We recently got a new ceiling fan for our living room and put the old one (not sure of brand - but not more than 3 years old) upstairs in a guest bedroom. Our realtor hooked it up at first and the breaker was flipping because he didn't have the wiring hooked up right. I called a handyman and he came and fixed the wiring problem. Since then if the fan is left on for about 10 minutes or more, I can smell a burning smell. I called the handyman back - he came out and checked the wires and everything looked good. I could smell the same smell with the ceiling fan off if I put my nose very close to where the motor would be. So I'm assuming it's the motor? Does this mean it is going to just go out soon? Is it a fire hazard? The smell seems to be a little less recently, but I want to be safe. Thoughts?

Thanks a bunch!

Assuming it's hooked up right it's probably a bad capacitor. What make is the fan?

American made ceiling fans - Ceiling Fans N More (http://www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/ceiling-fan-capacitors.php)

Craftmade. So what does that mean exactly? I don't care about it quitting working as much as I worry about safety.

Thanks!

Open the bottom part, where the light is or would go. Look for a small black box. See if it's melted any.