[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by quinnpd

I have (several) hunter ceiling fans (52)") in home that is 8 years old. One fan has slowed down to approx. 8 turns per minute on low speed. seems to be ok in medium and high speed. It is not on a dimmer switch but direct wired to an on/off switch. Anyone have any ideas on how to fix this. We like to keep fan on low as we sit pretty much right under it. Thanks

I am guessing the capacitor has failed. These are available at most of the hardware stores (ACE, Lowes, Home Depot), and relatively easy to replace. Take a picture of the wiring before you start. I have replaced these several times.
The other possibility is that the bearings have failed, and the fan does not have enough torque on low speed. In this case, you could try some lubrication, but this is typically difficult without removing the fan from the ceiling. If the fan spins for several revolutions on low speed after being turned off I would think the bearings are OK.
Hope this helps.