Since I have a GE Vortalex fan from the 1950’s, I put some John Deere corn head grease inside the oscillator box last spring, so far there hasn’t been a single issue with that. The front bearing of course gets Zoom Spout turbine oil.
On motors without oilers I have found that Cooper Tools angle gear grease works extremely well. It is available from most people who sell Dotco air tools, and the part number is 45-0980.
yes the oil can return to the oil cup and the gunk it brings back with it can plug up your wick just like an oil filter in your car. its not a constant flow of oil as if you have an oil pump in the bearings, but the excess oil used from lubricating the shaft travels back through drainage passageways back into the oil cup. make sure they arent blocked so your bearings get good lubrication. glad i could help.
be sure to use 20w non detergent oil for the bearings. thats what is most widely reccomended. also i like to use white lithium grease in the oscillator.
I was wondering how to oil my Vortalex as well as what that cup was behind the blade! Thanks for the info! I'll make sure the oil gets changed out and the oscillator grease is OK before the summer season.
i use eagle one original NEVR-DULL. i would not use a buffer in fear of bending the blades, however if you can get a miniture buffer wheel that fits a dremel that may work well. sometimes i use wenol all purpose metal polish. either way you choose youll need to give the blades a little elbo-grease! good luck!
Thank you very much! This will be very helpful. =D In the event that I can't get the front oil cup to unscrew, what should I use to help loosen it? (not sure if i should just take the pliers to it or not!)
it should have a slot for a screw driver under it if not wrap a rubber gripper aound it and loosen it with pliers and then you can un screw it with your fingers from there! just finger tighten it when reinstalling! it wont go anywhere!
actually we already had the john deere grease long before we ever had any john deere's. my dad got it to fix our always dieing pos now rusting in a scrap yard dryer!
thats pretty much what it is. but i bleed green and happend to have john deere multi purpose grease it seems to work great. it should i am using the top end grease. nothing but the best for my old fans!!
no the dryer was old ansd dying. so we had to open it up like every month to grease the bearings. the dryer was shot. thats why we scrapped it it was dead
I noticed most of the eskimo fans don't have an oiler cup, have you worked on those before and if so how did you oil the bearings properly? Thanks for the John Deere multipurpose grease tip.
man, you're just trying to help with some knowledge about maintaining a healthy fan and get beat up for the way you provide it. some people can't handle the truth! Thanks I have a few antique fans myself.
Hello! I can ask you a question? I have 2 General Electric fans, one from the 1900s and the other from the years 1918. I have a problem to get the whole motor out of the frame. Do you know how I can get the engine? regards
Hello there i have one of these but the gear box housing is in a thousand pieces and over here in aus there rare as hens teeth so is there a parts supplier in the us?
i made this video for jamasonsworld after convincing him to video his old ge fan. way to go jamason! if you read this and find your ge works better than a new fan you may have started yet another hobbie. your welcome to join the fan collectors as i did we look forward to new fan videos of antique or vintage fans. this is only one of my hobbies as my channel shows:}
You need to polish your camera work, it is not clear and one can get dizzy trying to follow on screen what you are talking about. STEADY THE CAMERA BONEHEAD!
I enjoy a video that comes to the point and explains this method without taking over five minutes. Thank you.
Since I have a GE Vortalex fan from the 1950’s, I put some John Deere corn head grease inside the oscillator box last spring, so far there hasn’t been a single issue with that. The front bearing of course gets Zoom Spout turbine oil.
On motors without oilers I have found that Cooper Tools angle gear grease works extremely well. It is available from most people who sell Dotco air tools, and the part number is 45-0980.
yes the oil can return to the oil cup and the gunk it brings back with it can plug up your wick just like an oil filter in your car. its not a constant flow of oil as if you have an oil pump in the bearings, but the excess oil used from lubricating the shaft travels back through drainage passageways back into the oil cup. make sure they arent blocked so your bearings get good lubrication. glad i could help.
Great, helpful video. But please, next time get somebody else to hold the camera for you. :-)
be sure to use 20w non detergent oil for the bearings. thats what is most widely reccomended. also i like to use white lithium grease in the oscillator.
I was wondering how to oil my Vortalex as well as what that cup was behind the blade!
