For your own safety turn off power at fuse box or circuit breaker before trouble shooting your fan.
Trouble
1. FAN WILL NOT START.
2. FAN SOUNDS NOISY.
3. FAN WOBBLES
EXCESSIVELY.
4. REMOTE CONTROL
DOES NOT WORK. THE
CONTROL INDICATOR
LED IS CONSTANTLY
FLASHING.
5. NOT ENOUGH AIR
MOVEMENT.
Troubleshooting
Probable Cause
1. Fuse or circuit breaker blown.
2. Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose
switch wire connections in the switch housing.
3. Dead battery in remote control.
4. Reverse switch in neutral position.
1. Blades not attached to fan.
2. Loose screws in motor housing.
3. Screws securing fan blades to motor assembly
are loose.
4. Wire connectors inside housing rattling.
5. Motor noise caused by solid state variable
speed control.
6. Lower housing support set screw loose.
1. Setscrew in downrod support is loose.
2. Setscrew in downrod/hanger ball assembly is loose.
3. The groove hanger ball not lined up with the tab.
4. Hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet box is not
securely fastened.
1. The battery/batteries are going to run out.
WARNING
1. Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit
2. Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire
3. Replace with new battery.
4. Make sure reverse switch position is all the way to
1. Attach blades to fan before operating.
2. Check to make sure all screws in motor housing are
3. Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan
4. Check to make sure wire connectors in switch
5. Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from
6. Tighten set screw securely.
1. Tighten both setscrews securely in downrod support.
2. Tighten the setscrew in the downrod/hanger ball
3. Re-hanging the hanger ball secure the tab into the
4. Tighten the hanger bracket screws to the outlet box,
1. Please replace the battery/batteries.
1. If possible, consider using a longer downrod (not
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Suggested Remedy
breakers.
connections in the switch housings.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
one side.
snug (not over-tight).
blades to the motor assembly are tight.
housing are not rattling against each other or
against the interior wall of the switch housing.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
solid-state variable speed controls. Solid-state
controls are not recommended, choose an
alternative control method.
assembly.
groove.
and secure outlet box.
included, you can buy the longer downrod from
fanimation.com).