Kitchen island vent hood from the good old 80's
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Kitchen island vent hood from the good old 80's
Hi Everyone ,
I have a bit of a problem . I am trying to fix the kitchen island vent hood here in Houston . When ever I flip the switch to turn the vent hood fan on , I can see the fan turn about 10 % of a full turn . Then it just about stops and HUMMS . My electrician thought spraying into it with WD40 would fix it and it would return to spinning freely . That didn't work .
The vent hood is an odd size to me . I am wondering what I should do at this point ? What is the best way for me to proceed ? Can I get a replacement motor or should I have the current motor taken out and rebuilt / properly cleaned and inspected ?
I am certainly no expert , but I haven't been able to find either a matching size (approximately 17 x 11) vent hood or even a proper motor replacement .
Please let me know what you guys think .
Thank you ,
Scott Johnson
I have a bit of a problem . I am trying to fix the kitchen island vent hood here in Houston . When ever I flip the switch to turn the vent hood fan on , I can see the fan turn about 10 % of a full turn . Then it just about stops and HUMMS . My electrician thought spraying into it with WD40 would fix it and it would return to spinning freely . That didn't work .
The vent hood is an odd size to me . I am wondering what I should do at this point ? What is the best way for me to proceed ? Can I get a replacement motor or should I have the current motor taken out and rebuilt / properly cleaned and inspected ?
I am certainly no expert , but I haven't been able to find either a matching size (approximately 17 x 11) vent hood or even a proper motor replacement .
Please let me know what you guys think .
Thank you ,
Scott Johnson
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I'd pull the motor out and see if there was a brand and spec plate on the motor it's self.
Make sure to mark the wires and kill the power, once removed cap the wires.
One company that has a cross over for motors is W W Grainger.
Commercial & Industrial Motors - MotorMatch® - Grainger Industrial Supply
Make sure to mark the wires and kill the power, once removed cap the wires.
One company that has a cross over for motors is W W Grainger.
Commercial & Industrial Motors - MotorMatch® - Grainger Industrial Supply
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I Googled "range hood fan motors" and hundreds of sites came up.
Your looks like what's called a squirrel cage fan.
Your looks like what's called a squirrel cage fan.