Ceiling Fan Light Repair Pull Chain

An easy repair you.

Ceiling fan light repair pull chain.

To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan. Internal on off switch for a ceiling fan light. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. Fortunately with the right tools an experienced do it yourselfer can handle this task.

An ideal replacement for broken pull chains this set adds a decorative detail to update existing fans in your home. If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing. Many ceiling fans and light fixtures use pull chains to operate the unit which can break down and stop working over time.

Remove the old switch. The current switch has one red wire one black wire. I have purchased a new switch but it has 2 black wires no red. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.

My wires colors on my fan are 1 white 1 purple 1 brown 1 black 1 red 1 yellow and 1 blue 1 orange plus a 2 wire capacitor. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one. These fan and light pull chains are easy these fan and light pull chains are easy to grasp and are fixed to the end of 12 in. Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly.

Remove the light fixture housing from the fan. 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 small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. If your ceiling fan pull chain is broken because it was pulled out of the switch there s an easy way to fix it.