Ceiling fan problem

[fabman]

Hi , i have a few ceiling fans in my home ( i find they generally work quite well )

The problems we have now though, is that on 2 of them the speed of the fan is really slow ( amost non existent )

i think it must be the motor inside the fan , as these fans are about 5-6 years old

Is there anywhere or anyone who can come out and repair them , both fans also have lights on them and are a nice design so i dont really want to replace the whole fan.

Thanks for any advice in advance

[musungu]

We had this problem recently and was told by an excellent engineer that it was the transformer ( we also thought the motor ) so had to change

[fabman]

Thanks musungu , do you know where i can buy a transformer or anyone who can install it for me ?

[Nereus]

We had this problem recently and was told by an excellent engineer that it was the transformer ( we also thought the motor ) so had to change

I doubt very much it is a transformer, as they do not have one. It is more likely a capacitor, and slow running is a classic symptom.

[gerpies]

Giving the blades a good clean usually helps a little. The friction from built up dust will slow them down slightly.

[brianks]

I have had the same problem with one slowing down after several years and another after a few days of use. Have sent both back to CEI to be "repaired" and they replaced one of the capacitors that somehow seem to go south over time.

[PeteC]

A lot depends upon the fan manufacturer and quality as well. Your standard Sunlight fan that costs 1,200-1,500 Baht new won't last more than 5-7 years if run all the time, and makes financial sense just to replace it IMO. I was in a rental house long ago and the Thai woman owner kept repairing our fans over and over again at a cost of around 400 baht each time for the man to come out. She could have bought a new one at least twice over. Pete

[fabman]

Ok thanks for the reply guys

i think i will try to get them repaired first , before replacing them

[hhfarang]

I don't know if he does ceiling fans or if you require a house call because they are installed fans, but I took our broken Mitsubishi floor fan to the small shop on the corner of Soi 80 and the railway road (recommended to me on another thread) and he fixed it overnight for 300 baht. It would have cost 2k baht to replace it with one of similar quality. He even returned the broken parts that he replaced in a plastic bag attached to the fan so that I could see what was wrong with it if I wanted to know (it wasn't working at all before I took it in).