I have a Hunter fan that the light works and fan will turn on low but will not go to medium or high speed. The chain seems to be working as it clicks for the change of speed and will turn off the fan, but the fan only stays at low speed or turns off. Does anyone know what might be causing the problem? Thanks. I do not have the model number.

Is this fan old or new? Did the other speeds used to work?

No hand held remote, right? Bad switch, replace with OEM parts.

Ballenger, the problem is hardly ever the switch, as I've stated many times. Please stop giving this advice.



See if you can find the model number on the fan motor. It is probably a bad capacitor.

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Is this fan old or new? Did the other speeds used to work?

The fan is about 4 years old. The other speeds used to work. Thanks!

No hand held remote, right? Bad switch, replace with OEM parts.

No hand held remote. I found the model #22561. What is OEM? Thanks!

Ballenger, the problem is hardly ever the switch, as I've stated many times. Please stop giving this advice.



See if you can find the model number on the fan motor. It is probably a bad capacitor.

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Found model # 22561. Thanks!

OEM mean parts manufactured by the maker of the fan, not after market stuff which could be cheap knock offs. Ceilingfanrepair reminds me that this problem is hardly ever the switch which is true. However, I mention the switch because it is easy to test by most DIYers and it sometimes is the problem. Most of the DIYers I know have no clue how to test a capacitor so I start with the simple approach, something they can try through process of elimination. I certainly trust Ceilingfanrepairs advice and he know way more than I do about fans.

Switch is not easy to test, because in order to test it you have to remove it, and there is a 99% chance most people will not wire it back properly. That's a huge risk to take and a lot of trouble to go to for a part that 99.99999999999% of the time is not the cause of the problem, unless the chain has actually broken or pulled out.

Capacitor is easy to test. Replace it. If that solves the problem, it was bad.

For this model Hunter capacitor would still be my first theory. Hunter Fan - Ceiling Fans, Air Purifiers, Humidifiers, Thermostats (http://www.hunterfan.com) has replacement parts.

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Pull chain broke and replaced switch. Fan now does not run at correct speeds

Robert, you should copy and paste what you wrote in your own new post. Afetr copying go up to the top of this page and paste into the box marked "Ask your question or search"

Is there a way to get rid of the remote now that the house is wired correctly and can have a decora switch to regulate fane speed, instead of the remote?

If it has Pull chains, you can likely remove the receiver, and wire to Separate wall switches.