Ceiling Fan Chain Broke Off Inside

Took the switch apart and now don t know how to put it back together correctly or should i just get a new switch.

Ceiling fan chain broke off inside.

The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. Remove the light fixture housing from the 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.

Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend. Fan is still on. Unscrew the screws where the light fixture attaches to the fan assembly. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.

To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan. An easy repair you. A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair. Internal on off switch for a ceiling fan light.

Make sure you turn the power source off before taking apart the ceiling fan to be safe. Ceiling fan chain broke off. First try screwing off the collar with your fingers turning counterclockwise. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing.

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. The fan speed pull chain stuck. The on off chain that controls the 3 speeds of my ceiling fan broke off at the fitting into the fan. If your switch is completely broken purchase a replacement at a local hardware store before removing the old one and installing the new switch.

Use a dental pick or other small stiff pick a paperclip might do it and get behind the little ball inside the hole the chain comes out of. The pull chain on my ceiling fan broke off inside the pull chain switch. Remove the old switch.