Ceiling Fan Light Chain Broken

A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair.

Ceiling fan light chain broken.

Flip off the circuit breaker to the ceiling fan s electrical circuit. First remove the light bulb if you re working on a ceiling light fixture. Then use a screwdriver to loosen and remove the fixture from its electrical box. With a voltage tester touch one end of the probe to the black wire and the other to the white wire.

Also the light switch itself may wear out or fail. If your ceiling fan light isn t working try replacing the pull chain first. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing. There s one nut holding the pull chain to the light kit housing.

Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain. If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.

An easy repair you. Disassemble the switch and reconnect the chain. Ceiling fans with lights have a pull chain to turn the fan or the lights on or off. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one.

It s hardwired to the light kit. Check the bulb for broken filaments. 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. Hold a noncontact voltage tester.

If your ceiling fan pull chain is broken because it was pulled out of the switch there s an easy way to fix it. Again take a picture of the wiring then undo the two wire nuts that wire it to the rest of the light kit. 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. Disassemble the switch and reconnect the chain.

Remove the light bulb from the ceiling fan light socket. Gently pull the fixture down without touching the wires.