If a clock is out of beat the pendulum will swing for a few minutes then stop even if the clock case is level.
Wall clock stops after a few minutes.
It is not broken only out of beat.
Before reading on here s an important point.
If this happens it may be because the clock is what we refer to as being out of beat i e the mechanism has not been leveled correctly.
Future articles will focus on cuckoo wall and grandfather clocks.
Tock tick tock tick an adjustment must be made or the clock will stop.
How to set the beat of the pendulum clock.
If your clock looks straight and level but does not want to run try tilting the cottage a little to the left and listen for a steady heartbeat.
Setting the beat of the pendulum clock.
If it stops running move it a little to the right until you hear a steady tick tock.
For example set the clock to 5 minutes before 12 to see if the pendulum stops a minute or so after the cuckoo clock hands meet.
Believe it or not some clocks need to be adjusted on the wall to keep ticking.
It is important that the overswing at both sides is the same or else the clock will probably stop after a few minutes.
If it is not there are various methods of adjustment but the commonest is a screw at the top which needs to be turned the tiniest amount in the direction of the least overswing.
Four common reasons why a mechanical mantel clock stops.
If this is causing the cuckoo clock to stop try pushing the hour hand toward the clock face to snap it back in to proper position doing so will keep the hands from binding and free up the movement.
Setting the beat of the pendulum clock if the beat is irregular like.
This only takes a few minutes to readjust and all pendulum clock owners should learn how as this will happen eventually.
The movement of the pendulum and the clock s ticking make a pleasant counterpoint to the pace of modern life until the pendulum stops swinging.
Often a pendulum clock will stop when it has been moved bumped or even a too aggressive push to restart a pendulum.
This only takes a few minutes to readjust and all pendulum clock owners should learn how as this will happen eventually.
It is not broken only out of beat.
For wall clocks always remove your pendulum before taking the clock off the wall.
When a clock pendulum swings to and fro you can truly watch time fly.