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 wire connections to fan and switch wire
switch wire connections in the switch housing.
connections in the switch housing.wire connections in the
switch housing.
WARNING:
Make sure main power is turned off.
3. Reversing switch in neutral position.
3. Make sure reversing switch position is all the way to one side.
2. Fan sounds noisy.
1. Blades not attached to fan.
1. Attach blades to fan before operating.
2. Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor
2. Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan flanges to
are loose.
the motor are tight.
3. Wire connectors inside lower housing rattling.
3. Check to make sure wire connectors in lower housing are not
rattling against each other or against the interior wall of the
lower housing.
WARNING:
Make sure main power is turned off.
4. Motor noise caused by solid-state variable
4. Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from Solid-State
speed control.
variable speed controls. If Solid-State Control is used and motor
noise results choose an alternative control method.
5. Screws holding blades to flanges are loose.
5. Tighten screws securely.
3. Fan wobbles
1. Setscrews in motor coupler are not
1. Raise coupler cover and tighten setscrews securely.
excessively.
tightened securely.
2. Setscrew in the hangerball/downrod assembly is
2. Tighten the setscrew in the hangerball/downrod assembly.
loose.
3. Screws securing fan blade flanges to motor are .
3. Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade flanges to
loose
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 "Ceiling Fan Assembly”.
5. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not
5. Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box, and/or
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.
WARNING:
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY TURN OFF POWER AT FUSE BOX OR CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE
TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR FAN.
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ETL Model No.: CF880
