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Will the motor of a ceiling fan burn out faster when it is on high speed rather than low speed all the time?

I have a ceiling fan in my front room and I like the breeze from it when it is on high speed. Should I be concern of the motor burning out sooner than If I had it on low. This was brought to my attention. I say no! Why would they have different speeds if you can't use them? Love to hear others comments on this. :-)
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midlifemadness
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I think it may depend on the size of your fans motor. You might want to read your manuel, call the manufacturer, or the store where you bought it and ask them!!
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Other 4 Answers to Will the motor of a ceiling fan burn out faster when it is on high speed rather than low speed all the time?


SaunaGuy
Posted Jul 4th, 2009 at 1:30PM
While it may not burn the motor out sooner, it could cause components to wear out faster. I tend to keep the speed at low or medium on my ventilation equipment and only turn it to high when necessary.
I might suggest you keep it on low when not really in the room and turnind it up just enough to feel aiir movement when you are in there for an extended period. After all you don't want to be sitting in a draft by running it on full.
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filthydieseltech
Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 5:30PM
Yeah, I think it can burn out faster if you keep it on high speed all the time. You get more out of it at low speed, except for the crisp breeze, and are less likely to wear it out.
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bosgek
Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 6:14PM
I agree with midlifemadness.
And you should also look closer to what your fan is doing. Ask yourself questions like: is there wear, cracks, is something heating up, is some part getting dirt in it and look for all deviations from new. That would be about +20 deviations if you've had the thing for more then a year.
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PeedeeDog
Posted Jul 3rd, 2009 at 6:16PM
I don't know!
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