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HVAC fan turned off by itself with associated burning smell

I'm in the PNW and we're dealing with lots of wildfire smoke. Accordingly, I've been running the fan on the HVAC nearly continuously for the last 4 days so that air will go through my electronic ...
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If a bathroom exhaust fan does not have a duct on the side of it but I do have venting present in attic to the outside is my bathroom fan vented?

My current bathroom fan is ductless but a friend looked in my attic and said it is vented outside? Can a bathroom fan be venting outside if there is not a duct connected to the bathroom fan light?
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Standing Fan seizing up only when powered

I have standing fan, it has a simple 0-1-2-3 pushbutton switch system with a timer. A few days ago it stopped working. If I try pushing the blade (with an insulated screwdriver, of course, not with my ...
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Fan blew up capacitor, replaced capacitor, now it won't turn

I have a three wire fan, diagram looks like this: Source: Google Or this one: Source: https://www.electricalonline4u.com/2016/09/replacing-motor-capacitor-ceiling-fan-capacitor.html The capacitor ...
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Whirlybird part

The hinge of one of our whirlybird fans seems to be broken. Please see: https://www.youtue.com/watch?v=cN-aTwSkp44 What is the part necessary to? I heard that there is something called bearing kit for ...
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How to replace silicone seal in ceiling fan?

I am having to replace damaged wire in a ceiling fan. To replace the wire, I had to remove what looks to be some sort of silicone seal in the neck of the fan housing, where the downrod connects to the ...
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Fan capacitor replacement question

I have a pedestal fan, and the capacitor needs to be replaced. Unfortunately, I cannot find a replacement online. Here are the specs: 2-wire 5.5 uf +- 10/5 % 250 VAC 50/60Hz MAX TEMP 70 C E166700 G ...
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How can I remove my bathroom extractor fan's cover?

I have this Cata B-Plus extractor fan in my bathroom: It's connected to the light switch and it stopped working. I want to take the cover off and remove all the dust. If I yank on the cover I can see ...
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Thermostat wiring for fan only

I have a White Rogers 1E78-144. My house has heating only and no AC. https://climate.emerson.com/documents/ie78-non-programmable-thermostat-instructions-en-us-4209010.pdf The current wiring only ...
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Venting Two Bathroom Fans to Single Roof Vent

Can I have two different exhaust fans in the same bathroom on the same switch. ? (I.E. on/off at the same time, both ducting to a y-adapter attached to a single roof vent opening). One fan uses 4&...
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Will this box hold a ceiling fan?

This is a picture of the box and a ceiling of my bedroom. It looks to me like a ceiling fan box but I just wanted someone else to give their opinion. Is this a ceiling fan box?
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Furnace fan turns off when compressor turns on; unit freeze up

I have a goodman HVAC (model: GMS950904CXA). The unit froze up the other day. When I turn the thermostat to cool, the compressor turns on, the furnace blower fan turns on for a few seconds and then ...
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Wiring for a ceiling fan. Do I create a switch or can I hard wire directly from a wall outlet?

I'm in the process of remodeling my bathroom and will be putting a counter top high electrical outlet in a corner as linen storage. I plan to draw power to this new outlet from an outlet on the ...
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Fan in tiny bathroom has no vent. Is there a better option to absorb/reduce moisture/odors?

I lease an apartment and was just cleaning the light/fan combo (a NuTone NUA-40LN) in the ceiling of my very tiny but full bathroom and realized the fan in the ceiling is just blowing air around, but ...
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Should I replace a single powered roof vent with ridge vent according to my roofer's advice?

I am new to home improvement, and I'd like to ask your advice. I am the owner of a house in Maryland. Within a few weeks, we will install a new roof.  Currently, my roof doesn't have a ridge vent, and ...
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Furnace fan operates only when heating is on

I don't have AC unit at my house, and summer heat is really bad when I sleep at night in my bedroom upstairs. Since I don't have AC, I think manually setting the fan "on" while I sleep will ...
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Whole house fan - unexpected voltage at high/low switch

I have this fan installed. Here's the wiring diagram... The fan has been running fine for about a month and all of a sudden it started acting like it has no power. I checked the voltage at the power ...
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Quickest way to circulate outside air thru house?

All but one major room is part of a single path through home, from a window on one end to a window on the other. In the evening I want to bring in cooler outside air as efficiently as possible. If ...
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Pedestal Fan stopped working

Thanks in advance but my 2 year old LASKO Pedestal Fan (1880C) suddenly stopped working. The power goes to the control panel so it is not the cord. There is no hum, so it may not be the capacitor. I ...
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How to wire Bathroom fan with timer?

Please Heeelp!!! I just purchased a bathroom fan "Aero Still 100T" wich comes with a timer. This fan comes with 3 wires, white, red and black however I realized that the connection wires ...
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What size of exhaust fan do I need, how many air changes, CFM?

I need to provide an exhaust fan equivalent to ventilation by a 4 square feet of window. What size of exhaust fan do I need, how many air changes, CFM? My client wants to replace a bedroom window with ...
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Combine two bathroom exhaust vents?

I have a tiny bathroom for the toilet, perhaps 83 cu ft adjacent to the master bathroom for the shower and tub, perhaps 1266 cu ft. Currently only the toilet has a vent with a fan. It’s being removed ...
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fan motor with capacitor

Hi I have a fan motor off a blast chiller which im hooking up to my still radiator. the wires are brown black and blue. it has to have a capacitor in line and thought it would be brown but I have ...
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Fan Only operation not working - gas forced air furnace

So i followed online guidance to enable "fan only" mode for my forced air gas furnace, Essentially that was to connect the "G" terminals on the t-stat and the furnace board. Seems simple enough, but ...
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Shut off breaker but still hot?

