How to fix (balance) a wobbly ceiling fan - NO TOOLS NEEDED!

[@lexlend7081]

Nothing like finding a 3 year old video and using $.80 cents to fix my wobble! Awesome instructions and life hack!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome! Great job!

[@madangelo]

Your trick with the coins is amazing, I don't usually comment on videos but this video really helped me with a very loud and wobbly celling fan that has been a nightmare for the last 3 years. Extra thanks for being honest and transparent regarding the process of trial and error - it helps understanding that this kind of fix isn't instant and it takes time to get good results (and also saves some of the frustration)

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Excellent. Thanks for the thoughtful comments!

[@jcnlala9461]

Not all heroes wear capes and YOU Sir, are a Hero!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Well, if you were able to get your fan to stop wobbling, too, you're not far behind! But thanks!

[@coachprescott72]

AMEN

[@watsonwatsonwatson4376]

WOW, awesome fix.!! Was going to drive 40 minutes away to Lowes to get a weight kit. ❤❤. Thanks so SUPER MUCH...GOD BLESS YOU GUYS.🎉 AMEÑ

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad it helped!

[@sonnyprice8152]

46 dollars in change and it’s finally perfect. Awesome idea.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

👍

[@jungleno.]

All I had were Krugerrands. Cost me a fortune to balance my fan.

[@partsdave8943]

🤣

[@thirstfortruth8904]

@@jungleno. I LITERALLY used a two Rand coin. Perfect!!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome!

[@JaiTheSon]

I was expecting decent results but I got mine perfectly still, not even a swing from the chain. Didn't even know it was possible! Thank you.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great! You nailed it!

[@shailynelizabeth4647]

My sanity thanks you. My brand new fan started doing this and sleep has been crappy ever since. So simple and only took me 15 minutes to get it figured out. 🙌🏼😴

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great, Shailyn Elizabeth. Took me longer than 15 minutes so you must be good!

[@minhthu421]

Thank you so much! My 25-year-old Hunter ceiling fan has been bugging me for years. With your suggestion, 31 cents fixed my fan's problem. Instead of trying the weigh on each blade, I measured the distance of each blade from the ceiling, then applied and increased the weigh on the highest blade. 1 quarter + 1 nickel + 1 penny = :)

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's a great story!

[@jbdmed]

ingenious

[@jazzs2965]

Now I know how to balance the wobbly fan in my den ! Thank you for your valuable video 👍🏼

[@FixEverythingYourself]

👍😁

[@rob8529]

Awesome! It worked. I was able to identify the blade that needed the quarter in three tries.Took me less than five minutes.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Wow, I think you have the record for fastest fix! Some people never get it to stop wobbling...

[@rondarody3197]

Your the first person I watched that had some cents. Awesome

[@FixEverythingYourself]

I like that!

[@user-Jesuscomingsoon]

And coins

[@georgehower8180]

Patience is a virtue. You've got it in spades! Well done.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks, George! I hope this helped!

[@MrXiaoqiao]

Or does he have it in (fan) blades? So so sorry, I'm tired.

[@kellypreston8933]

I fixed (balanced) my ceiling fan using this video instruction. It operates like new.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome!

[@johnotto989]

This was just what I needed! Had the fan unwobbling LOL within about 20 minutes! May Jesus greatly bless you guys!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great! Thanks!

[@thylabyrinth]

Great video. Had my wobbly fan balanced in 10 minutes.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome 👍

[@Stephthechickenlady]

Omg my new fan is doing this. I'm fixing it today!! Thanks for the video

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Good luck! Make sure to check whether all connections (nuts, screws, etc.) are tight, and check to see that all the blades are at the same angle as each other. If all of that looks good, then this process will be the next step.

[@coachprescott72]

Wow! You are a genius! Thanks so much! The kids fans have driven me crazy for years! This is brilliant.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad to hear this helped, Robert! Thanks for the note!

[@1dayatAtimeking]

Dude . Your video and about 15 (I got lucky ) and fixed it . I'm 6 years in apt maintenance game and you showed me something new today. I shall keep it with me

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great. Being in apartment maintenance means you have several tricks I've never seen. But glad I could help.

