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Trouble Shooting
TROUBLE
PROBABLE CAUSE
SUGGESTED REMEDY
1. Fan will not
1. Fuse or circuit breaker
1. Check main and branch
start.
blown.
circuit fuses or circuit breakers.
2. Loose power line
2. Check line wire connections
connections to the fan, or
to fan and switch wire
loose wire connections in
connections in the switch
the switch housing.
housing.
WARNING:
Make sure
main power is turned off.
3. Reversing switch in neutral
3. Make sure reversing switch
position.
position is all the way to one
.
side.
2. Fan sounds
1. Blades not attached to fan.
1. Attach blades to fan before
noisy.
operating.
2. Loose screws in motor
2. Check to make sure all screws
housing.
in motor housing are snug
(not over-tight).
3. Screws securing fan blade
3. Check to make sure the screws
flanges to motor are loose.
which attach the blade flanges
to the motor are tight.
4. Wire connectors inside switch
4. Check to make sure wire
housing rattling.
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.
5. Motor noise caused by solid-
5. Some fan motors are sensitive
state variable speed control.
to signals from Solid-State
variable speed controls. If Solid-
State Control is used and motor
noise results, choose an
alternative control method.
6. Screws holding blades to
6. Tighten screws securely.
flanges are loose.
3. Fan wobbles
1. Setscrew in motor coupling is
1. Tighten both setscrews securely
excessively.
loose.
in the motor coupling.
2. Setscrew in the hanger ball/
2. Tighten the setscrew in the
downrod assembly is loose.
hanger ball/downrod assembly.
3. Screws securing fan blade
3. Check to be sure screws which
flanges to motor are loose.
attach the fan blade flanges
to the motor are tight.
4. Fan blade flanges not seated
4. Check to be sure that the
properly.
screws securing the fan
blade flanges seat firmly.
5. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling
5. Tighten the hanger bracket
outlet box is not securely
screws to the outlet box, and/or
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.
WARNING:
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY TURN OFF POWER AT FUSE BOX
OR CIRCUIT BREAKER BEFORE TROUBLE SHOOTING YOUR FAN.
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