Russ Huber Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 A friend of mine called and asked how to add oil to either an open or closed top Century CF. Can someone please advise me so I can help him out, I am not as CF nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Warnecke Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 It's very simple on these fans. *Slowly* loosen and unscrew the oil cup at the bottom of the motor (CCW to loosen) and fill to about half an inch below the holes in the casting. You will see that the inside surface of the cast iron is sealed. Use Zoom Spout or 3-in-1 Blue Top oil. Tighten the oil cup snug, slowly again to avoid slinging oil out of the cup, and you should be good to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Thank You! I will get the information to him ASAP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Adams Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Funny thing, I had the oil cup off mine this afternoon & just got it back together when I saw this. On mine you have to unscrew the switch rod (CCW) before you unscrew the cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, Stan Adams said: On mine you have to unscrew the switch rod (CCW) before you unscrew the cup. I dug out an old flash drive of what I did in the past before I turned grey and became decrepit and feeble. Derek's examples must have been missing the original switch with rod extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Warnecke Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 That is correct, I neglected to add the info about the speed knob removal. My Closed Top is unfortunately missing the knob, switch and speed coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jacobsen Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 On 3/23/2023 at 11:17 AM, Russ Huber said: A friend of mine called and asked how to add oil to either an open or closed top Century CF. Can someone please advise me so I can help him out, I am not as CF nut. Hi Russ, are perhaps able to share the pictures of your restoration progress? I have a century 173 that I am going to restore. I am also curious how the original blade adapters looked, mine all seem to be welded but I am not sure of that is how they originally looked. Pretty amazing that people actually HUNG FROM THE CEILING a fan that is this heavy. I am just amazed by the incredible mass of this fan! Not even sure if I can hang this from a beam and feel safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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