Because it occurred within a few months of the remodel and because our houses wiring has always been a little bit flakey anyway i figured that there must be some sort of electrical problem. Im sick of hearing that.
Westinghouse 7824865 30 Antique Brass Six Blade Ceiling Fan With Frosted Globe
Ceiling fan only works on high. About 15 years old. Just doing a little research to see if its fixable. I have a hampton bay ceiling fan. You can get a. Our ceiling fan was not turning at full speed when selecting high speed the capacitor was faulty. Youngistockgetty images ceiling fans that operate at speeds slower than normal can have one of four problems.
If i try to get the fan to work on low or medium the fan tries but then stops. Take a picture or draw a diagram showing. The ceiling fan would turn on by using the wall switch but it would only work on one speed low speed. With a simple replacement you should be able to get all 3 speeds again. The one has. Sometimes either or both the switch and capacitor fail.
Changing the start or run capacitor should only be done with power to the fan disabled. Loss of bearing lubrication and poor blade balance. Two of these issues are mechanical. It just has one speed fast. Low medium or high are all the same fast speed. This video will give some insight into replacing the capacitor in a ceiling fan.
Either a bad capacitor or damaged winding. My hampton bay ceiling fan is 3 speed but only operates on high. The other two are electrical. Maybe you can just fix it yourself. I did see two different capacitors of the 5 mfd rating could these be the problem. 4 of our bedroom ceiling fans in our house are malfunctioning.
The fan does reverse and the lights do work. Posted 2011 jan 5 230 pm. A user recently asked. As long as your ceiling fan does not come with a remote control and just has switches on the fan and wall the culprit maybe your ceiling fan speed switch. Turning the knob to high or medium did nothing. My ceiling fan is running at high speed only no matter what position the switch is in.
What have you tried so far. I havent tried anything yet. How long has this been going on with your hampton bay ceiling fan. Good thing joe is. Its only working on one speed high. Ceiling vans have very little torque and almost any problem may cause the fan to run slowly.
For a hampton bay fan 4 wire capacitor 3 speed switch. This is where knowing how and where the wires that go to your existing fan speed switch is important. They all work on medium and high speed settings on the wall switch but not on the lowest setting. Any suggestions on what could be wrong. Archive view return to standard view. Ceiling fan not working on some speeds.
Menu whirlpool go to navigation. The switch replacement is below. Its a chain pull no remotei pull the chain it clicks through but doesnt change speeds. Depending on how it is wired up youll first need to disconnect power and remove the housing holding the fan speed switch. Get in there look at your ceiling fan see what its going to take to fix the stuck ceiling fan speed. Last updated posted 2011 jan 5 750 pm aest posted 2011 jan 5 750 pm aest user 205121 714 posts.
How old is your hampton bay ceiling fan.
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