Robert B. said:
I have a ceiling fan in my masterbedroom that wobbles and shakes when it is
running and making a rattle noise of what appears to be the fixture chain
tapping the fixture globe. What might be a suggestion to be done to make
the fan stop shaking and making such a noise?
Run the fan and then take a piece of chalk and slow bring it in toward the
edge of the moving paddles. As soon as the chalk is hit by a paddle turn the
fan off. Once the fan stops look for the chalk mark on the paddles. The one
with the mark will be the heavy side...just in case you end up wanting to
know this.
1. First make sure all of the blades are evenly spaced. Most fan motors have
screw holes to accommodate 4 or 5 paddles. I have seen the wrong holes used,
making the fan wobble.
2. Loosen each of the paddle mounting screws 1/2 a turn, pull each paddle
outward one at a time from center of the fan and retighten the screws.
3. Try swapping two of the paddles around to see if a difference can be
achieved.
4. If all else fails, stop and buy a paddle fan balancing kit. The
instructions come with the kit.