My KDK ceiling fan started making some locking noise and turns out the holder has torn and fallen to the blades.

How can I fix this?

The Model Nunber is KY 15A/153/153S/12B

Your help is much appreciated!

Don't think can be fix as can see from the last picture the plastic holder has become brittle & cracked due to age.

Think you are better off getting a new fan installed & it won't cost a lot so long you get a basic model without remote control.

Online shopping platform got sell replacement part.
Search kdk / panasonic ceiling fan upper and lower cover.

Temporarily you can remove the lower cover while waiting for the replacement part.
Alternatively you can use duct tape to hold it up first.

And do be careful as the ceiling fan motor is very heavy.

This post has been edited by COOLPINK: Aug 14 2024, 11:16 PM

Just rip it off.

Duct tape or just remove it and look for a replacement.

What is the danger if it is ripped off?

Is it okay to tear off as someone suggested?

Is this merely cosmetic or does the cover serve a purpose?

Can someone diy the fan part replacement or need to call a replacement? My expertise is limited - I can switch a faulty plug point or replace bulbs but never done this before.

Is duct tape safe, and if so, what kind of duct tape can be used for this purpose?

Any duct tape. That cover doesn't move with the blades. If you notice, it has a screw that prevents it from moving, but now the plastic is broken.

You can find replacement like this on shopee.

You will see some wires connecting to the fan. That plastic is just a dust cover. Buy a replacement if you feel unsafe. As someone suggested use any tape will do. Just tape it all around it.

This post has been edited by Noryume: Aug 15 2024, 01:08 AM

Yes you can tear it of if needed.
Its mainly as a dust cover + cosmetic.

If your expertise is limited i suggest u just tape up the cover.
Just push it up a to avoid cover rubbing against the fan motor before taping the cover to the shaft.

Hot glue would help, but don't know how long since the plastic dust cover already old and brittle, better replace with a new one.

how old is your fan?

Last time my family used a KDK fan, hahahaha, its been passed down from generations to generations, from granny to my mother time. Damn their fans last really long.

I believe since 2008. Fan works beautifully otherwise

IMO, don't bother with the tape solution. The cover is cheap and easy to get so just rip out the broken cover and replace it when the new cover arrives.

not bad, 16 years.

Don't worry about safety, its all in the ceiling hook, as long that is anchored to the ceiling, is just the fan motor.

As other posters say, just purchase cover from shopee

How easy to install the replacement cover? Any guides please.

Much appreciated.

Is it dangerous process etc, heavy?

This post has been edited by contestchris: Aug 15 2024, 11:32 AM

i wouldn't recommend taking down the fan just to install the cap. Too much hassle especially if u are not experienced with it.

If i were u i would modify one using food container. You just need something to cover the motor.

Sorry, I be honest I only attach and remove fans.

I never got the opportunity to fix the cover.

You'll need a ladder. Fan is reasonably heavy but I think KDK ones are relatively light. I've seen those fans come with ornamental lights, damn those are super heavy.

Perhaps you have to undetach the fan from the ceiling hook and bring it down to floor, for replacement.

I am not sure if you can replace it while its still attached to ceiling. Maybe you can try to youtube to see got instruction for replace cover, or if the shopee has it.

If you undetach then you have to do the rewiring again. Just take photo of wiring (live, neutral and earth go where) - unscrew from socket, make sure you switch off your main power (electricity) to your house before you start.

This post has been edited by hoonanoo: Aug 15 2024, 11:52 AM

basically you just need to use duct tape and mend it back nicely, making sure it does not touch the metal at the bottom I would also slide the cover up and measure a point where in create a stopper with tape so it does not slide too low.

It beats having to disassemble the fan and mess with wiring to replace the cup.

you can get your preferred color duct tape easily.

Kdk bought by panasonic inm

My father's house kdk ceiling, all already 30+ yrs, still working fine... 😂

I DIY using a Coke bottle and sprayed white.

1. rip off
2. tape or glue.
3. buy new.

Sap sap water.

Superglue or this.

good news: cheap item, easily available
bad news: need to take down the ceiling fan to change the part

personally, I would change it. maybe get someone to help you with it if you do not know how.

Just change new ceiling holder
If tape or glue wont last long due to vibration

This post has been edited by urnicksux2: Aug 15 2024, 05:07 PM

I tried to tape it but it was breaking off, so brittle.

So I just decided to cut it and remove.

Now it looks "naked" like the pictures below.

1. Can the fan still be used as normal?

2. If I don't replace the cover, is there any danger?

3. Other than aesthetic purposes, does the cover serve any other purpose?

4. Is there a way to fix a replacement cover without taking the entire fan down?





This post has been edited by contestchris: Aug 15 2024, 09:31 PM

The fan will still work without the cover. I think it's purpose is to prevent you from touching the electric motor when cleaning the fan.

It's not that complicated to remove the fan. Just need a ladder and remove a few screws. Be careful of the weight of the fan.

And remember to tie the cable into a knot around the ceiling hook and then screw it to the fan.

The cable should be up here. Take a video of how it's assembled before you remove the fan.

