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Ceiling Fan Lights Repair - Lights Not Working on Ceiling Fan - Hunter

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There is a common issue with Hunter (and possibly other) ceiling fans. There is a government required regulator in the fan that malfunctions and causes the lights not to work. This video shows how to bypass this regulator.
Disclaimer: I recommend you replace, not remove the regulator as it could cause a fire.
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@mbt1955 5 месяцев назад

Great explanation of the cause and the repair for this particular problem. Easy to follow and straight to the point. You didn't go into too much detail as to become boring. Thanks.

@TightWadDIY 4 месяца назад

I’m glad you found it helpful!

@djcharlee2005 Год назад

Man thanks I was about to go buy a new ceiling fan and assumed it was something simple. Took the regulator out and worked and I’m definitely not putting high wattage bulbs in it. Thank you

@TightWadDIY Год назад

That’s great! I’m glad it worked for you!

@davidutarid712 Год назад

An excellent video with clear explanation and details - Just followed the steps and got the lights back. Saved me a new fan.

@TightWadDIY Год назад

That’s great! I’m glad it worked for you too!

@stevevicsotka1284 Год назад

Thanks for this. I simply took out the voltage regulator and clipped the two remaining wires together and it works again!

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Nice!

@user-fv7eb5dk2b 2 года назад

*Works great **Fastly.Cool** in our Oklahoma heat !*

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

Which part?

@JaimeMac Год назад

Thank you- I didn’t realize they had a voltage regulator & that was the whole issue! 😂

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Yep!

@aprilpoppleton2823 7 месяцев назад

I installed a new Hunter fan. The fan worked but not the lights. When I wired it differently, the lights worked but not the fan. This is a LED fan so there's no wattage regulator or receiver to bypass. Here's how I fixed it. Follow original instructions the fan. I had an additional red wire coming out of my ceiling. I used the RED ceiling wire INSTEAD of the BLACK ceiling wire to connect to the black receiver wire. Then I capped off the BLACK ceiling wire alone. Followed all other connecting instructions. After 10 hours of trial & error and speaking with Hunter directly, problem solved. Hunter thought it was a bad motor engine or bad receiver. Problem finally solved.

@TightWadDIY 7 месяцев назад

I’m glad you were able to get it working!

@MJA5 Год назад

thanks for this. Exactly the issue I was having

@TightWadDIY Год назад

That’s great!

@miskoolhiphop 2 года назад

man worked like a charm. Thank you!!!

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

Great! I’m glad it helped you out too!

@diamond6256 Год назад

Loved this video. What do you do when a solid lamp shade won't stay screwed? I have Hunter. I have the fan you show on your original image on this video.

@TightWadDIY 11 месяцев назад

Are the threads stripped? If not, use blue LocTite.

@diamond6256 11 месяцев назад

@@TightWadDIY No not stripped. Thank you.

@joesr.661 Год назад

new home owner, got this hunter fan and the bulbs aren't working, driving me mad. But at least I have a lead on why it may not be working. .. THANK YOU

@TightWadDIY Год назад

You’re welcome!

@LindaBradley-oi1sk Месяц назад

I’m hoping that someone in the know re electrical issues can help me please. I just had a friend hook up a fan/light kit for me and the fan works but the lights don’t. The original light fixture had a pull chain and no switch on the wall for it. The new fan/light system also has pull chains … Could it be that the lights won’t work without there being a main switch?

@TightWadDIY Месяц назад

They probably hooked up the wires incorrectly.

@user-vf6ce4sx9f 10 месяцев назад

Could this also be the reason the lights flickered and now they just stay really dim

@googler4520 9 месяцев назад

Easier fix: clip the black, red, white wires at the wattage regulator, strip the black and red wires, use one wire nut to connect the black and red, use a second wire nut to cap the unstripped white. No need to fiddle with the other wire nuts or wires.

@TightWadDIY 9 месяцев назад

Thanks.

@davewexler4406 9 месяцев назад

I know that you mean well, but your hands, etc, are constantly blocking what you are describing.

@TightWadDIY 9 месяцев назад

Sorry. It’s really hard to get good angles because it’s so high. I tried to explain with my words as good as I could.

@HisGraceisGreater 2 года назад

What if your wires are purple, pink, Grey and brown? Nog sure if the black box in my fan is the regulator or just part of the fan.

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

I can’t say for sure. Did you look up your specific model?

@mickedwother1234 3 года назад

I removed the wattage regulator (Y59 B 120C) several months ago and now the lights again are not working. Any suggestions?

@TightWadDIY 3 года назад

Check your connections. Maybe one came loose.

@BrianBarth 10 месяцев назад

When you say "higher wattage bulbs" (around 5:35), you're meaning incandescent that are higher than recommended by the documentation of the fan? LEDs, being much lower wattage, wouldnt cause a problem, correct?

@TightWadDIY 10 месяцев назад

That’s correct.

@BrianBarth 10 месяцев назад

@@TightWadDIYI opened up the fixture and there's no wattage regulator. There's a capacitor, but it isn't inline with the fixture.

@BrianBarth 10 месяцев назад

@@TightWadDIYBTW, it's a HUNTER 23682 60" Grand Lodge Ceiling Fan 😊

@kathyshue1939 2 года назад

Great info but the camera angle wasn't great, your hands blocked a lot of the video.

