Ceiling Fans

Lady_MCSE · 08-18-2006, 07:34 AM

Dumb question. . . ."upkeep" related, although not necessarily "farm" upkeep.

Do any of you out there know if you're supposed to do something to maintain a ceiling fan, such as give it a shot of oil from time to time? I've lived here 7 years and have never done anything at all. I often turn them on in the spring and don't turn them off until fall. I'm concerned that I should be doing something that I'm not. But I haven't got any user manuals or anything.

Faceman · 08-18-2006, 07:53 AM

Don't really know. Mine are as old as the house - 15 years, and have never had any maintenance at all. I suppose there is a way to oil them if they need it, but mine don't make any noise or have any problems, so I haven't done anything...

pasomystic · 08-18-2006, 09:37 AM

According to this site--if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
http://www.ceiling-fans-ceiling-fans...aintenance.htm

**beth55051** · 08-18-2006, 10:04 AM

My parents have been in their house since 1979 and haven't done a thing with their ceiling fans until last winter when they got tired of the ugly thing and replaced it with a pretty one.

I now have the ugly thing in my house and it runs continuously.

I would recommend though that either you don't ever shut it off before company is due to come over because you will have dust bunnies all over the place!

**Orchid** · 08-18-2006, 10:05 AM

Nah, leave it alone.

My parents have had a ceiling fan that has never been turned off in the last 24 years...it's still going strong. They just reverse it in the fall and then again in the spring.

08-18-2006, 07:34 AM
Lady_MCSE Greenbroke Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Shytown, IL Posts: 3,638	Ceiling Fans Dumb question. . . ."upkeep" related, although not necessarily "farm" upkeep. Do any of you out there know if you're supposed to do something to maintain a ceiling fan, such as give it a shot of oil from time to time? I've lived here 7 years and have never done anything at all. I often turn them on in the spring and don't turn them off until fall. I'm concerned that I should be doing something that I'm not. But I haven't got any user manuals or anything. __________________ A little self-deprecating humor from time to time can be healthy. Just be cautious -- make sure it doesn't turn to self-defecating humor. --LadyM

08-18-2006, 07:53 AM
Faceman Kid Safe Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Ozarks Posts: 7,258	Don't really know. Mine are as old as the house - 15 years, and have never had any maintenance at all. I suppose there is a way to oil them if they need it, but mine don't make any noise or have any problems, so I haven't done anything... __________________ Read what I said, not what you THINK I said...

08-18-2006, 09:37 AM
pasomystic Coming two Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta Posts: 1,528	According to this site--if it ain't broke, don't fix it. http://www.ceiling-fans-ceiling-fans...aintenance.htm __________________ We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are.

08-18-2006, 10:04 AM
beth55051 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Central Minnesota Posts: 4,869	My parents have been in their house since 1979 and haven't done a thing with their ceiling fans until last winter when they got tired of the ugly thing and replaced it with a pretty one. I now have the ugly thing in my house and it runs continuously. I would recommend though that either you don't ever shut it off before company is due to come over because you will have dust bunnies all over the place! __________________ Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

08-18-2006, 10:05 AM
Orchid Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 10,062	Nah, leave it alone. My parents have had a ceiling fan that has never been turned off in the last 24 years...it's still going strong. They just reverse it in the fall and then again in the spring. __________________ I have nothing witty or even charming to say at this point.