Thanks, clockde! I have soaked it in amonya and got is ticking great, but the striking where it worked before now is crazy. The hours also are crazy. Did i get it out of some sort of timing, or what could I have done. Hi Garry, A part in the rack and snail area of the clock on the left side may still be sluggish, bent or worn. Usually, this takes a technician to fix.
A trained eye could determine what is causing the problem. Good Luck, Robert. Hi Christopher…If your chimes are working correctly, everything should be OK. Many grandfather clocks have a nighttime shutoff feature that will turn off the chimes between — It the chimes are yurned off.
Thanks for your illustration and instructions on resetting the minute hand on our grandfather clock with the chimes. It is really very helpful. Took me just a few minutes to fix after viewing. My ansonia clock should chime on hour and half past but after being off for a while is now chiming quarter past and quarter to- can you advise how to address please?
Hi Mary…On most clocks that do this the easiest thing to do is to wait for it to chime the hour, stop the pendulum then take off the minute hand and place it where it should be based on the hour count of your clock. This will correct it quickly. My Howard Miller grandfather clock will not chime at quarter past.
It chimes normally, at half past, quarter of, and on the hour. It also chimes once at 28 past. It has chimed at 28 past, since I bought it used , in July.
How do I make it chime, at quarter past again, and is there a way to stop the one at 28 past? Be sure to never spray cleaners like WD40 into the clock movement as it will make a bigger mess down the road. These are not user corrections as the hands, dial and other parts have to be removed to reach that area.
There are two parts called a rack and snail which may also be bent, jammed or stuck that cause your issue. You will need a technician to repair as it is not a user adjustment. Thank You, Robert Pearson. Is there anything I can do to hear those beautiful sounds again?
Hi Michelle, We see this happen frequently after a grandfather clock has been moved. The weights may not be hung in the correct position which will cause this to happen. If not.. The 2nd heaviest should be on the left and the lightest in the middle.
This may work for you. My grandfather clock starts the hour chime 30 seconds before the hour it has a second hand on a separate dial on the lower clock face. Which do I adjust to correct this please. Hi Michael, You were on the correct page for the instructions to adjust when the grandfather clock begins to chime.
The procedure is there to make it chime exactly on the hour. You need to take off the minute hand and adjust the nut on the back of the hand. It is a trial and error procedure and you will probably have to do it 4 — 5 times to get it right. The second hand of your grandfather clock is not used in this procedure. Good Luck! My clock chimes about 1O minutes too late. Held it with pliers, vise grips etc. The square hole in the bushing is purfectly aligned with the hand. So something else must have slipped in the mech To cause the deviation.
Hi Keith, If your grandfather clock is one made in the last 30 years or so, the bushing should rotate. These can get frozen if one has never been turned before. Be careful not to pull the bushing out of the hand by too much force. You also do not want to use WD40 or similar to try to break it free.
Doing so will make it move too easily and make it difficult to keep in the correct position. If your grandfather clock is older, there may be another way to adjust it that we cannot advise on a method to fix it. How do I fix this? Thank you! You will need a technician to repair as it is not an adjustment. On a Howard Miller Grandfather Clock can you move the hour hand clockwise and or counterclockwise to make the hour chime correctly.
Your instructions have made doing this very easy. Thank you so much for all the helpful information I love my grandfather clock and I want to make sure I take good care of it. Hi Cindy We are glad the instructions worked for you. The next full moon date is Today is , so the top of the image of the moon should be under the number 13 on your lunar dial.
Good Luck, Robert. What can I do to adjust it? What you need to do wait for the hour to count and then stop your pendulum. Take off the hand nut holding the minute hand on. Reverse the position of the hand so it is pointing to the position and place the hand nut back on…. This will correct it for you. This is such a common faulty mechanism in old grandfather clocks.
Your advice on syncing up the small hand with number of clock chimes is smart. However, if the small hand does feel frozen or stuck, I would definitely suggest seeing a professional repairer. Thanks so much for this information. Worked like a charm. Tried all day to get the chimes to match the hour, stopped the clock, moved the clock back etc. Finally decided to google it!
Thanks again. You are a legend mate!! And here I was reserving a whole day to fix it. Just acquired my new used grandfather clock! I finally figured how to set times and get working properly. So … it had not been wound in about a year. I got it going again today and it was still not striking the hour correctly … and it was still annoying. Went online, tried your remedy and voila! Thank you for this info did not have to call the store where I bought the grandfather clock it was 3 hours off on the chime.
This was such a simple fix thanks again. Thanks so much for the fix on aligning the chimes to the correct time! Thank you very much for your help. I carefully moved it hour hand back an hour, then reset the time. Now it works like it has for many years. You are a genius! Thank you so much for knowing how to do this! I just placing my clock into service after 6 years of inactivity. Now the chimes are in sync with the time. You blessed me big time with this help.
Ours has started chiming 12 on 9, 10, 11, and Rest of the hours are correct. Quarter hour chimes are dead on. Perusing your site tells me maintenance is in order. Is it something I can do, or need call a professional? This is common for clocks that have not been cleaned and oiled on a regular basis. The rack gets jammed and the chimes count wrong hours erratically.
These parts are behind the dial and hard to get to inside the clock. You will need a tech to correct it. When I bought my clock, the man inside store showed me how to make the clock go through the entire melody only on the hour. I could turn off the chime for every quarter. I had it serviced cleaned n oiled and it has stopped doing that now. Any idea on how I can activate that feature again.
