CARE AND MAINTENANCE
PROBLEM
Fan will not start.
Fan sounds noisy.
Fan wobbles
excessively.
POSSIBLE CAUSE
1. Fuse or circuit breaker blown.
2. Loose power line connections
to the fan.
3. Dead battery in remote control.
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 are
rattling.
5. Motor noise caused by solid state
variable speed control.
1. Set screw in downrod support is loose.
2. Set screw in downrod/hanger ball
assembly is loose.
3. Screws securing fan blade holders to
motor hub are loose.
CORRECTIVE ACTION
1. Check main and branch circuit
fuses or circuit breakers.
2. Check line wire connections to
fan.
3. Replace with new battery.
Make sure main power is turned
off!
1. Attach blades to fan before
operating.
2. Check to make sure all screws
in motor housing are snug
(do not overtighten).
3. Check to make sure the screws
that attach the fan blade
holders to the motor hub are tight.
4. Check to make sure wire
connectors in switch housing
are not rattling against each
other or against the interior wall
of the switch housing.
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.
1. Tighten set screws securely in
downrod support.
2. Tighten the set screw in the
3. Check to be sure screws that
attach the fan blade holders to the
motor hub are tight.
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