How do I fix the pull chain on my fan? - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cowlick · 09-12-2003, 09:49 AM

Okay, so this may not be so easy to explain.

I've got a ceiling fan with an attached light. There are two pull chains on the fan. One turns off the fan, one turns off the light. The whole unit is also on a switch which kills everything.

My problem - the pull switch for the light is 'stuck'. It's not knotted or twisted, it just doesn't 'pull'. How do I fix it? I like the fan in the evening but don't like the light.

seethreepo · 09-12-2003, 10:57 AM

well this doesnt really fix it but you can just unscrew the bulb

presto - no light and yet still cool fanning action.

meff · 09-12-2003, 11:03 AM

I have a similar problem, when I was mad I yanked the metal ball string from our closet light that it came out, ... I have no idea how to fix it, if you find out let me know

Dibbler · 09-12-2003, 11:34 AM

Here is a link on fixing the switch:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_electric...386930,00.html

It's very easy to do if you own a screwdriver and a pair of pliers.

cowlick · 09-12-2003, 01:23 PM

WOW! Fantastic! Thanks so much for the link.

jbrooks544 · 09-12-2003, 07:49 PM

I would just unscrew the bub...

cowlick · 09-14-2003, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jbrooks544
I would just unscrew the bub...

If I unscrew the bulb, then I don't have enough light in there when I want to read and my wife wants to watch TV.

shakran · 09-15-2003, 04:34 AM

little easier:

it's a light, and it only turns off and on, right? (i.e you don't have multiple lighting levels controlled by the switch)

So go get a light pull chain from the hardware store (be sure the brass part is the right color to match the rest of the fan's hardware). When you get to the fan, take one wire out of the old switch at a time and put it in the matching spot on the new switch. No having to label wires, and it goes really fast.

gar1976 · 09-16-2003, 07:31 PM

If you use a screwdriver and take the fan unit apart, many hardware stores ell replacement switches that go inside the fans.

On a 1-10 scale, it's about a three.

cowlick · 09-28-2003, 08:10 AM

Done and done!
Took less than 15 minutes and was easy as can be.

09-12-2003, 09:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
cowlick Insane Location: Seattle	How do I fix the pull chain on my fan? Okay, so this may not be so easy to explain. I've got a ceiling fan with an attached light. There are two pull chains on the fan. One turns off the fan, one turns off the light. The whole unit is also on a switch which kills everything. My problem - the pull switch for the light is 'stuck'. It's not knotted or twisted, it just doesn't 'pull'. How do I fix it? I like the fan in the evening but don't like the light. __________________ "It's a long story," says I, and let him up.

09-12-2003, 10:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
seethreepo Addict Location: outer reaches of space	well this doesnt really fix it but you can just unscrew the bulb presto - no light and yet still cool fanning action. __________________ rub it and see.

09-12-2003, 11:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
meff Vanishing, like I do.. Location: Austin, TX	I have a similar problem, when I was mad I yanked the metal ball string from our closet light that it came out, ... I have no idea how to fix it, if you find out let me know __________________ Toy-like people make me boy-like.

09-12-2003, 01:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
cowlick Insane Location: Seattle	WOW! Fantastic! Thanks so much for the link. __________________ "It's a long story," says I, and let him up.

09-28-2003, 08:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
cowlick Insane Location: Seattle	Done and done! Took less than 15 minutes and was easy as can be. __________________ "It's a long story," says I, and let him up.

09-12-2003, 11:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dibbler Psycho Location: Initech, Iowa	Here is a link on fixing the switch: http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/rm_electric...386930,00.html It's very easy to do if you own a screwdriver and a pair of pliers.

09-12-2003, 07:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
jbrooks544 Addict	I would just unscrew the bub...

09-15-2003, 04:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	little easier: it's a light, and it only turns off and on, right? (i.e you don't have multiple lighting levels controlled by the switch) So go get a light pull chain from the hardware store (be sure the brass part is the right color to match the rest of the fan's hardware). When you get to the fan, take one wire out of the old switch at a time and put it in the matching spot on the new switch. No having to label wires, and it goes really fast.

09-16-2003, 07:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
gar1976 Custom User Title Location: Lurking. Under the desk.	If you use a screwdriver and take the fan unit apart, many hardware stores ell replacement switches that go inside the fans. On a 1-10 scale, it's about a three.