This is a great video. You are working with very small and intricate pieces to the ceiling fan chain housing unit. The video took close shots of those small pieces. You spoke very clearly and slowly to ensure the details were understood before moving to the next step of the process. You even took the time to point out where someone might encounter difficulty and suggested how to get through such challenges (binder clip). This was very well done and easy to follow. Thank you for a well-made and easy to follow video.
I found that the tip to cut the new wires on the switch short was misleading. I wasted two hours. I didn't have enough wire. It didn't look like he left much but I was about 2mm short. caps wouldn't stay on good enough because i had no extra wire to tape. but it's free help. Just going to hire someone. I was disappointed.
I watched a different video from a different poster first because it had more views. It was a good video and can fix this issue as long as the process goes smoothly. However I couldn’t figured after i put the switch back together why the chain wouldn’t engage. This video is much more helpful because it takes the time to explain the pieces and how they work. Had it fixed in seconds after watching this video.
Thank you for making this video. Solved my exact problem. I hope a lot of ppl watch this and save themselves some money fixing it themselves and not junking their fans. This was kind of a pain in the butt. You helped make it easier.
Thanks for the video, it is so helpful and shows me exactly how to do it. My chain just came out so I will have to be fixing it this evening with the assistance of my hubby
Thank you.. only video that I found clearly explaining how rack part supposedly work and be placed. If it wasn’t for this video I would have to buy another one. Thanks for saving me a trip to Home Depot and some money:)
Good tutorial, but my problem is different. The chain is still attached, it just won't pull to change the speed. I turned it on to get it going on medium speed, but it went straight to fast, and now I can't turn it off unless I turn it off at the wall switch and then I don't have the light. I think the entire switch needs to be replaced. 🙁
This is great and everything, but for 4 bucks at HD or Lowes you can get a replacement unit you do not have to pull apart - the chain is like a buck, so remember you have the option to pay 2-3 more and not have to do surgery
Great video! To the point and shows how to do it, how it actually works, tells you what to watch for / watch out for . . . I'm going to be looking at a lot more of your channel!
i need to fix the switch itself on my ceiling fan... the string didnt break but the switch dont work... and its the one that controls the lights... any tips on how to fix it?
OMG seems like tedious work!! But I'm gonna try it 🤯 GREAT VIDEO to explain & showing the littlest details just in case was awesome Thank you for posting this video!!
Thank you for making this video! It was very helpful and repair suceeded! The only other thing that would have been helpful is if you could have specifically stated that it's a little tricky to compress the spring down with its tail on the correct side of the stop while at the same time lifting the little wheel (with the chain ball on it) up and over the tab to get the stop on the wheel on the other side of the tab. You mentioned where everything went but not that tidbit about how to accomplish it. I wasn't getting proper spring tension until I figured that out. I used a new chain because I didn't want the same problem to occur anytime soon. Also, I ditched the decorative chain pull knob because it was heavy and maybe that led to the breakage. Thank you again for taking the time to make and post your video ~ it was super helpful!!
You are AMAZING! I had to watch the part about how the mechanism works several times to understand how to adjust your instructions to apply to my switch which is quite a bit different than yours. Same parts, they just look a lot different. I almost gave up, but I did it! Another success story for Ms. "Macgyver"!!! Thank you!
Hi! I'm hoping you can help? I have a similar issue with a floor lamp, and thanks to your video I have most of it back together now, but the switch won't spring back to the start position. I pull and can feel the expected click that would turn the light on it off if it was plugged in, but then the switch only returns partway
Literally the best video, we went through a few videos until we found this one, great detail especially since we had no idea how to fix it, thank you!!
