Double check what the parts store gives you as a "suitable" replacement. They messed up on mine. Instead of a regular capacitor, they gave me a flux capacitor. When I turned on the fan, I found myself back in 1958.

The ceiling fan in my sons bedroom was spinning pretty slow on the highest setting. I just changed out the capacitor and the speed has increased drastically. The capacitor I used had five wires, but still applied the same method in the video. Thanks! 👍

I had to do the same thing to Harbor Breeze Teak I got last year. High was really slow, about the half the speed as it's supposed to be, and medium was a little faster than high. After replacing the capacitor, high speed went back to normal, just that medium and low slowed down a tiny bit.

I have a 3-speed shop fan that has only had slow speed since it was new. I will take a look at the capacitor. I hope I can get it to do high speed. Thanks for the motivational video.

Im a huge fan and I approve this video.

I can only say thank you. GRACIAS AMIGO. great job 👍🥇

Just to let you folks know. Some fan companies will send you the proper capacitor for free if you call them and tell them the model fan you have, even if the fan is long out of warranty. This is what I did and I got the capacitor and shipping free.

Good...nice information...my fan is running but high speed only..that time airflow came ..mid.and slow speed ..not air come what we do..

Thanks really helpful. Apart from knowing its a capacitor problem, how does one know is the fan regulator problem?

Thanks. I have two fans that run slow. One ran slow when it was just installed.

Nice job on the youtube. Thanks a bunch.

Simple. Thanks. 👍

thanks man...i have same problem with mine...just single speed...i thought the control is the problem

Thank you for making this video

just installed a new ceiling fan from HD but i didnt install the speed control switch yet ,when i turn it on with the typical light switch it comes on at a slow speed , youd think it would be the highest speed ,do you think bad capacitor

Very informative

I have a couple fans in my house with the same problem.. Wondering your opinion on it because I can't find exact examples of the problem.. my problem is the fans both have low speeds no medium the medium setting is as slow as slow on one and as fast as fast on the other fan.. any ideas? Hope that makes sense how I explained it..

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So I have one that got to be a single speed fan, bought a capacitor that very close to original and initially had a multi speed fan that soon went to single speed and now it doesn't work at all. Is this an indication that the fan motor it self is causing the issues, just two bad capacitors or a bad capacitor and a second capacitor that wasn't matched up to the motor? And if I get a capacitor that was matched to the fan and it was good should I get a fan that runs well for a long time?

When I use the remote on my Minka Aire ceiling fan it won't always start. when I give the blades a push it starts and seems to go up to speed. Is this a problem where the capacitor isn't giving the fan "the kick" to start rotation? Thank you for any response and your video.

Does an electric fan capacitor have positive and negative side?

Great demonstration! Do we need to discharge a New 450V fan Capacitor first.. before replacing the defective one?

Teacher you some videos on how to rewind fan motors?thanks.

thanks for the video sir.. very helpful.. i would like to ask whether am i able to replace a 1.25 microfarad / 400VAC with 1.5 or 2 microfarad / 600 VAC? as i’m not able to find the same one..

It would have helped if you showed how you determined it was the capacitor.

I hot a Casablanca fan, the second speed slow down just like the third speed. If I replace the capacitor,does the problem will go away? Thank you for your help.

Please we need to buy the same fan,kindly help us Many thanks

I have an old Casablanca fan then I want to keep. It has a pull string that turns the fan on. And it has a rheostat type knob attached to the fan that you can turn to adjust the speed but it is broken and the only speed I have inside. I can't seem to find a part or don't know how to replace it. Can I put a pull chain on it

Are fan speed issues mostly due to capacitor? My low setting is crawling.

Tks for the video! I have a fan with that problem so I will try. How do I avoid shocking myself though since it stores electricity?

Hi, my fan doesn't start at all. I tested the power inlet and it is OK. How can I test the capacitor with a multimeter? Do I have to disconnect it from the wires?

Thank you!

