The crinkly noise in my experience is a bad bearing, or dry bearings meaning it should be replaced. Before doing so, I’d make sure all screws are tight, its mounted using an appropriate fan rated box, and see if it can be oiled.

had same problem with three fans , and they finally shipped me a new ones same exact thing. Arguing with mink is a disgrace due to the price they charge for the fans. I sent them video after video and finally went back to my retailer who replaced it. New one is worse !!!!

The crinkly noise has stopped. We ran the fan continuously for about 30 hours. Don't know if it was a coincidence but the fan is completely silent. We run it on speed 2.

If it has a light, remove the covering over the light. We found a sticky silver label in each of our fans that was causing the clicking noise. Removed and it was solved.

I hear a rattling sound in the fan once the A/C kicks on. I was told if it’s near a vent, that it’s the air moving over the blades. Is this normal? Sound is annoying

I am experiencing the same, along with the wall control wont work with the remote control. This is my third and last Minka Aire fan. The issues with not being able to adjust the RF with a dap switch box is maddening. I also spent so much money on the electricians time to resolve the issue with the bedroom fan turning on the kitchen fan because it is on the same RF (which is not accessible in the fan housing). I could have bought the most expensive fan on the market and still saved money after paying for the electrician’s time. Do yourself a favor, buy another brand.

I have found and fix the problem. The problem is there is a cotter pin that holds it together, that rattles as the fan moves, You can find the pin by lifting the cover, I put a piece of tape now and I don't hear a thing

Edison, thank you so much for the post. I am thrilled with the fan and was frustrated with the noise. It reminded me of the sound of a playing card in bicycle spokes. This was such a simple fix and no need to call an electrician.

Edison, i have a light fixture on the fan do you mean renove the light fixture to find the cotter pin?

Edison, Are you "removing" the cotter pin? Or just putting a piece of tape on the cotter pin? We have assembled and un-assembled this fan twice now trying to find the intermittent click and how to stop it. I have other Minka fans with no issues.... but this one - very frustrated. Just need clarification - thanks to everyone for your tips!

Mine is still clicking. Up and down probably 10 times. Checked all screws, taped pin, ect ect. Note I am an electrician, no way to stop this as I believe it's a defect.

Thought I would add this last ditch suggestion, as I think it worked for us-- a reviewer
said they tried 'loosening' the screws holding the fan blades to the center piece (there are 2 screws per blade --- note, DO NOT TIGHTEN them like the troubleshooting guide states). Apparently the tightening of the screws creates a vibration effect which may result in the clicking noise. Loosening them seems to have solved the problem for the most part (for now?)
At this price, a buyer really shouldn't have to experiment with this! Not sure I would buy this again.

Where is this cotter pin located? Anyone? My fan is making the crinkly noise again. Very annoying.

The cotter pin is at the bottom of the down rod close to the fan motor. I did tape mine down when I experienced this problem but it did not stop the noise. I finally got on a ladder a safe distance away and could hear that the sound was coming from the canopy against the ceiling vs the fan assembly (my fan has a 3 foot down rod to accommodate a slanted ceiling).

A small ring sits just under and adjacent to the canopy and is held in place by 2 screws that fit into slots on the ring. Tightening the 2 screws and thereby tightening the ring to the canopy eliminated the noise, and more importantly my wife doesn't hear anything now. Hope this helps.

Thanks for all the suggestions! I have 4 minka aire fans I love the designs; however the clicking sound is very annoying especially at night when that’s all you can hear. It sounds like it’s a consistent problem throughout all minka aire fans so you would think that company would come out with a fix. I’m sure they’ve had lots of complaints and/or returns. Very disappointing because I love the designs and the fans are not cheap fans!

Agreed Kelly, however after almost 2 years mine turned out to be an installation issue. My wife was certainly willing to throw the baby out with the bath water and buy another fan, hope you can resolve your problems soon. Since it’s all of your fans you might want to try a reinstall with a different installer.

Thank you for your response Rob! Can you tell me what was wrong with the installation?

A small ring sits just under and adjacent to the canopy and is held in place by 2 screws that fit into slots on the ring. Tightening the 2 screws and thereby tightening the ring to the canopy eliminated the noise.

Sadly, tried this but did not work for me... still have the crinkly noise. I tightened the screws as much as possible and still get the ring on, but the noise is still there. I need to find some allen keys to try the other solution which is to get at that cotter pin.

