Troubleshooting Tips - Casablanca Seacoast Owner's Manual

Please refer to this guide before requesting service or contacting your dealer for assistance.
PROBLEM
Fan will not start Fan will not start Fan will not start
Fan wobbles or shakes excessively Fan wobbles or shakes excessively Fan wobbles or shakes excessively
Fan is noisy during operation
Fan does not run on low speed
Battery life is short Battery life is short Battery life is short
Light works, but fan does not work Light works, but fan does not work Light works, but fan does not work
Fan and light run only on full speed
Fan is missing one speed
Fan does not change speed, but light works
Reverse does not work Reverse does not work Reverse does not work
Fan starts working by itself
Fan operates only when transmitter is close
Fan works, but light does not dim
Fan works, but light does not work Fan works, but light does not work Fan works, but light does not work
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TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS

POSSIBLE REMEDIES
• Check the main circuit fuses, circuit breakers, and wall switch position. Check all • Check the main circuit fuses, circuit breakers, and wall switch position. Check all
wire connections. Make sure the power is turned off during this inspection.
• Th e 9-pin connector is not making good contact. Check the 9-pin connector in
the receiver mounted in the switch housing (see receiver diagram on page 11).
• Th e battery is weak. Install a fresh battery.
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Check the frequency setting: Turn the power off at the circuit breaker, only for
the fan that is not functioning. Check that the jumper switches match in both the
receiver and the transmitter.
• Be sure the canopy pin is set properly into the slot on the ball. • Be sure the canopy pin is set properly into the slot on the ball.
• Check that the bladeholders have not been bent during installation and the blades
are balanced.
• Th e hanger bracket and/or ceiling outlet are attached too loosely. Make sure
the hanger bracket is attached tightly to the ceiling outlet box and the downrod
assembly is secured fi rmly.
• Th e downrod is attached to downrod base too loosely. Make sure all the screws are
securely tightened.
• Check and tighten the light fi xture retaining screws, glass shade screws, and/or
lightbulb(s).
• Tighten the canopy screws and mounting plate assembly. Make sure the wire nuts
inside the canopy and switch housing are not touching the metal parts and that
they have not fallen off the wire splices. Tighten as necessary.
• Tighten the blade holders to the fl ywheel (or direct drive motor) and the blades to
the bladeholder screws.
• Make sure all screws in the motor housing are snug but not overly tight.
• If fan is new, it may need to be "broken in." Run at high speed for several days.
• Replace with alkaline batteries. • Replace with alkaline batteries.
• Th e 9-pin connector is not making good contact. Check the 9-pin connector • Th e 9-pin connector is not making good contact. Check the 9-pin connector
receiver mounted in the switch housing (see receiver diagram on page 11).
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. • Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Th ere is frequency interference. Change frequency as described on Page 11.
• Check that antenna wire is not touching metal plate.
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver. • Th e fan receiver is defective. Replace fan receiver.
• Th e light socket is broken. Replace socket.
• A lightbulb is defective. Replace lightbulb.