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