Ceiling fans should be regularly maintained.
Ceiling fans are a great feature in any home, as they provide a low-energy way to drastically improve the airflow in a room. Modern fans are not only helpful for improving the climate in your house, but they are also very quiet, not causing a disturbance like floor fans do. If your fan starts to run slowly, you are likely to notice straight away because of the reduced airflow and perhaps an unfamiliar noise coming from the fan motor. You can troubleshoot a slow fan easily and have it back in shape in no time.
Instructions
1. Turn off the electricity running to the ceiling fan.
2. Push the blades with your hand to gently spin them and watch them carefully. See if the blades wobble at all when they are spinning. If they are, you will have to adjust the pitch of the blades.
3. Gently bend the blades until they are all lying at the same angle, leveling them all to the same pitch. Bend the blade slowly by holding it right where it joins the blade bracket.
4. Spin the blades again and if the fan still goes slowly, listen for any noises the motor in the middle of the blades. If you hear a grinding or crunching sound, this means the bearings need oiling.
5. Locate the small oil hole along the top edge of the motor housing. The motor housing is the round piece in the center of the blade that holds the fan mechanism. Insert the tip of the applicator of a can of WD40 into the oil hole. Apply a few squeezes of the can trigger into the hole.
6. Spin the blades around a few times to get the WD40 into the bearings within the housing. This will allow the WD40 to degrease the bearings. Let the WD40 dry for about an hour.
7. Fill the oil hole with 2 ounces of 15-weight non-detergent motor oil.
8. Turn the electricity back on.
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