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

I know. Sorry about that. I was videoing in a friends home so I was working quickly and it’s also hard to get a camera on a mount that high.

@aaabeverages7152 3 года назад

What if you have power to the multi chain switch for fan speed problem. The hunter fan will not increase speed at highest setting.

@bretthebeler8870 3 года назад

What if the lights work but the fan doesn’t? Do you have a video for that problem?

@TightWadDIY Год назад

That sounds like an issue with the speed control switch to me.

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Sorry I don’t. It could be a wall switch issue though if you have two switches.

@vint.k1727 Год назад

Thanks It worked.

@TightWadDIY Год назад

That’s great!

@mekonnenkahsay4319 2 года назад

Good job thanks

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

You’re welcome!

@royloporto5489 Год назад

Hard to see what you're doing with your hands in the way. Please tell me where does the red wire go? Not sure if you said they all go together or not. I can't get the lights to turn off!

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Sorry. The camera angle was really bad. The red wire was just for the regulator on mine and isn’t used once you remove the regulator. Basically you join the black wire from the switch directly to the cluster of other black wires. You then clip the white wire from the regulator, strip it, and add it to the cluster of white wires.

@royloporto5489 Год назад

@@TightWadDIY Thank you so much for replying back. I think we might have different Hunter Fans. I put the blacks altogether, including the red wire, because after I cut the 3 wires the red one was connected to the inside bottom of the pull chain that turns the light on or off. The white was in the cluster of the other whites, so I just capped that one off. (that might be something I am not doing right) I can get the lights and fan to power on and light up, only problem is the lights will not turn off from the pull chain. That is the only way to turn the lights on, no remote or wall switch.

@GrillThisSmokeThat Год назад

@@royloporto5489 Do you have one black wire going to and coming from the switch on the fixture? That switch just opens or closes the circuit for the lights. It’s usually a black wire which can be confusing since there are so many. The other black wires typically go to each of the bulbs so they need to be connected to the wire coming FROM the switch.

@rhondareese3908 2 года назад

Mine is just the opposite. Lights work but fan won't. Please do a video on this problem

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

I can’t film it because these fans aren’t in my own home. However, there is a black capacitor that controls the fan that can go bad. If you can locate it, order a new one with the same numbers then cut it out and splice the wires to the new one.

@rhondareese3908 2 года назад

@@TightWadDIY okay. Thank you

@yih5115 3 года назад

Where can I contact you,man? I love your video and I want to collaborate with you.

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Tightwadrepairs@gmail.com

@jbright97 Год назад

I'm installing led bulbs that use less than 8watts each less than the 40 watts the light calls fir

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Nice choice.

@luca2627 2 года назад

Where can I find a replacement? I searched amazon, eBay, and Google. I could r find one? Help. 😔

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

I didn’t replace these. Just removed and direct wired them.

@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL 3 года назад

well done 👍

@TightWadDIY 3 года назад

Thanks!

@pisces4life1970 2 года назад

I'm going to try this!!! Thank you!

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

You can do it!

@kevinericsnell4092 2 года назад

Me too. Just encountered my first finicky ceiling fan, same problem. Hope this works (as much as I hate turning off power at the breaker, such a pain...)

@GrillThisSmokeThat 2 года назад

@@kevinericsnell4092 Let me know if it doesn’t work! It’s worked for everyone who has reported back.

@Chuckskipster Год назад

How about a kendal fan with the same issue, the light flutters , but wont stay on, the fan works perfectly! Ken

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Probably a similar issue. I haven’t worked on those.

@andrewdelk9876 Год назад

possibly issue at the switch

@rj5403 Год назад

I have similar issue. 2 of 4 light in fan don't work

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Id try this bypass.

@judym949 3 года назад

The video title says "Hampton Bay" but you’re working on a Hunter.

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Thanks. I fixed it.

@mrbeansway1225 2 года назад

That a hunter westminster ceiling fan Candykitten: yeah it is

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Yep.

@margaretjohnstoneghhjii4427 Год назад

How to make the light work

@TightWadDIY Год назад

That’s what I show in the video.

@garygullikson6349 Год назад

Shut power off to fan at wall switch first.

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Yes. That was mentioned at about 40 seconds.

@garygullikson6349 Год назад

@@TightWadDIY Sorry I missed it. will try to be more astute.

@homeguestunton 3 года назад

They use incandescent bulbs?!?!

@TightWadDIY Год назад

This is an older video and yes, they do.

@homeguestunton 3 года назад

Hunter

@TightWadDIY Год назад

Yes

@timcheek5134 2 года назад

Unplug then repair on a table!

@TightWadDIY 2 года назад

That’s a lot of work! This is an easy repair.

@DYNABIKE1 3 месяца назад

Your hands were blocking the whole procedure - - >>

@TightWadDIY 3 месяца назад

Sorry. Hard to get a good camera angle by the ceiling. Thats why I have explicit verbal instructions and showed the before and after shots.

@social3ngin33rin 3 года назад

Wtf, they use incandescent bulbs?!?!

@TightWadDIY 3 года назад

You can’t buy them anymore but you can use them if you still have them.

@homeguestunton 3 года назад

@@TightWadDIY Ceiling fan

@mwcleaning 3 месяца назад

I have an issue on a new install where the lights only work if the fan is running. No way to only have the lights on with fan off. Is this normal for Hunter?

@TightWadDIY 3 месяца назад

Shouldn’t be.