I have two Quorum 350605-2 fans in my great room which I keep on low speed pretty much continuously. One of the fans is turning much slower than the other. A couple years ago, they were both rotating at the same speed. I have manually moved the blades on both fans and there seems to be no difference in their smoothness in turning when I move them--also no roughness so I presume the bearings are OK. At first I thought it might be an oil problem, but when I checked the manual, I found that the bearings are sealed and never need to be oiled. What can be causing the one fan to turn slower than the other???? (I control both with a remote and both have the same light set attached)
Thanks, Paul P.
You say you control with remote? could someone have pulled the pull chain speed adjuster, and the two fans are not in sync? beyond that the motor is windings are getting weak.
not necessary corroded, but as time goes on the windings can deteriorate. But, which I forgot earlier, the more probable answer would be the capacitor , which supplies the power to motor go bad!...not easy item to find always and replace
sorry, earlier I said windings, which could...but probable problem is the capacitor, which are hard to buy sometimes! most fans today are considered disposable
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Thanks for the response johnnybod76. I use separate remotes for each fan and checked the pull chains--which are not the problem. I didn't know that motor windings could go bad. Question--If one of the electrical connections in the fan was getting corroded, could that act like a rheostat--giving less current to the motor--and cause the fan to slow (since it is a variable speed motor)? But what could cause a connection to get corroded??
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Thanks for the response johnnybod76. I use separate remotes for each fan and checked the pull chains--which are not the problem. I didn't know that motor windings could go bad. Question--If one of the electrical connections in the fan was getting corroded, could that act like a rheostat--giving less current to the motor--and cause the fan to slow (since it is a variable speed motor)? But what could cause a connection to get corroded??
prp
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