I’ve have a Hunter ceiling fan (Brenham Model 50033) for over 1.5 years and it’s worked fine. Today it started acting up.
Problem
The light cycles bright and then turns off and returns and goes bright. The fan momentarily turns off when the light turns off. This continues forever but happens at a slow cycle (10-180 seconds).
Troubleshooting
This model has a ceiling fan and a light with a remote shown below
Light Features
The light can be turned on or off by pressing the remote control button once.
Or the light brightness can cycle from bright to dim and back by holding the light button on the remote.
Fan Features
The fan can be turned on or off by pressing the fan button on the remote.
Or the arrow buttons can control the speed of the fan (faster or slower).
What I’ve tried.
I first thought it was the remote, so I checked the remote batteries and it was fine.
I removed the remote batteries, turned the power to the fan off (left it for 30 seconds) and turned the power back on. The problem remained with the light cycling.
I’m looking for the next set of suggestions for troubleshooting and fixing this problem.
A:
Troubleshooting this problem involves isolating the problem (if possible):
Check voltages being received by the fan to make sure they are consistent and not oscilating.
Change the light bulbs to make sure there isn’t a problem with the bulb that is causing the cycling.
Change the batteries in the remote and make sure that the remote isn’t causing the problem.
Change the receiver in the fan assembly (this unit receives a signal from the remote to control the fan and the light).