[@Daschickenify]

Great video! I just balanced mine, it definitely does take patience and experimentation. I tried tipping it to the ceiling and seeing which side drooped to the bottom, ended up placing too much weight and in the complete opposite direction needed. It took me about an hour to get it right, and your method of going around each blade with the weight turned out to be the most intuitive. Using my highly subjective balance scale of 0-10, 0 being perfect, and 10 being brick in a washing machine, my fan started at 3, and I got it down to about 0.5. I can run it at full speed, and it stays relatively still and nearly noise free. For those who are too high and mighty to be taping coins to your fans, you can use this method to rough in how much, and where to place weights, then finish it up properly with some dedicated sticky weights.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks for the feedback. Your process and time spent sounds just like my experience. Glad you got it to work!

[@johnseck7593]

Needed to comment and share thanks for the amazing video. Thanks so much for taking the time to generate. I actually used the metal clips used to hold papers together. I adjusted the balance using the different sized clips (much like your quarter vs. nickel vs. penny). No tape needed. Anyway, thanks so much for the guidance.... You rock.... God bless... John

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great, John! Thanks for the kind words!

[@jimbusse7381]

I installed a brand new fan, and it wobbled. It's on a 24" downrod, so any imperfection is magnified. I checked the troubleshooting guide, and made sure all blades were within 1/8" (+/-1'16") constant distance from the ceiling. Took 2 days. I used shim stock to make sure I had stability. This didn't fix the wobble. It was marginally better, but maybe that was wishful thinking. Then I measured the leading edge of each blade (at the tip) and the trailing edge's distance from the ceiling and found all blades were exactly 1" except I found one blade .375" different. I thought I had it. after putting some shims on the leading edge mounting screw, I got the LE/TE to be exactly 1" like the other blades. I turned it on, and Lo! it still wobbled. I have clearly reached the limit of my physics, so I tried your weight trick as a fix. Took 3 hours, but the problem is totally gone. Thanks, great video!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Jim, that's an awesome story and glad I could help you fix it. My story on this fan was very similar. I found a blade that was twisted significantly more than the others and figured that was the problem. Nope. But these coins did it. Good job making it work on your fan!

[@wildmike85]

Jumping jesus on a pogo stick, no wonder your fans all outta whack, dude just try this, first get some glue. its easier, then start wiggling fan blades, find the loose one then glue 2 dimes to each end, switch to opposite and add half dollar coin, next go to the fan adjacent to the one near you and then go to Canada get change and stick a Canadian quarter at least 3/4 from the base. After that you need to sacrifice a chicken, glue the feathers to your tail bone and shake your tailfeather, finally go shower and air dry under fan, if your balls are still wet after 5 minutes then you did it wrong.

[@jacobdrj101]

Wow! Thanks so much for this video. I used like 15 cents worth of coins (3x10 agurot), some silver tape and 20 minutes, and reduced 90% of my ceiling fan's wobble! Awesome!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great. I always like hearing about the success stories!

[@markc6557]

Thank you. Your video was very helpful. I first tried a plastic clip - as easier to add and remove. It made things much, much worse. One also flew across the room when the fan was at max for too long. I took kitchen scale: clips were 14 to 22 g. A quarter is less than 5 g, a dime showed 0 g on my scale (I could weight 10 of them) and a nickel was 4 g. I started to use coins and the wobbling immediately went down. My first quarter hit the wall near a window, because I was lazy taping it with masking tape and its longer side was along the blade and perpendicular to the direction of motion. I then taped it with longer side across the blade and I had no more problem with coins flying. At the end, I found the best improvement with a quarter on one of the blades, about an inch from its end, and then made it even better adding a dime about in the middle of one of the opposite blades. Less than 20 tries.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

I like the thoughtful, detailed approach you used to fix it yourself. Glad to hear it worked!

[@kwilson187]

Legend says 2 years later and he's still balancing his fans.

[@boilerbob322]

Just installed a new ceiling fan on our Lanai with 8 blades. High quality fan but wouldn't you know it, it had a wobble to it. I went on-line and found your video...what a God Sent!!! I followed your recommendations and numbered each blade, then used a quarter starting with #1 (I had a pocket full of change in case I needed to add some additional weight). By the time I got to #7, the wobble was completely gone, with no fine tuning required. The fan has 6 speeds and it is solid as a rock at all speeds. Thank you for sharing this solution that only cost me $0.25!!!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Beautiful! I love hearing about success stories! Great job!

[@paulbork7647]

Thanks, Sir. One quarter and a few minutes and my only wobbly fan is rock solid, like the other ones. I didn’t measure it, but some of the electrical power was diverted from moving air to wobbling, so more air movement and an expected longer fan life. Thanks again for a clear video.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great, Paul. Sounds like you nailed it!

