vent axia ceiling fan not spinning

[gronce]

Hi,

I've recently moved in to a flat, the bathroom has a vent axia ceiling fan it turns on by a switch and the light comes on to show it has power, but it doesnt spin or make any noise.

I've taken the cover off today but didn't see what the problem could be, i took down a note of what may be the model number if it helps!

centrif 250 t
256220a

Does anyone have a suggestion of what the problem might be and how i can fix it please?

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

When you say "the light comes on to show it has power"
Do you mean an indicator light on the fan?
or the light for the room?

 

[gronce]

yes a small orange indicator light for the fan, it's a seperate switch for the lights.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

It's not a fan that I can say I am over familiar with the internals of, so allow me to be vague.
The fan could well have a PCB, they sometime pack in or a slow blowing glass fuse can be the fault.
Any chance of pictures with covers off, isolate prior to removing covers?

Do you have the means to test for voltage, two probe tester?

 

[gronce]

I knew it would be a long shot getting help on this, many thanks for trying. I'll take a photo when i get home in just over an hour.

I don't have anything to test the voltage

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

I knew it would be a long shot getting help on this, many thanks for trying. I'll take a photo when i get home in just over an hour.

I don't have anything to test the voltage

The shot has got longer, if no way of testing for voltage!

 

[Chri5]

The neon at the fan would tend to suggest it does have power since the OP has stated it goes on and off when the switch is used

 

[gronce]

Yeah there's definately power going to it. Here are pictures

 

[Taylortwocities]

You'll need a test meter, or a proper voltage indicator (NOT a neon screwdriver)

With the light off, is there 230V between the blue and the red and no voltage between the blue and the yellow.

With the light on, is there 230V between the blue and the red and between the blue and the yellow.

If there is voltage as shown above then the fan is knackered and may need replacing.

If the voltages shown above are not present then you probably have a wiring fault.


PS If you are renting the flat, then call the landlord!

 

[gronce]

i own the flat, ok ill see if i can get hold of a test meter/voltage indicator

 

[ban-all-sheds]

A multimeter, at least, is an essential tool to have if you want to work on your electrics. It is just as important to have that correct tool as it is to have screwdrivers to use on screws instead of the point of a vegetable knife, wirecutters to use instead of nail scissors, wirestrippers to use instead of teeth, and so on.

Neon screwdrivers are questionable from a safety POV as they use your body as a current path, and they are unreliable - to safely check for voltage you must use a 2-pole tester, such as a proper voltage indicator or a multimeter.



This looks ideal for a household starter set - multimeter, voltage indicator and dedicated continuity tester, all in a handy case: http://www.amprobe.eu/de_DE/showproduct/115/Junior-Set/

PDF brochure: http://www.amprobe.eu/de_DE/downloadfile/115/beschreibung_1/

All in German, unfortunately, as is the blurb on each product:

Multimeter: http://www.amprobe.eu/de_DE/showproductdata/487/Hexagon_55/

Voltage indicator: http://www.amprobe.eu/de_DE/showproduct/116/2000_α_(alpha)/

Continuity tester: http://www.amprobe.eu/de_DE/showproduct/481/TESTFIX/

but it is sold in the UK - the company is now owned by Fluke, and I guess they haven't got all the websites sorted out yet - contact them (http://www.fluke.co.uk) for info on where to buy.

Right now the English specs are still lurking on the Internet Time Machine from when Beha was an independent company:

http://web.archive.org/web/20060920022629/http://www.beha.com/files_uk/multimeter/93549.pdf


Also see another discussion here: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26282 It's a few years old, so specific model number advice may be obsolete (and prices will be higher), but the generic advice is still sound.

 

[gronce]

could i just buy a new extractor fan and replace it? might be easier.

 

[Taylortwocities]

But the fault may not be the fan.

Buying a new fan will not solve the problem if its a wiring problem.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

As above.
The fan may not be the problem and until you have disproved or confirmed this, it could be a waste of money buying the fan, only to install and find the same problem exists.

 

[gronce]

i'm waiting on a test meter or voltage indicator, i've taken the unit off the roof and have some more photos if it helps any suggestions

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/wp20130120003.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/wp20130120002.jpg/