Ceiling Fan Chain Broke Off Inside

If your switch is completely broken purchase a replacement at a local hardware store before removing the old one and installing the new switch.

Ceiling fan chain broke off inside. Another is to turn off the breaker that supplies power to the fan but this will probably knock out several other things and third is to get a hold of what is left of the chain activate the rotary switch built into the fan. A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair. First try screwing off the collar with your fingers turning counterclockwise. Remove the light fixture housing from the fan.

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. The fan is now on at max whenever the unit is turned on. There are three ways to turn off a ceiling 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.

Internal on off switch for a ceiling fan light. She turns the unit on at the lightswitch then pulls the chain right out of the unit. Reply donna september 30 2015 at 11 09 pm. So i move into my new house.

An easy repair you. The pull chain on my ceiling fan broke off inside the pull chain switch. To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan. One is to use the remote control if you have one.

Make sure you turn the power source off before taking apart the ceiling fan to be safe. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before. Sorry to hear of your dilemma. If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.

The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. 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. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.

I still have pull chains to turn on and off the light and a chain to reverse the direction. Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly. Remove the old switch.