We have been without power. Hooked up my generator and started my Castile in the livingroom. Went to the basement to fire-up the Sanata Fe for the first time this year. Plugged it in and notice the exaust fan didn't start. Unplugged and reached in to turn the motor by hand. At first it was difficult to move and then seemed to break loose. It still would make a clicking sound when rotated. Decided to plug in and see if it would run. It ran slowly, but would not come up to speed. Unplugged and went to the garage for tools. Luckily my son who is a metal worker/Mechanic was here to help. Between the two of us we disassembled the back and pulled the motor. When it was first pulled my son said it looked like leaves stuck to the blades. I pulled the motor all the way out and got a good look. What at first glance looked like leaves was instead an old dried-up dead bird. We gave it a proper burial and cleaned the motor and tested. The motor ran up to speed. Thank you Santa!
Now if only the power comes back before the relatives arrive.
Now if only the power comes back before the relatives arrive.
