r/CeilingFans

What kind of fan it is? What replacement would I buy?

the ceiling fan in my parents guest room has officially reached the sounds like a helicopter trying to land stage. it has been running for over twenty years, and after my last visit, i told them it is finally time to swap it out.

this thing is basically a triple threat in the worst way possible. the noise is a constant rattling hum that makes sleeping impossible. the light is just one dim bulb, barely enough to see anything. as for the controls, the pull chain is flimsy and honestly annoying for them to reach.

so yeah, my main goal here is something actually quiet, which got me looking into dc motors. also hoping to get a solid built in led so they do not have to rely on random lamps everywhere.

after digging around for a bit, i ended up landing on a model from parrot uncle, pic attached. it seems decent overall, clean look, dc motor, plus it comes with a remote which already feels like a big upgrade.

now i am a bit stuck on a couple things and figured i would ask here.

how tight is the receiver fit inside the ceiling canopy. the junction box is standard, nothing fancy, but i keep hearing these receivers can be annoying to squeeze in.

also curious about control options. has anyone managed to pair something like this with a wall switch like lutron caseta, or are you basically stuck with the included remote. my parents are very used to wall switches, so i am trying to keep things simple for them.

I’ve been trying to figure out how to turn my ceiling fan on for so long now. Here are some things I’ve tried and some information.

It has no strings to pull and no switches on the wall to turn the fan on. So I’m assuming it’s remote controlled. I found the receiver and got the dip stick code and tried on the only remote we have in the house still and it doesn’t work (remote battery is good). I also tried every single combination possible…

On the fan motor housing (I’m guessing) I see the model number that says “HLC52-B-WH” when I look it up, I get fans which look nothing like mine. So either Google is lying to me, the fan is discontinued, or I’m a dumbass. The only way I currently use the fan is for the light (via switch on wall).

I’ve attached some pictures of the fan. Please let me know if anyone has any ideas.

Hey all, the chain pull for this ceiling fan just came out, so it looks like I'll need to buy a replacement internal holder thing. I'll be able to open it up tomorrow to find out what I need, but if anyone knows what the brand is by the sticker, that would help me out a lot.

Lights usually have a glass cover I removed, there are 5 basic blades, the whole thing's probably from the mid-2000's.

The fan in my room started grinding in the middle of the night so, next day, I went to the store to replace it. I found a "lutron ceiling fan canopy module" when I was switching out the fans. Never seen that before so I googled it and how to wire it. My set up is the wall dimmer and fan speed switch in the photo. The light part controls the ceiling (can?) lights and the light on the fan at the same time. (I've been told this was the problem). The fan button just runs the fan normally. I didn't have any problems before the switch.

After trying to replace the fan with a new one and googling wiring I can't get it to work with the lutron canopy. I even tried to do it with the external remote supplied and it didn't work fan and it didn't work.

Home Depot and Lowe's told me to get an electrician and have them split off the ceiling lights. Is that true? Did I buy the wrong fan? I got a harbour breeze? I'm by no means an electrician but I have replaced ceiling fans, light fixtures and outlets with no problems so I would rather figure it out if I can.

I just want to get it back to the way it was lol. Maybe it was Southern engineered too much before me, they were here when I bought the place.

Photos are old fan with the light on showing the ceiling lights, new fan, wall switch and finding the canopy on top

Hello everyone! I recently bought a house and have been working through different upgrades and renovations. Ceiling fans seemed easy enough until I started getting into the process the first one installed just fine but it hums a bit. Not a major issue but I can come back to that.

I ran into bigger issues with ceiling fans 2 and 3. I noticed they were very old and had a support bar installed on them where the junction boxes currently is, but on the finished side of the ceiling. I’ve never seen that and imagine it was an older way of doing things. I had to pause as I don’t think the junction boxes are rated for ceiling fans, which I think lead to the drywall around the fan cracking.

I bought the expanding junction boxes that expand and dig into the beams but as I took the old junction box out, I saw it was attached right on the beam in the center of the room. Had to pivot and bought a junction box that connects to this beam but as I was screwing it in, I hear the beam splinter.

Now here I am, any suggestions?

Photo - https://imgur.com/a/Fbnk3tu

We took down a ceiling fan and cannot find it online. Any idea on what fan model this could be?

Honestly guys, I haven't touched this fan since I bought my house (Aug 2025), so imagine my surprise when I turn it on and this is happening. Any advice on how to fix this?

My ceiling fan is making this tapping noise when the fan moves, whether it’s running or not (video shows how the tapping starts when I touch the fan). The noise seems to be coming from above the fan, like either the junction box or within the plaster. The house is from 1921. I had the fan put in in 2023 (Minka Aire). Any ideas of what is happening?

At an old lake house, downstairs in the dining room, which was converted into a bedroom. Had this ceiling fan in it I was a big fan enthusiast back then and I’ve never been able to identify it so I want your guises help to identify this fan as of now this fan is long gone as the room that this fan was in was demolished by the new owners there were two green balls as the chain fobs the tassel, I added when I was younger there was this schoolhouse looking globe on the kitchen counter next to the room, but I don’t know if that helps anything