My clock chimes the wrong hour.
How to fix a wall clock that chime is off.
Repair grandfather clock chimes by adjusting the clock s minute hand.
Some chiming clocks even play a few bars of a song or simple tune.
It is only off by an hour.
Simply count the chimes at a convenient time say 10 then stop the clock immediately.
Chiming clocks come in all shapes and sizes and they generally signal each hour with a clang ding or chime.
Again every time the chime is turned off then back on it will probably not play the correct quarter hour chimes until after at least an hour of chimes have.
The clock sometimes won t strike the correct hour the chimes have the wrong tone the chime doesn t happen at the right time or the clock won t chime at all.
Most of these issues can be easily fixed and don t involve delving into the movement s intricacies.
Some clocks triple chime and many chime every 15 minutes.
Take your hands right off so there is no chance of moving the shaft.
If your chiming clock is not emitting the correct number of chimes with a given hour it s time to reset your clock.
If you are turning the chime on off and listening it will probably continue to chime the incorrect quarter hour and other strange things until the clock has run at least over an hour.
These can play a variety of tunes the most popular being westminster chimes.
Once the novelty has worn off you may decide that you d like to silence your clock.
One method shuts the chimes off altogether and one method just shuts them off at night.
However after a short while it then chimes one chime too short.
When i perform your instructions above it seems to correct itself but then falls back to the wrong number of chimes again after a short while.
Almost invariably problems with mantle clocks are related to the chime.
Grandfather clock chimes may occasionally strike at the wrong time.
If it chimes once too many i perform your instructions and it seems to correct.
Then in your own time loosen the hands and move them to the 10 o clock position now re tighten them.