How To Replace A Ceiling Fan Pull Chain Light Switch video

[@Song-ii8vj]

Thank you, your video is 9 years old but very helpful in replacing the switch.

[@andreoreyes]

I thought the length of the video was perfect my man. Appreciate that you didn't skip parts that were common sense, like putting the shades and bulbs back on. For a novice DIY-er like myself, it was good to see those steps. Thanks for the video. I'm good to go to replace my switch now!

[@handymanPF]

I m glad you liked it and greatly appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching and thanks again for commenting. Please like, share, and subscribe

[@kyle_mk17]

Thanks, i am going to fix my bedroom fan's light it broke a few months ago and since I have been feeling more motivated to do stuff recently I am going to make my room much better! I am truly happy for the first time in months! Mental health is an important thing to take care of guys!

[@onlyjesussaves840]

Yes! Make sure the electric is off by the breaker, then by the wall switch!!!

[@handymanPF]

That is correct

[@Kaspergaling]

Mine don't have a wall switch, so how do I know that the electric is off?

[@burlap2]

Thanks for the vid. 1. When gathering several wires together for the wire nut, use a small cable tie to get them all tight and equal exposure. Then twist them & the nut goes on & you KNOW it has them all securely connected. 2. Also, a 4" solid wire with a hook on each end holds the light assy up while you connect to wires in the fan assy.

[@handymanPF]

+burlap2 thanks for watching and commenting. I greatly appreciate it. Please like, share and subscribe.

[@zacherywoodard1740]

Awesome video!!! Was a match to my fan just mine was white. Never Wired anything before or messed with a ceiling fan but got it done perfect. Thank man!!!

[@davidbertrand6884]

Before replacing the switch, try a squirt of WD40 inside the chain hole first….. May save you a lot of trouble. It worked for me. The fan was in home we purchased 20+ years ago. So, just try it. ‼️ 1-16-2023

[@barbaragrabowski8535]

Thanks for including the details about the wires coming from switch. You're Great

[@handymanPF]

Great. I’m glad you found this video useful. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please like share and subscribe.

[@tuongkhanhung]

*Easy install, so far Works great **Fastly.Cool** !*

[@handymanPF]

Yes sir. I installed it over six years ago when I made this video. You can get them here amzn.to/3JAMG0i

[@anamariafduarte]

Hi thanks for this video... we have a fan like this one and we were able to fix it. Still we need to change the light bulb inside the dome on top, can you help us please? We're not sure how to take the dome apart.

[@janedav7310]

Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. kzbin.infoUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.

[@wlwal1]

do you have a link to the switch to get to fix ?

[@handymanPF]

I sure do. Here it is amzn.to/3d1MThk I hope this helps. Thanks for watching and commenting. I greatly appreciate you. Please like share and subscribe

[@taylororr2734]

Can I just turn the light switch off before doing this or do you need to turn off the fuse at main power

[@MegaWam1]

You could, but some idiot may flip the switch on while you hands is in all those wires. Safety first. But I live alone so I just turned it off at the light switch. I have to reset all my clocks if I flip the main breaker.

[@RawFitChris]

Helpful for sure. Thanks!

[@handymanPF]

I’m glad you found it helpful. I greatly appreciate your comment. Please like share and subscribe. Thanks for watching

[@petetolbert6517]

The video was a great help

[@handymanPF]

Thank you and no problem. Please like share and subscribe

[@joegti10]

just fixed my kitchen light with help from this video - thanks.

[@handymanPF]

Great! That's what I like to hear. Glad it could help. Thanks for watching and commenting. I greatly appreciate it.

[@mgsalazar1069]

It was extremely helpful. The video wasn't long at all. This is going to be this weekends project. Thank you very much.

[@handymanPF]

I m glad you found this video useful. It was my pleasure to make it. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please like, share, and Subscribe.

[@mariobarone3370]

excellent utube and helpful and clear.

[@donnamoore415]

thanks for the video, i can now have light.

[@handymanPF]

I m glad you found it useful. Please like share and subscribe. Also please hit the notification tab to stay up to date on future videos. I greatly appreciate it thanks

[@asauto2571]

No one uses electrical tape on wire nuts to hold them on.Ask any electrician and they will tell you to tape them on.I have seen them come off just from vibration.

