Click Click Click Click Click Ceiling Fan
 

3 year old house, 3 year old contractor grade ceiling fan. Not even one we use very often- but not suddenly it produces a loud rhythmic click when ON. I assume it's gone bad but it's worth a try... anyone have a fix for this- tap it with a hammer, etc.?

Does it wobble? If so, buy a ceiling fan balancing kit from Home Depot for less than two dollars.

If that is not the problem, remove the blades and see if it still clicks. If it doesn't, buy new blades.

No. Not wobbling.

Loose circular bracket
 

It could be the horseshoe bracket for the fan ball that mounts onto the junction box. Sometimes ceiling drywall gets in the way of a tight fit. We had to tighten one.

If these suggestions don't work, go to Dan's Fan City and buy a new fan. They will install it. The old fan is not worth fixing.

Make sure all screws are tight including light lamp cover set screws.

If none of the above suggestions work, I found a solution (around 7 years ago) for one of our fans that was doing exactly the same thing. The noise was coming from a very slight movement in the joint the fan hangs from, with the rounded ball mount. I installed thin (~1/8 inch) felt strips with some glue on one side to hold these in place. No noise after several years.

It might just need some helping hands. Turn it off and move it around on the ceiling mount carefully it just might need reseated some. The contractor fans are junk and make humming noises when running to just replace it.

Believe it or not it could be just dust collected on the blades. Mr Google taught me that when I was on the edge of getting a new fan. Cleaning the blades cured the problem.

The cheap ceiling fans are AC. Spend the extra money and get a DC fan. They are quiet forever.

Who sells DC fans?

Just wondering what brand The Villages is supplying in homes these days. Our 18 year old home has original Hunter fans and they are all still silent when on. Believe me, they get lots of use too.

Lowe's - Fanimation 56" 7-Blade DC fan and it has a 72" Blade sibling

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It’s out of balance either use a level for vertical and horizontal level or just move it around by the motor and check results

If it’s Hunter, contact the warranty department. Original owners of Hunter can get warranty service. You may be required to remove it.