ESTRADA™
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS
Please refer to this troubleshooting guide before requesting service or contacting your dealer for assistance.
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE REMEDIES | |
Fan will not start | • | Check the main circuit fuses, circuit breakers, and wall switch position. Check |
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| all wire connections. Make sure the power is turned off during this inspection. |
| • | Check that reverse switch is not set in center of throw. |
Fan wobbles or shakes excessively | • | Be sure the canopy pin is set properly into the slot on the ball. |
| • Check that the bladeholders have not been bent during installation and the blades | |
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| are balanced. |
| • | Screws for bladeholders to motor are tight. |
| • | The hanger bracket and/or the ceiling outlet are attached too loosely. Make sure |
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| the hanger bracket is attached tightly to the ceiling outlet box and the downrod |
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| assembly is secured firmly. |
| • The downrod is attached to the downrod base too loosely. Make sure all the screws | |
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| are securely tightened. |
| • | Screws for blades are tight. |
Fan is noisy during operation | • | Check and tighten the light fixture retaining screws, glass shade screws, and/or |
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| lightbulb(s). |
| • Tighten the canopy screws and mounting plate assembly. Make sure the wire nuts | |
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| inside the canopy and switch housing are not touching the metal parts and that |
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| they have not fallen off the wire splices. Tighten as necessary. |
| • | Tighten the blade holders to the flywheel (or direct drive motor) and the blade to |
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| the bladeholder screws. |
| • | Make sure all the screws in the motor housing are snug but not overly tight. |
Fan does not run on low speed | • | If fan is new, it may need to be “broken in.” Run at high speed for several days. |
Light works, but fan does not work | • | The fan wires are not connected properly. Follow the instructions in Step 7. |
Fan works, but light does not work | • | The light socket is broken. Replace the socket. |
| • | A lightbulb is defective. Replace the lightbulb. |
Fan will not operate at proper speeds | • | Defective |
or will not operate at any speed | • | Defective capacitor; replace |
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PCB assembly
Fan runs slowly in either direction if rotation is started by hand; will not reverse
•Defective reverse switch
•Defective capacitor
•Open motor winding: replace reverse switch assembly, PCB assembly, or motor unit
4743040 AT0907 | 11 |
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