Remove the old switch.
Pull chain broke off inside ceiling fan.
This four wire unit switch gives you complete control over your fan s rotation speed.
The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing.
I still have pull chains to turn on and off the light and a chain to reverse the direction.
Today we fix a pull chain for the fan control of a ceiling fan for free.
Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend.
Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly.
The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible.
Reply donna september 30 2015 at 11 09 pm.
So i move into my new house.
The first hour my mother in law decides to try out the ceiling fan.
If you re not sure which switch is for the.
If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.
Took the switch apart and now don t know how to put it back together correctly or should i just get a new switch.
This is an easy fix that takes little time.
The westinghouse 3 speed ceiling fan switch is for use in single capacitor ceiling fans.
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.
Turn the power off at the circuit breaker for safety.
Internal on off switch for a ceiling fan light.
A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair.
An easy repair you.
First try screwing off the collar with your fingers turning counterclockwise.
To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan.
Locate your circuit breaker likely either in the basement a closet or even outside the house.
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.
This video is for en.
Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.
Remove the light fixture housing from the fan.
She turns the unit on at the lightswitch then pulls the chain right out of the unit.
The fan is now on at max whenever the unit is turned on.
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.
