HQRP Capacitor Hampton Ceiling Coaster Review

This was a simple fix for my ceiling fan that saved me from having to replace the entire unit. Easy to install and it was helpful to watch a short DIY video before replacing. Only basic tools are required.

so far so good. I used it to fix a ceiling fan. To my surprise, the wires were actually the same color, and the ones that needed tinning were already there for the pull chain connection. Excellent work.

Our fan is controlled by a Lutron dimmer and has started behaving erratically and vibrating. The dimmer checked, so most likely the capacitor failed. I turned off the power, opened up the compartment under the fan that houses the circuit switch, cut 5 wires to the old capacitor and connected the new one with small nuts. The fan repair was easy, pun intended. Works like new. I didn't even have to remove the fan. Done in 10 minutes.

Works as expected. It appears to be well built and completely flooded. Note that the 3 capacitance values on this device do not necessarily map to the same purple-brown-red color coded wires as the original fan capacitor. I've bought this unit before and the color codes of the 3 capacitor lines seem to change every time I buy it. You would think that the purple-brown-red wires would have the same order of capacitance in series to support low, medium, and high fan speeds.

My ceiling fan hasn't changed speed in 10 years. I put it off because I thought it would be difficult to solve the problem. In fact, he stumbled around for a while. Then I did a little research and found that if replacing the switch doesn't help, a capacitor would do the trick. Since I had already changed the switch at the end of last year, I decided to replace the capacitor. After getting the part number from the old one, I found my new one on this site. Finally the problem solved. So lesson…

Worked like a champ for a 20 year old fan. She liked the fan and we couldn't find a similar replacement. The fan ran very slowly at high speed so I replaced the condenser and remote control kit. Now you can hear a click from the fan every time you press the button on the remote control. I suspect it is the capacitor. Actually, I prefer clicking because I know the click of the button has been registered. Press the button, hear the click, know the button press was received. After replacing the…

Stark suspects that the cause of my 20 year old ceiling fan's blades not turning was a blown capacitor. The fan light continued to function normally. Here's a troubleshooting tip: If the fan speed is high, move the forward/reverse switch back, then forward and see if there's a slight movement in that direction. If so, then this is an indicator of a defective capacitor. I opened the fan case over the lighting unit to determine the capacitor type and markings and took a picture with my phone…