Emerson CF980MAB 00 warranty Trouble Shooting, Probable Cause, Suggested Remedy, Fan sounds, noisy

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Trouble Shooting

TROUBLE WARNING: FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY TURN OFF POWER AT FUSE BOX OR CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR FAN

Trouble Shooting

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.

 

2. Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose

2.

Check line power connections to fan and switch wire

 

switch wire connections in the switch housing.

 

connections in the switch housing.

 

 

 

WARNING: Make sure main power is turned off.

 

3. Fan/Light Wall Control is OFF.

3.

Turn ON Fan/Light Wall Control.

 

4. Code switches in wall control/receiver are

4.

Check that both code switches are set in the same

 

not set in the same position.

 

positions.

 

 

 

 

2. Fan sounds

1. Blades not attached to fan.

1.

Attach blades to fan before operating.

noisy.

2. Screws securing fan blades to motor

2.

Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan blades

 

 

are loose.

 

to the motor are tight.

 

3. Wire connectors inside switch housing rattling.

3.

Check to make sure wire connectors in switch housing are

 

 

 

not rattling against each other or against the interior wall of

 

 

 

the switch housing.

 

 

 

WARNING: Make sure main power is turned off.

 

4. Loose screws in motor housing.

4.

Check to make sure all screws in motor housing are snug

 

 

 

(not over-tight)

 

 

 

 

3. Fan wobbles

1. Setscrew in motor coupling is not tightened

1.

Raise coupling cover and tighten setscrew securely.

excessively.

securely.

 

 

 

2. Setscrews in the hanger ball/downrod

2.

Tighten the setscrews in the hanger ball/downrod assembly.

 

assembly are loose.

 

 

 

3. Screws securing fan blade to

3.

Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade

 

motor are loose.

 

to the motor are tight.

 

4. Fan blades are not seated properly.

4.

Check to be sure the fan blade flanges seat firmly and

 

 

 

uniformly to the surface of the motor. If blades are seated

 

 

 

incorrectly, loosen the blade screws and retighten.

 

5. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is

5.

Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box, and/or

 

not securely fastened

 

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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Emerson CF980MAB 00 Trouble Shooting, Probable Cause, Suggested Remedy, WARNING Make sure main power is turned off, noisy