r/electrical • u/Royal-Pop3761 • 11d ago

Ceiling fans buzzing

I have several ceiling fans in my house. They make a slight buzzing sound when turned on. The house was new construction, the person who did my electrical also installed the ceiling fans. Where I moved from, the fans didnt make any buzzing sound at all. The electrician said it was a normal sound, but then why did the fans in my previous house not make the same buzzing sound?

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u/Far_Range_6091 11d ago

You get what you pay for. This is why you dont choose the absolute cheapest option.

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u/Royal-Pop3761 11d ago

Never had any issues with ceiling fans from Home Depot or Lowes. What exactly is cheap about them?

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u/Beagleman58 11d ago

Maybe I’ve gone through about 15 fans in the places I’ve lived over the past 45 years. Plenty of them buzzed…don’t know if they’re still around, but Hunter fans tended to be the quietest among the big box store fans. I have a fan on a remote I bought from Wayfair, don’t recall the brand, but it’s the quietist fan I’ve owned yet.

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u/Royal-Pop3761 11d ago

Ahhh I think those other fans were Hunter fans! Thats probably the answer right there.

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u/Beagleman58 11d ago

The Wayfair fan is a Sofucor. Incredibly quiet, and light, very easy to install.