How To Tell If A Ceiling Fan Motor Is Bad. Keeping a bad capacitor will render your fan totally dysfunctional which will lead to major problems when youve got a hot day on your hands. 3 Certain speeds are slow or do not work.
If the motor housing is hot the bearings are shot and the motor needs to be replaced. Some defective ceiling fans can be returned to the store and placed right back onto the shelf without anyone knowing that the ceiling fan has. Feel the motor housing with the back of your hand to determine if its hot be careful not to burn yourself.
If not then its time to purchase a new ceiling fan for.
1 Fan runs slowly or not at all on all speeds. I turn the breaker off let it sit off for 20 min and then back on. Start Capacitors A start capacitor is used to give a motor an extra electrical push to start it turning. Keep in mind that there may be other components in the circuit with the defective capacitor.
