On Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 7:47:09 AM UTC-5, Ken wrote:
Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/20/2021 1:30 PM, King Zacs wrote:
My fan is tripping electricity. The wall switch is working fine cos I
removed then fan and the switch is working fine. Could it be the fan
motor and if so can I repair it or should dispose the fan


Since we have no idea of your mechanical abilities we don't know if you
can fix it. Could be a motor with a short. Good chance you won't find a
part or you have to take it to a motor shop.

Probably just as easy and cheap to get a new fan.
He might also consider what else is on the circuit. It could be the fan
is OK but exceeding the amperage of the breaker when turned on.
Removing the fan motor and attaching it to a different circuit would be
one way to evaluate the fan motor.


Easier test first would be to disconnect the wires at the motor, put the switch
back in, turn it on and see if the breaker holds and there is 120V at the wires
at the fan end. If it's the typical home fan, not worth trying to fix the motor,
they aren't that expensive, get a new one.