[@skinnyb8888]

Great info. One thought. Wonder if adding washers under the screws that hold the fan blades would work? Not sure how long the tape will stay put? This is the same idea of how car tires are balanced. Too bad we don't have a computer that gives the location and weights like tire shops do!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Washers could work but not sure they'd be very effective that close to the center of the fan. But I've not tried it so I can't say. But I've had no problem with my tape and it has been nearly 2 years.

[@frankborja25]

first i tried what the fan instructions said to fix the wobble which did not work...then i did what you did and now the wife thinks I'm some sort of genius!...it works smoothly!....thanks!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great story, Frank! Nice job, and thanks!

[@basattayfun1666]

Followed the instructions a short while ago. Works as advertised. GLTA.

[@gybx4094]

Using the coins is a brilliant idea. The standard blade weights cost more than the money you used and they're all the same mass. Using a variable mass system is much better for fine tuning. Nice video.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks for that feedback!

[@roywhitt3182]

Used these tips to balance my ceiling fan in about 20 minutes - includes the time to get the ladder, screwdriver, sticky tags, painter's tape, package tape, and coins then put them all away. When I checked the blade connections, each blade had 3 screws with rubber or soft plastic sleeve-spacers. The screws were all tight, but the back screw of every blade allowed considerable vertical movement of every blade. Since they were all consistently "loose", I left them alone. Each blade was labeled 1 through 5. I placed a quarter on Blade #1 near the tip as shown in this video. There was a slight but noticeable improvement in wobble but not acceptable. Then, I tried moving the quarter to Blade #3 and Blade #5 - both resulted in distinctly worse wobble. That left Blades #2 and #4. Working sequentially, I chose to place the quarter on Blade #2 as the wobble was worse when Blade #5 was weighted. Again, I saw a slight but noticeable improvement, as I had seen when the quarter was on Blade #1. So, I added a quarter to Blade #1, leaving the quarter already on Blade #2. Voila!! Virtually no wobble. Ceiling fan blade balance accomplished for 50 cents. Thank you for the tip...

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great job. Thanks for the detailed comment!

[@glitzinglam4022]

I was skeptical…but no longer! I grabbed a handful of change and some tape and got to it! I started with a quarter on one blade and a dime on the one next to it. One coin flew off immediately (turned out to be the dime) but the other one stayed on and was EXACTLY what was needed! The wobble went from 10 to 0, luck of the draw I picked the right blade at the first go at it. I do have a slight motor noise but only on the high speed which is not that big of a deal. If you’re experiencing wobbling, give this a try! It will work! 🎉

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great job!

[@karenkmontana]

Wow! You are a genius!!!!!! Thank you so much! I'll be able to use my fan now.... it works!!!!! You are a great teacher also

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Good job. And thanks for the kind words!

[@littleraven28]

Genius! We never had the fan on full speed cause it was shaking and making noises. One quarter and a dime fixed it. thanks a lot.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great! I had a similar problem and was so glad to have it fixed!

[@amandajensen6618]

This was very helpful and saved me a ton of time! 100% recommend. Good job!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad to hear it, Amanda. Good job making it work on your fan!

[@SchrodingersGat]

How'd it go? I'm going to try this too haha

[@Logan-qr4gs]

Thanks so much! Wasn’t expecting this to work, but it did.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome!

[@anuragsahu259]

Thank you sir, i have fixed my wobbling fan issue with your idea and 1 INR coin. 👍

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great job! Glad to hear it. Thanks for the note!

[@toddfalkenberg6953]

Thanks man! Fixed my wobbly fan for 6 cents.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's awesome, Todd!

[@Mr572u]

In the very beginning, you can push the fan toward the ceiling, and the heavy blade will come to the bottom. That gives you a starting place.

[@Mandy_39]

What do you mean, like push the whole fan up?

[@Daschickenify]

@@Mandy_39 You want to push the fan so it is swung to one side, that will help the heavier side settle on the bottom. Instead of hanging straight down, it will be at an angle, just hold it there until you can consistently identify the heavy spot.

[@Mandy_39]

@@Daschickenify Ty for the explanation! Wish my landlord would just put new fans in lol!

[@markconger8049]

Thanks. I was going to order an $8 kit from Amazon but I think I’ll try this first. One tip, packing tape has more weight than you’d think so don’t overdo that part. I learned this when selling a few items on eBay. Tape adds weight.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Good luck!

