Balance Attic Fan Blades

If one of the blades is damaged it may need to be replaced.

Balance attic fan blades.

This only works on free spinning direct drive fans where the shaft can be placed horizontally at least for the balance procedure. In fact this is the first time the attic fan ran quietly since original installation. This replacement fan blade will not bend if that is important to you. That s a geometry problem probably because you misaligned it when reassembling it wasn t that way before.

Balancing a ceiling fan. Restore your fan to its smooth running days of old before you wear down the moving parts. Clean the fan and blades. If the fan makes a constant metal clanking noise in all probability the fan blades are imbalanced.

Tighten the screws on the blade brackets. No special tools no removing blades no drilling no weights and it achieves an excellent balance. This is something that can occur even in regular ceiling fans as a consequence of regular use. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the issue and get a fan back on an even keel.

Before attempting to balance the ceiling fan visually inspect all of the blades and make sure that none of them are warped or damaged. Now i suspect the other two motor replacements burned up due to the weak skinned original fan blade was out of balance when i tried to reshape them back to the original pitch. That s not what balance is. It may be due to a low quality ceiling fan but it could also be due to a balancing issue.

Easiest fastest way to balance a fan. Turn off the fan. For safety ensure that the fan is off and completely stopped before working on the blades. Balance does not require symmetry in fact making the fan blades the right kind of asymmetrical makes them quieter.

Ceiling fan wobble is caused by imbalances in the fan blades or blade holders misalignment of blades excess dust accumulation or just loose ceiling fan mounting. Kits come with a plastic clip and up to five small weights often with an adhesive backing to make them easy to attach to the fan blades. Mark the blades with tape. Balance is a whole nother thing.

If your fan is belt drive it should work if you can remove the belt.