Aloha Breeze pedestal fan blades won't turn, but motor is humming

If you spin the fan blades by hand, does it start to work. Try on hi speed

online search or hvac / parts stores like granger , etc ==take the nombers off motor the get a match

bearings are burnt,get a new fan

Quite often a fan will not turn on because it has been run for long periods of time and it wears the brushes in the motor. Some timews you can take it apart and spray wd40 on the shaft behind the blades where it goes in to the motor. Also you can give it a spin manually with your hand while it is pugged in and turned on. I only recommend this as a last result. Do not touch anything else while it is apart and plugged in. Try using a tool with rubber on the end you hold to avoid any potential shock, Thoiugh it is highly unlikely you would get shocked as the blades arer also plastic but better safe than sorry.

Hi,
The fan motor cannot turn because either the bearings are dry and turning hard or the motor has worn out...You can try to take it apart and lub the bearing with WD-40 and a light oil... it may work.

heatman101

check the big box stores for replacement blades.

The motor bearings are dried out which usually damages the shaft side of the bearings. Best to get another fan.

There is a switch to make it turn the opposite direction. you will need to flip the switch. Otherwise the fan blades are on upside down.