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My ceiling fan has started to "growl" on LO speed only.

Is this typically;
the capacitor
or a matter of lubricant ?


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On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 04:30:40 -0700, RJ wrote:

My ceiling fan has started to "growl" on LO speed only.

Is this typically;
the capacitor
or a matter of lubricant ?


"The capacitor"? Huh?

Likely the bearings are going.

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Dan C wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 04:30:40 -0700, RJ wrote:


My ceiling fan has started to "growl" on LO speed only.

Is this typically;
the capacitor
or a matter of lubricant ?



"The capacitor"? Huh?

Likely the bearings are going.

Greetings fellow linux user!! You don't find many of us, but the
number is growing.

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Evodawg wrote:
Dan C wrote:



Greetings fellow linux user!! You don't find many of us, but the number
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Knoppix doesn't count :-(
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Dan C wrote:
On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 04:30:40 -0700, RJ wrote:


My ceiling fan has started to "growl" on LO speed only.

Is this typically;
the capacitor
or a matter of lubricant ?



"The capacitor"? Huh?

Likely the bearings are going.


Or line voltage has been altered.

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My ceiling fan has started to "growl" on LO speed
only.

Is this typically;
the capacitor
or a matter of lubricant ?


rj


Lubricant.


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Turn off the power - does it continue to growl? Then it's mechanical.

RJ wrote:

My ceiling fan has started to "growl" on LO speed only.

Is this typically;
the capacitor
or a matter of lubricant ?


rj

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On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 14:07:37 +0000, Evodawg wrote:

Likely the bearings are going.


Greetings fellow linux user!! You don't find many of us, but the
number is growing.


Indeed it is. Greets.

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Perhaps you are just getting your ceiling fan confused with your dog ?

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