Hi Gloria, I have not seen a clock where you could get the chime melody ie: Westminster play only on the hour and then count the hour. There are some models where you can get the hour count to play on the hour without the Westminster melody playing on the hour and quarter hour. This is done by setting the lever where you choose your melody usually located on the right side of the dial to silent or off. Then set the lever on the left to chime strike. This works on the upper end, newer clocks.
It may also work on yours. Good Luck.. I wound my clock by pulling the chains the same way I have for years. It does tic just fine. Should I just leave it and see if it corrects itself? Hi Patricia, The chimes may start playing on their own. If they do not, move the minute hand backward about 2 hours. If the chimes start to play…let them complete and then go to the next quarter hour until you get to the correct time.
This may work for you. Your instructions were absolutely perfect very good to understand and very very much appreciated thank you the clock that has been in the family for over 20 years is working now thanks to you.
Who would have thought it was that easy. So went all the way around really quickly without allowing the chimes to ring. After this, I noticed the chimes were an hour out. When it was it chimed once etc. We just got a Waterbury Medina 8 day clock. We got the time set along with the chimes. It is keeping correct time, however at The clock chimes 10 and at 10 it chimes once, the chimes are then off by 30 minutes. This has happened both last night and again this morning. Why does this happen and what do we need to do to correct it.
The movement is correct, but your hand is in the wrong position. Next time it chimes you need to take off the minute hand and place it in the correct position. I think I should have specified it was keeping the correct time and the chimes were correctly chiming all day until it hit Then at that time it threw the chimes ahead by 30 minutes. So at 9 and it chimed once then at it chimed 10 times and has been off since. Hi Shari, We got a German grandfather clock for over 20 years and it work perfect, until now, the clock hourly sound only work with 1 strike.
The 2,3,, all houly strike only one. The time , the quarter and haft hour melody all work fine. Hi Pedro, The hour count side left side of your movement has either a bent, sluggish or jammed rack or snail.
The hands, dial, and front fascia have to come off the clock to get to it, so it is really not a user fix. This happens when it cant move from hour step to hour step. You really need a tech to correct this. Just another satisfied reader. Pasted down family Howard Miller Grand Father clock Was chiming the wrong hr, fixed now with ease thanks to your page, my wife will be so much happier now that her parents clock is toning the correct hr. Hi Ken, your minute hand needs to be removed and placed in the correct position when the clock strikes the hour.
You need to refer to the following page and look at the instructions toward the bottom of the page. If Your Clock Is Chiming Exactly 15 or 30 Minutes Off 1 Wait for the clock to strike the hour and count the hour regardless of what the hands indicate. Hi Devon…There are many clocks that count the hour on the hour and then strike once on the half.
If your clock is backwards where it is only striking once on the hour and counts on the half hour, you need to remove the minute hand and turn it around so it is pointing degrees. Then set your time and the clock should operate properly. This should work for you. My cllock strikes the wrong hour. For example, when it is , the clock strikes , etc.
What should I do? Hi Suzanne…If your clock is a grandfather clock that you wind with a key or pull chains down once a week, the instructions above will work for you. Move the hour hand the small one to the position and your clock chimes will be correct and in sync.
Set your time as you always do to the correct time using your minute hand and you are done. My grandfather clock is short by one chime on hours 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12; however, it chimes correctly on hours At 8, it chimes 7 times, at 9, 8 chimes and so on. It has worked fine for years; but just recently began dropping a chime on the th hours. These are not user corrections as the hands, dial and other parts have to be removed to reach that area.
You will need a technician to repair as it is not an adjustment. Thank You, Robert Pearson. Hi Lyllian…It looks like you saved yourself a service call for your grandfather clock hour count and it was only a simple adjustment. I am glad we were able to help…. Thanks so much, now my clock is working perfectly……and your instructions were easy to follow. Thank You Angela, We are glad this easily correctly your grandfather clock.
It is an easy correction. I have a tempus fugit. Quarter hours are chiming accurately, but the strikes for the hour are not sounding. Hi Lisa…This is an indication of old oil and grime stopping the rack and snail from functioning correctly.
It may also be wear or could be jammed, but probably just sludge. A good cleaning and oiling by a clock tech would correct this. I just purchased a Ridgeway Mantel clock with a Franz Hermle movement at an estate sale. I am tempted to just move the hour hand up 2 hours but not sure if this is ok.
Coaster Home Furnishings Cherry. Is it OK to lay a grandfather clock down? If you are not sure how to transport a grandfather clock, you'd better keep it in an upright position during transit.
Newer grandfather clocks can be moved lying down but this puts unnecessary pressure on the panels and glass elements, increasing the risk of breaking. Which weight goes where on a grandfather clock? If your grandfather clock is equipped with a wood stick pendulum, hang the heaviest weight on the far right side chime train, as it needs more power to run all of the independent chime hammers.
The other two equal and lighter weights should be placed in any order on the left side strike train and center time train. How do I restore my grandfather clock? The tips below can help you fix the faulty movement of your grandfather clock. Step 1 — Weight. Weights control the grandfather clock movements. Step 2 — Checking the Weight. Step 3 — The Hands. Step 4 - The Pendulum. Step 5 — The Moon Dial. Step 6 — Check the Level. Step 7 — The Ticking.
Step 8 — Shifting the Clock. How do you clean and grease a grandfather clock? Spray the cleaner directly on the cloth, then wipe down the glass outside the clock.
Open both the large door that covers the pendulum and the small door that covers the clock face. Wipe down the inside.
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