Clock Does Not Strike The Correct Hour; Clock Will Not Chime Or Strike; Chimes Have The Incorrect Tone - Ridgeway Grandfather Clock Manual De Instrucciones

1. When the clock starts to chime, stop the pendulum and record the time.
2. Using pliers, carefully remove the small nut that holds the minute hand in
place by turning the nut counterclockwise while at the same time hold the minute
hand with your fingers near the small nut.
3. Remove the hand from the hand shaft by grasping it with your fingers at the
point where it attaches to the shaft. Pull the hand straight off. This hand is not
screwed on and should come off easily. The minute hand has a small raised area
on the back side directly around the shaft hole, this is the hand bushing. Using
pliers, grip the bushing firmly by its sides so that it cannot slip in the pliers. With
your other hand, turn the clock hand forward or backward the distance necessary
to chime at the correct time. (See figure 19).
4. Re-attach the hand to the shaft and turn the hand nut finger tight. Make sure
the hand points to the correct location that you recorded in Step 1 plus any
corrections you made in step 3. If the hand does not point to the correct mark,
repeat steps 2 and 3.
5. Snug up the hand nut with the pliers. Do not over tighten.
6. Start pendulum.
7. Re-set the time by moving ONLY THE MINUTE HAND counterclockwise
(backwards) as described in Step 5 of the set-up operation.
EXAMPLE: Clock chimes at 1:10 but should chime at 1:15.
Step 1: When clock chimes at 1:10 stop the pendulum and record the time of 1:10.
Step 2: Carefully remove the small nut. Step 3: Remove the minute hand. Grip the
bushing by its sides and turn the hand forward 5 minutes. Step 4: Reattach the
hand so it points to 1:15. Attach the hand nut finger tight. Step 5: Snug up the
hand nut. Step 6: Start pendulum. Step 7: Reset clock to current time.

CLOCK DOES NOT STRIKE THE CORRECT HOUR

If after several hours of operation your clock does not strike the correct hour,
grasp the HOUR HAND ONLY and move it forward or backward to line up with
the correct hour on the dial indicated by the number of times the hour strikes.
Rotating this hand independently will not damage the clock. If the minute hand
needs to be reset (to correct time), move the minute hand counterclockwise
(backwards) as described in Step 5: Setting Time.

CLOCK WILL NOT CHIME OR STRIKE

1. Make sure that the selection lever is not in the "silent" position or halfway
between two chime melody positions?
2. Make sure that all the packing material is removed from the movement area.
3. Make sure that the weights are hanging in the correct location. Check the label
on the bottom of each weight to ensure proper location.
4. For models with nighttime silencing, make sure that the clock is not in the
nighttime silence mode. (Reference: See AUTOMATIC NIGHTTIME SHUT OFF
OPTION in General Information Section).
5. Check hammer adjustment and correct chime tone as necessary.
6. Move the chime selection lever to a different melody or to "silent".
7. It is possible that the styrofoam blocks located above the cable pulleys are
binding the cable. Carefully remove the styrofoam blocks by lifting the blocks
straight up until they clear the cable pulley. Then gently push them back through
the cables. Do not use tools to remove the blocks. Do not permit the cable to
overlap on the drum.

CHIMES HAVE THE INCORRECT TONE

DO NOT ADJUST CHIME HAMMERS, unless the chime tone is incorrect. Chime
tone may be affected by the hammers resting on the chime rods or striking the rods
10
Back Side Of Minute Hand
FIGURE 19
Bushing