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Hela fan has wiring labeled backwards.
I bought a couple Hela fans for my fine yacht about a month ago. The two wires were labeled (+) and (-) and I connected the (+) wire to the positive wire (red) from my distribution pane. Lo and behold, the air blew out the BACK of the fan. Duh! The Hela fan has asymmetrical blades with a bit of a scoop to the trailing edge to better force the air forward. When running backwards not only does the fan not blow as much air but the shielding and off/on knob ends on the back of the fan where it is hard to access. So, I connected the (+) wire to the black (negative) wire from my distribution panel and it now blows the air out the front of the fan. It blow the air more vigorously to boot as the fan blades are operating in the right direction. So, here's a clue to those of you who have a Hela fans. The air should be blowing out the front where the off/on knob is located. It it is blowing out the back (which is open and has no shrouds) then you have it wired backwards. But, since the wires are labeled wrong from the factory you are forgiven your blunder. Wilbur Hubbard |
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Hela fan has wiring labeled backwards.
On Jul 28, 1:43*pm, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote: I bought a couple Hela fans for my fine yacht about a month ago. The two wires were labeled (+) and (-) and I connected the (+) wire to the positive wire (red) from my distribution pane. Lo and behold, the air blew out the BACK of the fan. Duh! The Hela fan has asymmetrical blades with a bit of a scoop to the trailing edge to better force the air forward. When running backwards not only does the fan not blow as much air but the shielding and off/on knob ends on the back of the fan where it is hard to access. So, I connected the (+) wire to the black (negative) wire from my distribution panel and it now blows the air out the front of the fan. It blow the air more vigorously to boot as the fan blades are operating in the right direction. So, here's a clue to those of you who have a Hela fans. The air should be blowing out the front where the off/on knob is located. It it is blowing out the back (which is open and has no shrouds) then you have it wired backwards. But, since the wires are labeled wrong from the factory you are forgiven your blunder. Wilbur Hubbard Looks like Hela's contractor goofed. |
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