The switch will also need to be replaced if the chain will not pull down or if it broke off inside the fan housing.
Ceiling fan chain broke how to turn off.
An easy repair you.
After you have opened up the ceiling fan housing double check that the power is off by using a voltage tester.
A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.
There are three ways to turn off a ceiling fan.
Today we fix a pull chain for the fan control of a ceiling fan for free.
I still have pull chains to turn on and off the light and a chain to reverse the direction.
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.
So i move into my new house.
Now it s on high and i can t shut it off.
Open up the switch in the ceiling fan and remove the broken piece of chain before replacing it with a longer one.
A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair.
The fan is now on at max whenever the unit is turned on.
Ceiling fans with lights have a pull chain to turn the fan or the lights on or off.
Make sure you turn the power source off before taking apart the ceiling fan to be safe.
If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.
Also find the circuit breaker at the electrical service panel that controls the ceiling fan and turn off that circuit breaker.
Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.
Sorry to hear of your dilemma.
The first hour my mother in law decides to try out the ceiling fan.
Turn off all power to the ceiling fan.
She turns the unit on at the lightswitch then pulls the chain right out of the unit.
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One is to use the remote control if you have one.
If your switch is completely broken purchase a replacement at a local hardware store before removing the old one and installing the new switch.
These pull chains get pulled on daily and can be broken.
Turn off the switch on the wall if any.
Well the entire chain broke off at the fan end the entire chain.
This is an easy fix that takes little time.