Ceiling Fan Light Kit Installation Troubleshooting

I recently bought a light kit for my ceiling fan.

Ceiling fan light kit installation troubleshooting.

Installing the ceiling fan with a light requires wiring the light to the main wiring. Install bulbs that are specified by the manufacturer for best results. Overtightening a light bulb can cause the socket to fail. Remove the screws holding the light kit to the ceiling fan.

After 30 minutes of teetering on a high ceiling to add a light kit that would not light i pulled the fan s ceiling cap and found that the idiots who installed the fan didn t take the extra what three seconds to connect the blue light s hot wire to the black incoming line. Pull the kit from the switch housing to access the wire connectors. If you re using a wall control make sure the control is not an infinitely variable speed type. If you just installed the ceiling fan and the light does not work the wires were not connected properly.

Again take a picture of the wiring then undo the two wire nuts that wire it to the rest of the light kit. This ceiling fan although i don t know the make or model is your typical contractors grade ceiling fan. If your ceiling fan light isn t working try replacing the pull chain first. There s one nut holding the pull chain to the light kit housing.

If your ceiling fan has a light kit tighten any loose screws securing the glassware. It s hardwired to the light kit. Confirm the light bulbs are firmly threaded into the socket. You can install a new socket in some ceiling fan light kits but with a charred socket it might be best to replace the kit.

People like that give good installers a bad name. I installed the light kit properly which really only included attaching the blue to the black wire and the white to the white wire. Ensure the wires you ve run through the electrical box can reach the assembly if necessary. If you ve recently installed the fan allow 24 hours for the ceiling fan to adjust.

Untwist the connectors from the two wires connecting the light kit to.