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Posted by Ron P on April 22, 2008, 7:03 pm
Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have a hunter
ceiling fan with a seperate fan and light pull chain. My better half pulled
the chain out of the fan switch, it was a 3 speed switch high, medium, low &
off. I went to the depot and bought a new switch, it was a four wire switch
so I bought the same thing. On the old switch, the wires were in the
following slots: L = black, 1 = grey, 2 = brown, 3 = green. So, I wired
the new switch with the colors into the same numbers. (However, the numbers
were in different locations on the switch.) I started the fan and the
switch now switches with each pull as high, high, high, low then it repeats.
No off or medium. I pulled the switch out and I matched the colors this
time to the same location from the old switch, L stayed in the same spot.
Reinstalled and it still goes high, high, high, low. Depot doesn't have any
other 4 wire switches, so how do I get this thing to work right? Thanks!
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Posted by Terry on April 22, 2008, 8:41 pm
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:03:26 -0400, "Ron P"
>Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have a hunter
>ceiling fan with a seperate fan and light pull chain. My better half pulled
>the chain out of the fan switch, it was a 3 speed switch high, medium, low &
>off. I went to the depot and bought a new switch, it was a four wire switch
>so I bought the same thing. On the old switch, the wires were in the
>following slots: L = black, 1 = grey, 2 = brown, 3 = green. So, I wired
>the new switch with the colors into the same numbers. (However, the numbers
>were in different locations on the switch.) I started the fan and the
>switch now switches with each pull as high, high, high, low then it repeats.
>No off or medium. I pulled the switch out and I matched the colors this
>time to the same location from the old switch, L stayed in the same spot.
>Reinstalled and it still goes high, high, high, low. Depot doesn't have any
>other 4 wire switches, so how do I get this thing to work right? Thanks!
>
Sounds like the switch is bad.
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Posted by The Streets on April 22, 2008, 8:37 pm
> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:03:26 -0400, "Ron P"
>
>>Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have a hunter
>>ceiling fan with a seperate fan and light pull chain. My better half
>>pulled
>>the chain out of the fan switch, it was a 3 speed switch high, medium, low
>>&
>>off. I went to the depot and bought a new switch, it was a four wire
>>switch
>>so I bought the same thing. On the old switch, the wires were in the
>>following slots: L = black, 1 = grey, 2 = brown, 3 = green. So, I wired
>>the new switch with the colors into the same numbers. (However, the
>>numbers
>>were in different locations on the switch.) I started the fan and the
>>switch now switches with each pull as high, high, high, low then it
>>repeats.
>>No off or medium. I pulled the switch out and I matched the colors this
>>time to the same location from the old switch, L stayed in the same spot.
>>Reinstalled and it still goes high, high, high, low. Depot doesn't have
>>any
>>other 4 wire switches, so how do I get this thing to work right? Thanks!
>>
>
> Sounds like the switch is bad.
Gee, I wish I had your problem -- I replaced a fan switch and thought I was
careful to move the four wires to the same place on the new switch. But now
the fan doesn't work at all!
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Posted by The Streets on April 22, 2008, 9:02 pm
>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:03:26 -0400, "Ron P"
>>
>>>Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have a hunter
>>>ceiling fan with a seperate fan and light pull chain. My better half
>>>pulled
>>>the chain out of the fan switch, it was a 3 speed switch high, medium,
>>>low &
>>>off. I went to the depot and bought a new switch, it was a four wire
>>>switch
>>>so I bought the same thing. On the old switch, the wires were in the
>>>following slots: L = black, 1 = grey, 2 = brown, 3 = green. So, I wired
>>>the new switch with the colors into the same numbers. (However, the
>>>numbers
>>>were in different locations on the switch.) I started the fan and the
>>>switch now switches with each pull as high, high, high, low then it
>>>repeats.
>>>No off or medium. I pulled the switch out and I matched the colors this
>>>time to the same location from the old switch, L stayed in the same spot.
>>>Reinstalled and it still goes high, high, high, low. Depot doesn't have
>>>any
>>>other 4 wire switches, so how do I get this thing to work right? Thanks!
>>>
>>
>> Sounds like the switch is bad.
>
> Gee, I wish I had your problem -- I replaced a fan switch and thought I
> was
> careful to move the four wires to the same place on the new switch. But
> now
> the fan doesn't work at all!
Does anyone know if the hot lead goes to the L position on the switch?
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Posted by RBM on April 22, 2008, 10:13 pm
>>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:03:26 -0400, "Ron P"
>>>
>>>>Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have a hunter
>>>>ceiling fan with a seperate fan and light pull chain. My better half
>>>>pulled
>>>>the chain out of the fan switch, it was a 3 speed switch high, medium,
>>>>low &
>>>>off. I went to the depot and bought a new switch, it was a four wire
>>>>switch
>>>>so I bought the same thing. On the old switch, the wires were in the
>>>>following slots: L = black, 1 = grey, 2 = brown, 3 = green. So, I
>>>>wired
>>>>the new switch with the colors into the same numbers. (However, the
>>>>numbers
>>>>were in different locations on the switch.) I started the fan and the
>>>>switch now switches with each pull as high, high, high, low then it
>>>>repeats.
>>>>No off or medium. I pulled the switch out and I matched the colors this
>>>>time to the same location from the old switch, L stayed in the same
>>>>spot.
>>>>Reinstalled and it still goes high, high, high, low. Depot doesn't have
>>>>any
>>>>other 4 wire switches, so how do I get this thing to work right?
>>>>Thanks!
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sounds like the switch is bad.
>>
>> Gee, I wish I had your problem -- I replaced a fan switch and thought I
>> was
>> careful to move the four wires to the same place on the new switch. But
>> now
>> the fan doesn't work at all!
>
> Does anyone know if the hot lead goes to the L position on the switch?
"L" usually represents line, which is the power in
>
>
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