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Clogged Vacuum Fan
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James Burke
Being a grandpa is more fun than working
Wow, that sucks...or perhaps it doesn't. But thanks to you, now it does...good job!
JB
JB
MikePatterson
Head bathroom cleaner.
What is the service interval on the fan. I asked our tech about it and got the run around.
InkjetAuction
New Member
It sucks
The service notes are silent on the service life or service interval. I supposr I would take a look at inside every couple of years--or when the suction loss becomes a problem.
I didn't take a photo of it, but the small space inside the printer where the fan blows out was also covered with a substantial amount of paper dust. This is where all of the heater junction boards live.
Anyway, it's easy to get access to the fan (just remove the rear cover) and pull it out (held in with two 3mm allen head screws). However, it's a total pain in the ass to put it back in. You have to line up the fan, a foam gasket and a couple of spacers... but the space is only a couple of inches in height. Not an easy chore of you have a large hand or arm.
It's not a super technical repair, but it's not a quick and easy fix either. Takes a good 30-40 minutes.
~E
The service notes are silent on the service life or service interval. I supposr I would take a look at inside every couple of years--or when the suction loss becomes a problem.
I didn't take a photo of it, but the small space inside the printer where the fan blows out was also covered with a substantial amount of paper dust. This is where all of the heater junction boards live.
Anyway, it's easy to get access to the fan (just remove the rear cover) and pull it out (held in with two 3mm allen head screws). However, it's a total pain in the ass to put it back in. You have to line up the fan, a foam gasket and a couple of spacers... but the space is only a couple of inches in height. Not an easy chore of you have a large hand or arm.
It's not a super technical repair, but it's not a quick and easy fix either. Takes a good 30-40 minutes.
~E
Had a very similiar issue...
Thank you for this post, we had a similar issue. Somehow a piece of paper made it in the fan making it extremely noisy and causing vibration. This article is the only thing I found on the web or service manual relating to the vacuum fans. Saved us a tech visit and got us back up and running!
Thank you for this post, we had a similar issue. Somehow a piece of paper made it in the fan making it extremely noisy and causing vibration. This article is the only thing I found on the web or service manual relating to the vacuum fans. Saved us a tech visit and got us back up and running!