From Dead-Silent to Breeze Master: My Standing Fan Resurrection Saga

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Hi guys, today I will be sharing DIY content that I did yesterday as a result of my standing fan. It happened that I was at home some days ago, and I noticed my standing fan had not been producing enough air in the room. I decided to check what might have gone wrong, and I noticed that the capacitor was faulty. Although it was still working, sometimes it stops by itself, won't start again, and just keeps producing unnecessary sound.


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Going out yesterday, I decided to go to the electrical store to get a new capacitor for my fan. On getting there, I was unable to get the type of capacitor I wanted because the one in the fan is 1.8 uF and the one available in the store is from 2.2uf. I had to buy that one like that because of this current time that one needs to have enough air supply because of the heat. I bought it like that and took it home.

When I got home, I decided to sit with the fan and fix the capacitor. I took out my tools, and I started losing the fan until the last point, which is where the capacitor is located. That means I got into the brain box of the fan. When I got there, I discovered that I would not want to take out the former capacitor in total because of the way it was coupled with the coil, so I didn't want to go through more stress than what I had faced before.

I then cut the wire into two so that I would be able to connect the new capacitor to it. After connecting, I fixed it a bit to be sure if it would work or not. After plugging it in, it started working, but not at the pace I wanted because I didn't use it with a stabilizer.

I started fixing the fan after going through the process of fixing the capacitor and its wires. When I was almost done fixing, I was planning to return the brain box of the fan into its case before I noticed I made a mistake in the fixing, and I had to lose back and fix it again until it was done, and after that, I had to plug it into a power source to see the work. Lo and behold, it came out nice, and now I am able to relax and sleep as the fan continues to do its work for me.



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Glad to know the problem is fixed and your fan is working fine. Now it is time to enjoy the air and relax. 😊

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Yeah, you are very correct. Now I can sleep with my two eyes closed 😁

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Good on you brother. Nice work.

I will be sending my fans over now, haha
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Thanks man..

No problem bro, I am right at your service any day.

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Thanks so much for this, I really appreciate

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That mistake you did ,I’m sure if it was me I would have given up because loosening the screws again?
No oo
You did a great job.

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Lol. Thanks ma'am. That's why we are two different people

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