My oscillating fan starts up super slow then after a few minutes starts working normally?
I’ve got a basic 12″ oscillating fan. Had it for about 6 months. I’ve noticed that if it’s been off for awhile and then I turn it on, it will start really really slowly. I can hear a slight hum and I can see the blades turning veeeery slowly. If I leave it on and wait 2-5 minutes the fan will just suddenly start working properly. This only seems to happen when the fan has been off for awhile. If it’s working normally and I turn it off and then on it will start without problems.
Does anyone know what’s going on with it? Is the motor dying? Is it clogged with dust?
Many AC motors have a capacitor that is used to start the motor and then is switched off after it reaches top speed. It is not designed to stay in the circuit for extended time.
You should always start a fan on High and after it’s up to speed, switch to Med or Low. If you’ve been starting in on Med or Low and skipped past the High setting, you never switched out the capacitor and it’s probably dead now. Your description is very typical for this kind of problem.
If you read the directions (who reads them for a fan?!?), you’d probably see that they wanted you to start in High and then switch to a lower speed.
It probably isn’t worth repairing, but it is worth remembering to always turn it on High before reducing the speed to what you want when you get your next fan.
Tim Riley – Oscillating Fan
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