The range hood fan stopped coming on. All it would do is hum.
I put off working on it, we don't fry much, but I don't like it nagging at me. The websites were mixed on how hard it was, and whether I could get parts for a 60s Nutone fan motor.
The filter snapped out of place just like it is supposed to. Generally a bad sign, things are sure to get worse. And then I notice it's not hardwired. I can just unplug it, no need to flip a breaker. Hmm, 3 screws, 50 years old, what are the chances? 2 came lose easily, one needed a squirt of WD40.
But before I take it out, spin it a bit and see how it turns. Scraps of roofing paper and a chunk of wood dropped. I cleaned it out carefully, plugged back in, and it works. Clean the filter, put everything back together, done.
We had a new roof put on, and some trash must have got in the hood when they were doing that.
Now if I could just get the last bit of burned on food off the cooktop. I spent an hour on it, tried oven cleaner, no luck.