Coralife 1/2HP Chiller Fan in Pieces

[hzheng33]

So i bought an older model of the aqua chill 1/2hp chiller from a reputable reefer here and it has worked for 4/5 months. When it worked, it kept the temperature down in the desirable range.

This past weekend, my wife noticed that the fan was making a very noisy sound in the middle of the night and when i went got to it, i smelled something very unpleasant from the chiller.

I finally got to it tonight and took it apart. to my surprise, the fan is in pieces.

Q1) do you gurus here know if this is a readily available part that i can purchase?
Q2) how did it happen?

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[myreefclub0070]

is the motor good and its just the blades trashed?

 

[hzheng33]

motor seems fine

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

I can't tell much from that picture but fans are generally fairly generic. You could probably take one out of a desk or small window fan and replace it. Are there any other markings on the motor other than the ones we can see in the picture?

 

[rodasphoto]

have you tried contacting Coralife?

 

[hzheng33]

Rodasphoto;1098789 wrote: have you tried contacting Coralife?

good idea, I may try that.

 

[Adam]

You can also look on grainger's site. They have a ton of different fan blades.

 

[joseayes]

Hey Hui how this finally end up?
I've seen people repairing theirs by adapting a large CPU fan to cool it, it would normally be bigger than the simple fan and it would sit outside the chiller, benefits are great as I think you can find low noise and strong fan for it. I can post pics but I'll try and see if I still have your number and send you a link and a pic.