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Ceiling Fan Won't Shut Off??
On Saturday, August 12, 2000 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Bill H. wrote:
I found the answer!!! This one really bugged me and I could not figure out what was going on. Then, I remembered that my wife and I were preparing the hallway for repainting when she noticed an old humidstat control that had been there unused since we bought the house 10 years ago. I had never paid any attention to it in all that time because I assumed that it was one of many useless controls which were connected to an old room heating system long disconnected. I was sure that it no longer worked either because we had the furnace replaced several years ago and Buster, the guy that did it, said nothing about a humidity control. Anyway, my wife turned the switch and said, "Listen, it clicks when you turn it to 45." Again, I didn't pay any attention and went about the usual scraping, sanding, priming, and painting. (The hallway where the humidistat control is located is 4 rooms and about 50 feet away from the bathroom in question.) But, somewhere, thinking about that danged fan and wondering what was going on, I thought back to that minute or two with the old humidistat and began wondering. Sure enough, I reconnected the fan (luckily it has a built in plug under the vent cover) and played with the humidistat. The bathroom fan goes on and off with that little click that my wife heard. Must either be a short, or somebody doing some electrical work earlier connected the hot wire from the old humidistat to the bathroom fan. Guess I'll have to get Dave the electrician out to check into it once the attic cools off and he has some time for this kind of thing. Meanwhile we'll leave that old humidity control alone. Thanks for your help. The ideas of a short somewhere were what I think sparked my mind to think about this. Bill H. Phil Munro wrote in message ... (SNIP, SNIP) It is something that you might expect if the wiring to the fan was improperly installed, but this is no new installation. It's been working for the last 12 years and probably 20 before that so far as I know. Any ideas? Bill H. -- Phil Munro Dept of Electrical & Computer Engin mailto Youngstown, Ohio 44555 Hi Bill, Good old internet!! (and you!!) I had the same problem. I took off the cover plate and looked at the switches everything seemed intact. Then I thought that the switch plate might be defective, so was going to buy another one....and call an electrician (I am not handy and did not want to blow up the house!!). However, I thought I'd check the internet and found your story. We had a guest staying in our house and she wasn't familiar with our thermostats, so must have turned up our humidity control. After reading about your experience I turned our control down and instantly the fan stopped! Thank you for saving me an electrician call!! |
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