This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
...
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

THIS worked for me. I got one of those large pieces of chalk that the kids
use for writing on the sidewalk. I figured the heaviest blade would swing
the fartherest out. I turned on the fan, and CAREFULLY brought in the chalk
until it just ticked the end of the whirling blade(s). Shut the fan off.
Next, I got two of those metal clamps that you use to hold papers together
that weighed as close to the same as a penny/nickel/quarter. I put them on
the two blades across from the heavy one with the chalk mark on it, starting
close to center. Turned the fan on and off, and moved the clamps outward
until stability was found. If stability is not established, go back to
chalk marker, and put weights across from that one. Eventually stability
will be achieved, and you can tape the coins on top of the blades where the
clamps are, or use a small spot of adhesive so as to add only a tiny bit of
weight. Clean the blade good to get it to stick. Of course, remove the
clamps. Fans are a royal PITA, and I have a big one right now in my living
room that has to be done, and it's up there about ten or eleven feet. Up,
down, up, down, up, down.

Enough to drive you nuts.

Steve

visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com

On 8/2/2010 12:18 AM, Steve B wrote:
wrote in message
...
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

THIS worked for me. I got one of those large pieces of chalk that the kids
use for writing on the sidewalk. I figured the heaviest blade would swing
the fartherest out. I turned on the fan, and CAREFULLY brought in the chalk
until it just ticked the end of the whirling blade(s). Shut the fan off.
Next, I got two of those metal clamps that you use to hold papers together
that weighed as close to the same as a penny/nickel/quarter. I put them on
the two blades across from the heavy one with the chalk mark on it, starting
close to center. Turned the fan on and off, and moved the clamps outward
until stability was found. If stability is not established, go back to
chalk marker, and put weights across from that one. Eventually stability
will be achieved, and you can tape the coins on top of the blades where the
clamps are, or use a small spot of adhesive so as to add only a tiny bit of
weight. Clean the blade good to get it to stick. Of course, remove the
clamps. Fans are a royal PITA, and I have a big one right now in my living
room that has to be done, and it's up there about ten or eleven feet. Up,
down, up, down, up, down.

Enough to drive you nuts.

Steve


I don't waste coins, I have slugs from the conduit knockouts in
electrical device boxes. They also make great shims and washers
for powder driven fasteners.

TDD

DerbyDad03 wrote in news:be4b404b-7b79-416d-a954-
:

This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.




Congratulations.

My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble, moves
just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.
My DW ask why only 2 blades on the fan. I told her that using 1 made it
wobble WAY too much. ;-)

Steve
--
I think nighttime is dark
so you can imagine your
fears with less distraction.

-Calvin

On Aug 2, 1:37*am, The Daring Dufas
wrote:
On 8/2/2010 12:18 AM, Steve B wrote:





*wrote in message
...
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

THIS worked for me. *I got one of those large pieces of chalk that the kids
use for writing on the sidewalk. *I figured the heaviest blade would swing
the fartherest out. *I turned on the fan, and CAREFULLY brought in the chalk
until it just ticked the end of the whirling blade(s). *Shut the fan off.
Next, I got two of those metal clamps that you use to hold papers together
that weighed as close to the same as a penny/nickel/quarter. *I put them on
the two blades across from the heavy one with the chalk mark on it, starting
close to center. *Turned the fan on and off, and moved the clamps outward
until stability was found. *If stability is not established, go back to
chalk marker, and put weights across from that one. *Eventually stability
will be achieved, and you can tape the coins on top of the blades where the
clamps are, or use a small spot of adhesive so as to add only a tiny bit of
weight. *Clean the blade good to get it to stick. *Of course, remove the
clamps. *Fans are a royal PITA, and I have a big one right now in my living
room that has to be done, and it's up there about ten or eleven feet. *Up,
down, up, down, up, down.

Enough to drive you nuts.

Steve

I don't waste coins, I have slugs from the conduit knockouts in
electrical device boxes. They also make great shims and washers
for powder driven fasteners.

TDD- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"I don't waste coins"

It wasn't my penny.

On Aug 2, 1:18*am, "Steve B" wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message

...





This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

THIS worked for me. *I got one of those large pieces of chalk that the kids
use for writing on the sidewalk. *I figured the heaviest blade would swing
the fartherest out. *I turned on the fan, and CAREFULLY brought in the chalk
until it just ticked the end of the whirling blade(s). *Shut the fan off.
Next, I got two of those metal clamps that you use to hold papers together
that weighed as close to the same as a penny/nickel/quarter. *I put them on
the two blades across from the heavy one with the chalk mark on it, starting
close to center. *Turned the fan on and off, and moved the clamps outward
until stability was found. *If stability is not established, go back to
chalk marker, and put weights across from that one. *Eventually stability
will be achieved, and you can tape the coins on top of the blades where the
clamps are, or use a small spot of adhesive so as to add only a tiny bit of
weight. *Clean the blade good to get it to stick. *Of course, remove the
clamps. *Fans are a royal PITA, and I have a big one right now in my living
room that has to be done, and it's up there about ten or eleven feet. *Up,
down, up, down, up, down.

