We've only used our fan about 6 or 7 times (maybe a total of 15 hours), but it's making squealing noises. Has anyone had this experience?
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Yes, very noisy I had to tighten all bolts the pulley was loose and belt slipping. After aligning belt and tighten pulley and bolts got foam tape used the whole roll on all metal. Now the only noise is the air being pulled through it. Its runs from April-June and Sept-Nov and had no problems mechanical.
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Make sure the belt isn't too tight. I put mine together with the the belt as tight as I could get it at first and it squealed. I went back and noticed that the instructions say to keep a little slack in it.
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My experience with the Cool Attic fan was early on, also. Vibration had evidently loosened the two bolts at each end of the two motor brackets connecting the unit to the fan shroud. This allowed the fan blades to move towards the shroud to scrape (not a squeal, at least to me :))) it. I braced the brackets the opposite direction, tightened the four bracket bolts, and that was helpful. I may tighten the drive belt a bit because it cycles through a vibration occasionally and rubs the bracket-not critical or very noisy. "Squealing" suggest to me a belt noise, too. Maybe needs tightening a bit? My experience with the Cool Attic fan was early on, also. Vibration had evidently loosened the two bolts at each end of the two motor brackets connecting the unit to the fan shroud. This allowed the fan blades to move towards the shroud to scrape (not a squeal, at least to me :))) it. I braced the brackets the opposite direction, tightened the four bracket bolts, and that was helpful. I may tighten the drive belt a bit because it cycles through a vibration occasionally and rubs the bracket-not critical or very noisy. "Squealing" suggest to me a belt noise, too. Maybe needs... » Read More My experience with the Cool Attic fan was early on, also. Vibration had evidently loosened the two bolts at each end of the two motor brackets connecting the unit to the fan shroud. This allowed the fan blades to move towards the shroud to scrape (not a squeal, at least to me :))) it. I braced the brackets the opposite direction, tightened the four bracket bolts, and that was helpful. I may tighten the drive belt a bit because it cycles through a vibration occasionally and rubs the bracket-not critical or very noisy. "Squealing" suggest to me a belt noise, too. Maybe needs tightening a bit? « Show Less
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We've used ours about the same and no unusual noise. Squealing sounds like a belt problem like a fan belt on a car.
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You should check 1) the set screw on the fan pulley 2) the set screw on the motor pulley 3) make sure the fan belt is adjusted tight enough.
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No, I have had my fan since last year and it works fine. It is a little noisy, but apparently they all are. We love it.
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We have. Your belt needs 'belt dressing' just like your car does occasionally. The heat from running dries the belt. You can actually spray it through the louvers...just be sure that the fan is NOT running when you lubricate the belt.
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Mine makes sort of a click noise but that is it. Mine is several years old though so guess they could of changed it. Very reliable little fan though!
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Mine was quite noisy and I thought it had a bad bearing. Technical support told me to check the end of the pump that was perforated since it can be bumped and become cocked and lets the fan hit the housing. He told me to remove it to see if it helped. I could see that it wasn't sitting properly and moved it and it ran with just a hum of the motor turning. Was quite happy.
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Same here...fan is all jacked up and incredibly noisy. Never experienced this with 3 previous Toshiba laptops, so I'm inclined to think it's an issue with this model in particular. Does anyone know the best way to remedy?
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Hi Nancy, I am on my third fan. They seem to last me about seven or eight years. After that they get noisy or stop altogether.
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We have had no problems with our fan and so don't know how to answer this question. It is working beautifully and we enjoy it.
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I asked the same question to manufacturer; they said yes it was normal. Sometimes my fan would not even start until there was enough heat generated for it kick in. I can only surmise that the machine is smarter than me!
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FYI, I have two of these fans and the one in my master bedroom started to have problems. during the recent heatwave, I had the fan running on high speed. after a while it started getting louder and would turn off randomly. I would turn the light switch off, wait a minute and then turn it back on. I really like the fan but honestly, next time I buy ceiling fans, I'm going to get a better brand.
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I only heard mine the first time I powered it on (a sort of scratching sound as the fan hit the inner cage). Then the sound just went away.
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Sounds like it's overheating, I had attached a fan to mine and it worked great.
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My fan was noisy, but 6 months later, I think it has gotten much quieter. All I hear now are the drives.
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I had this fan for only 3 hours and it started making a horrible noise on the left fan. I boxed it up and returned it without ever seeing if I could clean it. As another reviewer said, probably would be able to clean if you are handy.
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Our motor is very loud for about 5 minutes and then we can hit the unit and it goes back to it's normal quiet state. I think the motor is about to burn out, but hitting it seems to work for now. We were out of warranty when it began, so I never pursued a fix.
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Fan noise only occurs if you have it in an enclosure that causes no air to travel or pass through. I have had mine for about 4 mos now and I originally had it in the garage and then put it downstairs in my den (open light stand). I have not had an issue of the fan being noisy. Again it's determined by how hot the room which you are putting the light in and if you have the light in an enclosed mount.
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I only had this problem on my first two start up.The fan was very loud, not sure what the problem was.but now i had the laptop for about 2 weeks now it seem like the fan has quite down.
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I usually do not notice any fan noise. Once in a while you'll notice it briefly, then its right back to silent.
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I havent installed it yet. My existing was sounded like the bearings were going out so I got one ordered, but it quieted back down. I would make sure that the drain on the bottom is clear so your not getting condensate in the bottom of the fan. If it were a high pitch noise, I would say it is a bearing, but low pitch noises are normally imballance - which could be caused by things like a little rub on a blade, blade manufaturing defect, condensate in the bottom, pluggage on the inlet or outlet, or a slight missalignment. Hope this helps and good luck. Sorry for the late response. I thought this was just junk email from amazon. I havent installed it yet. My existing was sounded like the bearings were going out so I got one ordered, but it quieted back down. I would make sure that the drain on the bottom is clear so your not getting condensate in the bottom of the fan. If it were a high pitch noise, I would say it is a bearing, but low pitch noises are normally imballance - which could be caused by things like a little rub on a blade, blade manufaturing defect, condensate in the bottom, pluggage on the inlet or outlet, or a slight missalignment. Hope this helps and good luck. Sorry for the late response. I thought... » Read More I havent installed it yet. My existing was sounded like the bearings were going out so I got one ordered, but it quieted back down. I would make sure that the drain on the bottom is clear so your not getting condensate in the bottom of the fan. If it were a high pitch noise, I would say it is a bearing, but low pitch noises are normally imballance - which could be caused by things like a little rub on a blade, blade manufaturing defect, condensate in the bottom, pluggage on the inlet or outlet, or a slight missalignment. Hope this helps and good luck. Sorry for the late response. I thought this was just junk email from amazon. « Show Less