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Trouble Shooting
WARNING:
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY TURN OFF POWER AT FUSE BOX OR CIRCUIT
BREAKER BEFORE TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR FAN.
!
TROUBLE
PROBABLE CAUSE
SUGGESTED REMEDY
1. Fan will not start.
1. Reversing switch in neutral position.
1. Make sure reversing switch position is all the way to one
side.
2. Fuse or circuit breaker blown.
2. Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit breakers.
3. Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose
3. Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire
switch wire connections in the switch housing.
connections in switch housing.
2. Fan sounds
1. Blades not attached to fan.
1. Attach blades to fan before operating.
noisy.
2. Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor
2. Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan blade
are loose.
flanges 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.
4. Screws holding flanges to blades are loose.
4. Tighten screws securely.
3. Fan wobbles
1. Setscrews in motor coupling is loose.
1. Tighten the setscrews securely in the motor coupling.
or shakes
2. Setscrew in hanger ball/downrod assembly is
2. Tighten the setscrew in the hanger ball/downrod
excessively.
loose.
assembly.
3. Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor
3. Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade
are loose.
flanges to the motor are tight.
4. Fan blade flanges not seated properly.
4. Check to be sure the fan blade flanges seat firmly and
uniformly to the surface of the motor. If flanges are
seated incorrectly, loosen the flange screws and retighten
according to the procedure in the section on "How to Put
Your Ceiling Fan Together".
5. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not
5. Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box,
securely fastened.
and/or 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.
U.L. Model No.: CF742PF
