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Post by jsfatl on Jan 25, 2024 15:35:34 GMT -5
Hi there. I have a Hunter Original Ceiling Fan (model 23855-001) which I need some help troubleshooting. Basically, when the power is on, it runs just fine - no speed changes or anything that implies any issues with power getting from the switch to the fan. The issue is that when I shut off the switch, the fan has trouble getting started again. Here is a video of me powering it on after I turned it off. You can see that it it moving super slow. Before I turned it off (about 10 minutes prior to get a picture of the model number) it was on the middle fan speed, so that is the speed that would be expected for it to return to. www.veed.io/view/75736ca6-c9cb-4525-874b-cc0d78fa15b8Eventually, I can get it back up to speed, but if I'm honest, I'm not exactly sure what I do to make it work. Turning the blades manually doesn't seem to help. I think likely the cycling through the power settings via the chain pull does help things, but I can't really be sure that is it either. Any thoughts on what might be going on and how to fix it? |
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on Jan 25, 2024 16:38:34 GMT -5
What kind of switch are you using?
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Post by jsfatl on Jan 25, 2024 18:29:21 GMT -5
A plain lutron rocker switch. No dimmer or anything.
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on Jan 26, 2024 15:46:06 GMT -5
I am not fully understanding.
You power on the fan. It runs fine
You power off the fan. It turns off.
You power the fan back on. It is much slower than it should be.
Is that correct?
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Post by jsfatl on Jan 26, 2024 22:47:31 GMT -5
No, if I power the fan off at the switch, then turn it back on at the switch after a few minutes, it runs at the slow pace as seen in the video.
I'm not exactly sure how I get it to run again at regular speed other than some mix of pulling the string and waiting, but it seems random to me, so I'm wondering what I need to do to fix it.
Does that make more sense?
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on Jan 27, 2024 16:16:12 GMT -5
No, if I power the fan off at the switch, then turn it back on at the switch after a few minutes, it runs at the slow pace as seen in the video. I'm not exactly sure how I get it to run again at regular speed other than some mix of pulling the string and waiting, but it seems random to me, so I'm wondering what I need to do to fix it. Does that make more sense? No. What happens if you power the fan on after it has been off for a day? |
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Post by jsfatl on Jan 28, 2024 12:30:51 GMT -5
The video I posted is what happens when I power the fan on after it has been off for a few moments (or a day!) Thoughts?
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on Jan 29, 2024 19:33:34 GMT -5
The video I posted is what happens when I power the fan on after it has been off for a few moments (or a day!) Thoughts? This is why I am confused. You started with "When the power is on, it runs just fine". If turning the power on alone doesnt result in it running fine, what do you have to do to get it to run correctly? |
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Post by jsfatl on Jan 30, 2024 10:29:34 GMT -5
That's the thing, I'm not really sure how I get it to go from what you see in the video to working. It seems to be some mix of pulling the chain until something happens. But honestly I'm not sure how it gets going again.
I have noticed two other things that might be helpful. 1) When it does start back up, it always seems to start back only on the highest speed.
2) One other thing I have noticed is that not all the speeds work in general. There is the fast speed, then medium speed, but the slow speed seems to not work at all. When I put it on slow, it seems to act like it's powered off.
Any thoughts come to mind on what these facts point to? Or things I can test to troubleshoot better.
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on Jan 30, 2024 15:41:21 GMT -5
Realistically there are only a few things that can go wrong.
Switch or connection-- unlikely unless the fan has been in a very dusty/dirty/greasy/wet/etc environment, or there is physical damage.
Capacitor-- fails with time or use
Bearings needing oil-- These fans are designed to be oiled regularly. If it was bad enough that it would cause the fan not to run well, you would notice. Push the blades by hand, do they spin for a while or stop quickly?
Regardless, if it hasnt been oiled in a while, I would fill it with WD40, which is good at cleaning out any dried or dirty old oil, then after it's running fine for over a month, refill with the correct oil.
Capacitor is the first thing to check if it spins smoothly by hand. It's a small black box, usually in the switch housing, very cheap to replace.
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Post by jsfatl on Jan 30, 2024 18:53:51 GMT -5
Great info, thanks! Typically when a capacitor goes bad what are the symptoms?
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Post by Obi-Wan Canopy on Jan 31, 2024 15:48:54 GMT -5
Fan either wont run, will only run when pushed, or runs but much slower than it's supposed to.
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