Nutone Ceiling Fans

Nutone made ceiling fans from 1979 through the 90s. Their first model used a friction drive motor that is noisy, and largely not repairable. Following models used quality motors made overseas, the top-of-the-line model was made in America and used a K55-copy motor by Universal Electric.

There is not much that can go wrong with these fans. Nutone appears to have received a bad batch of capacitors as many Nutones have capacitors that have failed, see "capacitor replacement" section. Some Nutones have a ceiling mount that has been recalled, there is no retrofit or direct replacement. See "ceiling fan recalls". As with all older fans, with age and use the bearings may become dry or dirty and require oiling or replacement, see "oiling" section. Early 90s Nutones used rubber flywheels that may require replacement, see "flywheel replacement".