Hey man!!! Great job!! I 'm a fan collector and people throw away fans with flywheels and buy a new one! You saved yourself money this way and I must say you did a awesome job! Thanks for the video!
Great video, saved me replacing a Holliston fan that was scraping. Scraping started within 2 years of installation and become unusable some months later. We were told by the installer the fan couldn't be repaired and had to be replaced. Turned out my fan's flywheel wasn't broken. The set screw had backed out. I used a little blue thread lock to prevent a repeat. For what the fan cost, it makes me a little mad at Casablanca (Hunter) for not doing a better assembly job.
Just took one down from the ceiling and will order the flywheel monday. My model was a Casablanca too but I couldn't find the model I have on their website. It's really old and just hoping I can get a replacement flywheel. My lighting fixture is different but I think I can handle it. I'll definitely mark the wires before cutting. I may look for the detachment tool first. Thanks for sharing I wasn't sure whether to attack from the bottom or the top. Doug
Thanks so much for posting, this was very helpful. I had no idea that I could find a replacement flywheel for this fan. One note -- you don't really need to cut the wires to the white connecting block -- I used a finish nail set to push the pins out of the block -- you could also use a small punch or similar tool with a flat end that can push on the pins. Then when you reassemble, you can put the pins back in place in the block, being careful to get them in their original place.
Wow. I didn't know that they were only produced for that short of a time. The fan was given to me from my brother for installing a new one for him. Both of our homes were built shortly before that time and it was probably a first upgrade done in the kitchen. Since there was nothing wrong with the fan motor, it was worth fixing. Thanks for the comment.
I got 2 Casablanca Delta II last month. Both had flywheel in good shape, but white one had noisy bearings, and had leaf somehow got into motor housing. So I had to open the motor to make sure that there are no leaf crumbs left. And while motor was opened, I went ahead and replaced bearings, so it's silent now. Opening the motor uses all of the steps to replace flywheel, minus getting new flywheel plus few other steps. But I was able to replace bearings myself!
Just an FYI, the procedure to replace the flywheel on pretty much every other Casablanca fan (besides the "First Home" series) is different than the one shown in this video. There is a stationary shaft going through the motor that holds the switch housing (the part below the blades/motor where the light kit attaches) that needs to be hammered out. If you can give a specific model number or name I could give more specific advice.
I am trying to dismantle my 4111T serial # GY25252 to replace the flywheel. Having much difficulty trying to "tap" the shft out of the housing. Any tips??
I'm not that familiar with these fans. Just the one I fixed in this video years ago. Could there be a pin holding the shaft on that needs to be removed?
@@Paisteboy Dear Paiste, Thanks for your response to my question. Did not see anything like that, but my wonderful husband suggested using a "puller" to gently coax the switch housing off from the shaft. Worked like a charm!!! And BTW, yes I did have the retaining clip removed prior to that. It was much easier putting everything back together & getting it back up to the ceiling. But then, after connecting the wires & turning power back on, the blades wouldn't move. JMJ, help us all. So, it took a few seconds to realize that I had pushed the flywheel up a little too far & seated the tiny little allen screw in the wrong hole. Had to remove 1 blade to get at the allen screw, lowered the flywheel just a tad & tightened er up again. Worked fine after that!! OMG, I was so happy to have salvaged that 32 year old fan, for the price of a flywheel ($30.58) & some time watching talented folks like you who take the time to make a video. Thank you for helping so many people.
Hi, and congrats. Now, unlike SOME people, I would never insult someone who takes the time to record & edit a helpful YT video like this. I'm just throwing this out there in case someone else knows the answer: If the fan was taken down from the ceiling and the top part disassembled, are the other ends of all those wires removable without have to cut them down at the block-connector? Many thanks
How do you remove the light fixture case/box?? Look at your min 6:00 ...On mine there is no screw to loosen the fixture box, and I tried turning by hand the fixture box to remove it, but it does not turn. I'd like to know how to remove it. To take out my broken flywheel piece from the shaft, I need to remove this light fixture. Can anyone answer ??? thank you
I called Casablanca repair man in MD: "It does not need to come off. Just need to hammer-push rock from top to bottom and rod plus light fixture come out as ONE piece!!". Perhaps some do by turning, but mine does not have that screw holding box onto the rod like yours do. I've ordered new flywheel and waiting to arrive. Never done it before, but I will succeed!! :)
The general difference is that a stack motor has a rubber flywheel like this one, and a direct drive (also called spinner) will generally no flywheel (there are some that do for noise isolation). The motor itself is really where the difference is. With DDs, the whole motor casing rotates around a shaft, where stack motors have a shaft that rotates inside of a stationary motor. Stack motors are higher quality, and much easier to repair than DDs, though there were some very good DDs in the 80s.
Hoping hpac1009 still around I have a Casablanca Panama 5 that I am trying to replace flywheel on. I can't get the top of the switch housing out of the way..it needs to be hammered out?? The fan is 14 feet off the floor...do I just keep banging it until it (or I) fall off? Then how will I be able to replace it after that? Thanks for your help..Jim
1. Take fan down. 2. Remove downrod-to-motor coupler from the motor by removing three hex screws. 3. Remove little thing holding the shaft. 4. If it has wires coming in motor, which is the case of pull chain fan, you may have to cut the wires first. 5. Hammer the shaft from TOP of the motor housing until it can be removed from bottom. 6. Replace flywheel. 7. Reverse the steps 1-5.
