how to remove fans for cleaning in a viking hood model vwh4848 --can't get nut (?) off to pull grease covered fans out.
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Jean
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Not sure this is posted in correct place. I am trying to clean a 12 year old viking over the gas range hood. (48"). It has two fans in a tight space that need to be thoroughly cleaned of grease. I think that they are mounted in the casing with a nut that is completely round (can't get a grip on it) and about 1" in diameter. If I could get that off, I think I could pull the fan(s) off and clean them. This model is no longer made. Ideas?
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Hi, we were having the same issue. You will see a collar around the outside of the fan held by three screws. Remove these and the entire fan unit will come loose. I was surprised to see the fans were plugged in and not hard wired. So we easily removed fan, motor and all just by unplugging it. Easy to clean once out. You will see, once some of the grease is removed a small hole on the side of the central nut, the fan then can be detached from the motor using an allen wrench. We just cleaned it in place, being careful not to get the motor wet.
We are DIYers and sometimes when we have issues, we've called the online appliance part companies and asked for help. They usually have a tech person that can guide you. Perhaps they can help you out.