i have looked allover for a name and cant find one any ideas ????????
2007-08-11 07:33:08 · 8 answers · asked by gbjsoo 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
hardware: loews, builders square, etc and get weights made for balancing fan blades.......have someone there help you pick out the right ones.......good luck
2007-08-11 07:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A buncha things to look for, from simple/fast/easy first: #1, tighten screws that hold the blades on the brackets.#2, tighten the blade brackets onto the motor housing. Check the fan now: if it stopped wobbling, you're good. If it still wobbles, you'll have to unscrew the brackets (leaving the blades attached to the brackets), then unscrew the 'canopy' next to the ceiling and see if the ball-and-socket that the whole fan assembly hangs from is still where it should be: the ball-and-socket has a groove on one side that keeps the fan from spinning off into the room (it's been known to happen). #4, many times, people remove a ceiling light and hang a ceiling fan in its place, not realizing that the electrical junction box in a ceiling is NOT able to hold the weight and movement of a ceiling fan...if that's the case, you have to take the fan down and install a ceiling fan brace kit (available at a Home Center for +/- $15) which is a bit of work but not overly difficult, and easier to do if there is attic crawl space above the fan; the brace kits come in 2 sizes and are adjustable, 1 for up to 16" on-center installations and the other for up to 24" on-center ceiling joists. If there's no attic/crawl space, it's harder to install from in the room, but doable...a '3' or '4' on a scale of 1-to-5 on a difficulty scale, since electrical work (and usually, ceiling repair/patching) is involved. It helps to have someone available to help you hold things, pass you tools, etc.
2007-08-11 08:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ceiling fans usually wobble because for some reason a blade has gotten bent, usually from someone hitting it with something accidentally. If it isn't that, then the spindle has got some stripped gears most likely and has it off balanced, kind of like what happens to a washing maching when it is offbalanced with clothes and tries to spin in a perfect circle. It can't so it hits the sides of the washer. Same idea with the fan.
2007-08-11 07:43:24 · answer #3 · answered by 'Sunnyside Up' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a ceiling fan starts to wobble is usually because the mounting screws are getting loose. Try tightening the screws first. If the problem continues go to your hardware store and try to find a fan blade balancing kit and follow the instructions to balance the blades. If nothing else is wrong with the fan then you will be OK. If not, buy a new fan.
2007-08-11 07:43:56 · answer #4 · answered by Geradeaus 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bent blade,out of balance, loose screw,three things that willl make a fan wobble. Name plate most fans put the brand in an inconspicuous place top some times. Five years think about a replacement.
2007-08-11 12:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by petethen2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok, it could be alot of things the weights could be off or the brackets could be broke in the ceiling that holds the motor up my advice wold be to check this areas and if you have no idea about it just go buy another fan as far as no name try taking a picture of it to a fan dealer and asking them if they carry that particular one or have a similar one in stock
2007-08-11 07:51:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bearing is wearing. Time for a new one.
2007-08-11 08:20:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SOMETHING HAS CHANGED AND IF YOU DON'T SEE IT-
TAKE A DIME OR A PENNY AND SOME SCOTCH TAPE.
MOVE IT FROM BLADE TO BLADE AND EXPERIMENT A LITTLE UNTIL YOU HAVE IT BACK IN BALANCE.
2007-08-12 18:21:47 · answer #8 · answered by hghjsln 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