Try this link. Make sure that it matches your flywheel. www.ebay.com/itm/184759084093?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1azRG1zcGQVmRzmq17f73BQ45&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=184759084093&targetid=1583904486842&device=m&mktype=&googleloc=9005678&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1583904486842&abcId=9300697&merchantid=108054939&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzqSWBhDPARIsAK38LY-EnqnKuRuNLxt6LkBPF2O9KoNrBiad38wYgsHbUPUnBA4apX6SNngaAv7iEALw_wcB
I would remove the entire fan as if it had never been installed, do all of you repairs and then put it back up. You can make all of the repairs a lot easier from ground level.
richard2653 I don't know what the little black boxes do but they didn't need to be rewired. I think they may have something to do with the speed control and direction control of the fan.
I have no idea about a lifetime warranty. I got this fan for free about 7 years ago from my brother for installing his new ceiling fan. I'll look into that eventhough the job is done. Thanks for watching.
Hey man!!! Great job!! I 'm a fan collector and people throw away fans with flywheels and buy a new one! You saved yourself money this way and I must say you did a awesome job! Thanks for the video!
I had no idea this model was stack motor. It looks so Next Generation-ey that I assumed it was direct drive. Thanks for the vids.
Great video, saved me replacing a Holliston fan that was scraping. Scraping started within 2 years of installation and become unusable some months later. We were told by the installer the fan couldn't be repaired and had to be replaced. Turned out my fan's flywheel wasn't broken. The set screw had backed out. I used a little blue thread lock to prevent a repeat. For what the fan cost, it makes me a little mad at Casablanca (Hunter) for not doing a better assembly job.
Glad it helped and you were able to fix your fan.
Just took one down from the ceiling and will order the flywheel monday. My model was a Casablanca too but I couldn't find the model I have on their website. It's really old and just hoping I can get a replacement flywheel. My lighting fixture is different but I think I can handle it. I'll definitely mark the wires before cutting. I may look for the detachment tool first. Thanks for sharing I wasn't sure whether to attack from the bottom or the top.
Doug
Thanks so much for posting, this was very helpful. I had no idea that I could find a replacement flywheel for this fan. One note -- you don't really need to cut the wires to the white connecting block -- I used a finish nail set to push the pins out of the block -- you could also use a small punch or similar tool with a flat end that can push on the pins. Then when you reassemble, you can put the pins back in place in the block, being careful to get them in their original place.
Had to replace the bearings on two of my Modern Fan Co. Cirrus and had to eliminate molex on each, which isn't a big deal.
Nice! It's good to repair and keep them going. Thanks for watching.
You saved a kind of rare ceiling fan Casablanca first homes were produced in 1990 and 1991
Wow. I didn't know that they were only produced for that short of a time. The fan was given to me from my brother for installing a new one for him. Both of our homes were built shortly before that time and it was probably a first upgrade done in the kitchen. Since there was nothing wrong with the fan motor, it was worth fixing. Thanks for the comment.
I got 2 Casablanca Delta II last month. Both had flywheel in good shape, but white one had noisy bearings, and had leaf somehow got into motor housing. So I had to open the motor to make sure that there are no leaf crumbs left. And while motor was opened, I went ahead and replaced bearings, so it's silent now. Opening the motor uses all of the steps to replace flywheel, minus getting new flywheel plus few other steps. But I was able to replace bearings myself!
Just an FYI, the procedure to replace the flywheel on pretty much every other Casablanca fan (besides the "First Home" series) is different than the one shown in this video. There is a stationary shaft going through the motor that holds the switch housing (the part below the blades/motor where the light kit attaches) that needs to be hammered out. If you can give a specific model number or name I could give more specific advice.
I am trying to dismantle my 4111T serial # GY25252 to replace the flywheel. Having much difficulty trying to "tap" the shft out of the housing. Any tips??
I'm not that familiar with these fans. Just the one I fixed in this video years ago. Could there be a pin holding the shaft on that needs to be removed?
@@Paisteboy Dear Paiste, Thanks for your response to my question. Did not see anything like that, but my wonderful husband suggested using a "puller" to gently coax the switch housing off from the shaft. Worked like a charm!!! And BTW, yes I did have the retaining clip removed prior to that. It was much easier putting everything back together & getting it back up to the ceiling. But then, after connecting the wires & turning power back on, the blades wouldn't move. JMJ, help us all. So, it took a few seconds to realize that I had pushed the flywheel up a little too far & seated the tiny little allen screw in the wrong hole. Had to remove 1 blade to get at the allen screw, lowered the flywheel just a tad & tightened er up again. Worked fine after that!! OMG, I was so happy to have salvaged that 32 year old fan, for the price of a flywheel ($30.58) & some time watching talented folks like you who take the time to make a video. Thank you for helping so many people.
