Electric Fan Repair Tutorial

Identification

• Electric fans are available in a variety of shapes for different uses. Table fans, window fans and ceiling fans all have the same basic mechanical configuration -- multiple blades attached to a motor -- but are used to achieve different cooling goals. Many home fans are hardwired into the electrical supply through lead wires; others, such as table fans, are powered through an outlet plug.

Repair

• The motor is the component that usually fails on an electric fan. A motor is easily accessible and replaceable by unplugging its module body from the electrical wiring and reattaching a new motor. Large-scale electrical wiring procedures are not required for these fan types.

Considerations

• Fan blades are easily replaceable if they become damaged. Typically, screws hold the blades to the fan's mounting hardware. Disconnect electrical power to a fan before dismantling its components.