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I just installed two brand new Hunter ceiling fans. Both do not have medium speed.
July 17, 2021, 10:53 PM
BennerP220I just installed two brand new Hunter ceiling fans. Both do not have medium speed.
So weird. I have high, low, low, and off.
Anyone know why this might be? I can live with it. I find it odd that both are doing it.
Any thoughts or suggestions are most appreciated.
July 17, 2021, 11:00 PM
P250UA5Almost all of the fans in our house are similar, but only have 1 speed, maybe 2.
Curious to see the responses.
The Enemy's gate is down. July 18, 2021, 12:52 AM
PASigThat doesn’t sound right.
All three of the ceiling fans we have in our house have Low/Med/High speeds.
July 18, 2021, 12:59 AM
flashguySomeone at the factory put the wrong resistor in the "medium" switch position.
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Texan by choice, not accident of birth July 18, 2021, 01:51 AM
GibbWhat model are they? I know Hunter has a few 2 speed offerings.
Are they traditional (regular wired, pull chain selector) or remote? Is your home set up for separate light/fan controls (3 wire), or is it controlled at the fan only (2 wire)?
AC or DC motor?
If they are traditional AC wired 2 speed motors, with 3 wire wall controls, you might be able to use a wall control switch and control the fan speed that way, vs the setting from the pull switch.
I shall respect you until you open your mouth, from that point on, you must earn it yourself. July 18, 2021, 07:14 AM
FredwardIs that what they are labeled, or is that the speed at which they rotate?
July 18, 2021, 07:37 AM
IronbuttWe have Hunter ceiling fans in every room except the bathrooms & they all have 3 speeds. Our "newest" is at least ten years old, so not much help.
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July 18, 2021, 08:11 AM
Flash-LB https://www.hansenwholesale.co...0reversible%20motors.
All Hunter fans feature 3-speed, electrically reversible motors.
July 18, 2021, 08:12 AM
DCFD4That would piss me off... We have numerous Hunter fans that i installed throughout the house and run them on Medium. I'd be fired up if I put 2 together and mounted them only to find out there was no medium setting...
July 18, 2021, 08:29 AM
WheelsIf you have the wireless remote fan/light switch and they are both on the same circuit, they may interfere with each other if their locations are too close together.
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July 18, 2021, 09:44 AM
BennerP220I do have two switches. One for the fan and one for the light. The house is new and I had every bedroom wired for a fan.
No remote switches. Fans all have three speeds. I’m sure I’ve done something wrong because the odds of two doing the same thing and being faulty are pretty slim.
I installed one in the family room and it’s fine.
July 18, 2021, 03:29 PM
SigfestMy hunter fan is a 2 speed. But it used to be a 3 speed. The chain broke off inside the plastic housing that controls the speeds. I replaced the speed switch but the wiring schematic was wrong for the new switch. I did it exactly how it said. But it only has 2 speeds now. PIA. I like 3 speeds better.
July 18, 2021, 03:36 PM
sig77I installed 3 hunter fans in the last year and they all have 3 speeds.
There are 3 kinds of people, those that understand numbers and those that don't. July 18, 2021, 04:49 PM
YooperSigsFan related mini-rant:
Why is the first switch setting full blast?
Shouldn't it be low, medium then high?
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July 18, 2021, 04:54 PM
wreckdiverPut my Hunter's in over 20 years ago, they are controlled by sliding switches so I don't know how many speeds the chain pull activates.
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July 18, 2021, 05:16 PM
Lefty SigI leave my fans on high and have three speed fan control smart switches to operate them remotely. I use Z-Wave smart switches with some right next to each other in the same boxes and they don't interfere. They actually form a mesh network.
July 18, 2021, 05:26 PM
smschulzCan't they wire in a switch to accommodate more speeds?
My oldie Casablanca has a rotary switch which makes it variable.