Hi,
My 3 speed ceiling fan (Hampton Bay-fan) with single light bulb of 60 watts max, stopped working, though the light still serves as my main overhead light in the room without those newer curly light bulbs. That's not the issue, however, I did see today that I have had 75 watt bulb running and I believe before the fan stopped working, the same 75 watt bulb. For the most part, the three speeds were fine on the chain controlled-one and the light could be chain controlled as well so long as the wall switch is "on," of course, and so my question starts to dig into guessing that perhaps the watt on the bulb over-did it(?) and this is small room w/lot of electricals plugged in; phone, computer, speakers a fan in bathroom connected and all that is here is also right by the door's circuit breaker box. So that's what I have to apply to the information for my anticipated suggestive or perhaps recommended-answer, if you may have idea.
This is crazy, but last year, I learned not to use a surge protector strip as an extension cord or, that is, one plugged in to other strip because what happened was decreased electricity to the computer and certain functions stopped working but not altogether it was a faded-like reduction in power. This is what my friend told me when we were talking about it and I thought it sounded nuts to think I had too much electric plugged into both of the surge protectors but like he said, that's like a tow truck towing a bigger tow truck or... well you get it.

Thanks for any help and I appreciate it!
Keith

Good morning. Let's just focus on the failing fan. How old is the fan, it might be simpler to just replace the fan rather then trying to fix it.

The wattage of the bulb is not an electrical factor, it may or may not be a heat factor, but we can't make that leap right now.

So, the fan was just spinning away, happily cooling you and it quit or did it fail when you pulled the chain to start the fan. Which is the failure?

Thanks Donf, I appreciate your answering and time in it as well.
Starting with how old of the fan... I've been here for at least 13 years and it was installed when I moved in, looked new then. Still has held up good, I've checked (by the way) screws for tightness and general wear and still decent. But since no extra usage of the fan since about last... Oct. November's when it wasn't functioning and no-it didn't just quit but took awhile it seemed to "get going" once I was turning on, and than it was at like, half-speed on low setting and kept same slow going even when trying the other 2 speeds, than it finally just didn't turn or the blades tried to, and you heard the motor and than pretty quickly after that, no motor. But the light's still on. :)
What do you think, if this better equips you w/more info. And by the way, I did a little research last night to find the model of this fan's 42" Littlerson or Little something and it's considered smaller for a one roomer size and it was good for this one's (1 room) and quiet too. I think you're right about just replacing the fan and not the parts to see if that'll do it, and I can actually save money for the price of it, to get same fan, and have new warranty should there be any trouble, etc..

Thanks again*
Hope to hear back.

Joe,

It is possible that the motor is now toes up, dead. Normal use over 13 years can do that.

A quick check to see if the capacitor is dead would be to start the blades spinning and then turn the power on. If the motor can continue driving the fan blades then more than likely it is the capacitor.

Both the motor and capacitor are replaceable, if you can find them, however, since the fan is 13+ years old, I would seriously consider replacing the entire fan.

Hey Donf,
Yeh, I tried that shutting off light of fan, and got the blades going a little bit and quick-hit switch and there's no motor power. The blades just pretty much twirled for the life of the spin I gave it in less than what 12 seconds or so...
So, I haven't checked the price of capacitor and sort of like the fan by now or seeing how I had it so long and some time going to get new stuff is like going to China anyway, and it may be not as good even if new, big deal. But I'll check it out and see what might be the better way to do it. Plus, now temps are getting up there and if I don't get this one going, I can see getting one of those airplane style of nice fans that you know, blow everything around the room, well... maybe not that big, but they're making those pretty sturdy or looks like (anyway).

Take care*