Rep: 23
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When I turn it on I can hear the motor humming but the blades won't spin, the lights work fine. The fan is only a little over a year old?
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Rep: 445
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Sounds like maybe the start capacitor has gone bad. The motor will jump but if the lil black start capacitor is bad the motor won't start and run but to test this you can turn the fan on and then try starting it by spinning it kind hard with your hand. If it starts and runs then you cap is bad!
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You can also check capacitance with a cap checking meter or a multimeter that will read mfd. But based of what you described, yeah... bad capacitor. Easy to replace though, and cheap online. Just make sure you get a replacement with the same value and number of wires. If moving the blade doesn't get it to go the cap could still be the issue! A weak cap will let the motor run if started by hand. But a completely dead one might not.
Rep: 269
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Not sure what to do here but if the cap didn't fix it then either the engine needs to be taken apart, cleaned and the shaky oiled or the windings are burned making the fan more non repairable.
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Thank you for your suggestions. Nothing worked. I’m going to have an electrician friend come and help me fix it or install a new one. Thanks again
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What did your friend say it was?
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Hi @sabelle,
Is it possible for you to take it down from the ceiling and then upload a few pictures? If you could get some detailed pictures of the motor, it would help. Adding images to existing questions.
da Geir Ove Andersen