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  • Aug 5, 2006, 03:53 PM
    wws35801
    Hunter Fan runs very slowly
    I have installed a Hunter with remote control (Model 27185). Everything works including the fan. When I set the fan to fast using the remote it runs at the slowest speed of my other Hunter fan. When I set it to slow it barely moves if at all.

    Initially I did not have the pull switch set to fast. I turned the power off at the switch and pulled the chain and then turned the switch back on and then used the remote to power the fan back on and the fan started turning at its very slow speed.

    Do I have a problem with the remote or have I wired something incorrectly? Or something else?
    Cannot find a similar problem on the internet.
    Thanks in advance for any response.
  • Aug 5, 2006, 10:31 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    If it is a brand new fan, and both the remote and pullswitch are set to fast, it should run on fast. Try removing the remote receiver from the circuit to see if the fan works as it should, and then report back.
  • Aug 6, 2006, 12:35 PM
    wws35801
    It is a new fan and new remote control. After removing the remote from the circuit the fan works as I would expect - speed wise. All three speeds are similar to my other direct connect Hunter.
    After reconnecting the remote the speed, as before, is very slow on fast and barely turning on low.
    There have been a number of negative reports on this remote (27185) so I may have been bitten by this. I will check with Hunter to get it replaced since it is still under warranty.
    Thanks for the input.
  • Aug 6, 2006, 03:04 PM
    ceilingfanrepair
    Try wiring the remote in again, making sure it's wired correctly, and making sure the fan is set to high before you do so. If it still doesn't work right you may have a dud.
  • Jul 9, 2008, 04:53 PM
    dvredeve
    Comment on ceilingfanrepair's post
    This was my problem. I did not have the pull string control set to high.
  • Jun 19, 2010, 01:08 PM
    beattyk
    Same problem. I don't know how the remote and pull chain settings got out of synch but once I set the remote speed on Low (as in barely turning), I simply cycled the pull chain - slowly - until there was a noticeable uptick in the fan's rotational speed. I then put the remote through the rest of its speed settings to confirm that it was back in synch with the pull chain. Thanks for the info...
  • Jun 20, 2010, 12:08 PM
    Stratmando

    Having the remote on low and the pull chain on low can be tough on the motor.
    Whenever using a remote for fan, always leave pull chain on high.
    Pull chain switches from high, medium, low, off, repeats.
  • Jun 21, 2010, 11:08 PM
    ceilingfanrepair

    As long as the fan is spinning it won't hurt the motor.
  • Jun 22, 2010, 05:15 AM
    Stratmando

    The motor is not always spinning, Pull chain on low and receiver set to low can be tough on a motor.
  • Jun 22, 2010, 03:28 PM
    ceilingfanrepair

    If the motor is stalled out you can burn a spot in the stator, but that is even unlikely as these motors are impedance protected.

    If both are set to low and the fan is still spinning (albeit slowly) you are fine.

    It's still not recommended.
  • Oct 2, 2010, 07:44 PM
    JonM11100
    I've got a problem even more perplexing. I keep my celing fan on high so it just about blows you out of the room. When I turn my wall switch OFF, it still rotates like, super slow. Not even fast enough to feel it. Do they make fans to do that these days or what? I would think if I turned it off on the wall, as opposed to turning it off by the fan's pull-chain, the blades would eventually stop but this one doesn't. What gives?
  • Oct 2, 2010, 08:53 PM
    Stratmando

    It should stop unless the switch is defective, remove completely to test.
    Could get low power from a faulty connection/wiring and keep voltage to fan?
  • Oct 2, 2010, 08:57 PM
    JonM11100
    Hummmmm... interesting... the wall switch has always worked fine... its a dual switch... one switch operates the fan and the other operates the light kit on the fan... it has always worked fine... I recently had a roof leak and water ran down into the fan that was there, so I had to replace it. I thought maybe the newer fans were designed to run really slow after the switch was turned off, maybe, as just a decorative motif... the slow turning blades have sort of a soothing effect on whoever sits under it... I haven't tried pulling the chains on the fan yet... maybe I need to do that..
  • Nov 5, 2012, 09:40 AM
    gerald laurie
    Fan spinning fast with out the blades
  • Nov 5, 2012, 09:44 AM
    gerald laurie
    Fan spin slow with the blade on .fast with blade on I make shore I balance the blade

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