Troubleshooting tips – Casablanca Fan Company Casablanca fan c12d4301 User Manual

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Please refer to this troubleshooting guide before requesting service or contacting your dealer for assistance.

TRouBleShooTInG TIpS

fan will not operate at proper speeds

or will not operate at any speed

fan runs slowly in either direction if

rotation is started by hand; will not reverse

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Fan will not start

• Check the main circuit fuses, circuit breakers, and wall switch position. Check all

wire connections. Make sure the power is turned off during this inspection.

• Check that reverse switch is not set in center of throw.

Fan wobbles or shakes excessively

• Be sure the canopy pin is set properly into the slot on the ball.

• Check that the bladeholders have not been bent during installation and the blades

are balanced.

• Screws for bladeholders to motor are tight.

• The hanger bracket and/or the ceiling outlet are attached too loosely. Make sure

the hanger bracket is attached tightly to the ceiling outlet box and the downrod

assembly is secured firmly.

• The downrod is attached to the downrod base too loosely. Make sure all the screws

are securely tightened.

• Screws for blades are tight.

Fan is noisy during operation

• Check and tighten the light fixture retaining screws, glass shade screws, and/or

lightbulb(s).

• Tighten the canopy screws and mounting plate assembly. Make sure the wire nuts

inside the canopy and switch housing are not touching the metal parts and that

they have not fallen off the wire splices. tighten as necessary.

• Tighten the blade holders to the flywheel (or direct drive motor) and the blade to

the bladeholder screws.

• Make sure all the screws in the motor housing are snug but not overly tight.

Fan does not run on low speed

• If fan is new, it may need to be “broken in.” Run at high speed for several days.

Light works, but fan does not work

• The fan wires are not connected properly. Follow the instructions in Step 7.

Fan works, but light does not work

• The light socket is broken. Replace the socket.

• A lightbulb is defective. Replace the lightbulb.

• Defective three-speed pull-chain switch assembly

• Defective capacitor; replace three-speed pull chain switch assembly or replace PCB

assembly

• Defective reverse switch

• Defective capacitor

• Open motor winding: replace reverse switch assembly, PCB assembly, or motor

unit

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