Daily Moan

[Troy]

^ I have had a couple of Hatari pedestal fans for around 8 years now and a couple of smaller desk fans for about 5 years. They are used all night and without problems so far. They do get dirty though and I have to strip them down every 6 months or so and give them a good clean.

[havnfun]

^ I have had a couple of Hatari pedestal fans for around 8 years now and a couple of smaller desk fans for about 5 years. They are used all night and without problems so far. They do get dirty though and I have to strip them down every 6 months or so and give them a good clean.

The fans are kept clean, I even stripped two apart to try to get to the fault, seems that they have sleeve bearings in the motor end shafts and i didn't go past that. The first one was a Imarflex and is basically the same as the Hatari, The Imarflex lasted a good 15 before it started playing up. And it could just be the weather up here. So if yours are fine I'll go with the weather. A very dry dry season and then a very humid mold inducing rainy season then the cold season when the fans are off for a month.

[Bogon]

i have to spray wd40 into the shaft to get it to work.

Story of my life. Even worse if I've had a drink.

[lom]

They start to make a racket and slow down and then if you turn them off overnight they won't start unless you take the front cover off and give the blade a spin by hand. The Hatari desk fan i have is 1 1/5 years old and already i have to spray wd40 into the shaft to get it to work.

WD40 will clean the shaft but after that you will have to grease the shaft bearings (front and back) with silicon spray.
One common reason for the Hatari fans to slow down and then refuse to start is a burned motor capacitor which you can get from Lazada for 20-30baht. Remove the motor cover and check if the capacitor is flat (ok) or has become swollen (bad).
Lazada also have the complete swing gearbox for around 50baht, replace it in case yours is noisy.

[havnfun]

WD40 will clean the shaft but after that you will have to grease the shaft bearings (front and back) with silicon spray.
One common reason for the Hatari fans to slow down and then refuse to start is a burned motor capacitor which you can get from Lazada for 20-30baht. Remove the motor cover and check if the capacitor is flat (ok) or has become swollen (bad).
Lazada also have the complete swing gearbox for around 50baht, replace it in case yours is noisy.

Ok silicon spray, I didnt think of that, I was thinking graphite powder,but how to get it into the shafts. My thoughts are that the Wd40 will trap dust and build up over time causing a never ending need to spray. As the capacitor goes, all the units are fine once serviced with lube but over time, maybe a couple of weeks they will start to squeal and shudder then slow to a stop. I will get on Lazada tomorrow and order a can of silicon spray, give them all a good clean on the the shafts with some Wd40 contact cleaner and see if we can get another 15 years for them, cheers and thanks for the tip.

[Edmond]

Passed a toy stall a few days ago so picked up an Among Us lego set for Edweena.

59 baht.

She loved it.

Passed there again today so picked up the last 3 boxes with another lady manning the stall.

Song roooy baht kaaa.


Hmmm. It's hardly the 2..... 2..... twenty something baht. It's the principle!!


Or possibly the principal.


No, it's the principle!

[lom]

Hmmm. It's hardly the 2..... 2..... twenty something baht. It's the principle!!

So how much did you get them for in the end, 150?

[VocalNeal]

^ WD40 is not a lubricant. Buy some Singer sewing machine oil.

[Edmond]

So how much did you get them for in the end, 150?

Let's just say I did farangs proud and was escorted off the property by security.

[lom]

Let's just say I did farangs proud and was escorted off the property by security.

They took you for being a tourist.. You should have showed them your pink ID-card

[Edmond]

Me fake tourist police badge and arrogant attitude didn't help.

[armstrong]

Guys can you stop saying the word shaft.

[strigils]

^ that's a new footie shirt arriving in a month

[Dillinger]

^^^

[Edmond]

[Saint Willy]

Guys can you stop saying the word shaft.

Small minds.

[Freed]

^^^^ WHY???

[Freed]

^^^ That's amusing?

[Freed]

Why don't those cheapskates just buy a new
fan?

[Edmond]

^^^ That's amusing?

Small minds are amused by small things.

[Mendip]

Not a particularly nice moan today.

I took our new puppy Maya to the vet's this morning for her second round of vaccinations, and also discovered that she gets car sick.

Maya was sitting alongside me on the way when suddenly she stuck her neck forward like a tortoise and deposited a big pile of vomit in the passenger footwell.

I was stuck in busy traffic at the time and the only measure I could take was to put the windows down, but even so it wasn't very pleasant at all.

When I arrived at the vet's all I could find to clear up was a plastic doughnut bag hanging off the gear stick that was being employed as a rubbish bin... so I emptied out the sweet and ice lolly wrappers and used the bag like a glove to pick up the sick and then turn inside out... dog poo picking up style when in the UK.

I soon discovered there was a small split in the doughnut bag, but not before I'd transferred Maya's vomit from my hand to the only face mask I had with me. I had a most unpleasant 30 minutes at the vet's... it bladdy stank, but luckily the dog vomit was on the inside of the mask and not the outside, so no-one else seemed to notice.

I've now put a stash of masks in the car.

[baldrick]

I've now put a stash of masks in the car.

and a dog restraint in the tray ?

[Saint Willy]

Maya was sitting alongside me on the way when suddenly she stuck her neck forward like a tortoise and deposited a big pile of vomit in the passenger footwell.

Euuuuw.

[armstrong]

Always keep spare masks in my work bag and my car these days.

[strigils]

Always keep spare masks in my work bag and my car these days.

Spend a bit more, they'll last longer as the zippers won't break.