Ceiling Fan Slow Speed Only

Because it occurred within a few months of the remodel and because our house s wiring has always been a little bit flakey anyway i figured that there must be some sort of electrical problem.

Ceiling fan slow speed only. Our ceiling fan was not turning at full speed when selecting high speed the. Ceiling fans are single phase motors and rely on capacitors to start and run. I replaced the pull switch and it still does the same thing. It has 3 settings and when we initially purchased the fan.

I have a hunter ceiling fan in my living room that has me stumped. There are in fact quite a few ceiling fans where the rpm range is wider higher and lower than typical ceiling fans. In your breaker box flip the breaker that powers your fan to the off position. We have owned a minka aire ceiling fan for about 4 years and it has been great overall.

The enemy of all ceiling fans is friction too much and the fan won t turn properly. Not only do you want to clean the ball bearings but lubricating them with some oil is a good idea too. Is your fan running slow. If the fan will run on a slow speed but not on higher speeds and you ve checked all the fore mentioned items then we need to consider the.

It turns on all three settings but all at the same speed. It now seems as though the highest setting is not much different then the middle setting. So a very slow slow speed option would be infinitely more useful here is my response to this suggestion. Some fans have a combination start stop capacitor and some have a capacitor for each.

The speed was noticeable and the air movement was as well. This video will give some insight into replacing the capacitor in a ceiling fan. Turning the knob to high or medium did nothing. Running for 24hrs a day.

It will only run on low speed. Watch this video as this will help you troubleshoot and repair it under 10.