I know this isn't the obvious forum to post this, but I'm pretty sure someone here can answer it.
A house ceiling fan makes a humming noise when it's on. Sounds like the motor would normally sound while it's coming to speed.
The fan spins and changes speed with the different switch positions, but there's a constant hum, even when the fan is at speed. Then I turn it off and the hum continues until the blades come to a full stop. But then while it's off I spin the blades by hand and the humming comes back. Any rotation of the blades causes the hum.
Then I turned off the breaker to the fan and spin the blades by hand and there is no hum.
The fan has a capacitor. I'm not sure that's related.
I'm sure the fan is dead, and I will replace it. But
any idea what this could be?
A house ceiling fan makes a humming noise when it's on. Sounds like the motor would normally sound while it's coming to speed.
The fan spins and changes speed with the different switch positions, but there's a constant hum, even when the fan is at speed. Then I turn it off and the hum continues until the blades come to a full stop. But then while it's off I spin the blades by hand and the humming comes back. Any rotation of the blades causes the hum.
Then I turned off the breaker to the fan and spin the blades by hand and there is no hum.
The fan has a capacitor. I'm not sure that's related.
I'm sure the fan is dead, and I will replace it. But
any idea what this could be?