Ceiling Fan Chain Broke Off Inside

Ceiling fan chain broke off.

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. Remove the light fixture housing from the fan. If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it. To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan.

Donna september 30 2015 at 11 09 pm. Remove the old switch. The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. Internal on off switch for a ceiling fan light.

Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend. Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly. Fan is still on. 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.

Make sure you turn the power source off before taking apart the ceiling fan to be safe. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing. Took the switch apart and now don t know how to put it back together correctly or should i just get a new switch. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.

The fan speed pull chain stuck. 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. A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one.

First try screwing off the collar with your fingers turning counterclockwise. The pull chain on my ceiling fan broke off inside the pull chain switch. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.