Occasionally the pull chain on a ceiling fan can break off from the pull switch, requiring that it be replaced. The fan's pull chain attaches to the switch and when the chain breaks, you need to replace the entire switch. The pull switch is attached to the casing with a nut that screws onto the switch from the outside. You can replace the fan's pull switch with a screwdriver in less than an hour.
Instructions
1. Turn off power to the ceiling fan at the circuit breaker before attempting to replace the fan's pull switch. Unscrew the screws on the side of the light fixture that holds the fixture to the ceiling fan.
2. Unfasten the pull switch nut outside the ceiling fan casing by unscrewing by hand the nut from the fixture. Take the pull switch out of the casing with the electrical wires still attached to the switch.
3. Make a note of the colors of the electrical wires and how they are attached to the pull switch. To make it easier to reattach the wires to the new switch, draw a diagram of how the wires are connected.
4. Disconnect the electrical wires from the pull switch by loosening the terminals with a screwdriver and removing the wires. Attach the electrical wires to the new pull switch by threading the electrical wires around the terminals the same way they came off and tightening the terminals with the screwdriver.
5. Insert the electrical wires and pull switch into the casing and screw the nut by hand onto the pull switch threads on the outside of the casing. Fasten the light fixture to the bottom of the casing with the screws.
6. Turn the power to the ceiling fan on at the circuit breaker.
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