Ceiling Fan Light Chain Broken

Gently pull the fixture down without touching the wires.

Ceiling fan light chain broken.

Check the bulb for broken filaments. It s hardwired to the light kit. These pull chains get pulled on daily and can be broken. If your ceiling fan light isn t working try replacing the pull chain first.

Also the light switch itself may wear out or fail. Ceiling fans with lights have a pull chain to turn the fan or the lights on or off. Disassemble the switch and reconnect the chain. If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.

If your ceiling fan pull chain is broken because it was pulled out of the switch there s an easy way to fix it. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing. Remove the light bulb from the ceiling fan light socket. With a voltage tester touch one end of the probe to the black wire and the other to the white wire.

Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. When ceiling fan pull chain is broken inside of the ceiling fan 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. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before. There s one nut holding the pull chain to the light kit housing.

Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain. 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. Flip off the circuit breaker to the ceiling fan s electrical circuit. A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair.

Hold a noncontact voltage tester. Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend. Then use a screwdriver to loosen and remove the fixture from its electrical box. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one.

If you pull too hard on the pull chain the chain can break or come out of its socket. An easy repair you.