29-07-2004, 08:34 PM
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I Can't turn off my ceiling fan
(TimR) wrote in
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GFRfan wrote in message
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sytech.at.oohay.moc wrote:
I have a Hunter-Douglas (Home Depot) ceiling fan in my office.
It has one of those chain "puller" switches to adjust the speed and
to turn it on or off. As I was turning on the fan, the chain
pulled out and now I can't turn the fan off. HELP!!!!!!!!!
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sy
When you go to Home Depot and buy the replacement fan switch, you're
going to notice it has several wires.
They are different colors.
I do not know what colors they are because I am color blind. The
result is that my ceiling fan does not go High, then Medium, then Low
like most. It goes High, Low, Medium. If you know what the chances
are of that combination, you are way too good at math.
I seriously doubt that the color of the wiring has anything to do with fan
speed. The pull chain on a ceiling fan connects to a part called a
rheostat which handy people should be able to replace. You can also get a
wall switch or a remote control device that has its own rheostat and leave
the one on the fan on 'high' (provided the one on the fan isn't busted
completely). Now if you get a wall switch or remote control device, the
wires will have different colors, white, green or bare copper and probably
two more of black, red or blue. By code, the white is always the grounded
wire and the green or bare always is the grounding wire. The other two are
hot and connect to the fan or light.
PS it is good to turn the power off before changing the switch.
Especially if you have kids. When they hear cuss words they repeat
them to Mommy. Don't ask me how I know this.
smiley
no kidding turn off the frickin power at the service entrance before you
fool around with electricity. Kids learning to cuss will be the least of
your worries.
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