Grandfather Clock Ringing Wrong Time

This will advance the striking 1 2 hour.

Grandfather clock ringing wrong time.

Once it finishes warning back up the minute hand 10 0r 15 minutes. 3 set the time on the grandfather clock using the minute hand to the correct time where you are located. Your cuckoo clock appears to be keeping good time other than one minor detail. 4 reset the time on the grandfather clock to the correct time.

1 wait for the next hour count on your grandfather clock. It doesn t matter which way you move it. Count the number of times the clock struck and slide the hour hand to that hour. 2 count the number of hours the grandfather clock chimes.

It chimes the wrong hour. The clock will run from the time you move the hands if it is wound. This is a fairly common problem. Also some clocks have a separate wind up place for the chimes.

Now just advance the minute hand to the correct time and you are all set. After you have done so you can then lightly push the hands of the clock to show the current time. These can play a variety of tunes the most popular being westminster chimes. Your clocks time and strike will now agree.

3 with your finger move only the hour hand the short one to the number of the hour count. Many grandfather clocks also feature chimes that strike the hour half hour or quarter hour. If many grandfather clocks are allowed to wind down so the weights are on the bottom and the grandfather clock pendulum stops this may happen. Grandfather clock chimes may occasionally strike at the wrong time.

Now your clock is chiming properly indicating the correct hour. This isn t the case in most grandfather clocks however some regulators have that feature.