Thank you for this. I had a 4 wire fan switch the chain broke off in, and no one local carried the replacement. A bit frustrating to do, but your explanation on how it worked saved me from giving up.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ceiling fan in my living room has been broken for a few years now. There is a wall switch to turn it on and off but it was on high speed and now that it is winter time I was tired of being cold with the ceiling fan on. I already knew it can be fixed and I am a DIY girl. I went to the local hardware stote an bought a replacement part and then came home and started taking apart the fan and BOOM wrong part. Grrrrrrrrrr. So of course like most people I turn to youtube. I watch several videos and nope not helpful. Then your video played and BAM BINGO I CAN DO THIS. At first I tried without the clip (Grrrrr) I went looking for one and found it. I keep it on until after i snapped it in place and pushed the box closed as i removed the clip and AWWWWWW we are done. IT'S FIXED IDID IT. Binder cilp GENIUS. Thank you for the detailed video. YOUR AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I tried. my switch was for the one that controls the fan speed and as soon as you try to pop the thing apart the insides completly fall out the wires and the contacts and a couple of other plastic things where only held in place by the two sides being sandwiched together. It's as if it was designed to completely self destruct if you tried to tamper with it. CHYNA!
I have a weird dilemma. I can't find the broken chain, nor do I have the metal housing that the chain ran thru. I definitely don't have the chain mechanism. My fan has one light bulb. The pull chain for the light is in tact but the other side for the fan pull chain has an empty hole where the metal socket and pull chain was. There's alot of loose wires. Looks like a purple, 2 black, and red wires but no housing of any sort. There's also a bunch of wires leading to the direction change switch. What am I missing? Thanks.
Thank you thank you thank you for helping me you have no idea how happy I am, I recently broke the chain over April and then summer came and in that house was just really hot and I couldn't take it anymore so I watch the video ask my brother for help and after about 30 minutes or so the fan work thank you😁
This only works if your fan comes with a switch that DOES come apart otherwise you're shit outta luck. Most cheap fans come with a switch that's permanently sealed with rivets. In that case you'll have to buy one, dirt cheap .. 3-4 dollars!
Much appreciate for this video as my husband just pulled the chain off very hard and now after watching your video i can fix it....Thanks so much for making an informative video .....
Extremely helpful… figuring out the correct relationship of where the spring needs to be reinserted in both pieces when reassembling was the trickiest part, it took quite a while to be honest and I was getting pretty frustrated with it but I am one damn proud man right now… FIXED!
Thank you for such an information filled video! You hit a lot of good points that I have missed in other videos! 👏👏👏
THANK YOU SO MUCH . everyone else was talking about buying parts and things but this was exactly what we needed thank uou
This is a great video. You are working with very small and intricate pieces to the ceiling fan chain housing unit. The video took close shots of those small pieces. You spoke very clearly and slowly to ensure the details were understood before moving to the next step of the process. You even took the time to point out where someone might encounter difficulty and suggested how to get through such challenges (binder clip). This was very well done and easy to follow. Thank you for a well-made and easy to follow video.
Blanche Mitchell I agree fully. I hope you're having a good day. You sound like a lovely woman.
I found that the tip to cut the new wires on the switch short was misleading. I wasted two hours. I didn't have enough wire. It didn't look like he left much but I was about 2mm short. caps wouldn't stay on good enough because i had no extra wire to tape. but it's free help. Just going to hire someone. I was disappointed.
helped me out! Great video!
Bro! You're the bomb!
Thank you for your help.
U r one smart dude, my guess is an engineer. Thanks to your calm and clear explanation, this 72 yr old is going to give it a try. God Bless
Agreed
I watched a different video from a different poster first because it had more views. It was a good video and can fix this issue as long as the process goes smoothly. However I couldn’t figured after i put the switch back together why the chain wouldn’t engage.
This video is much more helpful because it takes the time to explain the pieces and how they work. Had it fixed in seconds after watching this video.
Thank you for making this video. Solved my exact problem. I hope a lot of ppl watch this and save themselves some money fixing it themselves and not junking their fans. This was kind of a pain in the butt. You helped make it easier.
Thanks for the video, it is so helpful and shows me exactly how to do it. My chain just came out so I will have to be fixing it this evening with the assistance of my hubby
Thank you, this video was exactly what I needed to finish switching out my chain.
This was SO helpful, thank you! Just detailed enough.
