. It was going to take a $200 fan/light, and given my age and the installation conditions, another $150-$200 for installation. Mine is much different from yours, but your video prompted me to try to remove the fan from below. I was able to, and I was able to disassemble the fan and lube it. The grill was also clogged with decades of dust. Works MUCH better now.
That's excellent! I'm so glad I was able to help... Thanks for the feedback. 😀
Was ready to pull the whole thing out because I couldn't find a replacement inner fan assembly and it was seized. Didn't know you could pull these things apart and clean them. She's back running and sounds new. Many thanks to you man. So easy.
That's awesome! Glad I could help.. 😀
Tommy Lee now has a home improvement show 😉
Lmaooo 👍😂👍
get a job
Thank you...not as hard as I had imagined.
You're welcome.... :-)
This was a lifesaver my friend for some reason on all the new style Motors the prongs are reversed two screws go up and the fan shaft goes the opposite way for a whole different housing so cleaning it was my only option and now it's working like a charm thank you so much.
That's excellent! I'm glad you got it going. Some guys were giving me a hard time because the video was almost 10 minutes long, but the 2nd half is for situations just like this.. so I'm glad I was able to help someone.. :-)
You just saved me a tone of time and hassle. I bought a flipped home 15 years ago, and the way they installed the bathroom puzzled the heck out of me. Sadly, the bathroom fan is not in production anymore, and I thought I would need to get a whole new one. Can't wait to get home and fix it.
Excellent! So glad I was able to help... 😀
I remember when I had a head of hair like him, umm no I don't! Thanks for the knowledge, great video!
Job well done! You showed me an easy way to replace a fan in 5-10 minutes.
I’m about to cut the whole fan from the dry wall. Thanks for your video to show me a nice, easy, and proper way step by step.
Excellent video.
Thank you so much! Glad I could help..
Man oh man, watching other videos Gave me a headache. You saved me so much time and energy. THANK YOU!!!!!
That's awesome! Glad I was able to help.. 😊😊
Now I’m worried about these fans while I’m taking a dump that it might fall. Dang.
You just never know!
Great video. Thank you!
Thank U and You're welcome.. :-)