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OB camp ceiling fan experts needed
Posted on 5/17/15 at 11:55 am
Posted on 5/17/15 at 11:55 am
Turned on my ceiling fan last night, all was fine, it wazza turnin'. Left room, came back, it had stopped turning, but I could hear the motor hummin'. Cut switch off/on a few times, pulled the cords, yada yada, couldn't get it to work. Shut switch off for the night, turned on this morning, it worked fine, all speeds,,,,,,,,,,,, for about 5 minutes! 
About 4 years old, not a cheap one, has been used probly less than 5 hours total.
Eleck trishuns, what should I do, besides kill it wif fire or judge to the blades?
About 4 years old, not a cheap one, has been used probly less than 5 hours total.
Eleck trishuns, what should I do, besides kill it wif fire or judge to the blades?
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Posted on 5/17/15 at 11:58 am to Ole Geauxt
You should have enough w your social skurity cheks to get u one of them more fancy ones.
You take the housing off and look for any loose wires?
You take the housing off and look for any loose wires?
Posted on 5/17/15 at 12:27 pm to Ole Geauxt
Hit it with your purse and then put a new fan in there. You can get cheap ones for like $50 without a light and $75 with a light
Posted on 5/17/15 at 1:11 pm to Ole Geauxt
Check wire connections is all I can think of. We had to change every fan in our house after the first year we moved in. The ones now are going strong and they were cheaper than the first ones.
Mom has a fan in her house that I installed in 1990 and it runs almost every day except in winter time. Still going strong. New fans just suck I think.
Mom has a fan in her house that I installed in 1990 and it runs almost every day except in winter time. Still going strong. New fans just suck I think.
Posted on 5/17/15 at 3:18 pm to Ole Geauxt
It should have a housing where the light kit attaches if it's as fancy as you say (if not most of them are prewired for one). Take off the cover and make sure the terminal connectors are snapped in all the way.
The next thing to check would be if there is a pin or something on the motor shaft to the fan blades.
Possible loose neutral wire would be the last thing I'd check cause it's usually solid copper wire going to stranded wire so sometimes the stranded wire will slip out of the wire nut.
The next thing to check would be if there is a pin or something on the motor shaft to the fan blades.
Possible loose neutral wire would be the last thing I'd check cause it's usually solid copper wire going to stranded wire so sometimes the stranded wire will slip out of the wire nut.
Posted on 5/17/15 at 3:32 pm to Ole Geauxt
I wonder if something in the fan's motor circuit is getting hot since it seems to be a delayed issue. If you don't have a good clamp meter it's going to be tough to figure out what the exact issue is.
Posted on 5/17/15 at 4:08 pm to Ole Geauxt
Do you run the AC when you're not there? I had some issues at my camp last year that I could only attribute to humidity from not running the AC for long periods. I now turn mine up to about 80 when I leave. Doesnt run much but enough to knock the humidity down.
Posted on 5/17/15 at 5:24 pm to Ole Geauxt
If it's not a Hunter original and it's humming but not turning, replace it.
Posted on 5/17/15 at 9:35 pm to Ole Geauxt
I have been to a few away games where I have seen a Tiger fan that has an RV with a ceiling fan hanging off his Truck. Then I saw some pics of it. He must be original or famous.
It hinged from the top of the RV and stood about 6 feet away from it. Saw it quite a few times.
It hinged from the top of the RV and stood about 6 feet away from it. Saw it quite a few times.
This post was edited on 5/17/15 at 9:38 pm
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