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    Aug 11, 2008, 10:30 AM
    Ceiling fan speed woes after new pullchain switch install
    I have put a new 3-speed, 4-wire pullchain switch in two of my Hunter ceiling fans. I am 95% sure I reattached the wires to the correct numbered positions -- black on L, green on 3, etc. The fastest speed works fine on both, but the other two speeds are the same on both -- the slowest speed. Would a wiring error on my part account for this?

    Thanks for any advice you can offer
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    Aug 11, 2008, 03:08 PM
    Well, I'm going to answer my own question after a call to Hunter. I had picked up a generic 3-position replacement from Home Depot. Hunter said such generics will only produce two speeds with Hunter fans and that I would have to order a replacement, which I did. Now I know.
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    Aug 18, 2008, 08:01 PM
    Wiring error OR the wrong replacement switch. Check with Hunter Fan
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    Aug 19, 2008, 06:45 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by dwayner
    Well, I'm going to answer my own question after a call to Hunter. I had picked up a generic 3-position replacement from Home Depot. Hunter said such generics will only produce two speeds with Hunter fans and that I would have to order a replacement, which I did. Now I know.
    How much did Hunter charge for the switch... how old was the fan?
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