"M&K" wrote in message
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Our ceiling fan wobbles to the point where the ball joint goes
"snik-snik-snik..." and the pull chain for the light goes
"ting-ting-ting..."

Aside from maybe helping me write a song for some new Broadway musical, it
gets pretty annoying and with warmer weather coming, I would like to get
rid
of the wobble.

I have already followed the manufacturer's instructions for eliminating
wobble (loosen blades, run on high, tighten, swap adjacent blades, etc)
with
no luck. I found a nice web page where someone very knowledgable suggests
testing the blade balance using a clothespin, but that only made the
wobble
worse.

This same page said to check blade distance from the ceiling, and this is
where I found the problem; while all the blades were the same distance
from
the ceiling, one of the blade arms that attach to the motor was twisted to
the point where the blade was almost at a 45-degree angle. Okay, the
problem
is aerodynamics, not actual balancing. However, this is one of those real
high-priced fans using what I believe is pewter for the arms and I don't
think I can just go and put this thing in a vise to try and twist it into
a
correct angle.

Has anyone else encountered this, and how did you correct it?

Thanks
m


Go to Home Depot and buy a balance kit and that should solve it. That's
assuming that something isn't loose or bent........good luck....Ross