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dgbennett
Oct 21, 2007, 06:13 PM
I just installed a replacement 52 inch Harbor Breezefan and I am experiencing the same problem as the last one. It appears to turn only at medium speed when on high. I have four other fans of the same type and all spin considerably faster. My son said the original turned as fast as the others and a couple of weeks ago the symptoms appeared. I changed the wall switch and nothing has changed.

ceilingfanrepair
Oct 21, 2007, 07:53 PM
What type of wall switch do you have?

dgbennett
Oct 22, 2007, 02:48 AM
The switch is a simple toggle switch 110v.

ceilingfanrepair
Oct 24, 2007, 09:31 PM
It sounds like a bad capacitor, but that would explain why two fans in the same location exibited the same problem. Do you have a voltmeter?

dgbennett
Oct 28, 2007, 05:39 AM
Voltage at switch and fan is 123.5. I now notice that even the light seems dimmer than the two adjacent rooms

ceilingfanrepair
Oct 28, 2007, 02:16 PM
123 is good. Something may be wrong with the fan. Is it a remote fan?