Extractor fans

[craigday]

I was working on a lighting circuit last night and when I re energised the circuit the extractor fans were much louder than before I worked on circuit what could cause this??

 

[telectrix]

perhaps they only seemed louder after the silence.

 

[craigday]

Tbh I didn't even notice the noise bit the client is adamant there too loud ??

 

[drew35]

Maybe they're standing nearer!

 

[telectrix]

or trying to screw the price down.

 

[Richard Burns]

If your work did not involve the extractor fan then not your problem, if the fan has been moved or such then dirt could have got into the bearings, etc. quick spray with WD40 might sort it (or make it worse).

 

[craigday]

I doubt it, I hope not because I'm charging to go back and look at it if not

 

[craigday]

Nope didn't even go near the fan but because I was working in the house at the time everything must of been my fault

 

[wade88]

Your getting shafted then pal, fan would only increase in audible volume if the fan blade itself has come loose from the shaft or debris or the like has got into the housing and is being spun around or making contact with blades.

Take the clients finger, poke it into the fan, then tell him to listen closely as the sound changes again.

 

[craigday]

turned out that the extractor fans were never on before! so when I reset the breaker I thought had tripped, it turned out to be the extractor fan circuit. So that's why they were so quiet before

 

[stuartcourt]

ha ha you could not make it up

 

[craigday]

tell me about it was racking my brain trying to figure it out oh well live and learn

 

[Robson689]

That made me laugh! Haha

 

[craigday]

me too when I found out

 

[telectrix]

bet the client turned the breaker off because the fans were noisy , then conveniently "forgot" to tell you.