Eh never mind, here's a tutorial video from KDK. You can remove the blades to make it lighter to carry.

https://youtu.be/y4qMTn42Hf8



This post has been edited by JohnL77: Aug 16 2024, 12:05 AM

Just buy the cover first. Disconnecting the rod is quite straightforward per above video. These 3-bladed fans are designed to have rod replacements (you can drop them from high ceilings) so in other words it is definitely possible to swap out the tupperware cover

1) Can
2) No danger assuming no one in your house tall enough to reach & touch that thing, or family member that could fly. Joke aside, also to protect wireman when wanna change your fan and not get zap by that capacitor. The capacitor zap not gonna kill ya & doesn't hurt much (when off ok), but the zap is enough to catch you off-guard, and it's dangerous cuz you on a ladder, terkejut, lost balance... jatuh..TLDR safety for the worst case scenario etc.
3) Prevent dust to those components I guess. But afaik, there are only wires + a capasitor, not something that dust would kill an appliance imo.
4) Honestly speaking,looking at the back & forth TS in this thread, I gonna assume TS is not gonna go through the trouble to disassemble the rod. Yeah it's easy for us DIYers & who have done it before. But looking at how concerned TS is with the questions, don't think TS has the confidence to do it nor wanna go to the trouble even if TS manage to figure it out.

So here is my wild idea:

[Idea 1]
1) Go back and look at your old cover. Inspect it and determine if it is made from "elastic-plastic" or "brittle plastic". A brittle one is like a plastic that breaks when you tear it with pressure, if it is elastic, you can put pressure and it will just lose shape and stretch a little.
2) If you think it is made from something that can deform but not break when applied little pressure go next,
3) Go buy the same spare part that forumers has posted before . Shop around.
4) When item arrive, inspect again and test if it can be applied pressure without breaking. If everything good go 5
5) Determine where is the screw hole.
6) We gonna make a straight cut so it can be "open" or in malay word "kangkang" the cone open a little bit. But don't make cut on the screw area. We need that screw to secure the cone back to the fan later.
7) After made the straight cut, try to kangkang the cone open just enough so it can slide through the Metal Bar of your Ceiling fan. Careful not to break it. Hence why I say this is only possible if the plastic cone is made from plastic that is somewhat elastic (even a little will do) and not hard hard brittle plastick that will break if you kangkang it.
8) After safely slide inside into position, screw it. And the straight cut that you made before, glue back or just tape.
9) Done... and then...
10) Sit down and contemplate whether or not it is worth doing the DIY at the cost of 'probably' not long-lasting solution as the structural integrity of the cone might not be 100%. Before sleep maybe you'll ask yourself "its a new cone I should have done it the proper way perhaps"

[Idea 2]
1) Go search around a similar cone that is elastic like a cone for a lamp. Just diy and do same procedure above. Straight cut, kangkang, slide, close, tape.
2) Go shopee search "PVC Lampshade" or "tudung Lampu". You'll see those old style bulb cone cover thingy as top seach. Maybe something like this will do [it is just an idea].
3) But I would suggest you not buy online, but go physical store so that you can test test if it is elastic or hard plastic.

Juzz throwing out wild ideas only. At least with Idea 1, you can first buy the cone and then decide whether you wanna do it properly or do the DIY ones. Good luck.

Thanks but I don't see any screws to fasten the lower cover.

If you refer to JohnL77 video at minute 6:06, the screw fastener of the cone looks like that.

If you really cannot find it, either it broke off when you tear it off, or the screw/screw hole that holding it is still at your fan since from the picture it does seem like you did not 100% tear them off completely.

But if you really cannot find the screw after all that, could be your fan design just doesn't have a screw to fasten for the lower cone like the old KDK KY15D, so it is being held on by sheer pressure between the cone and the metal bar. But I'm afraid if this is true, if you were to find the exact same replacement part with same exact design, you cannot do the wild idea DIY I just mentioned because this design tend to have a long 'inner stocking' (for lack of better word) so hard to cut because you need to cut the inner 'stocking' part too. It will get destroyed.


Only confident in doing those wild stuff if it is using the newer KDK cone design with screw like forumer posted before. But I can't say for certain if those cone fits your old model; be it if you wanna install it properly or wanna do the cut cut diy thing, so you need to do some digging first or see shoppee comment section.

p/s:cone = canopy.

remove or use epoxy glue or super glue to stick it back. this is just dust cover.

tldr...

Sooo, either bear with the naked look, or buy a new fan, these basic models aren't very expensive. And get someone to install it.

Ding dong ding dong ... pay someone to do it la.

if u dont mind the aesthetics, i believe just let it be.

if not just buy a new cover/canopy and install them.

Change to dc motor ceiling fan. You won't miss the humming noise from ur ac motor fan

Just curious, do they sell replacement canopies in two halves? Such that you just screw them together, negating the need to remove the whole fan. It’s a laborious process.

I installed the Panasonic Bayu DC fan a couple weeks ago, the canopies come in two halves. I was thinking of getting one, and try it, but I can’t find the spare parts online.

If the material is flexible, cut one side and squeeze it on, then tape the cut line.