I have recently moved house and my grandfather clock now only goes for five minutes before stopping. What could be wrong?
This is a common problem often encountered after disturbing pendulum clocks. When the pendulum swings you may hear an irregular “tick-TOCK, tick-TOCK”. The clock is “Out of Beat” and requires a small adjustment to achieve a regular “tick-tick-tick-tick” sound. This involves adjusting the way that the pendulum swings in order to allow an equal angle of movement when it swings to the left and to the right. This in turn allows an equal depth of meshing to occur between the teeth of the escapement mechanism and the escapement wheel. This adjustment requires patience and practice and you may find it necessary to seek the services of a clockmaker.
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