Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    lovescats's Avatar
    lovescats Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #1

    Sep 16, 2009, 11:33 AM
    Ceiling fan working only on high speed
    I have a Regency ceiling fan that is approx. 7 years old. All of a sudden the high speed stays on even when I set it on medium or low speed. All I can do is run it on high or cut it off. Can someone tell me what the problem is?
    ballengerb1's Avatar
    ballengerb1 Posts: 27,378, Reputation: 2280
    Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
    		  
    #2

    Sep 16, 2009, 07:04 PM

    Remote control or pull chains or both? Do you also have a switch on a wall?
    lovescats's Avatar
    lovescats Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
    New Member
    		  
    #3

    Sep 16, 2009, 08:29 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ballengerb1 View Post
    remote control or pull chains or both?? Do you also have a switch on a wall?
    Pull chains. The fan is in with our lights in the switch on the wall. The fan doesn't have a separate switch on the wall.
    KISS's Avatar
    KISS Posts: 12,510, Reputation: 839
    Uber Member
    		  
    #4

    Sep 16, 2009, 09:55 PM

    Capacitor or switch. Capacitor most likely because of age. Parts likely available at CeilingFanParts.com Home.

    <Moved thread from Home Electronics>
    ballengerb1's Avatar
    ballengerb1 Posts: 27,378, Reputation: 2280
    Home Repair & Remodeling Expert
    		  
    #5

    Sep 17, 2009, 08:14 AM

    Couild also be a bad 3 step switch. Can you open it up and get at the wires coming to and from the switch?
    KISS's Avatar
    KISS Posts: 12,510, Reputation: 839
    Uber Member
    		  
    #6

    Sep 17, 2009, 09:30 AM

    Bb:
    Doesn't "Capacitor or switch" in post #4, cover it?
    ceilingfanrepair's Avatar
    ceilingfanrepair Posts: 5,733, Reputation: 109
    Uber Member
    		  
    #7

    Sep 21, 2009, 06:28 PM

    Ballanger and Kiss, it's almost NEVER the switch. And when you suggest switch, the first thing they do is pull all the wires out and ask us how to reconnect it. STOP suggesting the switch is the problem.

    It's the capacitor. 99/100 cases.

    Ceiling fan capactors - troubleshooting and resources - Ceiling Fans N More
    KISS's Avatar
    KISS Posts: 12,510, Reputation: 839
    Uber Member
    		  
    #8

    Sep 21, 2009, 06:43 PM

    Thats's what I said "Most likely the capacitor"

    I agree 100&#37;; Capacitor
    ceilingfanrepair's Avatar
    ceilingfanrepair Posts: 5,733, Reputation: 109
    Uber Member
    		  
    #9

    Sep 21, 2009, 08:15 PM

    I agree. I'd rather we not suggest the switch until we've ruled out everything else. I hate answering these posts "I removed the pullchain and didnt mark the wires, where do they go" and most of the time our answer is "no clue either".
Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions
 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

Speed control of high ceiling fan [ 2 Answers ]

I have a ceiling fan that is too high to get too easily to adjust the speeds. It has three speeds with a pull chain. I was told by an electrician to install a variable speed switch (something like used for a light), in place of the fan on/off switch. We have two switches for the ceiling fan, one...

New ceiling fan shuts off when operated on high speed [ 1 Answers ]

The fan is new Hampton Bay (Florentine IV) with a 4 speed wall mounted control. The contractor did not wire the fan to the wall mount control. He installed a Hampton Bay 3 remote control. The fan worked on low and medium then shut off at high speed. The contractor thought the remote was faulty so...

Ceiling Fan will not reach high speed [ 5 Answers ]

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...

Ceiling fan high speed [ 1 Answers ]

I reinstalled a ceiling fan from the basement. When it was down there all 3 speeds worked fine. Now that I've reinstalled it upstairs, it only runs on high speed. The are 4 wires from the fan, white black blue and green. Green is ground, blue is for the light, white neutral and black hot. 3...

View more questions Search