Emerson CF4801GBZ00, CF4501GBZ00, CF4801BS00, CF4801VNB00, CF4801WW00 Trouble Shooting, Turned off

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Trouble Shooting

! WARNING: For your own safety, turn off power at fuse box or circuit breaker before trouble shooting your fan.

TROUBLE

PROBABLE CAUSE

SUGGESTED REMEDY

 

 

 

1. Fan will not start.

1. Fuse or circuit breaker blown.

1. Check main and branch circuit fuses or

 

 

circuit breakers.

 

 

! WARNING: Make sure main power is

 

 

turned off.

 

2. Loose power line connections to the fan,

2. Check line wire connections to fan and

 

or loose switch wire connections in the

switch wire connections in the switch

 

switch housing.

housing.

 

 

 

2. Fan sounds noisy.

1. Blades not attached to fan.

1. Attach blades to fan before operating.

 

2. Loose screws in motor housing.

2. Check to make sure all screws in motor

 

 

housing are snug (not over-tight).

 

3. Screws securing fan blade flanges to

3. Check to make sure the screws which

 

motor hub are loose.

attach the fan flanges to the motor hub

 

 

are tight.

 

 

! WARNING: Make sure main power is

 

 

turned off.

 

4. Wire connectors inside switch housing

4. Check to make sure wire connectors in

 

rattling.

switch housing are not rattling against

 

 

each other or against the interior wall of

 

 

the switch housing.

 

5. Screws holding blades to flanges are loose.

5. Tighten screws securely.

 

 

 

3. Fan wobbles

1. Setscrew in motor coupling is loose.

1. Raise motor cover and tighten setscrew

excessively.

 

securely.

 

2. Setscrew in hanger ball/downrod assembly

2. Tighten the setscrew in the hanger ball/

 

is loose.

downrod assembly.

 

3. Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor

3. Check to be sure screws which attach

 

hub are loose.

the fan blade flanges to the motor hub

 

 

are tight.

 

4. Fan blade flanges not seated properly.

4. Check to be sure the fan blade flanges

 

 

seat firmly and uniformly to the surface

 

 

of the motor hub. If flanges are seated

 

 

incorrectly, loosen the flange screws and

 

 

retighten according to Steps 12 and 13

 

 

in the Assembly Instructions.

 

5. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box

5. Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the

 

is not securely fastened.

outlet box, and/or secure outlet box.

 

6. Fan blades out of balance.

6. Interchanging an adjacent (side-by-side)

 

 

blade pair can redistribute the weight

 

 

and result in smoother operation. Or use

 

 

supplied balancing kit to balance blades.

 

 

 

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U.L. Model No.: CF4801 and CF4501

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