Fantastic

What wire did you connect the black capacitor wire

Hey, I have a question. Towards the end of your video, when the camera is pointing up towards the ceiling, I see that the power cable for the fan is running on the outside and it's not wired on the inside of the ceiling. There's a thin, plastic cover I see going towards the fan that looks like it's adhered to the ceiling. Did you do this or was it already installed before you moved into your place? If you did this yourself, did you make a video when your installed it? I'd like to know how to do that and what materials you used since I have this dilemma where I want a ceiling fan/lights but there is no power or light fixture in the room I want to install these things in. I had seen another video where someone installed a pendulum, swag lamp and attached a very long, metal chain to it. Basically, they took a very long, electric wire and attached it to the light with the some wire nuts, like the ones you used in your video, and at the other end of the wire they attached it to a plug so it can be plugged into a wall outlet. I liked the idea of taking a regular, light fixture and wiring it to create your own custom, ceiling, light fixture that you can hang without needing to have electricity already in the ceiling but I wasn't so sure about using a long chain with the wire. I like the look of the plastic cover as it looks cleaner and neater than a bulky, metal chain going across the ceiling.

I have changed the speed switch twice. It the fan only works on high or off. H-H-H-O after the first time and now it is H-O-H-O. Is there something else that affects the speed that I can change or do I need to buy a new ceiling fan at this point?

I disassembled the 220v fan motor, cleaned and greased it but still slow. So it must be the capacitor which is 1.2uF/400vAC. I found it online 1.2uF but 450v instead of 400v. Is it ok? And what is the difference in fan functionality?

Cool thanks!

Hi Sir, Do you Have Capacitor with 4 wires connection on 2uf & 4 uf in One. ( Cbb61 400v )

Thank you

if you already cut out your bad capacitor and you really needed to use your fan but did not have a replacement capacitor yet, could you just put your fan wires together, in your example there it would be red to white. What would happen.

This may sound dumb but when u say it stores power, does it still store if I turn off the electricity from the breakers?

How are you sir......my ceiling fan wobbled a bit and a few weeks later it stopped working....any ideas on what happened...thank you for your info

Good

Thanks so much for your very helpful video, my fan has a 1.5 uf and for some reason I can only get my hands on a 1.2 uf - are they more or less compatible?will my fan run a little slower or will it burn the motor?

my light chain tangle on the fan and fan stop working and that time it made a kind of a spark sound. I am not sure if the capacitor went bad or the switch of the fan. Is there an easy way to trace to problem?

superb

When I was younger I used to like tractors, I kept pictures and videos of them! Not any more though I'm an Ex-tractor fan

I have a Harbor Breeze (from Lowes) that even on the slowest speed, is too fast. Is there any way to slow down the speed, maybe by getting a new capacitor?

please can I use any capacitor I mean in sides

Hi, I fear my question will make me look dumb, but I noticed that the capacitor you removed was connected by marettes already, so why did you cut the wires to replace the capacitor? Why not undo the previous marettes take out the old wires and twist the new ones in their place?

How did u know the compasitor was out? Mine was slow but now it has stopped completely.

My celing fan works fine in last step ( 5th ) on regulater but very slow rotating on 4 & 3..what would the problem

does the uf level on capacitor 5uf ?

Dear please possible causes of ceiling fan humming sound(individually).. ?

I have this exact fan pictures in this video. I am replacing the fan controller/receiver. (fan is dead. no response to remote. remote works on other same fan in house. assuming it is the receiver) How do I remove old receiver? From underneath or...? Thanks!

I have 3 speed Hunter fan with light. Pull chain broke . Replaced fan switch. Fan only turns at one speed. Might this be a capacitor issue?

I need to know how to get to the capacitor or limiter on this fan. My light stopped working and my fan only runs on high and the remote stopped working totally.

During a low voltage current while the fan was still running i thought its not a matter of concern but after that when the voltage was normal my fan started moving very much slower, what could be the possible defect with my fan?

nice

Sir.... Cain capacitor Does it work in table fan to speed up power....????? 🤔🤔🤔

My fan has 2 capacitors, one like you’re showed and one with 5 different wires coming out. How do I know which one to replace?

My fan goes from off to low, to medium, to low, back to off. Never gets on high. Should I start by replacing the capacitor or the switch?

Thank you so very much.

I found a ton of information about fans running slow. But my fan has begun running super fast. Slow is now fast, medium is now very fast, and fast is now atomic particle accelerator speed. What would cause that?

