Because it occurred within a few months of the remodel and because our houses wiring has always been a little bit flakey anyway i figured that there must be some sort of electrical problem. Im sick of hearing that.
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Ceiling fan only works on high. My ceiling fan is running at high speed only no matter what position the switch is in. It just has one speed fast. The switch replacement is below. The other two are electrical. Youngistockgetty images ceiling fans that operate at speeds slower than normal can have one of four problems. Loss of bearing lubrication and poor blade balance.
This is where knowing how and where the wires that go to your existing fan speed switch is important. Sometimes either or both the switch and capacitor fail. Its a chain pull no remotei pull the chain it clicks through but doesnt change speeds. My hampton bay ceiling fan is 3 speed but only operates on high. Just doing a little research to see if its fixable. Ceiling vans have very little torque and almost any problem may cause the fan to run slowly.
For a hampton bay fan 4 wire capacitor 3 speed switch. Good thing joe is. You can get a. Posted 2011 jan 5 230 pm. Its only working on one speed high. Our ceiling fan was not turning at full speed when selecting high speed the capacitor was faulty.
Low medium or high are all the same fast speed. The one has. Two of these issues are mechanical. The ceiling fan would turn on by using the wall switch but it would only work on one speed low speed. They all work on medium and high speed settings on the wall switch but not on the lowest setting. About 15 years old.
I did see two different capacitors of the 5 mfd rating could these be the problem. Changing the start or run capacitor should only be done with power to the fan disabled. If i try to get the fan to work on low or medium the fan tries but then stops. This video will give some insight into replacing the capacitor in a ceiling fan. Menu whirlpool go to navigation. As long as your ceiling fan does not come with a remote control and just has switches on the fan and wall the culprit maybe your ceiling fan speed switch.
With a simple replacement you should be able to get all 3 speeds again. Ceiling fan not working on some speeds. I havent tried anything yet. How long has this been going on with your hampton bay ceiling fan. 4 of our bedroom ceiling fans in our house are malfunctioning. What have you tried so far.
Maybe you can just fix it yourself. Last updated posted 2011 jan 5 750 pm aest posted 2011 jan 5 750 pm aest user 205121 714 posts. Turning the knob to high or medium did nothing. Either a bad capacitor or damaged winding. I have a hampton bay ceiling fan. Depending on how it is wired up youll first need to disconnect power and remove the housing holding the fan speed switch.
The fan does reverse and the lights do work. Archive view return to standard view. Get in there look at your ceiling fan see what its going to take to fix the stuck ceiling fan speed. Any suggestions on what could be wrong. A user recently asked. Take a picture or draw a diagram showing.
How old is your hampton bay ceiling fan.
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