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Benno123


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I have a faulty fan which I am trying to remove, however getting the two retaining screws out is proving somewhat problematic.  The screw heads will not protrude proud of the fan to enable me to pull / prise them out.  I have previously taken the fan down and don't recall having any problems.  Any ideas???

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Mark



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Mark,

Unscrew them and then use either a small magnet, or magnetic screwdriver, to get them out.

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Benno123


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Thanks Ian, tried the magnet without success.

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Mark,

if you are sure they are undone, try a bit of blutack or grease on the end of a screw driver. That will drag them out.

(I assume you are talking about the 2 screws either side of the base, holding the unit onto the base plate that mounts on the wall or such?)

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I assume the fan is taken down and you want to get the mounting screws out so if you can get a metal punch or an allen key to press on the point of the screw while unscrewing  with a screwdriver



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Get something to put between base and wall pry it out until tensioned, resume unscrewing until free all the time keeping tension up, just be prepared to grab fan as the last screw gives way.

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