Install New Pull Chain Switch

Turn off the power remove the light bulb and unscrew the fixture from the electrical box.

Install new pull chain switch.

The light can be converted to operate from a wall switch whether the pull string has stopped working or you re tired of flailing around in the dark. Flip the power switch in the room if necessary to turn the fan on. How to install a new pull chain switch on a ceiling fan light or light. Step 7 test your new light.

If you read in bed before going to sleep and don t want to keep getting up to turn a light on the ceiling on and off it is easy to add a pull chain to the fixture. If the lights come on or the fan starts to rotate it s all fixed. Remember if this electrical outlet is attached to a switch you must connect the wires to the constant hot side. Just type lsailor1 in the youtube search bar.

Although newer homes have wall switches for most overhead lighting fixtures in older houses may be controlled by pull chains from the light. Pull the chain and you have light. Installing a new pull chain switch is simple once you identify the hot wire. Remove the outlet from the electrical box and wire your new electric wire up to the outlet.

Usually the top side is the constant hot side. Trying to find that pull chain in the dark can be. It ll only take about 15 minutes. This video describes an easy way to replace a 3 speed ceiling switch.

They are most commonly found on ceiling lights in cold cellars and attics. We show you how to replace it safely and quickly. Test the pull chain to see if it works. Pull chain switches normally wear out long before the light fixture.

Install an easy to find light switch to operate the ceiling light for years of reliable service. Cold water pipe grounding rods driven at least 10 feet in the ground or a metal plate sink in a footing. Now that your ceiling fan pull chain switch is fully installed pull on it gently to see if it works. Connect black white and copper ground wire to the new switch.

You might also like other videos of mine. Turn on the breaker power. Pull chain light fixtures are easy to replace when the switch wears out or breaks. How to install a new pull chain switch on a ceiling fan light or light.

From the service panel heavy gauge copper grounding wire should run to one or a combination of the following. The company s line of pull chain switches can be used as a replacement part inside a lamp or fan or to control any electrical device. Pull the fixture down but keep your hands.