Ceiling Fan Chain Broke Off Inside

If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.

Ceiling fan chain broke off inside.

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. Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan. Remove the light fixture housing from the fan. An easy repair you.

The fan speed pull chain stuck. If your switch is completely broken purchase a replacement at a local hardware store before removing the old one and installing the new switch. To fix and replace a bad on off light switch inside the ceiling fan. The pull chain on my ceiling fan broke off inside the pull chain switch.

Remove the old switch. Donna september 30 2015 at 11 09 pm. 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 switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing.

First try screwing off the collar with your fingers turning counterclockwise. Fan is still on. 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.

Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one. Unscrew the metal collar through which the pull chain should extend. The small switch where the pull chain attaches should now be visible. 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 on off chain that controls the 3 speeds of my ceiling fan broke off at the fitting into the fan. Ceiling fan chain broke off. A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.