worlds slowest ceiling fan.

[Frankly]

Hello Group.

I just installed a ceiling fan but the darn thing turns soooooo sloooooow. I called hunter tech support which is the worst i have ever seen.

the fan turns very slow on the fastest setting it turns as fast as the slowest setting should turn about 50rpms. tech support told me that it could be the reciver for remote. i dont think it is. i think i may have to take the whole fan down again and check to see if all the wires are making a good connection. i had a hard time with the 2 wires that come out of the ceiling and am wondering if they are connected but just a little loose would that cause the fan to turn sooooo slooooooow.

thank you.

Frank

[HeyBub]

Google: Ceiling + fan + slow = 2,740,000 hits. I've reviewed them all and concluded:

Bad capacitor.

[Eric in North TX]

I hope you get a good answer on this, I have 2 identical fans on a common wall switch, and when independently or simultaneously the one is much much slower than its twin. Like you I could have made a boo boo wiring it, but out of dozens I've installed, this is the only one with the slows.

[zero]

50 revolutions per millisecond?

-zero

[JimL]

My hunter fan has a dual capacitor in it and when it is removed, the fan runs slowly (and overheats).

You have a defective capacitor.

[Frankly]

i did that search and came up with the bad capacitor. i hope it is located in the reciever for the remote because that is what they are sending me. tech support for hunter suck and the wire diagrams on both the web site and in the box do not match the wires I have. so i guess i can leave the wires the way they are and hope this capacitor is located within the remotes reciever.

thanks to all for their help.

Frank.

[HeyBub]

Unless the fan's motor is inside the remote control, I don't think you'll find the capacitor there.

[mm]

The others have solved your problem, but for the record, you shouldn't make a connection whose tightness you'll have any doubt about later but I've never seen a case where a loose connection did something but diddn't work completely. I'm not talking about a case where a light goes on and off, but even that might prove my point. It may be so loose that it goes off some times, but when it is on, it's usually at full brightness. If it's not fully bright, it's because it's about to off again.

[sky]

[dadiOH]

Life is just filled with one disappointment after another :)

[Frankly]

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they are actually sending me the receiver that sits in the fan. its not that I had an idea of what was wrong when I was talking to her ( hunters tech support) I just didn't get the feeling she was going to get it right. and couldnt see how it could be the receiver that was doing this. I did get 2 of these fans and going to install the other one in the bedroom tomorrow. I should have just came here. i will call their tech support again and mention the capacitor to them. i am sure if i hand them the answer they will send me the right part. thank you again.

Frank

[Mark Lloyd]

It looked like normal sloppiness. Someone hadn't considered that "revolutions per minutes" doesn't make sense.

[mm]

I don't tape mine, but that's not because of qualms. Would I have qualms about relying on tape to work after the wire nuts came loose? I think so.

I don't think the wirenuts whould some loose.

There have been threads here involving other people than me about wirenuts and taping.

BTW, I'm not a pro and only do a few connections a year, some years none.

[Frankly]

the one connectiont that gave me a little problem was the 1 white thick wire comming out of the ceiling. according to the instructions i was supposed to connect 4 wires to it. the instructions are also missing info. i think what i will do is put the other fan in the bedroom and see if it works. then i will put that motor on the fan in the living room.

Frank

[Frankly]

nope and on a few that is what I did. however even tho i tried it is still possible that I made a mistake someplace. i didnt believe it would be the reciever for the remote unless someone it is telling the fan that the highest setting is about 50rpm and the slowest is about 20rpm. Frank

[Frankly]

I just installed the second fan. Same problem. takes almost 6 seconds to make 1 rotation on the slowest speed. high speed is about 60rpm.

[mm]

About this time, I 'm thinking you should have given us the brand and model of fan. I don't think you did.

[JimL]

Time for a volt meter check.

[Frankly]

i really thought the second fan was going to work :(.

65" Brushed Nickel Model number 21871 Owners Manual = when you get to figure 6A - this is where the problem may resove itself. the diagram looks fine except that it is missing a red and white white comming out of the reciever. i connected those wires to the red and white of the fan and then connected those 4 wires to the white power wire. also missing in the diagram is the white "neutral in" that i have connected to 1 green ground wire in the ceiling plate and another from inside the fan. Parts Guide thank you Frank

[Frankly]

just curious.. what if i do check it and its low. what will be needed to do? the people upstairs have a ceiling fan and it works fine.

Frank