Thanks for the info! I'll make sure the oil gets changed out and the oscillator grease is OK before the summer season.
i use eagle one original NEVR-DULL. i would not use a buffer in fear of bending the blades, however if you can get a miniture buffer wheel that fits a dremel that may work well. sometimes i use wenol all purpose metal polish. either way you choose youll need to give the blades a little elbo-grease! good luck!
Excellent video! I just got an old GE and was wondering how to go about oiling it!!! THANKS!!!!!!
That grease looks like LubriPlate, which I use on my fans. It's a general purpose lithium type grease.
Thank you very much! This will be very helpful. =D In the event that I can't get the front oil cup to unscrew, what should I use to help loosen it? (not sure if i should just take the pliers to it or not!)
it should have a slot for a screw driver under it if not wrap a rubber gripper aound it and loosen it with pliers and then you can un screw it with your fingers from there! just finger tighten it when reinstalling! it wont go anywhere!
@1947dodgewf32 happy to have helped. enjoy the old fan!
actually we already had the john deere grease long before we ever had any john deere's. my dad got it to fix our always dieing pos now rusting in a scrap yard dryer!
in int front bearing yes! the back sucks grease from the oscillator
thats pretty much what it is. but i bleed green and happend to have john deere multi purpose grease it seems to work great. it should i am using the top end grease. nothing but the best for my old fans!!
no the dryer was old ansd dying. so we had to open it up like every month to grease the bearings. the dryer was shot. thats why we scrapped it it was dead
You mentioned John Deere multipurpose grease and when I go to buy it there are two types. SD Polyurea and HD Lithium. Which one should I get?
I noticed most of the eskimo fans don't have an oiler cup, have you worked on those before and if so how did you oil the bearings properly? Thanks for the John Deere multipurpose grease tip.
man, you're just trying to help with some knowledge about maintaining a healthy fan and get beat up for the way you provide it. some people can't handle the truth! Thanks I have a few antique fans myself.
green&yella fella it's just that I'm not perfect like they are
I hear ya brother,I can't walk on water either,guess we ain't livin right.
Yep it has the slot. I''ll try both ways. Thanks again. I'll post a video of the fan once I get the oscillator working =)
OMG!! CANT THANKYOU ENOUGH FOR THIS VIDEO,.
Hello! I can ask you a question? I have 2 General Electric fans, one from the 1900s and the other from the years 1918. I have a problem to get the whole motor out of the frame. Do you know how I can get the engine? regards
Hello there i have one of these but the gear box housing is in a thousand pieces and over here in aus there rare as hens teeth so is there a parts supplier in the us?
i made this video for jamasonsworld after convincing him to video his old ge fan. way to go jamason! if you read this and find your ge works better than a new fan you may have started yet another hobbie. your welcome to join the fan collectors as i did we look forward to new fan videos of antique or vintage fans. this is only one of my hobbies as my channel shows:}
can this go to ceiling fan Lubrication as well?
I have an old Westinghouse floor/window fan that i cant find a web site that regards this model. So it is a custom model fan. How do u lubricate it.
This is really helpful, thanks, more fan videos please! :)
if the wick is old and brittle where can i get a new one? TY
I might have a stupid question, but how do you remove the oil wick from the cup?
thats why its gone! replaced by a GE 4years ago. so far the GE is problem free
You need to polish your camera work, it is not clear and one can get dizzy trying to follow on screen what you are talking about. STEADY THE CAMERA BONEHEAD!
thanks
Needs to hold the camera a bit steady.
pain? nah its easy!i change it every so often once a year maybe
do it up!!! make it work like new again!
Is wd40 a safe option?
Of course =3
your vortalex will thank you!
Good content, but I couldn't watch it. I got sea sick. Seriously. Please try harder next time.
Oh the GE fan that is
yep
Thanks for the info, but that camera shake made me kind of nauseous. Seriously. But, thank you again for posting.
gah i just pour oil on the bearings on both ends of the motor..
Spartan, you in my neighborhood are termed a "Shoemaker" and in the Midwest, a "Barn Jobbing Hill Billy"!
send it to me once you do!
yes it is!
you need to learn how to film.............