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    dsquire01 Posts: 4, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 26, 2008, 04:03 AM
    Ceiling fan made a loud popping sound and quit working
    Last night my bedroom ceiling fan made a loud popping sound and quit working. I have searched some of the other questions and answers but didn't find anything mentioning any such noise. My fan hangs from a very high ceiling and I haven't been able to get up to it yet... so I don't know who the manufacturer is. So, I guess my question is what could have popped? A capacitor? I didn't smell anything. Could the motor have went bad that suddenly? I don't hear any humming or anything with the power on.
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    Aug 26, 2008, 04:21 AM
    Hello dsquire01

    Loud popping sound may indicate either a faulty capacitor, a faulty winding, and/or a faulty in-line fuse.
    As it quit working the chance that it is the capacitor is slim.
    To test : switch the fan "on" and turn the fanblades around. I that gets the fan going, it's the capacitor. If not it's the fan motor or in-line fuse.

    Switch-off, remove the fan, disconnect the blades, and bring the rest for repair.

    Success !

    :)
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    Aug 26, 2008, 12:31 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by dsquire01
    Last night my bedroom ceiling fan made a loud popping sound and quit working. I have searched some of the other questions and answers but didn't find anything mentioning any such noise. My fan hangs from a very high ceiling and I haven't been able to get up to it yet... so I don't know who the manufacturer is. So, I guess my question is what could have popped? a capacitor? I didn't smell anything. Could the motor have went bad that suddenly? I don't hear any humming or anything with the power on.
    Hello,

    It sounds like either a loose wire or the fan just went bad. You have 2 way's to handle this. 1. Get up to the unit and check the connection. 2. Buy a new fan and have it at the same time you are up that high and if the fan went bad you are ready to change it out for the new one, if the fan is OK just return the new one. Russ
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    Aug 26, 2008, 02:12 PM
    Is it a remote fan? If not, how is it controlled?
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    Aug 28, 2008, 10:55 AM
    It is controlled by a wall switch. One switch for the fan and a separate switch for the light. I'm climbing up there tomorrow to check it out.
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    Aug 28, 2008, 11:33 AM
    Does the light work OK?
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    Aug 29, 2008, 03:04 AM
    The light does still work. Also, I rewired the fan to the light switch and vice versa... the light still worked and the fan still didn't.
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    Aug 29, 2008, 03:44 PM
    Check the wiring first. Otherwise it's something within the fan. Usually the capacitor. Do you know how old the fan is?
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    Sep 2, 2008, 04:41 AM
    I ended up putting up a new fan this weekend. When I took the old one down, there wasn't any indication as to the manufacturer or model #. The only label of any kind was the UL sticker...

    Anyway, thanks for all the replies.
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    Sep 2, 2008, 11:12 AM
    Glad you got things worked out. Sorry about the old fan. Send me a picture of it if you want me to identify it.
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