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    Dec 16, 2012, 11:47 AM
    Light pull chain in ceiling fan
    I have just moved in to a need house and one of the fans does not have a switch in it for the lights so I have to unscrew the lights every time I just want the fan on the wire colors are white, white, blue, black how do I add a pull chain for the light. Every web site I pull up has no pictures and its hard to understand some times

    If I missed spelled anything I apologize.
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    Dec 16, 2012, 12:24 PM
    If the fan has a light kit there should be a pull chain for it. If not, you will need to drill a hole in the light canopy, use a single pole pull switch mounted through the canopy and intercept the light wire, usually blue. Are you sure this isn't a remote controlled fan?
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    Dec 18, 2012, 05:26 PM
    The Black should be your fan wire, and blue for the light, If in conduit, and you can get a second switch leg(1 wire for fan, and 1 wire for light), then you could use a combination light/fan slide control.
    If you are lucky, you may have both switchlegs tied together at the switch box.
    Or use a stacked switch.
    I always pull 2 switchlegs for fans?
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    Dec 18, 2012, 08:33 PM
    Are you renting or did you buy this home? Ceiling fans are not installed without controls, there may be a remote that has not been given to you. You are unscrewing the bulbs but how do you get the fan to spin?
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    Dec 19, 2012, 07:02 AM
    How are you turning the Fan on and off?
    Some have No wall switches or controls, just pullchains.
    If they don't have pullchains, they usually work by remote.
    If a remote unit and no pull chains, the Light can easily bypass the receiver and receive voltage from a wall switch.

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