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Post by kelly on Aug 31, 2008 22:30:38 GMT -5
one thing u guys also need to remember as well if u run the fan and flip the reverse switch while the fan is running it will shorten the life of the reverse switch i have had alot to replace lately on house calls or when they r brought in to the shop so always and i mean ALWAYS wait for the fan to come to a complete stop after u shut it off before flipping the slider switch on the fan
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Post by jeremy on Aug 31, 2008 22:38:04 GMT -5
one thing u guys also need to remember as well if u run the fan and flip the reverse switch while the fan is running it will shorten the life of the reverse switch i have had alot to replace lately on house calls or when they r brought in to the shop so always and i mean ALWAYS wait for the fan to come to a complete stop after u shut it off before flipping the slider switch on the fan good point!! i remember that next time(cause i usally flip it when it's on),i make sure i turn them off before flip the reverse switch.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2008 0:26:14 GMT -5
It's no more wear on the reverse switch than a pullchain shorting across a capacitor. It's also said to be wear on the motor, I dont know. I know it's not a good idea.
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Post by Ben C. on Sept 1, 2008 15:23:58 GMT -5
Does suddenly going from high forward to high reverse have any ill effects beside twisting the motor? The demo mode on my Casablanca is programmed to do that.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2008 20:50:11 GMT -5
I wouldnt worry.
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Post by Jean Lemieux on Sept 2, 2008 16:29:23 GMT -5
I don't think I ever tried that with my fan it seems too dangerous. On low its OK but NEVER on high. What I do sometimes when I wants to revers my fans. I take off the power but I don't always wait till its all completely stop. I just never do it while the fan is on.
I did not know the revers function of a fan could died. I toughed more like Dan that its not good for the motor especially.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2008 23:52:34 GMT -5
It really doesnt do much damage at all other than jerking it.
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Post by derek anthony on Aug 12, 2009 23:32:04 GMT -5
in a subway we were at earlier today, i saw them run one of the regencys on high reverse and the fan was wobbling so bad, it caused the ceiling tile it was on to rock in the support, the fan has a ball and socket, i was afraid that it would fall on a customer
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Post by Ben C. on Aug 13, 2009 11:49:29 GMT -5
It's not mounted to the ceiling tile, don't worry. Almost all Subway fans get beat to crap. The ones near here are from the 80's/90's, so the ceilings are very low, and they can easily be reached.
It's an old thread, but I'll add that since my fan is in a very large room, and it's mounted high up, in the winter, we always run high reverse. The Crest was always on high, either in updraft or downdraft, since any other speed would hum and it would piss my dad off. The Panama is either on speed 4 or 5 because any speed lower than that doesn't really make a difference.
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Post by Chris H. on Aug 13, 2009 14:17:22 GMT -5
It is an old thread. But it doesn't matter.
So, let me get this straight:
if a fan using a ball and socket mount, with the rod at the top in the ball holding the downrod in place and a pin above the motor at the bottom of the downrod held in place by a cotter pin will not fall if torqued? (Unless of course the pin(s) break?)
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Post by Cole S. on Aug 13, 2009 14:22:06 GMT -5
Yes, that is correct about the pin. In reality, no fan should necessarily fall when torqued if it's assembled and installed correctly, but that isn't always the case.
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Post by Chris H. on Aug 13, 2009 14:26:15 GMT -5
Yes, that is correct about the pin. In reality, no fan should necessarily fall when torqued if it's assembled and installed correctly, but that isn't always the case. Whew! Okay. Well..all the fans in my house (with due exception to that crappy CEC hugger in my garage) use the ball and socket mounting that I described.
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Post by Rick M. on Aug 14, 2009 7:46:24 GMT -5
How about huggers? Is it dangerous to run them on high reverse?
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Post by Chris H. on Aug 14, 2009 9:37:50 GMT -5
How about huggers? Is it dangerous to run them on high reverse? The blades bounce up and down when on high reverse...which causes undue stress on the motor. I kept my CEC hugger on high reverse for about 8 months, then switched when I took it down for cleaning.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2009 22:26:53 GMT -5
Personally I dont think twice about running any of my fans on high and reverse, although there's no rational reason why you would.
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