[@leonardomusicvideos]

Trying to adjust wobbly fans here at the house and came across this. Will try it...thank you!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's awesome, Leo! Good luck! This takes some trial and error but will work.

[@bobn8865]

Before installation I weight each wooden blade with the metal blade mount attached on a gram scale and make them all the same weight. Use hot glue and tiny washers to balance. Perfect balance every time.

[@busterbentley2588]

Awesome video. Gonna grab some change and tape! Thank you for this.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

👍🙂

[@megansherrow7941]

Awesome hack! Worked perfectly for my fans! Thanks!!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad to hear it!

[@Brian-bq8pf]

One penny on the first blade I tried...thanks for showing how you did this!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great! Doesn't get much easier than that!

[@swarnasilva343]

how much this

[@basattayfun1666]

very useful, esp bc it is more realistic than the other ones I have seen. the others make it look like it is a one-step, one-point solution... tx for taking the time

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thank you. Great comment. Yes, it takes some time to make this work but it's worth it. Good luck!

[@basattayfun1666]

@@FixEverythingYourself followed your video and... nailed it. No more (observable/significant) wobbling!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome! 👍

[@cookieladycarriej8829]

WOW 6 quarters 3 blades 50cent for only $1.50 problem solved in less than 10min; Tonight I purchased 2 fans that came to over $260 one fan will be gone back tomorrow Thanks BLESSINGS

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great! Nice work figuring out how to balance yours!

[@chefbambu9382]

Gracias amigo. I use one quarter and one dime opposite of each other and now "close enough" to balanced. Time for a cerveza...!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's fantastic, Chef! Glad to hear you were able to make it work!

[@kcry1]

Hey 🫵! Great advice, I was curious of the weight to use and you solved it! 🔥❤️

[@FixEverythingYourself]

🙂👍

[@DreamsofArson889]

Thank you for this! One quarter on the opposite of the first I tried and its fixed!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great! Mine took a bit more fine-tuning so I'm glad it was easy when you did it!

[@lukejackson3674]

Worked like a charm on a ceiling fan that'd been out of balance for years

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome!

[@michaeldeleon8286]

Thanks. I installed a used fan a friend give me and it was wobbling. thanks to your video I was able to fix it using your method.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad to hear that. Thanks for the note!

[@katrinastewart2615]

Thank you so much. That was such a great help. 🥰

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Excellent! Glad it was helpful!

[@zachhuett7458]

Thank You! Cost me 50 cents, saved me hundreds!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Sweet!!!

[@jjccamis]

You're a genius! No wobble. Cost me 31cents.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great!

[@AlienMyth64]

GODSEND of a video

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks!

[@franklinmenendez4358]

I would recommend starting with tightening all blade hardware & the base, sometimes these loosen with time & cause wobble. On some older fans with wooden balsa blades or compressed board, it was recommended to flip the blades around yearly.

[@spencerdouglas865]

I'm about to give this a go! 😂👍✌️👏

[@DARTHJOE94_]

Great video! I found it helpful to measure the distance from the fan blade tip to the ceiling. I weighted down the blades that had not sagged as much and got a good head start on balancing before trial and error took over. also remember to tighten down all the screws you can see

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks for the feedback and how you were able to make it work. Good tips.

[@juliettelynne5861]

Good job! Interestingly enough, with 5 blades, 3 positions, and numerous coins, mathematics states there’s over 1000 combinations you can try to fix that dastardly wobble. Seems like you did it within a reasonable time!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

😄👍

[@jakeblanton6853]

Back in the late '70s, they made a "consumer level" (i.e. pretty inexpensive) disco strobe light that had an adjustable rheostat that allowed you to control the strobe frequency. Similar to what you might have seen in discos back then... You could adjust the frequency to the point where the blades on a fan would stop... I suspect you could use one of them along with markings on the bottoms of the fan blades to more easily determine where the imbalance was occurring...

[@yulr.4985]

Thank you!! Explanation just perfect.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great! Thanks!

[@jfreshh330]

I tried this and it made my fan more stable but my coins keep coming off when it’s going at full speed. Randomly I’ll here the coin fly across the room and hit the wall at 50mph 😂 what tape should I use

[@FixEverythingYourself]

I cleaned the top surface of my fan blades with a damp rag before applying tape. Then I used clear packing tape. That worked well. Duct tape would work, too, but is a bit heavier, although I doubt that will cause any problems.