No audio, this only for AC motor fan right?

Will this work with my floor fan oypla fan floor standing 20"

Can the capacitor also affect the light? We have changed the bulb numerous times and it does not want to work.

How to know if it is bad and where to buy?

super

If we connect 3/3 mf capacitor will there be any problem??

My fan does not slow down knot turn off. I can turn light on and off but not able to control fan speed I have to move button to complete off which powers off light also

My 6-yr-old fan started getting this weird noise and i didn’t do anything.. a month later, the fan just won’t rotate. I removed the blades and it started working again but the rotation is so slow.. i tried to put oil into the bearings but it didn’t help. Then i changed the capacitor (same 1.5uF) but the rotation was still slow and it’s still not rotating when I reinstalled the blades.. what could be the issue? :( is it safe to try installing a 2.0uF capacitor?

How do you discharge electricty stored in the capacitor?

i have my fan but the wire that responsible for the power is cut, and i did not know what to do.

Hello. My fan speed works fine but my lights are not working. The lights only turn on with a remote so no issues with a chain. Do you think the capacitor would be the problem?

My remote doesn't have a reset button. It had on and dip written on the remote with numbers 1,2,3,4

On my fan, I have 2 pull chains, One for the light, and one for the fan. It takes 3 pulls to get the light to come on, and the fan only has high and low, not medium. The guy that replaced the switch for me, said he must have put it on backwards, How do I fix it? I'm not sure how it went on in the beginning. Help?

hi. my fan is fast enough if its on high. but when its in medium. it is so slow. so slow that i even didnt feel the air. same goes to in low setting(obviously). but low and medium speed almost the same. is that due to capacitor?

Any ideas why the lights on a Hunter ceiling fan on high is very dim?

What happens if I connect the red wire to the other connector of the capacitor?

very nice . my problem is solve. thanks to you . no need to go to technician. i will charge my wife 100 dollars.

Hi my handy changed the capacitator but it works only at full soeed which is too high for me. Speed 1 and 2 not working.

always recommended to start a ceiling fan on high speed then more to a desired speed.

Does that capacitor only regulate the fan motor or does it also affect the light kit? Or are the caps regulating the light kit only in the wireless controller unit at the top?

Which fan is

If the fan is hot and it not moving, what is the course???

The ceiling fan capacitor value is from 1.5 to 2.0 μF. If install big capacitor magnetic power reduce and create heat in summer season and go-to charge with battery full open all fans work Standard 1.5 uf less electricity consume If electronic things heat up after one minute means capacitor is big microfarad unit and connect small unit microfarad capacitor best work and consuming less electricity

I changed the switch and got only high speed what must I do?

After changing capacitor fan is not working good on Ac supply but it is working good on invetor supply means Dc supply Why

Ok so I’ve changed the capacitor but it still runs slow?

You trip the electricity in the house before dying ask this right? Not just flick the in/off switch for the fan?

So if you get a shock from your capacitor , then you know that is not the problem. It must be the 3 speed switch?

I'ma try mine

Instead of cutting off the old capacitor, what if you just add it to make it two capacitors?

l have slow 4 speeds and caps are good as is the wall control . To save confusion all tests were done by replacing with working or new parts not just multimeter. It only uses one capacitor 3 wires ,2 values for start run, so 2 into one saving space i guess . What next ? l am suspicious about the motor windings but only because there's nothing left . probably 2 windings, low ohm for run and higher ohm for start but they will read fine , the motor runs perfectly slow . LOL

My fan is so slow and my room is litteraly a sanna I went to bed at to and woke up at 6 and cant go to bed because of my fan

My fan doesn't work when I put the regulator to 2. Otherwise my fan works fine when I keep it in 1, 3, 4 or 5.

In my home fan is running full speed, I want to reduce the of this? Kindly help me...

Hi. It must be a Hunter brand (doesn't seem to that durable compared to Honeywell- though this brand is hard to find, it's the brand used in the Tomahawk missiles (their heavy duty fans that is). If you replaced the capacitor with a higher one, would the fan spin faster? Thank you. God bless, Proverbs 31