O.T. question - could one use a shorter downrod with this fan - like 3" or 4"? Love the fan but 8' ceiling and want as low profile as possible.

I'm using the smallest rod profile and it still makes the clicking noise. Now one of my MinkaAire fans that had not previously is now making the same noise. After reading through all the comments; it appears some fixes work yet not for others....or did for awhile and then started making the noise again. There were many supposed different resolutions. I think you could easily pay for the fan several times over just trying to get rid of this noise..... Sad because they are NOT CHEAP fans!

Im in the same boat with all of my minka fans. I have five. glad to see im not the only one. I am going to try these tips and cross my fingers.

I had the same issues and tried everything mentioned here. All good tips. One other thing to try if none of these other suggestions work for you….check the hanger ball attached to the down rod. Mine became loose sometime after installation and caused intermittent clicking noise when fan was on higher speeds. Once I tightened that up, all was quiet again. List of things I checked. 1. fan box in ceiling is installed tight to ceiling. 2. screws attaching hangar bracket to fan box in ceiling are tight. 3. Hanger ball is screwed tight to downrod 4. screws under canopy ring are tight. 5. Screws at base of downrod under coupling cover are tight 6. use electrical tape to tape down cotter pin located under coupling cover 7. Fan blade screws are tight.

I taped the pin and I think it worked! Thanks Edison! The cotter pin is found by lifting the bottom cover (on top of the fan though) the pin holds the whole thing together, as the fan moves, the pin rattles. I fixed this by just putting some tape around it to prevent from moving and making that noise as the fan turned."

This will fix your problem. You have to remove the two plates on bottom of fan (no light on my unit). Then you will see the blade brackets. Just tighten them. There are two per blade. They get lose over time due to fan vibration. Easy fix with just a Phillips head.

Just check your blades or motor, then asked the store where you purchased to replace the defective part.

I am experiencing the same issue. I have several Minka Aire fans in my home. I have had no problems with them; no need to balance, no need to adjust. They were basically plug and play.

This fan, the Rudolph, started creaking after only a couple of weeks of intermittent use and only on speeds 2 and 3. It is installed under a ceiling medallion, and through quite a bit of trial and error, I found the problem was the canopy's contact with the medallion. I tightened the screws that attach the canopy to the hanger bracket, and voilà

However, my confidence in Minka Aire's quality is shaken, so I'm wondering how long the remedy will last.

I have 4 Minka Aire fans; 3 are on constantly during the warmer months. Initially they didn't make a noise, but now they do. When they are on the faster speeds they make a noise. I've had a different elelctrician look at them more than once, without any resolution. I love the style of Minka Aire fans, but their operational noise is annoying. I've researched this a lot and have not been able to find where anyone got this resolved long-term. Unfortunate because their designs are amazing!

have 3 Rudolf Minka Aire fans...2 are on remote. The first few years, no issues. All of a sudden, nothing but problems. Almost daily, I have to reset the remote by shutting off breaker. Company has sent me new capacitor and remote but after install (by license elec), they work for a day or two, then need to reset again. Such a headache, I'm reading to dump them.

The crinkly noise is back. We have tried every suggestion. Like chinese water torture at night. Getting ear plugs. Last Minka Aire fan for us.

Mine is a hugger - no down rod. The clicking is rediculous. When I change speed noise stops for a few minutes then starts up again. Minka tech support said ”defective“, return it to the store.

My fan is a hugger - no down rod. The clicking stops when I change the speed, but starts again in just a few minures. it was installed by an electrician who came back. Checked everything he could. I called Minka tech support who said fan is ”defective”; return it to place of purchase.

I have 2 Minka Aire remote control fans, 4 years old, though one has already been replaced by the dealer. One fan is relatively quiet, the replaced master bedroom fan’s motor sounds like a washing machine at night. Whoosh, whoosh…not a constant level noise. The noise is getting louder over time. There is no clicking noise, definitely seems to be in the motor. The dealer is willing to replace the fan, again, but I must take this one down and put new one up, only to have the noise begin again in a year or so. I have two other way less expensive motorized ceiling fans and they are very quiet, all these fans are the same age, except the replaced one. Am I correct that these fan motors cannot be oiled? Having this taken down and replaced will cost more than a new fan. Seeing all these posts tells me it’s a quality problem with Mika.

My issue was the pin on the fan on the inside. Theres a small metal pin that's obvious when you go up there.