[@RhodeIslandDude]

Does it matter which black wire goes with the other three black wires in which black wire goes with the blue wire?

[@tevis56k1]

Hi. Female trying to unhook wires from fan. Is there a trick to it.? Its not a wire nut but a different doodad connecting them, but further up is are wing nuts. Which ones di i disconect from...lower is just 2 wires further up are many. Thanks

[@jeromeschwartz4778]

If the wires are long enough going off the new switch to those two wires above , which lead to the light socket .. Then it's ok just to use the two wires .. I sorta question the fact .. that he cut the ones that held the 4 wires together myself .. It really depends on the manufacturer tired the 3 black coming of the socket with a black wire added to go to the new switch .. with 3 white wires coming of the bulb socket to a white wire ... the switch itself has two black wires .. Either way should work .. Much like a room light switch controlled to a ceiling .. which has a black and red white wire .. you can hook it up from one side screw to the switch .. The another to the opposite side of a switch .. And it will work all day long .. But they are marked on the light switch .. One side has a good screw .. That is for black wires .. One side has a silver screw .. that is for the white wires ... Only with a single light switch on the wall , you can put the black on white .. Or the white on black .. But let's say you have two matches that controls one light on the ceiling , then you have to make sure white is on white , and black is on black .. I have yet to open my own ceiling fan .. I hope it has two coming of all shocked tied together already . That's way I will only have to only book up two .. He should of cut the wires right were the Old switch started at .. And hooked up there .. It would of saved him time .. Noting having to hook 4 wires to all white , and 4 wires to all black .. I didn't get why .. Maybe the wires were to short .. ??? I do maintenance for over 18 years .. And this is not my first time dealing with electric things

[@applejuice4518]

By electric off do you mean breaker or just the switch

[@handymanPF]

The breaker.

[@Joe-Bourbon]

I watched maybe 10 videos and I finally found a good one on this subject. I'm not the brightest bulb, need all the info I can get.

[@handymanPF]

+Joe Snyder I'm glad you liked it. I try to keep them short and to the point , but it doesn't always work. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please like, share ,and subscribe.

[@agustinvillegas3631]

Same here

[@itmaslanka]

When I got my $7 3 speed light and fan pull chain it only had 3 wires and the “3” was not there just L , 1, and 2 ,no 3 . So I just wire wrapped the single wire for 3 .

[@MegaWam1]

Thanks. I had the same problem and same fan.

[@handymanPF]

No problem. I’m glad you found it useful. I greatly appreciate your comment. Thanks for watching. Please like share and subscribe.

[@MegaWam1]

@@handymanPF I took off the two screw fasteners and took the light assembly to the hardware store. They had the same pull chain switch for two dollars. I replaced the switch and cleaned the four glass cups over the bulbs. I put in four new energy efficient lights. The whole job took me 30 minutes. It’s beautiful. Thanks to your help, I look like an expert. I bought two switches just in case. Thank you sir.

[@josetteringuette9756]

Thanks, super helpful. You did a really good job on this video.

[@handymanPF]

Thank you. I greatly appreciate your response. Please like share and subscribe

[@freyalove3831]

Thanks for sharing. Very educated and helpful.

[@handymanPF]

+Freya Love I'm glad you found this video useful. I greatly appreciate your comment and thanks for watching. Please like, share, and subscribe.

[@jerry917100]

thankyou handyman it really worked and it was done in 5 mins , it was very helpful once again thank you handyman :) :)

[@handymanPF]

+gert gerti I am glad it helped. Thank you for commenting. Please like, share, and subscribe. I greatly appreciate it.

[@mariobarone3370]

excellent utube clear.

[@michaeledwards1027]

Why not install a bulb then turn on the power to be sure all is good?

[@austinstull25]

what would happen if you switched the hot wire to the ground and the ground to the hot?

[@handymanPF]

Never did it, so cannot really say. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please like, share, and subscribe.

[@phylliswhite8922]

Austin Stull What if you have two red wires?

[@davewilliams1097]

Not really "Hot" or "ground"....more like opening and closing a circuit. The same thing as touching those 2 wires together, just connecting them inside an enclosed switch.

