Hello again, i ended up buying a car fan rotary switch for the purpose, after going behind the fire & looking at the white 5 pin cable at both ends, i discovered the wires at the switch end are speed controlled already in to the fan, i done away with the white as i think it was the automatic side of the system, the blue, brown & black are low medium & high, plus grey as 12 volt dc , attached to a rotary switch with three settings that is what i have now, brown is low, black is medium, blue is high, i also moved the switch away from the fire as the cable is long & put it on a spare piece of cabinet, i think that is one of the causes of the failure high temperature, i put the old one back in the fire just for looks, got the switch from car builder solutions on e-bay £16, rotary switch & bezel.
@RichDavey20 күн бұрын
Wow That sounds a brilliant fix and one that I will definitely be looking at when I have issues again You are correct in stating the heat plays a part in breaking down the switch effectiveness Hopefully this information will help others All the best and well done
@philipharding490121 күн бұрын
Where did you get the replacement switch from ?
@RichDavey21 күн бұрын
@@philipharding4901 Hi Philip The switch was sourced from EBay
@RichDaveyАй бұрын
Perfect That’s great then 👍
@vanhooler358Ай бұрын
These switches are no longer available, if you do have a problem you could use a DC motor speed control switch, you would lose the auto Manuel switch part though, my switch is knacked so that is my plan.
@RichDaveyАй бұрын
Hi there If your lucky you might still find one Could you get a video on here if you give your plan a go 🤔
@vanhooler358Ай бұрын
@@RichDavey Yes as you say there are a few out there, very sparse & very pricey, i have ordered a 1.5 to 15 volt DC speed controller, I'm sure this will do the job,
@RichDaveyАй бұрын
Probably be cheaper too
@vanhooler358Ай бұрын
@@RichDavey Yes around £6,
@philipharding490121 күн бұрын
@vanhooler358 I've located one Davy so going try that before I start taking to pieces