Ceiling Fan Light Chain Broke Off

An easy repair you.

Ceiling fan light chain broke off.

Yet a broken ceiling fan pull chain is a common problem for many owners of ceiling fans. Ceiling fans with lights have a pull chain to turn the fan or the lights on or off. Turn off power to the ceiling fan by tripping the breaker at the home s main. Many ceiling fans and some ceiling light fixtures use pull chains to operate the unit.

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. Even during normal use the weak beaded metal pull chain can easily break with a moderate pull. These pull chains get pulled on daily and can be broken. Children may play with the fan s chain and snap it off.

If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it. Unfortunately the only practical way to resolve this issue is to replace the chain. Another is to turn off the breaker that supplies power to the fan but this will probably knock out several other things and third is to get a hold of what is left of the chain activate the rotary switch built into the fan. The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing.

Most likely you will have to remove the switch before heading to a store or searching online for a replacement part. If you pull too hard on the pull chain the chain can break or come out of its socket. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.