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Trouble Shooting
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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 .
Fuse or circuit breaker blown.
2.
Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose
switch wire connections in the switch housing.
3 .
Dead battery in remote control.
1 .
Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit
breakers.
2.
Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire
connections in the switch housings.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
3 .
Replace with fresh battery.
2. FAN SOUNDS NOISY
1 .
Blades not attached to fan.
2.
Loose screws in motor housing.
3 .
Screws securing fan blade holders to motor hub are
loose.
4 .
Wire connectors inside housing rattling.
5 .
Motor noise caused by solid state variable speed
control.
6 .
Screws holding blades to blade holders are loose.
1 .
Attach blades to fan before operating.
2.
Check to make sure all screws in motor housing are
snug (not over-tight).
3 .
Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan
blade holders to the motor hub are tight.
4 .
Check to make sure wire connectors in motor
housing are not rattling against each other or against
the interior wall of the housing.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
5 .
Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from
solid-state variable speed controls. Solid-state controls
are not recommended, choose an alternative control
method.
6 .
Tighten screws securely.