Thank you.. only video that I found clearly explaining how rack part supposedly work and be placed. If it wasn’t for this video I would have to buy another one. Thanks for saving me a trip to Home Depot and some money:)
Good tutorial, but my problem is different. The chain is still attached, it just won't pull to change the speed. I turned it on to get it going on medium speed, but it went straight to fast, and now I can't turn it off unless I turn it off at the wall switch and then I don't have the light. I think the entire switch needs to be replaced. 🙁
Your clip did the fix! The magic was your explanation about the spring positioning and mechanism. Thanks.
This is great and everything, but for 4 bucks at HD or Lowes you can get a replacement unit you do not have to pull apart - the chain is like a buck, so remember you have the option to pay 2-3 more and not have to do surgery
Great video! To the point and shows how to do it, how it actually works, tells you what to watch for / watch out for . . .
I'm going to be looking at a lot more of your channel!
might have been easier to see with a white background. the newspaper article was distracting. And I love the "I can't show you how i did it'
i need to fix the switch itself on my ceiling fan... the string didnt break but the switch dont work... and its the one that controls the lights... any tips on how to fix it?
This helped me put back together my fan chain that I wasn't solving how haha, thanks
My chain is still stuck in one position after doing this. Any troubleshooting tips for me?
You're a genius! Thank you. Sep 11, 2024.
My exact problem right now. Great video. Extremely helpful. Thank you a ton.
Did you fix it I have the same problem right now?
How do you actually take it apart though I can't figure out how to snap it off
Now you back to, two chains!!!!
Any idea hoe to get the switch to come apart when the whole thing is like nailed together
Thank you this just happened to me i will be fixing in the morning
You were working with the fan blade switch, would the same procedure work with the lighting switch?
The light switch is different... I'm not sure if that one comes apart or not.
OMG seems like tedious work!!
But I'm gonna try it 🤯
GREAT VIDEO to explain & showing the littlest details just in case was awesome
Thank you for posting this video!!
Thank you for making this video! It was very helpful and repair suceeded! The only other thing that would have been helpful is if you could have specifically stated that it's a little tricky to compress the spring down with its tail on the correct side of the stop while at the same time lifting the little wheel (with the chain ball on it) up and over the tab to get the stop on the wheel on the other side of the tab. You mentioned where everything went but not that tidbit about how to accomplish it. I wasn't getting proper spring tension until I figured that out. I used a new chain because I didn't want the same problem to occur anytime soon. Also, I ditched the decorative chain pull knob because it was heavy and maybe that led to the breakage. Thank you again for taking the time to make and post your video ~ it was super helpful!!
Thank you so much ! Your close ups of the spring really helped me !
It is easier to connect another chain to the broken piece.
You are AMAZING! I had to watch the part about how the mechanism works several times to understand how to adjust your instructions to apply to my switch which is quite a bit different than yours. Same parts, they just look a lot different. I almost gave up, but I did it! Another success story for Ms. "Macgyver"!!! Thank you!
Its not worth it a new switch costs 5 dollars
Do you know how while its running
$200 fan rendered useless by an eight dollar plastic part failing. I guess I’ve had worse Saturday mornings. Thanks for the video.
Hi! I'm hoping you can help? I have a similar issue with a floor lamp, and thanks to your video I have most of it back together now, but the switch won't spring back to the start position. I pull and can feel the expected click that would turn the light on it off if it was plugged in, but then the switch only returns partway
i think i have the same problem
It sounds like the spring is in the wrong place. Sorry this isn't much help, but try to make the mechanism work before putting it all back together.
Literally the best video, we went through a few videos until we found this one, great detail especially since we had no idea how to fix it, thank you!!
i wish i could see how you popped the case. i tried putting a small screwdriver in but i couldn't feel anything to push or pull to make it open.
@Tony P i figured it out. see the slots on the back? the long ones? push your screwdriver in there and then the case will pop
@@karadanvers6136 i guess my fan is a different breed theres no slots on the back
Thanks, this helped. Although my repair wasn't as smooth, it all worked in the end.
