Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
Spin the knob to open vent and nothing happens. I've seen this twice but nothing online except referring to the motorized versions or telling you to just call Fantastic Fan. The lifetime warrenty is not warm and fuzzy since Fantastic got bought out and you may need the air right away.
Remove all the knobs and just the Philips screews holding the unit to the frame. No need to remove the trim ring.
There is a pin in the crank mechanism gear box that works loose. Make sure the pin does not fall out when you drop the fan down. Let it hang from the wires.
If the pin has not fallen out then it is stuck halfway in the gearbox hole. You can manipulate the lift arm by pushing up the lid with a screewdriver and work the pin in to get it working. It will fall out again but this will get you back in operation. A more permanent fix is to reinsert the knurled pin from the other side because it's not wallard out. For this you remove two screews and drop the gearbox down.
At this point just press the pin in from the outside and gently screew it back together. The lid flapping in the breeze works the pins out but it's easy to fix.
Remove all the knobs and just the Philips screews holding the unit to the frame. No need to remove the trim ring.
There is a pin in the crank mechanism gear box that works loose. Make sure the pin does not fall out when you drop the fan down. Let it hang from the wires.
If the pin has not fallen out then it is stuck halfway in the gearbox hole. You can manipulate the lift arm by pushing up the lid with a screewdriver and work the pin in to get it working. It will fall out again but this will get you back in operation. A more permanent fix is to reinsert the knurled pin from the other side because it's not wallard out. For this you remove two screews and drop the gearbox down.
At this point just press the pin in from the outside and gently screew it back together. The lid flapping in the breeze works the pins out but it's easy to fix.