Ceiling Fan Chain Broke Off Inside

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.

Ceiling fan chain broke off inside.

The fan speed pull chain stuck. Donna september 30 2015 at 11 09 pm. Took the switch apart and now don t know how to put it back together correctly or should i just get a new switch. The on off chain that controls the 3 speeds of my ceiling fan broke off at the fitting into the fan.

Remove the old switch. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. Internal on off switch for a ceiling fan light. An easy repair you.

Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one. To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan. Fan is still on. Ceiling fan chain broke off.

A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair. Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly. Use a dental pick or other small stiff pick a paperclip might do it and get behind the little ball inside the hole the chain comes out of. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.

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. The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. 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.

Remove the light fixture housing from the fan. If your switch is completely broken purchase a replacement at a local hardware store before removing the old one and installing the new switch. Make sure you turn the power source off before taking apart the ceiling fan to be safe.