Enough to drive you nuts.

Steve

visit my blog athttp://cabgbypasssurgery.com- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"Up, down, up, down, up, down."

No pull chain?

I was lucky enough to be able to stay on the ladder during my testing.

"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
...
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.


Lucky must be your nickname. WW

On Aug 1, 10:33*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:

snip

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

Nice job, but you cold have just let it wobble and enjoyed the dancing
light effect for your next party. Even tape some small mirrors on the
blade ends and focused colored spots on them, added streamers, etc. Be
creative...

Joe

On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:02:29 +0000, Steve.IA wrote:
My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble,
moves just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.


What are the motors normally like in these things? Ours seems reasonably
stable - but on the slowest speed it almost looks (and sounds) like it's
surging. I can't tell if it's just my imagination, or if these things
have a bazillion motor windings in them and maybe one of the ones in ours
has gone bad...

cheers

Jules

On Aug 2, 3:10*pm, Jules Richardson
wrote:
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:02:29 +0000, Steve.IA wrote:
My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble,
moves just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.

What are the motors normally like in these things? Ours seems reasonably
stable - but on the slowest speed it almost looks (and sounds) like it's
surging. I can't tell if it's just my imagination, or if these things
have a bazillion motor windings in them and maybe one of the ones in ours
has gone bad...

cheers

Jules

"I can't tell if it's just my imagination"

One tip I read suggested using different colored florescent paint dabs
on a piece of masking tape on each blade to see which one was out of
balance. However, it didn't say what to look for. (I tried 4 pieces of
different colored nylon tape but couldn't see any colors at all once
the fan was on)

Anyway, maybe if you put tape/paint on one blade it might make the
"surging" more apparent. Dunno.

On Aug 2, 2:25*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Aug 2, 3:10*pm, Jules Richardson

wrote:
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:02:29 +0000, Steve.IA wrote:
My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble,
moves just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.

What are the motors normally like in these things? Ours seems reasonably
stable - but on the slowest speed it almost looks (and sounds) like it's
surging. I can't tell if it's just my imagination, or if these things
have a bazillion motor windings in them and maybe one of the ones in ours
has gone bad...

cheers

Jules

"I can't tell if it's just my imagination"

One tip I read suggested using different colored florescent paint dabs
on a piece of masking tape on each blade to see which one was out of
balance. However, it didn't say what to look for. (I tried 4 pieces of
different colored nylon tape but couldn't see any colors at all once
the fan was on)

Anyway, maybe if you put tape/paint on one blade it might make the
"surging" more apparent. Dunno.

Just measure the blades from the ceiling. The low one is heavy, so
put a washer in the middle of the opposite blade and rerun test. If
the same blade is still heavy, move washer half-way to the end of the
blade. If the blade with the washer on it is now heavy, move the
washer half-way towards the center. Repeat binary search until you're
happy with the balance.

On Aug 2, 3:42*pm, keith wrote:
On Aug 2, 2:25*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Aug 2, 3:10*pm, Jules Richardson

wrote:
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:02:29 +0000, Steve.IA wrote:
My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble,
moves just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity..

What are the motors normally like in these things? Ours seems reasonably
stable - but on the slowest speed it almost looks (and sounds) like it's
surging. I can't tell if it's just my imagination, or if these things
have a bazillion motor windings in them and maybe one of the ones in ours
has gone bad...

cheers

Jules

"I can't tell if it's just my imagination"

One tip I read suggested using different colored florescent paint dabs
on a piece of masking tape on each blade to see which one was out of
balance. However, it didn't say what to look for. (I tried 4 pieces of
different colored nylon tape but couldn't see any colors at all once
the fan was on)

Anyway, maybe if you put tape/paint on one blade it might make the
"surging" more apparent. Dunno.

Just measure the blades from the ceiling. *The low one is heavy, so
put a washer in the middle of the opposite blade and rerun test. *If
the same blade is still heavy, move washer half-way to the end of the
blade. *If the blade with the washer on it is now heavy, move the
washer half-way towards the center. *Repeat binary search until you're
happy with the balance.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'm not sure who you are responding to.

Jules was talking about "surging motors", so it must not be him.

If it was me that you are responding to, *just* "measure the blades
and add weight" would be the incorrect answer.

