Ceiling Fan With Lighting Assembly
Ceiling fans help conserve electricity in the summertime by reducing your dependency on air conditioning -- and with a lighting kit attached, they can fill up a room with bright light, especially when using compact fluorescent bulbs. Over time, however, the pull chain that controls the lights on the ceiling fan may begin to break down, resulting in lights that won't turn off or on. In this case, replace the pull chain switch and keep using your existing fan.
Instructions
1. Turn off the power to the ceiling fan. If your fan is powered by a wall switch, turning off the switch will suffice, but if fed directly, then you will have to find the breaker that controls that circuit.
2. Take out all the bulbs and glass shades from the lighting assembly. This will help lighten the weight of the lighting assembly.
3. Remove the screws securing the lighting canopy to the body of the fan.
4. Locate the pull chain switch the lighting assembly. Use your touch-type voltage tester to ensure that the power is off. The pull chain for the lights is usually the one located near the bottom of the fan, closer to the actual lights. The pull chain that controls the fan is located closer to the blades.
5. If you have a pull chain dangle, remove it from the chain. Where the pull chain exits the body of the fan, you will notice a screw-on cap which has the chain coming out of it. Unscrew and remove the cap. This will release the pull from the body of the fan.
6. Remove the wire connectors from the wires attached to the switch and take the old switch in to the store with you when finding a replacement. Note the model of your fan and the number and colors of your connecting wires to help find the correct replacement chain and switch.
7. Take your new pull chain switch and connect the corresponding wires from it with the ones you disconnected from the previous switch. Secure the wires with wire connectors and wrap a strip of electrical tape around the connectors where they meet the wire.
8. If the new switch has the cap already on it, remove it. Then, insert the chain and the threaded nipple into the hole where the previous switch was installed. Slide the cap over the chain and screw it onto the threaded nipple to hold the pull chain switch in place.
9. Gently push all of the wires back into the box and resecure the light assembly with the screws you removed in step 3. Make sure no wires are hanging out of the box when you secure the light kit to the fan body.
10. Reinstall the glass shades, light bulbs and pull chain dangle.
11. Turn the power back on to the fan and give the pull chain a tug.
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