Vermont®
Troubleshooting tips
Please refer to this troubleshooting guide before requesting service or contacting your dealer for assistance.
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Fan will not start | • | Check the main circuit fuses, circuit breakers, and wall switch position. Check all wire | |
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| connections. Make sure the power is turned off during this inspection. | |
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| mounted in the switch housing. | |
| • The battery is weak. Install a fresh battery. | ||
| • The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | ||
| • | Check the frequency setting: Turn the power off at the circuit breaker, only for the fan | |
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| that is not functioning. Check that the jumper switches match in both the receiver and the | |
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| transmitter. | |
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 are | |
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| balanced. | |
| • The hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet are attached too loosely. Make sure the hanger | ||
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| bracket is attached tightly to the ceiling outlet box and the downrod assembly is secured | |
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| firmly. | |
| • The downrod is attached to downrod base too loosely. Make sure all the screws are securely | ||
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| tightened. | |
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 inside | ||
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| the canopy and switch housing are not touching the metal parts and that they have not | |
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| fallen off the wire splices. Tighten as necessary. | |
| • | Tighten the blade holders to the flywheel (or direct drive motor) and the blades to the | |
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| bladeholder screws. | |
| • Make sure all 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. | |
Battery life is short | • | Replace with alkaline batteries. | |
Light works, but fan does not work | • | The fan wires are not connected properly. | |
Fan and light run only on full speed | • | The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | |
Fan is missing one speed | • | The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | |
Fan does not change speed, but light works | • | The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | |
Reverse does not work | • | The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | |
Fan starts working by itself | • | There is frequency interference. | |
Fan operates only when transmitter is close | • | Check that antenna wire is not touching metal plate. | |
Fan works, but light does not dim | • | The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | |
Fan works, but light does not work | • | The fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. | |
| • The light socket is broken. Replace socket. | ||
| • A lightbulb is defective. Replace lightbulb. | ||
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| In compliance with US Federal Energy Regulations, this |
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| ceiling fan contains a device that restricts the light kit to a |
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| maximum of 190 watts. Exceeding that limit or the marked |
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| limit on this product may result in a fire hazard or improper |
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| operation. |
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