All of the contents inside the switch will be loose making it easy to simply take them out.
Fan pull chain broken.
You can also get a replacement light switch if that pull chain is broken.
First turn off your power at the breaker then use a ladder to get where you can easily access.
If the chain on your ceiling fan has ever pulled out then this is how to repair it.
If the remaining pull chain on the ceiling fan extends at least half an inch out of the fan.
Remove the broken piece of chain from the mechanism.
Also the light switch itself may wear out or fail.
Pop the broken chain off of the disc using a screwdriver.
An easy repair you.
If you pull too hard on the pull chain the chain can break or come out of its socket.
Open the fan housing and take off the light kit.
Instructions add a pull chain extension.
When no pull chain is visible this likely means that.
Unscrew the ceiling fan base.
These pull chains get pulled on daily and can be broken.
A few models do allow you to reattach the chain but you must access the switch before.
Replacing a broken pull chain switch on a ceiling fan.
Remove the contents of the switch including the broken piece of chain connected to a disc and the spring.
Today we fix a pull chain for the fan control of a ceiling fan for free.
Ceiling fans with lights have a pull chain to turn the fan or the lights on or off.
Remove the old switch connected to the pull chain by unscrewing the wire nut it is connected to and pulling it out.
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Turn off the power to the fan.
This is an easy fix that takes little time.
Locate the pull switch.
Figure out where the broken fan pull goes into the housing.
A broken pull chain on a ceiling fan almost always requires replacement of the on off switch as a repair.