With 20 loose screws "the low one is heavy" should read "the low one
was loosest." Before trying any actual balancing techniques, you
should make sure that all parts of the unit are tight and secure.

As I said in my OP, 90% of the massive wobble went away after I
tightened everything up.

On 8/2/2010 8:16 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Aug 2, 1:37 am, The Daring
wrote:
On 8/2/2010 12:18 AM, Steve B wrote:





wrote in message
...
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

THIS worked for me. I got one of those large pieces of chalk that the kids
use for writing on the sidewalk. I figured the heaviest blade would swing
the fartherest out. I turned on the fan, and CAREFULLY brought in the chalk
until it just ticked the end of the whirling blade(s). Shut the fan off.
Next, I got two of those metal clamps that you use to hold papers together
that weighed as close to the same as a penny/nickel/quarter. I put them on
the two blades across from the heavy one with the chalk mark on it, starting
close to center. Turned the fan on and off, and moved the clamps outward
until stability was found. If stability is not established, go back to
chalk marker, and put weights across from that one. Eventually stability
will be achieved, and you can tape the coins on top of the blades where the
clamps are, or use a small spot of adhesive so as to add only a tiny bit of
weight. Clean the blade good to get it to stick. Of course, remove the
clamps. Fans are a royal PITA, and I have a big one right now in my living
room that has to be done, and it's up there about ten or eleven feet. Up,
down, up, down, up, down.

Enough to drive you nuts.

Steve

I don't waste coins, I have slugs from the conduit knockouts in
electrical device boxes. They also make great shims and washers
for powder driven fasteners.

TDD- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

"I don't waste coins"

It wasn't my penny.

Damn Liberal, using other peoples money. 8-) *snicker*

TDD

"Joe" wrote in message
...
On Aug 1, 10:33 pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:

snip

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

Nice job, but you cold have just let it wobble and enjoyed the dancing
light effect for your next party. Even tape some small mirrors on the
blade ends and focused colored spots on them, added streamers, etc. Be
creative...

Joe

I once had a washing machine that was seriously out of balance. Me and the
old lady would do laundry frequently. There was a lot of those colored
spots and streamers and screamers and effects. Know whut uh mean, Vern?

Steve

visit my blog at http://cabgbypasssurgery.com

On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 13:11:04 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Aug 2, 3:42*pm, keith wrote:
On Aug 2, 2:25*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:





On Aug 2, 3:10*pm, Jules Richardson

wrote:
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:02:29 +0000, Steve.IA wrote:
My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble,
moves just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.

What are the motors normally like in these things? Ours seems reasonably
stable - but on the slowest speed it almost looks (and sounds) like it's
surging. I can't tell if it's just my imagination, or if these things
have a bazillion motor windings in them and maybe one of the ones in ours
has gone bad...

cheers

Jules

"I can't tell if it's just my imagination"

One tip I read suggested using different colored florescent paint dabs
on a piece of masking tape on each blade to see which one was out of
balance. However, it didn't say what to look for. (I tried 4 pieces of
different colored nylon tape but couldn't see any colors at all once
the fan was on)

Anyway, maybe if you put tape/paint on one blade it might make the
"surging" more apparent. Dunno.

Just measure the blades from the ceiling. *The low one is heavy, so
put a washer in the middle of the opposite blade and rerun test. *If
the same blade is still heavy, move washer half-way to the end of the
blade. *If the blade with the washer on it is now heavy, move the
washer half-way towards the center. *Repeat binary search until you're
happy with the balance.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I'm not sure who you are responding to.

Got a problem with your newsreader?

Jules was talking about "surging motors", so it must not be him.

If it was me that you are responding to, *just* "measure the blades
and add weight" would be the incorrect answer.

Wrong. The subject is "Balancing a Ceiling Fan". I told you how.

With 20 loose screws "the low one is heavy" should read "the low one
was loosest." Before trying any actual balancing techniques, you
should make sure that all parts of the unit are tight and secure.

You said:

"One tip I read suggested using different colored florescent
paint dabs on a piece of masking tape on each blade to see
which one was out of balance. However, it didn't say what to
look for. (I tried 4 pieces of different colored nylon tape
but couldn't see any colors at all once"

You are clearly clueless, so I responded with a simple way to balance the fan.

the fan was on)
As I said in my OP, 90% of the massive wobble went away after I
tightened everything up.

....and I told you how to get rid of the other 10%. I can't help it if you not
only can't read but can't remember the subject of the thread *YOU* started.

On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:01:15 -0500, "
wrote:

...and I told you how to get rid of the other 10%. I can't help it if you not
only can't read but can't remember the subject of the thread *YOU* started.

Apparently, another village is missing its idiot.

