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    elliega7 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 22, 2007, 05:24 PM
    Replaced ceiling fan light switch - problems
    Hello. I have a ceiling fan with 2 pull chains (fan, light). It also operates via remote control. The wall switch is just on & off. In a perfect world, when it was first installed, the remote would make the lights brighter & dimmer. The remote would also do 4 different fan speeds.

    At some point, the light pull chain was pulled completely out. The lights wouldn't come on even with the remote. However, I continued to use the various fan levels.

    Today, I went to Ace and bought a "fan light switch". I installed it, connected everything back together, and here's the current situation:

    Lights: Works fine (including dimmer on remote)

    Fan: Doesn't turn at all (even with pull chain). However, when I click the fan button on the remote, I can hear a bit of a hum coming from the fan.

    Any help is appreciated...

    UPDATE: Solved it. The up and down switch that reverses the direction the blades turn was not all the way down. Life is good now!
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    Sep 23, 2007, 02:51 PM
    Glad you got it working. The reverse switch is one of the first things to check.
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