Ceiling Fan Balancer

pseudomath LLC

About this app

No guessing. No trial and error.
Fix the wobble quickly and easily! Dynamically balance your ceiling fan using your phone. This app determines which blades and where to place weights for best stability.

Preparation:
•Clean fan.
•Tighten all screws.

Instructions:
•Draw a dot on masking tape and place it on the fan.
•Number the blades.
•Hold phone under the fan and record the wobble.

Check Wobble:
•Simply point the camera at the dot to get the wobble strength in realtime.

Balance Fan:
•Place a clip on each blade. Record the wobble of each blade. The best position to place counterweights is calculated.

Ratings and reviews

I was able to balance out my fan at the highest speed, but then at the slowest speed the fan still wobbled (no loose blades, bearings, accessories). The fan is mounted about 1.5 ft below a slanted ceiling, so there could be some chaotic turbulence issues. Unfortunately, this app requires the fan to run at higher speeds to properly detect. When I tried to balance the fan at a slow speed, the app repeatedly reported blade detect problems, or it crashed.

works well but could use some additional tips. here's what I found to work the best while using this app. 1. just use a dime colored black instead of drawing a dot. I also used white masking tape to increase the contrast of the dime. 2. try balancing on medium rather than high. my fan balanced out pretty well on high, but the wobble persisted at medium. 3. use a steady table or ladder rung to get the 2' from ceiling fan required.

I really wanted this to work. It feels like it would be the right approach to balance my fan. I had a platform ladder and a camera tripod, so I thought I'd be prepared for smooth sailing. Unfortunately for me, I have an exposed beam in my ceiling directly above where the fan is, and it seemed to confuse the algorithm. Somehow I managed to get through the process and I wasn't confident of the results, but was unable to complete a second round. Just found devs email addr, will update review later.

What’s new

•Handheld Accuracy Improvements
•Large Fan Support