Open the door and bring the pendulum all the way to the side then let go.
Pendulum wall clock losing time.
Step 3 open the clock face and inspect the clock hands.
Move the nut up or down depending if it.
To prevent dust build up try spraying the gears of your clock once every few weeks.
To slow down the clock loosen the adjustment nut turn it toward your left.
Now the pendulum swings but the hands do not move and keep time.
I have a seth thomas wall clock with a westminster chime.
Swing the pendulum on the inside of the clock if it has a pendulum.
To slow the grandfather clock down move the pendulum disk down by turning the adjustment nut to the left.
Posted on february 25 2012 by clockde 1 start by seeing exactly how far off the time is over a 24 hour period.
That is usually the sign of a worn out battery.
It runs too fast lengthen the pendulum by moving the bob down it runs too slow shorten the pendulum by moving the bob up.
Often the internal mechanisms such as the cogs springs and other movements of the clock are not faulty and are unaffected.
The bob will settle lower making the effective length of the pendulum longer.
Either a battery has lost its charge or battery acid has leaked causing corrosion.
When battery operated clocks stop working it s usually caused by one or more of the batteries.
I used the wheel on the backsi read more.
This is probably just because your pendulum is moving too fast or too slow.
A quartz clock will keep good time until it stops.
If your clock is off less than five minutes a week you may only need to turn the nut a revolution or less.
This will keep you from being thrown off for the rest of your day due to an involuntary time warp.
Changing the speed of time keeping is accomplished by moving the pendulum disk up or down.
Pendulum clocks with a time adjustment nut grandfather clocks most wall clocks german mantel clocks shelf clocks etc the adjustment nut is a large nut at the bottom of the pendulum just below the large disk or weight called the bob.
To adjust the regulation the pendulum rating nut must be turned and the amount depends on how much time the clock is in error.
Near the end of the battery s life the clock can stop rest then restart making it seem like it is running slow.
I reset the clock for the recent time change.
To prevent wall clocks from losing time make sure that you check your batteries periodically at least once a month.
If the clock is off more you may need to turn it more.
The length of the pendulum determines how fast it swings so you need to either lengthen or shorten it.
The pendulum disk is moved up or down by turning the adjustment nut.
No need to take it to the clock repair shop.
