Pull Chain Broke Off Inside Ceiling Fan

If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.

Pull chain broke off inside ceiling fan.

I still have pull chains to turn on and off the light and a chain to reverse the direction. Took the switch apart and now don t know how to put it back together correctly or should i just get a new switch. If your ceiling fan or the light on the fan doesn t work when the chain is pulled then the problem is most likely a broken fan pull chain switch. The pull chain on my ceiling fan broke off inside the pull chain switch.

Locate your circuit breaker likely either in the basement a closet or even outside the house. This four wire unit switch gives you complete control over your fan s rotation speed. The westinghouse 3 speed ceiling fan switch is for use in single capacitor ceiling fans. Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly.

The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan. The fan is now on at max whenever the unit is turned on. So i move into my new house.

Open the circuit breaker and turn the power off for the room where you ll be working with the ceiling fan to make sure electricity isn t still flowing when you re removing the fan s parts. Reply donna september 30 2015 at 11 09 pm. Today we fix a pull chain for the fan control of a ceiling fan for free. When no pull chain is visible this likely means that the pull within the ceiling fan has broken near or inside the ceiling fan pull switch.

Turn the power off at the circuit breaker for safety. The ru and csa certified switch can handle a fan maximum of three amps at 250 volts or six amps at 125 volts. Remove the light fixture housing from the fan. It comes with an antique brass pull chain and 2 foot braided.

She turns the unit on at the lightswitch then pulls the chain right out of the unit. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. The first hour my mother in law decides to try out the ceiling fan. First try screwing off the collar with your fingers turning counterclockwise.

If you re not sure which switch is for the. Remove the old switch. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing. Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend.

This is an easy fix that takes little time. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before. A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair.