We-6 agitator motor

[Jim]

Hello again,

I just checked and wasn't able to post without being logged in for almost all the Discussion Areas; I didn't manually check everyone...

The only thing I can say is that due to the dates, I may have had a setting improperly set and found it later only to correct this for later posts...

Yea, that's it, that's what the problem was...  

[dr galaga]

Oooops! I didn't notice that it was from 2 1/2 years ago (no wonder it seemed like a new topic to me!).

[90grad]

Does Grainger (or anyone) carry the blade to go on the agitator motor JohnieG referenced earlier in this post?  Grainger has some fan blades that look as if they would fit, but they would push the water down instead of up.  I can't tell if you could mount them upside down or not.  Anyone have experience with this?

[Jim M]

Hello all, any updates on this as I have a WE6 with the same issue....

can the machine be run without the agitator running?

thanks, jim

[90grad]

You need the agitator motor to run to circulate the water.  Otherwise, you won't get proper cooling.  One of the sponsors to this site, Funtronics, carries both the motor and blade.

[Jim M]

already ordered a catalog from him last week, nice to know parts are still out there!

thanks, Jim

[Jim M]

I was wondering... although not 100% correct, would a sumbersible pond or waterfall style pump work in the meantime? A pump of this sort is about $30, vs $200 plus for a retrofit circulater motor...

fun-tronics says they no longer carry that motor???

ideas and thoughts?

[sbcroix]

<font color='#000000'>You need the agitator motor to run to circulate the water.  Otherwise, you won't get proper cooling.  One of the sponsors to this site, Funtronics, carries both the motor and blade.</font>

I have searched and search on the funtronics site, and I am just not finding the agitator blade anywhere.  Anyone know if they still carry this?

[tkaz]

Here is a full motor and blade on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Soda-Machine-Agitator-Motor-For-Cold-Water-Bath-115V-/170791272428?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27c3f3ffec

They aren't easy to come by, are you just looking for the blade?  Maybe hit up a hobby shop and see if they sell a propeller for a model boat that you could modify?

[sbcroix]

Awesome post!  I doubt I will be buying that, but just the picture is good enough that I might be able to make one!

Thanks!