Pull chains on a ceiling fan may need to be replaced.
Many ceiling fans include a light to optimize the ceiling space in the room. A pull chain most commonly controls the light on the ceiling fan. When you pull the chain, the light will either increase in brightness or turn off or on. The most common problem is the chain breaking or coming loose from the fan housing. Repairing the switch typically takes less than 10 minutes.
Instructions
1. Turn off the electricity to the room at the circuit breaker to prevent shocks while working on the ceiling fan.
2. Unscrew the globes and bulbs from the ceiling fan by hand.
3. Remove the screws that hold the canopy to the ceiling light. Hold it from the bottom as you unscrew the canopy. Try to keep the screws form falling on the floor. Pull the canopy off.
4. Unscrew the light switch from the canopy plate by removing the nut that holds it in place. Remove the wire connector that holds one end of the switch in place, and cut the wire using your pliers at the other end of the switch.
5. Strip the end of the cut wire and attach it to the new wire switch using a wire connector. Attach the other end of the switch to the wire exposed when the other wire connector was removed from the old switch.
6. Tighten down the new switch using the, nut and reassemble the ceiling fan.
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