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DIY & Home Improvement

NYC_SKP

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2. I've had this problem and it called for a new switch.

Reply to IrishAyes (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 01:02 AM

Dec 2014

If you're feeling handy, you can disassemble it down to the switch, remove it and take it to the hardware store for an identical one.

WD40 won't help.

And do remember to turn off the breaker or pull the fuse to that circuit, and you will probably need two or three wire nuts to splice the switch back in to the wiring.

Take a picture with your phone or draw a diagram so that you put the wires back the correct way.

It's not that hard.

Good luck!

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Regarding ceiling fans [View all] IrishAyes Dec 2014 OP

It's probably a bad switch on the pull chain FBaggins Dec 2014 #1

I've had this problem and it called for a new switch. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #2

Unless you know what the problem is, don't squirt anything into it. Warpy Dec 2014 #3

Are you guys saying NOT EVERYTHING can be fixed with WD-40 and duct tape? IrishAyes Dec 2014 #4