Re: Ceiling fan - blades not turning

Meat Plow wrote:
On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 07:29:46 -0700, eliz Has Frothed:

I have a 30inch (approx) ceiling fan in a bedroom and it has stopped
working.
It does not have a remote.
The light is working fine.
The blades do not turn but I can hear the motor running when the blades
are turned on.

So, the power seems to be going to the blade motor(or whatever) but the
blades aren't turning.
The blades will spin easily by hand. They are well balanced and they have
never been noisy.

I cannot remember the make.

What might the problem be?

eliz

Motor might be bad wouldn't you think?

Sounds more like a bad startup capacitor. These are mostly generic and available in the lighting department at Home Depot (assuming the OP is in the States).

Usually repair involves demounting the fan and some disassembly.

jak

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