You're welcome. I'm glad you got it all figured out and repaired in the end. Your perseverance paid off in the end.
Thanks, clear and concise! Great tips.
Thanks for the reference. Will try to motivate myself to work on my fan that's 14' up. - by identifying what my model is first.
You're welcome.
The search is continuing.
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There is no name brand tag on your fan?
Nope. Maybe I have to either open the canopy or remove the fan blade flywheel to match the specs.
Great video - very informative and clear. Nice fan too.
exactly my model and confirmed process i had expected another comment gave better way to reuse the wire connector block thanks
Glad it helped and the additional comment helped too. I wasn't familiar with that connector block when I did this repair. I guess you live and learn.
Cool. That's good to know. Thanks for watching.
Do you still have this fan because I would like to see a remake
Yes, but it still works fine.
Hi, and congrats. Now, unlike SOME people, I would never insult someone who takes the time to record & edit a helpful YT video like this. I'm just throwing this out there in case someone else knows the answer:
If the fan was taken down from the ceiling and the top part disassembled, are the other ends of all those wires removable without have to cut them down at the block-connector?
Many thanks
Which website did you get the flywheel off of?
How do you remove the light fixture case/box?? Look at your min 6:00 ...On mine there is no screw to loosen the fixture box, and I tried turning by hand the fixture box to remove it, but it does not turn. I'd like to know how to remove it. To take out my broken flywheel piece from the shaft, I need to remove this light fixture. Can anyone answer ??? thank you
Hold the shaft with a wrench and try to turn it harder.
I called Casablanca repair man in MD: "It does not need to come off. Just need to hammer-push rock from top to bottom and rod plus light fixture come out as ONE piece!!". Perhaps some do by turning, but mine does not have that screw holding box onto the rod like yours do. I've ordered new flywheel and waiting to arrive. Never done it before, but I will succeed!! :)
giuseppe3010
Glad you found the info you needed. Best of luck to you on your repair.
The general difference is that a stack motor has a rubber flywheel like this one, and a direct drive (also called spinner) will generally no flywheel (there are some that do for noise isolation). The motor itself is really where the difference is. With DDs, the whole motor casing rotates around a shaft, where stack motors have a shaft that rotates inside of a stationary motor. Stack motors are higher quality, and much easier to repair than DDs, though there were some very good DDs in the 80s.
Cool. Thanks for the lesson.
Can you make a video of this fan on all 3 speeds please?
Hoping hpac1009 still around
I have a Casablanca Panama 5 that I am trying to replace flywheel on. I can't get the top of the switch housing out of the way..it needs to be hammered out?? The fan is 14 feet off the floor...do I just keep banging it until it (or I) fall off? Then how will I be able to replace it after that? Thanks for your help..Jim
1. Take fan down.
2. Remove downrod-to-motor coupler from the motor by removing three hex screws.
3. Remove little thing holding the shaft.
4. If it has wires coming in motor, which is the case of pull chain fan, you may have to cut the wires first.
5. Hammer the shaft from TOP of the motor housing until it can be removed from bottom.
6. Replace flywheel.
7. Reverse the steps 1-5.
Where did you get the flywheel from?
Try this link. Make sure that it matches your flywheel.
www.ebay.com/itm/184759084093?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1azRG1zcGQVmRzmq17f73BQ45&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=184759084093&targetid=1583904486842&device=m&mktype=&googleloc=9005678&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1583904486842&abcId=9300697&merchantid=108054939&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzqSWBhDPARIsAK38LY-EnqnKuRuNLxt6LkBPF2O9KoNrBiad38wYgsHbUPUnBA4apX6SNngaAv7iEALw_wcB
I would remove the entire fan as if it had never been installed, do all of you repairs and then put it back up. You can make all of the repairs a lot easier from ground level.
That's for sure!
What was function of the black boxes inside the switch box? You did not mention the wiring for them.
richard2653
I don't know what the little black boxes do but they didn't need to be rewired. I think they may have something to do with the speed control and direction control of the fan.
+paisteboy it is the run capasitor
They NEED to be rewired in order to function.
He already got it running again, if you watch his video of it on all speeds.
There website says that the motor has a lifetime warranty and a 1 year full warranty.
hey can u tell me what size screw they arebecause im missing screws for my casablanca panama to mount the blades on the rubber flyweel can u tell me
Casablanca First Home uses different motor as other Casablnaca uses even though it's a Stack Motor.
can you just fix a broken flywheel with jb weld?
I wouldn't. Too much torque with flying blades.
ahh. well thats kinda good i guess. thanks for the vid!
I have no idea about a lifetime warranty. I got this fan for free about 7 years ago from my brother for installing his new ceiling fan. I'll look into that eventhough the job is done. Thanks for watching.
The video is up.
What's the difference between a stack motor and a direct drive motor? Thanks for watching.
Sure.
i thought Casablanca had a lifetime warranty for stuff like this?
It might help some. A limited warranty applies to the original owner and only with the purchase receipt.
My fan’s lights goes on and off and then will totally go off. That’s so annoying. My fan was purchased in the early 80’s
Sorry. Could be a bad connection.
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What does that have to do with this ceiling fan video?
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