Repair A Grandfather Clock On Your Own

Do you love the way that your grandfather clock looks in your living room?  Does it unfortunately just sit there though and not run correctly?  If you are want your grandfather clock to run properly and tell the time, there is no need to take it into a repair shop.  You can repair your grandfather clock at home.  In order to do so, you must determine if your clock is an antique clock or a modern clock.  If your clock was designed by Ridgeway, Miller or Sligh, your clock is a modern clock.  Being of one of these designs, fixing your clock will be quite easy.  You can find information on Ridgeway grandfather clock repair at your local book store.


Once you have your book on grandfather clock repair, it is time to begin to figure out what is wrong with the clock.  The majority of the time the problem is with the weights on the clock.  In the Ridgeway Grandfather Clock Repair manual, tips are given on whom to check the weights to make sure they are set properly.  Most people think that the weights on grandfather clocks are the same because they look the same.  This is not true however. Although they look the same on the outside, on the inside of the weights, they are different heights, thus making it weigh more or less on one particular side. The purpose of these weights is to help the clock run on time properly.


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If you are wondering which weight goes on which side, the Ridgeway Grandfather Clock Repair guide has a little secret in it for those who read it.  On the bottom of the weights is either the letter R, L or C.  These letters correspond right, left and center.  Place the weights in the correct area and your clock should begin working again.

Having a grandfather clock is a treat.  It makes a home look classy and in most cases it has been a family heirloom passed down generation to generation.  If you have a grandfather clock that isn't working and it is a Ridgeway find a Ridgeway Grandfather Clock Repair guide and fix it yourself.




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