Outdoor ceiling fan problem

1,251 Views | 8 Replies | Last: 5 yr ago by 213 Grove
ReloadAg
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We have two fans on our covered back porch on the same switch and just this past weekend when I tried to turn them on the light kits both flickered instantly before they went off and now they won't come on at all. The fans themselves work fine but the light kits won't come on at all and all bulbs are fine.

Do I maybe have a bad switch on the wall? The electric is never exposed to direct water contact but I suppose humidity could degrade things over time? I haven't done any work in that area recently that could have accidentally damaged anything.

Thanks.
K_P
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are the lights switched separately from the fans?
ReloadAg
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Yea two different switches
Mookie
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The neutral for the lights come loose somewhere?
DriftwoodAg
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do you have a multimeter? if you are getting voltage coming to the switch and leaving the switch, then it would be the light. It looks like newer fans have a wattage limiter that may fail
ReloadAg
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I'll check out the switch this evening. I would doubt it's something in the fans themselves due to both light kits failing at the exact same time.
DriftwoodAg
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I didn't catch the two fan part. I'd say it's either the switch or some weird wiring that has the lights and fans on different breakers
ReloadAg
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I unscrewed the switch last night and as I was pulling it out of the box with the wires still attached to it the red wire just snapped in half with very little force applied to it so I'm guessing it was pretty corroded and brittle. I haven't changed out the switch yet but could that be the culprit?
TexAg1987
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Yes it could.
213 Grove
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This happened to me just a few weeks ago in my Master. Haven't figured it out yet either.

Im probably just looking at buying a new fan as the manufacturer doesn't make the light kit to fit my fan anymore
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