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Seems that every time I post here it is about something either making a noise or making a smell…..
My wife and I decided to replace several of the ceiling fans in our house with new ones that don’t look like 1970. We bought two of one model/brand and one of a different model/brand, normal consumer product fare from one of the big-box home improvement stores. Got them installed and they ran fine. They don’t get heavy use, maybe 30-40hrs/month during the warmer months. Within 3 months of installation, the fan in our bedroom started making a quick, periodic, but intermittent tick-tick-tick-tick sound. Loud enough to keep us awake. It wasn’t long before the other two started doing the same. Three out of three, across two different brands. I read the troubleshooting instructions. They said a remote control can cause motor noise. We did install a third-party remote on one of the fans, so I removed it, but the noise remains. The fans are all well balanced. I de-installed and re-installed two of the fans so that I could go through everything again to make sure all the hardware was tight and there were no parts that were in only light contact with each other. I made sure the cosmetic cover at the top at the ceiling was not actually touching the ceiling but had some clearance. All of the fan blade hardware is tight. None of this helped, the fans still make the same noise. This morning I had an idea to try putting some grease on the ball hangar where the weight of the fan hangs in the mounting bracket thinking that maybe there’s some minimal movement against some stiction there. I’ll try this, but it seems like a long-shot.
I’m perplexed that if 3 out of 3 fans did this with me, then many must do it, and there would be a flood of complaints from people. The noise is loud enough to be annoying even while watching tv. The manufacturers’ troubleshooting tips are very minimal. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
My wife and I decided to replace several of the ceiling fans in our house with new ones that don’t look like 1970. We bought two of one model/brand and one of a different model/brand, normal consumer product fare from one of the big-box home improvement stores. Got them installed and they ran fine. They don’t get heavy use, maybe 30-40hrs/month during the warmer months. Within 3 months of installation, the fan in our bedroom started making a quick, periodic, but intermittent tick-tick-tick-tick sound. Loud enough to keep us awake. It wasn’t long before the other two started doing the same. Three out of three, across two different brands. I read the troubleshooting instructions. They said a remote control can cause motor noise. We did install a third-party remote on one of the fans, so I removed it, but the noise remains. The fans are all well balanced. I de-installed and re-installed two of the fans so that I could go through everything again to make sure all the hardware was tight and there were no parts that were in only light contact with each other. I made sure the cosmetic cover at the top at the ceiling was not actually touching the ceiling but had some clearance. All of the fan blade hardware is tight. None of this helped, the fans still make the same noise. This morning I had an idea to try putting some grease on the ball hangar where the weight of the fan hangs in the mounting bracket thinking that maybe there’s some minimal movement against some stiction there. I’ll try this, but it seems like a long-shot.
I’m perplexed that if 3 out of 3 fans did this with me, then many must do it, and there would be a flood of complaints from people. The noise is loud enough to be annoying even while watching tv. The manufacturers’ troubleshooting tips are very minimal. Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
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