[@franklinmenendez4358]

They sell a balance kit with sticky weights for $2-$3 at Home Depot & Lowes if u wish, but wiping dust well & using 3M packaging tape should work also.

[@hakeemzahardi9207]

My fan wobbled and I did try use the balancing kit that come with the fan. like in the video, it did improved abit, but I didn't know we can put more than one weight/coin to make it totally wobble-less. Thanks for the tricks!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

You're welcome!

[@sisc5373]

Thank You!!! I just fixed one that has been SO irritating

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great!

[@patrickmartin274]

thanks man i just bought a new fan and tryed every blade and found out the one that needed it, then i went across the other side and did the other blade ,oppsite from the other fan and it work. Great video and instruction.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks, Patrick! Glad to hear the process worked for you, too. It was very satisfying getting my fan to spin smoothly. My 16-year-old was quite happy, too!

[@binzhang9853]

Your coin trick is amazing

[@FixEverythingYourself]

🙂👍

[@Zone_Stomper]

Big box home improvement stores sell fan balancing kits that do what you're doing here. You really only need to mark one fan blade as a reference point. You can count up from the reference blade.

[@DjNoelLeon]

Thank you so much my friend. Instant fix.👍

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Awesome!!!

[@jeremythomasjr.1285]

This saved me a lot of time, thanks.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad to hear it!

[@De7a7D]

Thanks dad. Very helpful!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Great!

[@IMDYT420]

Also make sure the screws are tightened over time they will become loose from the vibration of the fan

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Yep, great point!

[@yashny]

This is so creative

[@FixEverythingYourself]

I hope it helps!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

I hope this helps!

[@mariano4617]

Awesome technique! It took 2 quarters to balance mine! One on each blade.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's great! Good job making it work on your particular fan!

[@meangreen7389]

Great job! Thank you for sharing.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

😁👍

[@SistahShay]

Got on the first try THANK YOU so much. Now I can sleep 😴

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Wow, first try! Took me a few attempts to get mine right. Great job!

[@Muses11]

Maybe duct tape… this to me seems like over time could be deadly. Let me be wrong please. This definitely gave me a better understanding on how to balance my fan. Thanks!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

🙂👍

[@KevinSmith-ys9sw]

Great trick and very helpful; thank you!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks for the feedback, Kevin!

[@evacastillo42]

Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. You are the only one that really explained it well. Thanks and my sleep thanks you. 😂😂

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Glad you got your fan stable again!

[@alifakhraei8684]

tanks........... ostad.............. very nice way for fix it

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thank you!

[@matthewlockridge]

Great advice....Superb

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks! 👍

[@matthewbajjali2931]

Thanks for video, I was quite the fan! Has anyone had issues with the coins coming off? Would having the extra weight increase the power bill? Keep spinning!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks! I've had my coins on there for 6+ months with no problems and the fan still operates perfectly. I cleaned the upper surface of the blades really well first (that area is dusty) so the tape would stick. And the coins are so light that any increase in power consumption is negligible. Good luck!

[@anuragsahu259]

please wipe the dust, then stick your coin with wide tape, and make sure your coin fully covered with the tape then air will not pass between fan blade and coin during running, and it will not get off.

[@jonherr4510]

“would the having extra weight increase power bill” is the dumbest thing i’ve heard in weeks , possibly YEARS.

[@Daschickenify]

Other way around, improving the balance will reduce the power consumption, or at least allow the fan to spin faster with the same consumption.

[@schlank99]

$5.00 later, my fan is rock solid lol.. 😂 great video!!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks!

[@deaneng8540]

after you adjusted it with quarter and penny about halfway thru I would have called it good enough for heaven's sake! lol

[@buckmahaffey7648]

This is ingenious like balancing a tire

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Exactly!

[@tonymontana897]

The Question I have is how does it go out of balance in the first place ?? It starts out life as a perfect rotating thing then how does it come to this if nobody touches it ??

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's a good question. There are a few factors to cause a fan to be unbalanced. First, some fans aren't balanced even when new. For those that are, different pieces of the fan can loosen over time and cause fan blades to either move slightly, causing a wobble. Sometimes the base of the fan where it mounts to the ceiling can loosen over time, allowing the fan to move a bit and cause a wobble. But maybe the most likely cause is something bumping into the fan, causing one or more blades to be twisted differently or moved up/down, and this often causes a wobble. This happened to me recently when my wife bumped into a spinning fan; now the fan wobbles like crazy.

