Ceiling Fan Blows

[Ludwig]

OK. I have a ceiling fan/light combination that is giving me fits. When set for winter use, blowing up against the ceiling, it works quite well. When I reverse the fan for summer use, at all speed settings, it blows the ground-fault circuit breaker. I don't have the time/energy to repair it. Does anyone know of a person who has the requisite skills to fix it? A new fan/light combination costs about $150 so the repair ought to cost somewhat less.

[mac]

if it were mine, i'd just change the gfc....mac


OK. I have a ceiling fan/light combination that is giving me fits. When set for winter use, blowing up against the ceiling, it works quite well. When I reverse the fan for summer use, at all speed settings, it blows the ground-fault circuit breaker. I don't have the time/energy to repair it. Does anyone know of a person who has the requisite skills to fix it? A new fan/light combination costs about $150 so the repair ought to cost somewhat less.

[Ludwig]

if it were mine, i'd just change the gfc....mac

If it were only the fan/ceiling light circuit I'd have no problem. That circuit however covers all the outlets in the Master Bedroom and I'm not sure what the code requirements are.

[THEMEANOGRE]

Ask the building inspector. They have all the requisite info and there should be no fee for them to come out to give you advice.

[mac]

just pop out the one that's already in and it'll tell you every thing you need to know on the back of it.......and take it with you to lowes or home depot or aces...mac


Ask the building inspector. They have all the requisite info and there should be no fee for them to come out to give you advice.

[THEMEANOGRE]

I'm giving room for the possibility that there might be more in the room drawing current than the breaker was designed to handle. Ludwig may need to go up to the next amperage of breaker.

[mac]

yeow......that's always possibility....kind of rare but always possible. it's generally a weak breaker and the more time a breaker pops, the weaker, or easier to pop, it gets.....especially GFIs....

EMEANOGRE;166856]I'm giving room for the possibility that there might be more in the room drawing current than the breaker was designed to handle. Ludwig may need to go up to the next amperage of breaker.[/QUOTE]

[engteach64]

When they put the GCFI breaker on my pool it kept blowing. It was too small even though it was the exact same voltage? He put one that was just one step bigger seemed to make the difference. I've never had trouble with it since. Hope you figure it out cheaply.

I have a home warranty on my house, and I had to have some electrical work done. It cost me 60.00 for the visit, and they fixed everything I asked. Pretty good deal for a house built in the 70s.

[Ludwig]

OK my friends. Call off the dogs. My fan blows, like a homo, in both directions now. We had an electrician come and and he found a short in the lower unit of the fan. It only cost $65 to get it all fixed. Thanks for all your input.

[Night Owl]

That's exactly what I was thinking it was. A short in the fan!!!!:)

[TheOldProgrammer]

That's exactly what I was thinking it was. A short in the fan!!!!:)

That makes two of us Owl... Maybe we should have said something earlier...

:smoke

[Night Owl]

Yea I know but I just forgot.

[engteach64]

Yeah, unh huh, that's what I was thinking too. :) Me and all my vast knowledge. Now I can add something else to my knowledge base of home repairs...ceiling fan blows, check for short. Thanks. :)