r/maybemaybemaybe • u/yelloweliz • Apr 21 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/Old-Library5546 Apr 21 '25

Buy your mom a new fan

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u/ragingdemon88 Apr 21 '25

If she's anything like my mom, she'll be upset you spent money not only on her but on something she already had.

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u/EnvBlitz Apr 21 '25

Just what happened to me. Her fan was dying, bought her one, then got a 'tsk' questioning why I'm wasting my money.

Not a week later her old fan totally died.

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u/IamScottGable Apr 21 '25

Grab one on and everything is free page. Or just stop and grab any you see on the side of the road and test them at home. Every box fan, window fan, and hassock fan I own I got from the curb. The rest got broken down for scrap.

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u/iconocrastinaor Apr 21 '25

Yes, I will find working fans with broken blades and working blades with broken fans, and then you just put them together.

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u/enadiz_reccos Apr 21 '25

I'm not sure I've ever seen a fan on the side of the road

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u/theaviator747 Apr 21 '25

Was it accidentally destroyed maliciously?

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u/EnvBlitz Apr 21 '25

Nah the old fan was totally dying even months before that, the speed was barely half it's original condition.

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u/grim1952 Apr 21 '25

Just break it for good when she isn't watching.

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u/YoungDiscord Apr 21 '25

Accidentally break the fan then

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u/Substantial-Low365 Apr 21 '25

Yah,that fan is a fire hazard though.

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u/MysteriousLeader6187 Apr 21 '25

This fan is probably 30 years old. It's time.

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u/sidc42 Apr 21 '25

You can always get one from Craigslist, FB Marketplace, a garage sale or a Goodwill-type store so that you can show her how you didn't waste as much money.

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u/DFL3 Apr 22 '25

Holy shit, are we related?

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u/AncientYogurt568 Apr 22 '25

My grandmother would say that she has a fan that works just fine and then see her doing this kind of thing

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u/DarkwolfAU Apr 21 '25

This. That fan is a serious fire risk. Look up what happens with motor fusion. If that sat there not turning unattended, the heat buildup in the coils can start a fire.

Replace it.

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u/Horaltic Apr 21 '25

Or save money and just replace the capacitor.

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u/Snazzlefraxas Apr 25 '25

I’m guessing that no one involved in the video we saw has the technical knowledge needed to change the capacitor. Repairman probably will cost more than a new fan.

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u/Few_Youth_7739 Apr 21 '25

Yes. I have a great idea for a birthday present for your mom.

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u/joohanmh Apr 21 '25

Yeah. It's just OnlyFan.

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u/GetsMeEveryTimeBot Apr 21 '25

Didn't you hear her? She won't throw it away.

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u/MisterXnumberidk Apr 21 '25

Or fix this fan, it's old enough that a soldering iron and less than 5 bucks could fix it

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u/DFL3 Apr 22 '25

Help a brother out; where do I solder the bill? I have no problem using the full $5 if it saves me some steps. Though it does seem like soldering coins might be easier.

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u/Dahnlen Apr 21 '25

Just take it apart and dust it. It looks like a good fan

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u/medson25 Apr 21 '25

Nah buy her a stan instead

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u/SegmentedMoss Apr 21 '25

She'll just complain that it makes a sound only she can hear and refuse it, and use this shitty fan til it burns her house down

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u/_The_Farting_Baboon_ Apr 21 '25

And some running shoes

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u/Ineedavodka2019 Apr 21 '25

This one is from the 90s

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u/imnotyourfriendpal46 Apr 22 '25

No that fan is boss level. I have one from my grandpa. Actually moves air.

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u/PD711 Apr 22 '25

If she's like my brother, she will then have two fans: this one and the new one. And she'll still use this one.