How to Fix Noisy Maxxair fan Maxxfan Deluxe

[@LivingTheVanLife]

Perfect. I’ll swing over and you can fix mine.

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Anytime buddy😂

[@sagebrushbob2321]

As a former electrical systems tech, I can safely say that I've cleaned/repaired who knows how many hundreds of these small motors over the years. You do good work. By the way, those little square parts aren't 'contacts' or 'bushings'. They are carbon brushes that transfer electrical current to the windings of the rotor, the part of the motor that spins. (Now how many in the comments are going to ignore the rest of the video and ping you about that? 🤣🤣)

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Your right about the brushes but it turns great way to get more comments on the video😂

[@nolehopkins1077]

You know it's gonna drive those keyboard warriors insane. I like the idea of repair not throwaway. Akotof people would have tossed the fan.

[@mat4260]

@@nolehopkins1077 at the price of these units they arent a throw away item. They are a buck a dozen quality wise.
Useless P.O.S has been a constant issue for us in every way and its the one thing im self built house truck that is a contant issue. If it wasnt so expensive etc i would have trashed it and found an alternative.

[@tjacques]

This worked thank you! I had previously taken the motor apart and lubed it while it was still wired and that didn't fix my problem. Cutting the wire and doing a full clean made the difference! Pretty quick job too

[@nolehopkins1077]

Being able to fix things isa great skill to have. If something is broke why not try to fix it. You're not out anything 50/50 chance ot can be fixed. Being resourceful is the best survival tool IMO. I like these type of videos.

[@sassventurers5970]

Thank you!! Our fan has been squeaking and irritating us for quite a while and I thought we’d need to get a new motor to fix it. I’d fiddled with it in the past and tried lubricating it without opening up the motor, but that didn’t help, of course. Your video gave me the knowledge and confidence I needed to pull the motor, open it up, and clean it. Only thing I did wrong was I missed putting the washer back that goes at the end with the bushings. It was still making noise and then I found the washer laying near where I was working. Opened the motor up again and placed the washer, and now it’s as quiet as it was when new. We’re stoked to have this problem solved, especially because our fan is right above our bed, and the noise made it hard to fall asleep.

[@williammenchen7562]

Nice job! Next week when you take it apart again replace the bearings! I liked the new wire connectors! Fun to watch all your stuff!

[@rone7927]

He will only need to lube the bearings.

[@MrKeenaz]

I’m shocked he never did.

[@moregrouchy]

@@rone7927 They're sealed bearings, won't be able to lube them, but can replace them.

[@TheDenisedrake]

Excellent fix! We need a shirt: (pic of cut wires) "Problem solved." - Jason Darrah

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Haha, that would be a good shirt😅

[@johnhuff393]

Good afternoon from Godley Texas, great DIY repair. Thanks Jason 😎

[@PrimalOutdoors]

Thanks John

[@richardthomas1743]

HEY! Hello Jason!

[@kermitmbi]

Thanks Jason! I cleaned my fan and the squeak is gone! That fan was nasty. Good to know how easy it is to clean the motor in case I have to do that next. Keep up the great content!!

[@mykayaks1]

Ho well I learned something,now I know what to do with my fan.once I have time…got 6 months before I go in vacation. Thanks for how to do this.

[@balthazarquinn]

Loved the detail in this video! Especially the warnings about being careful to not lose washers, seals, etc. I feel confident that I could do this job if I had the right tools and watched the video through a couple of times. Thank you! 😎👍

[@0HARE]

Yep, this was definitely a useful how-to episode.
We all have these fans in our campers now, so servicing them is inevitable.
After watching, I feel like the average guy (me) or gal could do this.
Happy Trails

[@lessiewood5812]

Great video. Very informative. Thank you.

[@ExplorerOffgrid]

Awesome! Great detail with out being overly so. Perfect. Cheers!

