Hi,
I read some posts on this forum that said for oiling the combustion fan (I have a Whitfield Advantage Plus) you could use 3-in-1 oil in the blue can. So the next time I saw this at the hardware store, I bought it and tried it.
It's probably the only piece of bad advice I've gotten on this forum.
I put 2 drops in each hole and replaced the plug.
A few weeks later I removed the fan to do some cleaning.
All over the fan and the housing was a layer of shiny black stuff. It looked like it would be wet and gooey, but it was totally dry. It definitely had no lubricating properties whatsoever.
I will mention that at the same time, I had a problem with my stove getting really hot due to the auger motor having too high an RPM, so my stove probably got hotter than it should have. Maybe that's why, but it was a total mess. I'll attach some pictures.
So I'll never do that again. I noticed after the fact that they recommend an oil right on the label of the motor. Can't tell you what it is because I replaced the motor and the new one does not require oiling.
Just wanted to post this in case it's helpful.
--Susie
I read some posts on this forum that said for oiling the combustion fan (I have a Whitfield Advantage Plus) you could use 3-in-1 oil in the blue can. So the next time I saw this at the hardware store, I bought it and tried it.
It's probably the only piece of bad advice I've gotten on this forum.
I put 2 drops in each hole and replaced the plug.
A few weeks later I removed the fan to do some cleaning.
All over the fan and the housing was a layer of shiny black stuff. It looked like it would be wet and gooey, but it was totally dry. It definitely had no lubricating properties whatsoever.
I will mention that at the same time, I had a problem with my stove getting really hot due to the auger motor having too high an RPM, so my stove probably got hotter than it should have. Maybe that's why, but it was a total mess. I'll attach some pictures.
So I'll never do that again. I noticed after the fact that they recommend an oil right on the label of the motor. Can't tell you what it is because I replaced the motor and the new one does not require oiling.
Just wanted to post this in case it's helpful.
--Susie