haha, fundamental's sexy ass meant that shit lol

Hey The third time was a charm lol

There must be a bumper sticker there....lol

There must be a bumper sticker there....lol

There must be a bumper sticker there....lol

LMAO, first time I was ever told I did a nice job "mounting" . LMAO

Cool Daring, you did a great job at mounting!
:)

The motors on ceiling fans are strong but not immortal. In the lab, we use centrifuges that spin a thousand (and in some cases 100,000 but lets not go there) times faster than a ceiling fan. Replacing the (conductive) brushes due to wear is an every few month process. Ceiling fans are really not designed for such replacement.

You got 10 years out the last one, which means you did a great job mounting and balancing it at the outset.

thought I would give you guys an update.

I bought a new fan and when I removed the old one I discovered a large amount of black dust/shavings that came from the motor, spinning it by hand once I had it down I could feel it grinding inside as I held it by the shaft and slightly hear a squeak .

Loose connections can also cause grief as well. Forgot to mention that. If your bulbs flicker alot, its a sign that theres something loose in the connection, either at the socket or with a wire connection itself. But as I said before, without looking at it, I'm only guessing.