[@coztod]

Thanks! Saved $ and avoided insanity

[@kevinmiller7184]

Sounds like a collaboration with Chad might in the cards? Better stock up on that Montreal Steak Seasoning. As these fans are pretty much universal in the van life/overlanding community, I'm sure it was a helpfull topic for many, and the way you triaged the problem, moving from the simplest to more complex fixes, might be new to some viewers. A friend of mine began every repair with a little WD-40. I'm a turn it off and turn it back on guy, but a good cleaning is also a fine starting point . As always, thanks for sharing.

[@kenuber4766]

Jason..Your "Bushings" are in fact called Brushes" just to help others out.

[@pamalvestad3848]

Great video

[@user-bl1eh2qs9o]

The bearings are probably made from sintered bronze. If you lubricate them with some oil (some resin-free oil would be fine) the sintered bronze will absorb the oil so you don't have to lubricate them for years.

[@rone7927]

Why didn't you lube the bearings?

[@Bobby_Chingas]

A lot of residue is due to the natural wear of the carbon brushes and at some point the brushes will wear away and must be replaced mileage will vary upon fan usage. I’m thinking a possible upgrade would be to swap the motor to a brushless type after time.

[@underscr0e]

Can you re-lube those bearings or is that impossible?

[@PrimalOutdoors]

I was thinking of trying lube for skateboard bearing or sewing machine oil.

[@PhillyRoadtech]

Yes they can be re lubed. Use a pick and peel back dust shield

[@underscr0e]

@@PhillyRoadtech ok, good to know thx!

[@williamfoster7920]

@@underscr0e You might also want to use a dry lube like graphite...
Just don't get it on the commutator...
Good job by the way... ;-)

[@underscr0e]

@@williamfoster7920 THX

[@pnwadventurer9674]

Possibly a stupid question here, but do you have to have a tablet with a data plan to go off grid and use gaia?

[@MrKeenaz]

Jason, why not grease the bearings after all that good work. Graphite grease in the bearings would have helped immensely.

[@moregrouchy]

They are sealed bearings. Cannot grease them, only replace.

[@MrKeenaz]

Ow I see. Thanks for the heads up.

[@davidpatrick1813]

brushes ... bearings ... otherwise nice work... pb

[@trevermccall6762]

👍

[@hansdijkstra5814]

LOL, thanks for video. Am about to do my fan motor. About wiring: You are right about same colour on sam side. But for a completely wierd reason, the idiot that designed the motor/fan made the positive wire BLACK???????? 🤬

[@dedwin8930]

Jason do u need to seal that notch where the wires come out? Silicone? How else dirt get inside? Just a suggestion

[@PrimalOutdoors]

The rubber seal is sufficient

[@funzeevanzee]

Gtrat video. Mine makes that awful noise. I'm scared I wouldn't get mine put back together properly.

[@davevick1775]

Good video, but I'd strongly recommend wearing latex or nitrile gloves while doing this task, rather than spraying contact cleaner on your bare skin. That stuff contains chemicals that can be *nasty*. Also, an old toothbrush can be helpful in loosening up the gunk on any especially grungy spots.

[@PhillyRoadtech]

contacts = Motor electrical brushes
Brushes

[@adamnickel]

At first I was thinking this is not relevant to me, but my bathroom fan is squeaking so I’m sure this will be just the same stuff.

[@dani_mack]

You have to be kidding me. Guess I'm living with the squeak. 😣

[@ChicksThatFix]

@@dani_mack did you try it? It wasn’t too hard, I did mine today in 25 min. There’s a lady whose video shows a similar process and I found it less intimidating. I didn’t have to take that pin off with a specialty tool, the bottom part slips right over it.

[@mat4260]

appauled at quality of such expensive fans. failed control boards and these poor motors. Def would never have bought one for such a huge price if id have known it would be a constant problem. the one thing in our house truck that is a constant pain in the a**. Just pure trash.
Exact same problem as this video shows.
Ours had unbalanced fan blades from day one, id guess this caused the magnetic dust build up inside.
Failed control board set off by cellphones being used in the vicinity, along with every other remote (tv sound bar etc)
Failed button controls.
almost every part has needed replacing or pulling apart.