Ceiling Fan Slow On High Speed

Troubleshooting a hunter ceiling fan.

Ceiling fan slow on high speed.

Some fans have a combination start stop capacitor and some have a capacitor for each. At first the slowdown may not be noticeable but as the fan gradually gets more sluggish you can feel the. The first fan i installed a hunter had two pull strings and the switches worked but the ran fan runs slow even at the highest setting. On the rare occasion there is a problem it can come as a bit of a shock especially as it usually happens after a period of non use through the winter once the weather starts to warm up.

Hunter ceiling fans are known and trusted worldwide for their reliability. Luckily finding out the source of the problem is not all that difficult. That said it is standard practice to use a 42 inch fan in rooms with up to 144 sq feet of space a 44 inch fan in rooms with up to 224 sq feet space and a 52 inch fan in rooms with up to 400 sq feet space. Our ceiling fan was not turning at full speed when selecting high speed the.

If certain ceiling fan speeds are not working there are a few things that could be the problem. Find the high speed small ceiling fan. 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. Is your fan running slow.

Ceiling fans are single phase motors and rely on capacitors to start and run. Other fans use multiple capacitors for speed changes. If you install a ceiling fan without wiring it properly it may prove impossible to operate the fan without the light on and vice versa. The first thing to try is to clean and lubricate.

The ceiling fan would turn on by using the wall switch but it would only work on one speed low speed. In your breaker box flip the breaker that powers your fan to the off position. Ceiling fan speed problem. Watch this video as this will help you troubleshoot and repair it under 10.

All ceiling mounts have copper black white and red wires coming from them and are connected to a two way switch on the wall one controls fan speed the other the light. In order to control the fan s speed the fan needs its own system of wires separate from that of the lighting element. A ceiling fan s wiring is integral when it comes to controlling its speed. Essentially we ll use process of elimination to get to the root of the problem.

Turning the knob to high or medium did nothing.