we cleaned our ceiling fan yesterday and now it seems like its shaking really bad and about to fall out of the ceiling.and last nite i had to turn it off because not only was i afraid that it was going to fall but it was so loud i couldnt sleep!any ideas?
2006-10-18 18:13:16 · 7 answers · asked by callalily07 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
my husband is an electrician and i have more ceiling fans than i care to, any way there should never be a need for taping anything to the blades magnets,quarters,etc... there is either a loose screw or fastner on the base, or the blades loosened up while you were cleaning it shaking and wobbling are normally caused by a loose blade or two,check these few things and one of them should solve the problem, Good Luck!
2006-10-18 18:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by Crissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The metal brackets used to attach the blades to the motor body can be easily bent. When bent one or more blades are lower or higher than the others. That affects the balance, which makes the fan wobble slightly.
Turn the fan off. Make sure that all the blades are securely attached to the fan body and that all the screws are screwed in tightly. If that doesn't solve the wobble, climb a laddar to a heighth so that your eyes are approximately level with the blades. With a pencil, mark the center of the outer edge of each blade. Using a rule or yard stick one end of which is placed at a specific point on the ceiling directly above the blade outer edges, measure the distance from the ceiling to the mark on each blade. Odds are that there will be differences, and that one or two blades will be higher or lower than all the others.
To align a blade that is higher or lower than the others, hold the fan body with one hand and gently pull down or push up (as the case may require) the blade end. Measure to the mark again. Alternately perform these gentle adjustments and measure until all the marks are the same distance from the specific point of the ceiling. That should resolve the wobble. Then erase the marks.
There are blade balancing kits available, but those should be used only to balance after you have done as much bracket bending as you can.
2006-10-19 05:19:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, the correct way to run a celing fan to stop the wobble is to have the four blades run even.
It's a bit fiddly, do it this way and your fan will run smooth.What appears to be out of balance is caused by the blades twisted. to retify this you loosen the bolts on 1 blade and put a small flat washer between the blade and the fan body,tighten the blades than try running the fan.If its worse remove the flat washer and try it uner the next bolt. Than try the other 3 blades the same method. This method is a bit slow but does work.
Good luck Waltz.
2006-10-18 18:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by waltzsingmatilda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 18:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you just cleaned it, I suspect you knocked it out of align. The shaft must hang down perfectly straight. Check that. It can easily be knocked out of align. Second check any lights, perhaps a light cover is misset.
Did you remove the vanes? Check their reattachment.
If you really want to mess with balancing, you could try taping small washers on the upper side of a vane.
2006-10-18 18:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by fluffernut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can buy tiny magnets that add weight on one or more of the blaces. Check with a ceiling fan store or hardware store.
2006-10-18 18:22:46 · answer #6 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the others answers were good, but you'd be better off buying a new one if that one is old, could have bad bearings.
2006-10-18 20:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by daffyduct2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