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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| SUGGESTED REMEDY |
1. | Fan will not start. | 1. Fuse or circuit breaker blown. | 1. | Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit breakers. | |
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| 2. | Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose | 2. | Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire |
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| switch wire connections in the switch housing. |
| connections in the switch housing. |
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| WARNING: Make sure main power is turned off. |
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| 3. | Reversing switch in neutral position. | 3. | Make sure reversing switch position is all the way to one side. |
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2. | Fan sounds noisy. | 1. Blades not attached to fan. | 1. | Attach blades to fan before operating. | |
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| 2. | Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor | 2. | Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan flanges to the |
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| motor are tight. |
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| 3. | Wire connectors inside switch housing rattling. | 3. | Check to make sure wire connectors in switch housing are not |
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| rattling against each other or against the interior wall of the switch |
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| WARNING: Make sure main power is turned off. |
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| 4. | Motor noise caused by | 4. | Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from |
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| speed control. |
| speed controls. If |
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| results choose an alternative control method. |
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| 5. | Screws holding blades to flanges are loose. | 5. | Tighten screws securely. |
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3. Fan wobbles | 1. Setscrew and jam nut in motor coupling are not | 1. | Raise coupling cover and tighten setscrew and jam nut securely. | ||
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| tightened securely. |
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| 2. | Setscrew in the hanger ball/downrod assembly is | 2. | Tighten the setscrew in the hanger ball/downrod assembly. |
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| loose. |
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| 3. | Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor are loose. | 3. | Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade flanges to the |
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| motor are tight. |
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| 4. | Fan blade flanges not seated properly. | 4. | Check to be sure the fan blade flanges seat firmly and uniformly to |
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| the surface of the motor. If flanges are seated incorrectly, loosen |
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| the flange screws and retighten according to the procedure in the |
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| section on "How to Put Your Ceiling Fan Together". |
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| 5. | Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not | 5. | Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box, and/or secure |
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| securely fastened |
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| 6. | Fan blades out of balance. | 6. | Interchanging an adjacent |
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| the weight and result in smoother operation. |
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