For your own safety turn off power at fuse box or circuit breaker before trouble shooting your fan.
Trouble
1. FAN WILL NOT START
2. FAN SOUNDS NOISY
3. FAN WOBBLES
EXCESSIVELY
4. NOT ENOUGH AIR
MOVEMENT
Troubleshooting
Probable Cause
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. Blades not attached to fan.
2. Loose screws in motor housing.
3. Screws securing fan blade holders to motor
flywheel are loose.
4. Wire connectors inside housing rattling.
5. Motor noise caused by solid state variable speed
control.
6. Screws holding blades to blade holders are loose.
1. Setscrew in downrod support is loose.
2. Setscrew in downrod/hanger ball assembly is loose.
3. Screws securing fan blade holders to blades are
loose.
4. Blade holders not seated properly.
5. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not
securely fastened.
WARNING
1. Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit
2. Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
3. Replace with fresh battery.
1. Attach blades to fan before operating.
2. Check to make sure all screws in motor housing are
3. Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan
4. Check to make sure wire connectors in switch
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
5. Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from
6. Tighten screws securely.
1. Tighten both setscrews securely in downrod support.
2. Tighten the setscrew in the downrod/hanger ball
3. Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade
4. Check to be sure the fan blade holders seat firmly
5. Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box,
1. If possible, consider using a longer downrod (not
included, you can buy the longer downrod from
fanimation.com).
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Suggested Remedy
breakers.
connections in the switch housings.
snug (do not overtighten).
blade holders to the motor flywheel are tight.
housing are not rattling against each other or against
the interior wall of the switch housing.
solid-state variable speed controls. Solid-state
controls are not recommended, choose an alternative
control method.
assembly.
holders to the blades are tight.
and uniformly to the surface of the motor housing.
If holders are seated incorrectly, loosen the screws
and retighten.
and secure outlet box.