This was so helpful 🙏🏾😭 thank u I accidentally broke mine yesterday
Thank you for this. I had a 4 wire fan switch the chain broke off in, and no one local carried the replacement. A bit frustrating to do, but your explanation on how it worked saved me from giving up.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The ceiling fan in my living room has been broken for a few years now. There is a wall switch to turn it on and off but it was on high speed and now that it is winter time I was tired of being cold with the ceiling fan on. I already knew it can be fixed and I am a DIY girl. I went to the local hardware stote an bought a replacement part and then came home and started taking apart the fan and BOOM wrong part. Grrrrrrrrrr. So of course like most people I turn to youtube. I watch several videos and nope not helpful. Then your video played and BAM BINGO I CAN DO THIS. At first I tried without the clip (Grrrrr) I went looking for one and found it. I keep it on until after i snapped it in place and pushed the box closed as i removed the clip and AWWWWWW we are done. IT'S FIXED IDID IT. Binder cilp GENIUS. Thank you for the detailed video. YOUR AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🤣 What'da coincidence. It's winter of 2019 and I'm having to deal with exact same thing. We haven't turned on the light since this summer.
THANK YOU!
Going to give this a try later today. Good explanation, thanks for the vid
Well I tried. my switch was for the one that controls the fan speed and as soon as you try to pop the thing apart the insides completly fall out the wires and the contacts and a couple of other plastic things where only held in place by the two sides being sandwiched together. It's as if it was designed to completely self destruct if you tried to tamper with it. CHYNA!
I have a weird dilemma. I can't find the broken chain, nor do I have the metal housing that the chain ran thru. I definitely don't have the chain mechanism. My fan has one light bulb. The pull chain for the light is in tact but the other side for the fan pull chain has an empty hole where the metal socket and pull chain was. There's alot of loose wires. Looks like a purple, 2 black, and red wires but no housing of any sort. There's also a bunch of wires leading to the direction change switch. What am I missing? Thanks.
HA HA HA.. Anyone else see the Balloon ribbon?? That's always fun when that happens
Thank you thank you thank you for helping me you have no idea how happy I am, I recently broke the chain over April and then summer came and in that house was just really hot and I couldn't take it anymore so I watch the video ask my brother for help and after about 30 minutes or so the fan work thank you😁
Extremely helpful! My chain just stopped retracting. Without me taking it apart I have an idea of why because of the depth of this video! Thanks!
No this fan is of an old model i have a probably of 2015
I came here for the newspaper article on the paper lol. I love that show
This only works if your fan comes with a switch that DOES come apart otherwise you're shit outta luck. Most cheap fans come with a switch that's permanently sealed with rivets. In that case you'll have to buy one, dirt cheap .. 3-4 dollars!
Thank you, i was trying to figure out why i couldnt get mine open.
Yes, we are financially free. Wonderful feeling.
That's what I needed thankyou
Super helpful.
Thanks bro.
Much appreciate for this video as my husband just pulled the chain off very hard and now after watching your video i can fix it....Thanks so much for making an informative video .....
Make him do it.
Thanks for the vid. I was able to fix mines
Thanks a lot, very useful
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Help
So if I have rivets holding my case together I’m pretty much screwed?
You can drill the rivets - probably 1/8" bit (be sure to shut the power off first). Replace them with sheet metal screws for reassembly.
@@diychicken7279 thank you I’ll try that
Extremely helpful… figuring out the correct relationship of where the spring needs to be reinserted in both pieces when reassembling was the trickiest part, it took quite a while to be honest and I was getting pretty frustrated with it but I am one damn proud man right now… FIXED!
Thank you , sir. Very much appreciative of your voice and easy instructions.
KrimeNeverStops it sure did, sweetie 👍😉. Thanks for asking ❤️
KrimeNeverStops no snap chat sorry. Just instagram
I hate ONE HANDED VIDEO'S, get a stand!!! Thumbs down...
Thank you so much! I tried replacing the switch, but couldn't get it to work. I tried this, and now it's working again.
Provided you don't short-circuit the mains Black and White wires to each other, this entire process can be done while hot, right?
Not
yes it can just make sure the swich on the wall is off
If you can't record what you're doing as you're doing it, don't record at all.
Then go to home depot