How to Balance a 5 Blade Ceiling Fan

How to Balance Your Ceiling Fan Using a Balancing Kit

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  Refer to the original instructions that came with the fan. Follow the steps listed in the manual. If the original manual is not available, look on-line to see if a version of it available on the Web.

• 2

  Turn off the fan.

• 3

  Work on one fan blade at a time. Add a weight and a clip to the blade from your balancing kit.

• 4

  Turn on the fan. If the fan no longer seems to be wobbling, you have found the imbalance.

• 5

  Permanently attach the weight to the blade. Most kits provide weights that have adhesive already attached to them.

• 6

  If the fan is still out of balance, continue to the next blade until you've found the imbalance. This process is often one of trial and error.