On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:29:13 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:01:15 -0500, "
wrote:

...and I told you how to get rid of the other 10%. I can't help it if you not
only can't read but can't remember the subject of the thread *YOU* started.

Apparently, another village is missing its idiot.

Oh, you're lost again.

On Monday, August 2, 2010 at 6:02:29 AM UTC-4, Steve.IA wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote in news:be4b404b-7b79-416d-a954-
:

This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.




Congratulations.

My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble, moves
just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.
My DW ask why only 2 blades on the fan. I told her that using 1 made it
wobble WAY too much. ;-)

Steve
--
I think nighttime is dark
so you can imagine your
fears with less distraction.

-Calvin

Can't argue against your solution. Nice!

On Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 11:33:47 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

I guess I will have to do as you did.:

I have installed at least 8 ceiling fans in the past.

Place I purchased from has a CSR. I spoke with him last week. CSR suggested several balancing options, and did not call me to follow up when promised leaving me to do on my own.

Never had a significant issue such as these two with a fan:

1) A definitive hum in low speed; is this normal for the (Casa Endeavor in the bedroom and it is quite annoying)?
================================================== ==

2) The fan just will not seem to balance. I have installed several fans and balanced with no serious issues afterward.

So far, with me checking all the screws, and trying about 100 different balancing combinations.

I am exhausted.

Though, after researching and reading, I discovered one blade (out of 5 blades) is off by 1/4 inch meaning all other blades are 13" off the ceiling, and one blade is 12.75 inches off the ceiling.

Could 1/4 inch make the difference with balancing?
=======================

On Sun, 1 May 2016 14:29:34 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Sunday, August 1, 2010 at 11:33:47 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.

My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend. The
ceiling fan in the dining room has a downrod of about 6" and wobbled
like crazy. When it got dark and we turned the fan and light on, it
made us dizzy as the light caused the shadows to dance around.

I took the job of trying to balance it. Having never balanced a
ceiling fan before, and having never dealt with a downrod style, I
decided to Google around for some tips. I knew about balancing kits
and taped-on pennies, etc. but had never actually had to balance one
and assumed that there were other tips/tricks available. I was right.

So, the first thing I did was measure the distance of each blade tip
from the ceiling. 11.5, 11.5, 11.5, 12. Well, there's one issue.

Next I checked all the screws. All eight screws that held the blade
brackets to the motor housing *and* all 12 screws that held the blades
to the brackets were loose. OK, let's start there.

I tightened all the screws and remeasured. 11.25, 11.25, 11.25, 11.5.
A big difference and a big improvement. 90% less wobble.

I removed the bracket for the lowest blade, gave it a little tweak and
remounted it. 11.25 all the way around and even less wobble now.

OK, now let's try the penny trick. I took a penny and some tape, and
assuming this was going to be a trial and error exercise, I randomly
picked a blade and taped the penny to the top. Dead nuts solid!
Absolutely no wobble at all, first try.

I climbed off the ladder and treated myself to another slice of pizza
before moving on to fixing a few other "old house" issues.

I guess I will have to do as you did.:

I have installed at least 8 ceiling fans in the past.

Place I purchased from has a CSR. I spoke with him last week. CSR suggested several balancing options, and did not call me to follow up when promised leaving me to do on my own.

Never had a significant issue such as these two with a fan:

1) A definitive hum in low speed; is this normal for the (Casa Endeavor in the bedroom and it is quite annoying)?
================================================= ===

2) The fan just will not seem to balance. I have installed several fans and balanced with no serious issues afterward.

So far, with me checking all the screws, and trying about 100 different balancing combinations.

I am exhausted.

Though, after researching and reading, I discovered one blade (out of 5 blades) is off by 1/4 inch meaning all other blades are 13" off the ceiling, and one blade is 12.75 inches off the ceiling.

Could 1/4 inch make the difference with balancing?
=======================
Most definitely. It dakes a different "bite" out of the air than the
rest of them. It has either more or less lift than therest so it WILL
wobble. Start there.

On Sun, 01 May 2016 16:24:18 -0500, wrote:

On Monday, August 2, 2010 at 6:02:29 AM UTC-4, Steve.IA wrote:
DerbyDad03 wrote in news:be4b404b-7b79-416d-a954-
:

This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story.




Congratulations.

My bedroom ceiling fan (cheapo) was always noisey and wobbley. I finally
removed 2 of the 4 blades. Now it is nearly silent, doesn't wobble,
moves
just enough air @ middle speed and uses ~ 1/2 the electricity.
My DW ask why only 2 blades on the fan. I told her that using 1 made it
wobble WAY too much. ;-)

Steve
--
I think nighttime is dark
so you can imagine your
fears with less distraction.

-Calvin

Can't argue against your solution. Nice!

It looks like Derby Dad has been around awhile.


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