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My ceiling fan was driving me nuts until I found this loose part
The fan in my bedroom began clanking loudly every time I turned it on. I checked all the blades and screws, but nothing was loose. I finally took the whole thing down and saw the mounting bracket had a crack. It must have happened from the constant use in our hot Amarillo summers. I swapped it out with a spare I had, and the noise is gone. Has anyone run into similar problems with their fans?
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phoenix_bailey2mo agoTop Commenter
My buddy Jake had this old fan in his garage workshop that started making this awful grinding sound last summer. He spent a whole weekend convinced it was the motor bearings going bad, even ordered a replacement kit online. When he finally took it apart, the mounting plate had a hairline crack you could barely see, right where it met the ceiling box. He felt so dumb for not checking that first, said it was like a five dollar part at the hardware store. The new one has been quiet as a mouse for almost a year now.
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charles2893mo ago
Those mounting brackets are a classic weak spot. Mine was rattling for months before I found the same crack near the screw hole. The metal just gets tired from all the vibration over the years. Always the first place I look now when a fan gets noisy.
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ward.kim3mo ago
Yikes, that sounds familiar! I mean, my desk fan rattled for months and I just thought it was cheap or haunted or something. I kept tightening every screw except the right ones, like a total genius. Turns out the bracket had a tiny crack that grew every time I messed with it. Maybe it's just me but I always find the hardest way to fix things. Now I look there first too, but only after feeling pretty silly about it.
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