[@rw7532]

Th ask for the video. My fan works but my lights do not. I turn my lights on and off at the wall switch. I have flipped the switch and I’ve pulled the chain and nothing. How do I know it’s this pull chain switch and not some thing that is causing the lights to not come on?

[@adidas331]

i noticed there is a 3 am & a 6 amp option to buy. What's the difference? Thanks for the tutorial :)

[@nganguyen-th9dp]

Thank, It is very helpful for me

[@handymanPF]

Thanks for watching and commenting and I m glad it helped.

[@henryduke722]

I wish my fan was that easy but no my fan different with more wires it looks like the same fan. Hamilton Bay

[@sharoncrumleystudiosllc7842]

do you have to have the light switch part on the fan for the fan to work? I just need the fan to work not the light part.

[@handymanPF]

Most of them no. I would say all but there probably is one out there somewhere that does. I hope this helps. Thanks for watching. Please like, share, and subscribe.

[@sharoncrumleystudiosllc7842]

Thanks for the reply. I got it to work. yaay!

[@cnelson4292]

Thanks for the video. I couldn't remember how the light pull chain wires were wired. Much appreciated

[@handymanPF]

+C Nelson79 no problem, I'm glad it was useful. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please like, share, and subscribe.

[@chandabusse6669]

awesome video!

[@handymanPF]

Thank you very much. I appreciate that and I'm glad it helped. Please like, share, and subscribe. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@TheDARKNESS8030]

What if the chain was just completely pulled out? The switch should be fine I just need to put a chain back on it

[@handymanPF]

The chain switch can be replaced and is fairly inexpensive . You can get one here amzn.to/2CXmOMS . I hope this helps. Thanks for watching and commenting. Please like share and subscribe

[@frostyfour5314]

I, too, think the light chain just completely pulled out - so, the switch may be okay? The link you included (amzn.to/2CXmOMS ) points to a page with many different items. Might I only need a new chain? Or is there something else on the end? Haven't removed the cover yet, and want to have what I need ready when I do. Also, if it's ONLY the chain, can I replace it without turning off the electricity? Thanks in advance.

[@christinemcrae564]

Are those replacement switches universal? My store only carries Hunter fan parts. Thx handyman for the video.

[@handymanPF]

Yes. At least the one I was using in this video is.

[@freyalove3831]

Be careful, Lowes sells with light switch 3 wires( black, red and blue). I have to return and got last one with light switch with 2 wires(it will appear 2 black wires like this video. If you see a light switch with different colors, it usually 3 wires connections.

[@mawboys3]

Awesome explanation I was able to replace my switch. I am now officially an electrician. Degree obtain at KZbin University lol.

[@rwill4g]

Installed new one and light the still doesnt work its makes the same noise when you pull chain clicking what is that had to purchase a lamp for my daughters room i need help please

[@handymanPF]

+Richard Williams it could be a bad connection somewhere. It's hard to diagnose without actually being there and looking at it. Sorry I can't be anymore help.

[@fonzaguirre9119]

it might be defective switch

[@marknphyll]

Don't replace it... spray WD-40 up into the switch

[@MegaWam1]

I did that all to find out the spring burst through the housing. I had my WD40 with red tube spraying. It dripped down the chain. Chain never budged because it broke off the reel. The switch is only a few dollars.

[@weekendpartier]

HULK SMASH!

[@jeromeschwartz4778]

When cutting the 4 wires from back side , and the 4 wires from white side .. He could of left the one wire leading up to the switch , and cut it right near the switch same way with black wires .. And not cut the 3 white and 3 back wires going to the sockets.. By doing it the way In saying , he would be booking up one back wire , and one white wire ... Sorta confused me he did it that way ... The clear coated connectors only needed 1 wire cut ... Not at the bit of that clear connected .. I myself would of made the cut to that 1 wire at the switch .. And then when adding the new switch .. You only have one wire white to connect , and one black wire to connect ... Yes it did work .. But no thought to cutting wire to save time .. Seen only one post , done by a woman .. She question the fact to were two wires nuts were at .. Good call lady .. You are not wrong ..