The lights on ceiling fan do not turn on?
The ceiling fan works, but the lights do not. Thought it was the switch inside the unit, so I replaced it, but the lights still do not light. Any ideas?
Duh. Of course I checked the bulbs. They are fine.
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most ceiling fans with light kits have seperate wall switches if yours only has one wall switch and uses pull chaind and you have replaced the pull chain switch then i would check the wires at the ceiling where they connect to the fan there are two wires the get power when the wall switch is on. one goes to the fan control pull chain the other goes to the light kit pull chain. the problem coule be just a loose connection where these wires connect. normally this is in the bell housing at the ceiling. make sure you have the power off and know how to work with electricity before you do this
CHANGE THE BULB
broken bulb?
unscrew it, shake it sofly next to your ear and if if makes a little tingling sound inside, replace it
maybe the light bulbs need to be changed. that probably would be my next step.
change the bulb
Have you changed the bulbs lately? Maybe that’s where the problem is. If that’s not the problem, replace the whole thing.
Check the connections in the ceiling box, could be that the vibrations from the fan have loosened the wire nuts.
All too often people mount ceiling fans in the existing boxes, rather than replacing the lightweight box with one that has a reinforcing bar that connects to the ceiling joists. This will cause problems down the road such as wire connections coming loose.
many times the wires which connect the light sockets to the ceiling fan break. they typically are routed through an arm which swivels, and the wires usually break inside the swivel part of the arm. If this is the case you can buy a new light kit for about $20.
Chris W hit it on the head. Nice job.
Check connections in ceiling fan, probably loose wire or bad switch. I always tape up wire nuts that way they can’t come loose.