Thanks guys, that was my first thought as well, so I asked them for advice on checking bearings. But then it just stopped spinning altogether in one direction and still spins in the other direction. I¡¯ve never heard of a bad bearing acting that way, but I may be wrong about that. I was initially tentative in disassembling the machine until I got permission from them, in case I was going to void my warranty. But since they gave me the go ahead, I may as well pull the fan and motor off, take it apart, and check the bearings.
On Monday, December 28, 2020, 3:46 PM, david@... via groups.io <david@...> wrote:
I was going to say the same thing. ? Sounds like bearings to me.
David Best
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On Dec 28, 2020, at 3:25 PM, David Kumm <
davekumm@...> wrote:
Have looked at the bearings?? Dave
Well, my experiment with a Harvey G700 was great while it lasted. It lasted 3 months. It started squealing a few weeks back, so I called them up and had a tech on the phone in 2 minutes (wasn't expecting that!). He hadn't seen
that issue before, so I emailed him a video of the sound. He passed it around the tech department and they asked me to disassemble and see if there was anything wound around the impeller or lodged in the machine somewhere. All clear. Then after a few more
days, the fan just wouldn't spin. I opened it back up, and I can spin it in reverse, though it sounds rough. When I try to spin it in the correct direction, it just won't go. I'm assuming bad motor. I've emailed them back and forth for three weeks now, and
I get a response maybe once a week, saying they're still trying to figure out a solution. If they send me a new motor, I'm happy to put it in. If they send me a new machine, I'm happy to send them back the lemon. If they send me a refund, I'm happy to move
on with my life. I already had to buy a new dust collector to keep me going over the past few weeks, and it's doing what I need it to do. So, I'm afraid I need to backtrack on my previous recommendations?regarding Harvey dust processors. I hope I'm the only
one who is having trouble with them!
-Shawn
