Ceiling fans that stop working may have an electrical problem.
When your ceiling fan isn't working, the temperature in your room can raise by 4 degrees. Often, problems with a ceiling fan with a light may be due to faulty switches or a bad electrical supply. Troubleshooting will often lead to a solution.
Instructions
1. Turn on the switch at the wall.
2. Pull the speed chain to check if the fan moves at any of the fan speeds. Pull down on the light chain to see if the light is working. If the light works but the blades do not, the problem may be mechanical or with one set of wires. Check the light switch if the light and fan blades are not working. Turn off the electricity to the room by flipping the circuit breaker to the off position. Remove the cover from the light switch. Use a voltage detector to check whether the circuit still has electricity by touching it to the screw terminals on the side of the switch. Loosen the screws that hold the wires down on to the switch. Tighten a wire nut around the two wires to connect them and restore the electricity to the room. Replace the light switch if the light or fan blades now turn on.
3. Turn off the electricity to the room at the circuit breaker.
4. Remove the canopy of the ceiling fan using a screwdriver or a socket wrench, depending on the connection. Hold on to the canopy and slowly lower it down to inspect the wires. Check the black wire if the light is working but not the fan blades. Connect the black wire to the corresponding wire on the fan. This will differ between models, so refer to your owner's manual.
5. Turn the fan blades to see if they move freely. Oil the bearings of the fan if the blades do not move freely and there are no obstructions inside the fan canopy. Use bearing oil. Insert the end of the oil can into the oil hole on the top of the motor housing. Check your owner's manual if you can not find the hole.
Tags: electricity room, light switch, black wire, circuit breaker, light blades