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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 power connections
connections to the fan, or
to fan and switch wire
loose switch wire
connections in the switch
connections in the switch
housing.
housing.
WARNING
:
Make sure
main power is turned off.
2. Fan sounds
1. Blades not attached to fan.
1. Attach blades to fan before
noisy.
operating.
2. Screws securing fan blade
2. Check to make sure the
flanges to motor are loose.
screws which attach the
blade flanges to the motor
are tight.
3. Wire connectors inside
3. Check to make sure wire
switch 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.
4. Screws holding blades to
4. Tighten screws securely.
flanges are loose.
5. Loose screws in motor
5. Check to make sure all
housing.
screws in motor housing
are snug (not over-tight).
3. Fan wobbles
1. Setscrew in motor coupling
1. Raise coupling cover and
excessively.
is not tightened securely.
tighten setscrew securely.
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
flanges to motor are loose.
which attach the fan blade
flanges to the motor are
tight.
4. Fan blade flanges not
4. Check to be sure that the
seated properly.
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
Step 15 and Figure 6.
5. Hanger bracket and/or
5. Tighten the hanger bracket
ceiling outlet box is not
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.
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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