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Auggie

(31,967 posts) Mon Sep 4, 2017, 08:58 AM Sep 2017

Power surge knocked out a ceiling fan. Can it be repaired? [View all]

I understand the circuitry in some of these is pretty fragile, and an outage/power surge can knock them out of commission. I know it's not the wall switch (it has power) or remote (new).

Anyone have experience with this? Is it an easy repair or is my unit toast? Thanks.

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Power surge knocked out a ceiling fan. Can it be repaired? [View all] Auggie Sep 2017 OP

It would probably cost more to repair than replace. Cattledog Sep 2017 #1

You might try goigling the fan using its brand nsme + troubleshooting. CentralMass Sep 2017 #2

Thanks. I'm guessing it's the receiver in the fan ... Auggie Sep 2017 #5

If it's the fan - replace it. demosincebirth Sep 2017 #3

I learned too late to help us cyclonefence Sep 2017 #4

Perhaps the remote receiver burned out. The light switch feeds the receiver Wash. state Desk Jet Sep 2017 #6

Yeah -- I think it's the receiver inside the fan Auggie Sep 2017 #7

SOLUTION FOUND Auggie Sep 2017 #8

You probably tripped a GFI...that happened to me...and we used to have cut the power to get it our Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #9

No Auggie Sep 2017 #10

What do you think it was some mechanism in the fan to protect the engine? Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #11

That sounds like a better guess ... Auggie Sep 2017 #12

Right that has happened to me... Demsrule86 Sep 2017 #13