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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 to blade arm with holder
are loose.
4.
Wire connectors inside housing rattling.
5.
Motor noise caused by solid state variable speed
control.
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 to the blade arm with holder 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.
3.FAN WOBBLES
EXCESSIVELY
1.
Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade
holders to the flywheel are tight.
2.
Check to be sure the fan blade holders seat firmly
and uniformly to the surface of the motor housing.
If holders are seated incorrectly, loosen the screws
and retighten.
3.
Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box,
and secure outlet box.
1.
Screws securing fan blade holders to motor hub are
loose.
2.
Blade holders not seated properly.
3.
Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not
securely fastened.