I started replacing a light fixture with a fan + light, and ran into a weird issue. My contactless electrical tester indicated current despite having turned off the breaker. The light was off in the ...
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Change to different condenser fan motor model?

I have an HVAC system that has a condenser fan motor that has gone bad. The motor is no longer available. What considerations do I need to make in order to replace the motor with a different motor? ...
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Thermostat fan control on old furnace without circuit board

I have an old gas furnace without a circuit board. Just a 4064 fan limit control, 24v transformer, gas burner control and fan. I wired a new wifi thermostat in. It works great. I would like to be able ...
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Pigtail solution?

I have a celing fan in one room, a light with three 60 watt bulbs in the kitchen. They are both controlled by switches, but one turns off and the other one turns on. Can I pigtail them together on the ...
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Fan will not oscillate [closed]

I have a pedestal fan that I have had for a while and recently stopped oscillating. what is the fix for this? would it make more financial sense to just buy a new one?
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Strange Wire in Bathroom Wiring

I was recently working on some wiring in my bathroom, and I noticed a 3rd load wire that I couldn't quite explain. There were 4 Black Wires coming in (with 4 corresponding White Neutral wires). One ...
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Trane HVAC condenser fan runs backwards

I installed a new fan motor on my Trane condenser. It's 240V three-wire Genteq motor that's described as clockwise shaft-up rotation https://www.northamericahvac.com/trane-american-standard-...
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Bath Fan/Light Wiring

12/2 Line coming to box where SW will be installed. I want one SW for vanity and fan lights, the other for just the fan. SW is a Legrand RCD11 paddle switch with two SP SW going to a 14/3 to the fan/...
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How to wire this back up?

I was trying to replace my ceiling fan and well of course I didn't take a picture of how the wiring was before I tore it apart so I'm trying to figure out how to put it back together so everything ...
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How to make a table fan noisy?

This sounds an abnormal question at first, but I really would like to know how to make a normal table fan noisy (which parts to change). The reason why I want the noise is that the noise from the ...
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Replacing power cable of wall fan

The original fan cable was damaged so i thought maybe i could cut it off and replace it with a cable and plug from an extension cable. The wierd thing is, it worked for a while and now doesn't. In ...
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What is the purpose of a bathroom fan filter? What is the risk of not using a filter?

Our bathroom fan filter was worn out and very dirty with cigarette smoke from the previous tenant¹, so we removed it. We could replace it, but why does a bathroom fan need a filter in the first place?...
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Help with wiring a computer PWM fan to DC voltage

I've recently purchased a "fume extractor" from China which is basically a filter with a pc fan behind it. The Fan pre-installed isn't really doing much of anything and I would like to replace it with ...
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Trying to find a odd shaped fan blade

So we bought a new house and one of the fans had 1. ugly blades and 2. one blade was broken. Naturally I took one good blade of and went to Lowes to find a replacement. It turns out though that this ...
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Bathroom Exhaust Fan/Light wiring

I am replacing the exhaust fan in my bathroom, however it seems like there is an extra white wire on the fan. The wires came with “quick connectors” - do I remove these and tie the whites together? I ...
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Wire AC Condensor fan motor to three prong plug for shop fan

Here is the wiring schematic on the motor: How would I wire these wires safely to a plug like this:
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Furnace Fan (Heat Pump) having issues when starting sometimes with a buzzing noise

We have a Central Electric Furnace model # EB12B. It is paired with a heat pump. We noticed the issue when we were running the A/C this year and is has continued while running the heater. When the ...
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Bath room exhaust fan not working. The light is working on a separate switch right next to the fan switch

I tested the fan and there is power. However the switch to the fan has no power. The light switch next to the fan switch is working. Could there be a problem between the exhaust fan and the switch to ...
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Install Bath Fan 1st floor with parallel joist to exterior wall

I'm planning on installing a bath fan in a first floor bathroom with one exterior wall. This ceiling has 2x8 joists running parallel with the exterior wall. This exterior wall also has a window ...
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Calculating flow volume for whole house fan

My house has a 24" Dayton belt drive whole house fan that's at least 20 years old but looks exactly like the current model 2EAX5. It's nice and quiet but I want it to move more air. It has a 1/3hp ...
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Furnace Blower Motor fan hums but wont start

Furnace Blower Motor fan hums but wont start until I turn it by hand, then it runs fine. What should I check?
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Can I manually switch off booster fans that are coupled with HVAC blower? [closed]

Could not get upstairs in 1900 craftsman bungalow cooled with HVAC system until the contractor inserted a booster fan in each of the two ducts. Fans are coupled to the blower of the HVAC. Now in fall ...
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Bathroom fan won't turn on

I'm installing a bathroom fan and I can't get it to power on. I want to wire it to the switch that controls the lights in the bathroom. The power comes from the lights to the switch. After splicing ...
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Fan switch on thermostat--on or auto

If I leave my fan switch on "on" instead of "auto" and the temperature in the house reaches the desired temperature will the fan stay on and continue to push cool air out even though the thermostat ...
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Homebase extractor fan. How to remove the front cover?

I bought an extractor fan from homebase. One of these: https://www.homebase.co.uk/humidity-controlled-extractor-fan_p594561 . I didn't get very far with fitting it though because step one is "Remove ...
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Wiring Bathroom Fan

Need help on wiring my new bathroom fan. Should have been more attentive when removing the old one. The new fan has three wires: white, black and green. In the ceiling are two sets of wires. The ...
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