Ceiling Fan Moving Slowly

Start by taping a dime to the middle of a single blade and turning the fan on high.

Ceiling fan moving slowly.

Ceiling fans that operate at speeds slower than normal can have one of four problems. Watch this video as this will help you troubleshoot and repair it under 10. Repeat this test for each blade until you find the one where the wobble starts to lessen. The slowness of the fan is sometimes cause by the capacitor if it s running slowly without making noise.

This video will give some insight into replacing the capacitor in a ceiling fan. If you d like to support the channel you can do so by shopping for whatever you need on amazon through this link http amzn to 2gudda1 dirty maintenance s. The other two are electrical. Either a bad capacitor or damaged winding.

If it s making noise then that s because of lack of oil in the motor. Our ceiling fan was not turning at full speed when selecting high speed the. Then move the coin up and down the blade trying heavier coins as necessary until you find the optimal balance. New ceiling fan runs slow even on highest setting our home is a new build and was pre wired for ceiling fans.

All ceiling mounts have copper black white and red wires coming from them and are connected to a two way switch on the wall one controls fan speed the other the light.