DIY - Air Purifier Fan Motor

DIY - How to fix an air purifier fan motor. #1 - Don't buy Oreck! Yall really better appreciate this. Besides costing me a lot of money, it took so much time to get the audio to work, then to line it up with the video.

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• DIY
• do
• it
• yourself
• ionic
• pro
• oreck
• air
• purifier
• fan
• motor
• remove
• replace
• reinstall
• consumer
• report
• buyers
• guide
• dust
• hammer

[georgemayweather]

LOL - u made me laugh like 3 times... and that's awesome. it's hard to make me laugh. I loved the repair work overall... The tools, the video in general was good. And, Finally THE CRACK AHAHAHHAH. Great! too bad your knees were all wet though... :)

[bubbabrand]

@georgemayweather thanks :) that makes me happy. im glad you got yours fixed too haha

[45000mz]

You could of replaced the bearings that support the squirrel cage blower and check the motor or the rubber motor shaft support that was very cheap to do that is very common why they are noisy and lock up. That would of solved your problem. Instead of massacring it with a hammer. That is only something that morons do. PS you can't clean the air if you don't move the air.

[bubbabrand]

you, a stranger, wanna call me a moron? it was all for entertainment value. i didnt want to fix it in the first place.

[45000mz]

PS I am not calling you moron. I said that is what morons do. It was just a good comment to your video If you want to break your air cleaner that is your business.

[bubbabrand]

well thank you for you suggestions. sometimes i do like to fix things, but many people do enjoy my destruction videos. and this is the one that started it all. i purposely had the title, thumbnail, and the beginning of the clip lead people to believe i was going to fix it. of course by now, any of my subscribers know me better than to fall for that again.

[georgemayweather]

I ended up opening it properly and fixing it. Turns out the damn rubber grommet is a PIECE OF CRAP 2$ part. I can't believe they use 4$ JUNK parts for a 400$ piece of supposedly "PROFESSIONAL" equipment. bastards... but anyways, for anyone really wanting to fix it, order a new Rubber Grommet, a New Bearing for the other side, and replace the parts. Then install the fan back in and you're good as new. While it's open, use the cleaning fluid or whatever to clear the whole damn thing out properly

[teflondon91]

@bubbabrand The fan models are good for when you need to circulate the air...

[laperriere123]

Dude the motor on the oerck nedd to be cleaned idiot!

[idreamofapocalypse]

I've had one of these since 2006. Besides cleaning the collector cell every few months, once a year you should disassemble the unit and soak the metal fan piece in soapy water--it collects so much dust that it becomes too heavy for the motor to spin it. I also wipe out the "blades" with wet Q-tips after the soak to ensure thoroughness.

Perhaps a quick read of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" is in order here.

[mrfucn187]

I have the same one wanna fix mine also ?

[Jabwaters]

that was the funniest thing i hhad seen all day