How to Hang Weights on Grandfather Clocks
Grandfather clocks are often kept in the foyers or living rooms of homes. When the clock reaches a certain time, the clock chimes a melody or tone that symbolizes that time. A pendulum and weights help move the gears inside the clock and enable it to keep accurate time.
- Open the door on the grandfather clock, and stop the pendulum from moving. Look behind it to find the weights or chains that support the weights. If there are old weights present, remove them one at a time.
- Lift each weight and look on the bottom of it for the letter "l," "R" or "C." These letters are used to mark the amount of the weight. The weight that is marked with an "R" is the chime weight. If the weights do not have any letters on them, you will need to hold them each in your hand or weigh them. One weight will weigh more than the other two. This is the chime weight.
- Hang the "R" weight on the right hook inside the grandfather clock. Hang the "L" weight on the left hook and the "C" weight on the center hook. If the weights are not labeled, hang the chime weight on the right hook and the other weights on the left and center hooks.
- Check whether the pendulum is metal and lyre-shaped. If it is, it will have two heavy weights and one lighter weight. Hang the lighter weight on the left hook and the other two weights on the right and center hooks.