!WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY TURN OFF POWER AT FUSE BOX OR CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR FAN.
Trouble Shooting
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1. Fan will not start. | 1. Fuse or circuit breaker blown. | 1. | Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit | ||
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| 2. | Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose | 2. | Check line wire connections to fan and switch | |
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| switch wire connections in the switch housing. |
| wire connections in switch housing. | |
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| ! WARNING: Make sure main power is | ||
turned |
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| 3. | Reversing switch in neutral position. | 3. | Make sure reversing switch position is all the | |
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| way to one side. | |
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2. Fan sounds | 1. Blades not attached to fan. | 1. | Attach blades to fan before operating. | ||
noisy. | 2. Loose screws in motor housing. | 2. | Check to make sure all screws in motor | ||
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| housing are snug (not | |
| 3. | Screws securing fan blade holders to motor | 3. | Check to make sure the screws which attach | |
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| the fan blade holders to the motor are tight. | |
| 4. | Wire connectors inside switch housing rattling. | 4. | Check to make sure wire connectors in | |
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| switch housing are not rattling against each | |
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| other or against the interior wall of the switch | |
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| housing. | |
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3. Fan wobbles | 1. Setscrew in motor mount adapter is loose. | 1. | Tighten setscrew in motor mount adapter. | ||
or shakes | 2. | Setscrew in hanger ball/downrod assembly is | 2. | Tighten the setscrew in the hanger ball/ | |
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| downrod assembly. | ||
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| 3. | Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor | 3. | Check to be sure screws which attach the fan | |
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| blade flanges to the motor are tight. | |
| 4. | Fan blade flanges are not seated properly. | 4. | Check to be sure the fan blade flanges seat | |
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| firmly and uniformly to the surface of the | |
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| motor. If flanges are seated incorrectly, loosen | |
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| the holder screws and retighten. | |
| 5. | Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not | 5. | Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet | |
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| securely fastened. |
| box, and/or secure outlet box. | |
| 6. | Fan blades are out of balance. | 6. | Interchanging an adjacent | |
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| pair can redistribute the weight and result in | |
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| smoother operation. | |
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