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Reddit mentions of 3-IN-ONE Motor Oil, 3 oz.
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Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of 3-IN-ONE Motor Oil, 3 oz.. Here are the top ones.
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Motor oil lubricates the moving parts in small electric motors to extend the motor's life by reducing wear and tearHigh-grade oil blend provides an SAE 20 oil rating equivalentIncreased viscosity compared to standard motor oils provides extended wear protectionRecommended for use with 1/4 HP or larger motorsExtended drip-spout reaches into cavities and enables precise application of the desired amount of oil
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| Size | 3 ounces |
All small desk fans are going to use tiny induction motors with bronze bearings. The induction motor itself will last a long time but the bronze bearings wear out in a few years or less.
If you want to buy a fan and have it last a long time buy a cheap fan from walmart that looks easy to disassemble and lubricate the bearings every once in a while with:
http://www.amazon.com/3-IN-ONE-10045-Motor-Oil-Pack/dp/B0083V8MMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393881068&sr=8-1&keywords=3+in+1+motor+oil
I'll preface this with I Am Not a Professional, and my situation involved a bathroom vent fan, not a furnace fan, but I had the same symptoms. Loud humming when it was turned on, giving the fan a manual push would start it for a bit before it would slow down and stop. I suspected that the fan had built up too much dust and the motor couldn't overcome the friction, so I picked up some small motor oil (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0083V8MMG) and worked it into the moving parts. After a couple minutes of applying oil and giving the fan some manual help, it was back to normal.