Fanimation Americana FP410 Series Owner's Manual - page 7
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Trouble Shooting
WARNING
For your own safety turn off power at fuse box or circuit breaker before trouble shooting your fan.
Trouble
Probable Cause
Suggested Remedy
1. FAN WILL NOT START
1. Fuse or circuit breaker blown.
2. Loose power line connections to the fan, or loose
switch wire connections in the switch housing.
3. Reversing switch in neutral position.
4. Dead battery in remote control.
5. Frequency code switches not set correctly.
1. Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit break-
ers.
2. Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire
connections in the switch housings.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
3. Make sure reversing switch position is all the way to
one side.
4. Replace with fresh battery.
5. Set frequency code switches per instructions on
page 6.
2. FAN SOUNDS NOISY
1. Blades not attached to fan.
2. Loose screws in motor housing.
3. Screws securing fan blade holders to motor flywheel
are loose.
4. Wire connectors inside housing rattling.
5. Motor noise caused by solid state variable speed
control.
6. Screws holding blades to blade holders are loose.
7. Rubber flywheel set screw loose.
1. Attach blades to fan before operating.
2. Check to make sure all screws in motor housing are
snug (not over-tight).
3. Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan
blade holders to the motor flywheel are tight.
4. Check to make sure wire connectors in switch
housing are not rattling against each other or against the
interior wall of the switch housing.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off !
5. Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from solid-
state variable speed controls. Solid-state controls are
not recommended, choose an alternative control method.
6. Tighten screws securely.
7. Tighten set screw securely.
3. FAN WOBBLES
EXCESSIVELY
1. Fan base bolts on the ceiling is loose.
2. Bolts holding the collector to the support pole are
loose.
3. Screws securing fan blade holders to flywheel are
loose.
4. Blade holders not seated properly.
1. Tighten fan base bolts.
2. Tighten bolts holding the collector to the support pole.
3. Check to be sure screws which attach the fan blade
holders to the flywheel are tight.
4. Check to be sure the fan blade holders seat firmly and
uniformly to the surface of the flywheel. If holders are
seated incorrectly, loosen the screws and retighten.