Ceiling Fan blade

JaycoPAMama · 07-24-2021, 04:19 PM

Our ceiling fan blade just broke on our latest rip. Any suggestions to keep it from happening again? I noticed the chain would wrap around our fan in travel and I think that’s the culprit.

Radar57 · 07-24-2021, 04:44 PM

Happens to ours all of the time, especially on the rough roads. You can cut the chain to a shorter length or remember to unwrap it before you turn the ceiling fan on.

Colorado · 07-24-2021, 07:27 PM

A piece of painters tape on the switch will remind you to check it before you turn it on and won’t leave any marks…

kirkelli · 07-24-2021, 08:06 PM

I unclipped the extension part and stow in in the junk drawer. I can still easily reach the 2" stub of remaining chain if i need to adjust fan speed and the short stub does not get tangled into the fan.

poohbear · 07-26-2021, 07:55 AM

Some of those ornamental weights for the chain works good. My wife added some really Big birds onto ours. No pics as I'm camping & I don't have a clue how to add pics from my iPad or phone, just my desktop at home.

Colorado · 07-26-2021, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear

Some of those ornamental weights for the chain works good. My wife added some really Big birds onto ours. No pics as I'm camping & I don't have a clue how to add pics from my iPad or phone, just my desktop at home.

Just click on GO ADVANCED. Then manage attachments…

At that point you can choose a file aka picture or take a picture…

poohbear · 07-27-2021, 02:51 PM

FYI. We priced some new outdoor blades for our patio fans and for just a few $ more can put up new fans. Those 2have been up since 1997 so probably better to replace.

Learjet · 03-29-2023, 08:00 PM

Had an arm fail on my ceiling fan.

**norty1** · 03-30-2023, 05:53 AM

Maybe get a replacement set at a big box store. I would replace all of them to assure balance. Make sure any screws are not under the slide out.

They do loosen up from the bouncing. I have tightened mine often over 11-12 years but never had one fall off. Yet

ARoamer · 03-30-2023, 06:01 AM

The cheap cast blade holders will break and not hold up to the bouncing of a RV going down bad roads. I replaced my original fan with a Hunter fan that has stamped steel blade holders, and is rated for outdoor use. Shorten the pull chain so it can't get flung into the fan when traveling.

Hunter Cassius 44"-

Learjet · 03-30-2023, 06:52 AM

I had already made the chain shorter, found a 5 pack of arms on Amazon, but they are white....will just have to paint them black.

Such cheap stuff... Already have a few shades that will not stay down, I had to loosen the spring tension all the way to keep them down.

JB13502 · 03-30-2023, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by norty1

They do loosen up from the bouncing. I have tightened mine often over 1112 years but never had one fall off. Yet

I lost 2 on my Eagle. One was easy to find, the other was a bear to find (had to find it because I didn't want it under the heavy slide that already gave me problems just for blinking). Found it in the register grate, pointing down.

First thing I did when I got the North Point home was to take each fan blade screw out and reapply with blue Loc-Tite, also shortened the pull-chain. So far, so good.

Thomson · 03-30-2023, 10:31 AM

I got tired of replacing fan blades. The slide kept taking them. So I bought a light that matched the other lights. Never used the fan anyway.

**norty1** · 03-30-2023, 02:48 PM

We use our fan a lot to circulate the air in the high ceilings.

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