Ceiling Fan Voltage
Replacing the switch with a compatible one usually solves the problem.
Ceiling fan voltage. 80 95 watts 80 to 95 watt ceiling fans. One amp drawn by a ceiling fan is equivalent to about 120 watts. Fans range in size from 36 inches to 56 inches using 55 to 100 watts a typical 48 inch ceiling fan will use 75 watts.
One of the common reasons a ceiling fan makes an electrical humming noise is that the voltage the motor is receiving is too low. Click calculate to find the energy consumption of a 48 inch ceiling fan using 75 watts for 3 hours a day 0 10 per kwh. Many people install a dimmer switch to operate the fan with a variable speed.
Multiply the number of amps listed on the label by 120 which is the number of volts of power used by most appliances. If you require a 220 volt fan please call us at. I think that means that the motor on my fan isn t the problem but that there s some problem with the wiring between the light switches on the wall one for the fan and one for the lights both of which get 120v and the ceiling.
Ceiling fans help cool a room by moving air which causes evaporative cooling. It turns out that the voltage reading at the ceiling is only 30v. If you require a fan that is anything other than 110 volts 120 volts or 220 volts then we most likely cannot supply you with a ceiling fan.
The total has to add to 240v so if one side has 100v the other has to have 140v and in this example the voltage across the bad neutral connection would be 20v instead of a few mv. 65 to 80 watt ceiling fans exclude a majority of the energy star ceiling fans but include some of the most energy efficient 52 60 ceiling fans in the industry based on their motor size ran at the highest speed. Most fans on the market fall within this category.
Almost all ceiling fans sold in the usa are made for 110 120 volt 60hz electricity although a few ceiling fans are made for 220 volts. Ceiling fan light kits with any other socket type including but not limited to candelabra screw base sockets intermediate screw base sockets 2 pin halogen sockets and bayonet sockets manufactured on or after january 1 2009 shall not be capable of operating with lamps that total more than 190 watts and must be packaged with lamps that together total 190 watts or less. Does that sound right.