When a clock pendulum swings to and fro you can truly watch time fly.
Why does my wind up wall clock keep stopping.
If so give it a wind re set the time and your problem is solved.
Are the hands touching the glass.
Pendulum clocks stop for a variety of reasons but can usually be restarted.
Future articles will focus on cuckoo wall and grandfather clocks.
A clock that is out of beat is likely to stop because the pendulum is not receiving the optimum impulses to keep it swinging.
A steady tic toc sounds like a metronome steady and slow.
My clock is in beat but the pendulum still stops swinging on my clock.
The focus of part one in this four part series is mantel clocks.
Also make sure the hands are not touching the dial at any point.
Clock was working fine took it off wall and removed pendulum to paint the wall.
Make sure the hands are free from touching the other hands and second hand.
Put it back on the wall and the pendulum stops after a few minutes it just swings slower and slower until it stops.
If the hands are touching this will stop the clock.
Reasons and fixes for tic toc troubles if your clock keeps stopping it could be the space it rests on.
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.
Before reading on here s an important point.
If you ve recently moved your clock you should check the foundation for levelness.
If it s only slightly out of beat it could run for days but will eventually stop earlier than it should.
If you ve checked that the clock is wound up take a minute to listen to the beats it s putting out.
Hands have to be free.