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Post by mlw on Sept 30, 2005 16:00:00 GMT -5
I have a 15 year old SMC Ceiling fan. When on high it wobbles and makes noise. Tried weights on the blades. no luck. Any ideas. thanks mlw ??? ??? ???
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Post by Guest on Sept 30, 2005 16:20:06 GMT -5
Check to make sure all the blades are aligned (same distance from the ceiling) have the same pitch (look at the profile while it is running and see if any blade appears "wider" or "narrower" than the others and are not "out of clock" (look at the fan from below and be sure the blades are spaced evenly).
If all this appears to be in order then either one (or more) of the blades is warped, one (Or more) of the blades is a different weight than the others, or the bearings are out of alignment.
If #1, get new blades. Sometimes you can bend the blade bracket to compensate for it but it still wont be perfect. If #2, try taping a quarter or weight to one or more blades, whichever blade wobbles the least with the quarter on top. etc. If more than one blade requires a weight, switch the blades so those two are across from each other. If #3, you're screwed, newer SMCs are cheap anyways.
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Post by mlw on Oct 3, 2005 14:31:24 GMT -5
Thanks, I'll see what I can do. mlw
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Post by markofexcellence on Oct 3, 2005 20:46:06 GMT -5
;D Hey what's MLW stand for? those are my initials too; Mark Lloyd Wilson. ;D ;D
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Post by John "Rockin" Reed on Oct 15, 2005 22:45:54 GMT -5
That 1997 SMC Laguna I just acquired shimmies and shakes when I run it on high, causing it to wobble...any ideas?
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Post by Andrew G. on Oct 23, 2005 11:30:26 GMT -5
Yes, cheap fans wobble excessively. |
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Post by summerfever on Oct 24, 2005 14:47:33 GMT -5
REMEDY : 1. REMOVE FROM CEILING 2. DROP OFF IN NEAREST DUMPSTER 3. GET A REAL FAN PROBLEM SOLVED.  |
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Post by Sean B. on Oct 24, 2005 17:47:53 GMT -5
However, exspensive fans, such as most casablancas, and most emersons, the brackets are made so ridgid, that the fan can be set sideways on the floor/ ground and not bend anything, however, a large impact(2x4, vacuum hose, etc WILL bend the bracket, and will caus the exspensive fan to wobble, however, most of the time, the ridgidness comes at a price. when you try to bend it back it tends to snap. Yes, but the expensive brands offer replacement parts. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2006 19:05:50 GMT -5
Check to make sure all the blades are aligned (same distance from the ceiling) have the same pitch (look at the profile while it is running and see if any blade appears "wider" or "narrower" than the others and are not "out of clock" (look at the fan from below and be sure the blades are spaced evenly). If all this appears to be in order then either one (or more) of the blades is warped, one (Or more) of the blades is a different weight than the others, or the bearings are out of alignment. If #1, get new blades. Sometimes you can bend the blade bracket to compensate for it but it still wont be perfect. If #2, try taping a quarter or weight to one or more blades, whichever blade wobbles the least with the quarter on top. etc. If more than one blade requires a weight, switch the blades so those two are across from each other. If #3, you're screwed, newer SMCs are cheap anyways. This is very sage advice. |
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