[@frandanco6289]

Tony Montana - the fan parts and or blades were never in balance in the first place.. Cheap chinese fans always are like this.. The only fans I have ever found to be perfectly balanced, quiet, perfect, are made by Emerson Fan Company... All the rest - junk out of balanced fans..

[@jayjudd6518]

Ho Lee Chit Miss Molly. 😢That will drive me nuts wish you where in Louisiana. I’d be your friend for life. 😂

[@tellfile]

Wonder if one blade lower than the others has an effect. One of mine is a half inch off than the others. I used a 12 inch ruler from fan tips to ceiling.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

I don't think that would have a big effect. If the blade was twisted significantly different than the others such that it was either flatter or steeper and moved more/less air than the others, that could affect it. But just that 1/2" shouldn't be a big deal.

[@kendrajones9708]

Very informative video! Thanks for all your help 😃

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thank you, Kendra!

[@stevel.4461]

Wobbly fans are no longer part of our home. 35 cents on one and 30 cents for the other. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

That's awesome! Great job!

[@johnnymac1580]

About the only thing change is good for!

[@Mark-jh6px]

Great video! Why didn’t I think of this 🤔.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thanks, Mark!

[@markseifried3959]

Great patience. As all of us know; all three screws should be tight on the blade and two on the hub attachment before your start. Has anyone used the balance weights that come with the fan?

[@joeydelmarsjr.646]

how many nickels dimes pennies and quarters did you use in this video to fight the wobble? were thy mostly in the center or out at the edge of the blades? did each blade get a coin? single or dual ?

[@FixEverythingYourself]

On my 5-blade fan I had a quarter and a penny on one blade, a nickel on the adjacent blade, and another penny on the blade furthest from these two. The quarter and nickel were at the end of the blades; the pennies were in the middle of the blades. But this is just what my fan needed. Every fan is different. Some only need a single coin and I've had commenters who fix it on the first attempt. Also keep in mind that coins near the center of the blade have less of an effect than at the ends of the blade. This can help you fine-tune your solution. Good luck!

[@scottdarling8024]

Don’t think it’s a weight issue. Rather are all the blades pitched the same and are they the same distance from the ceiling? They are easily adjusted / bent. That’s how I got mine to run true.

[@echomckelvie]

Brilliant 😂 took me $0.30 to fix mine

[@FixEverythingYourself]

😁👍

[@floydwebtube]

This is why there is a national coin shortage! LOL Great job!

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Yeah, I guess it is taking some coins out of circulation. Actually, they're in much faster circulation than they used to be!

[@shinekraj4944]

Now I understand why there is a coin shortage in the US. Because of this man, all the coins are on the fans. 😜

[@FixEverythingYourself]

👍😄

[@pdiz]

So as a kid, I was chilling in my room with the fan on, and after several hours, something hit the wall pretty hard. I went to investigate and it was a quarter. I swear, I thought money was falling from the sky. I waited, but no other money ever came. It was just one of those "WTF, where the heck did this quarter come from?" type of scenarios.

[@FixEverythingYourself]

😂

[@jf275]

Question: So I spun my new ceiling fan I had installed by someone, the light fixture wobbles on the fastest speed and barely at the medium speed, when I hand spin it and observe I notice one of the blades is quite lower than the rest so I added 2 quarters on opposite side and another quarter blade to right of that one, still not enough weight to raise the other end where it needs to be, I feel like I'll need to add about 10 more quarters or so, I can press down with my hands to raise the side where it balances but pretty considerable force needed. I looked into balancing kits and they typically come in 3 gram pieces and here I would need like 80-120 grams, doesn't seem right, id have to remove light fixtures to take the blades off, I watched the guys install it and pretty sure it was done correctly, everything is snug. Is that even remotely normal to need an extreme counter weight?

[@FixEverythingYourself]

No, it shouldn't need more than one coin here or there. If there was one blade noticeably different (too low, too high, etc.), that's most likely the problem. I'd fix that by gently bending it back to the same place as the others, then see how it is. The way you've described it, I bet that's all you'll need to do. And remove all of your coins, of course, to test it out.

[@jf275]

@@FixEverythingYourself Turns out one of the screws was stripped had to get a new fan and all is well now, but I also learned how to balance my other fan from this video too. Ty

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Good deal!

[@getreal3336]

Nice job!👍🏽

[@FixEverythingYourself]

Thank you!