Ceiling Fan Light Chain Broke

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

Ceiling fan light chain broke.

Touch one voltage tester probe to the black wire and the other to the white wire. These pull chains get pulled on daily and can be broken. If you do you may be able to remove the remaining piece and replace it with a new chain or attach a new chain to the stub of the old. Disassemble the switch and reconnect the chain.

Pull the fixture down but keep your hands away from the wires. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain. Many ceiling fans and some ceiling light fixtures use pull chains to operate the unit. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.

Most commonly found in ceiling fans these chains can break down and stop working. If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it. An easy repair you. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing.

A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before. Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one. 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. Unfortunately the only practical way to resolve this issue is to replace the chain.

Also the light switch itself may wear out or fail. See if you can find the broken end of the pull chain. A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair. Ceiling fans with lights have a pull chain to turn the fan or the lights on or off.

If your ceiling fan pull chain is broken because it was pulled out of the switch there s an easy way to fix it. But there is no need to replace the entire ceiling fan or even call in a technician for this repair. Children may play with the fan s chain and snap it off. Disassemble the switch and reconnect the chain.

Turn off the power remove the light bulb and unscrew the fixture from the electrical box. Yet a broken ceiling fan pull chain is a common problem for many owners of ceiling fans.