Hunter Fan Lights Don't Work | Quick Fix and No Parts Needed 

This is a very useful video. I have an identical fan with lights. My lights stopped working 4 day’s ago, just couldn’t imagine what the problem was. I am a widow who had a husband who could fix anything and he did so I never had to call a repairman . I remembered my granddaughter commenting recently how you could go to you tube and find instructions for just about every repair. Glad I took her advice, now I’m waiting for one of my grandkids to follow your instructions and I get to keep my credit card in my wallet 😊. Thanks

My Hunter Douglas ceiling fan light has been out for almost a year. I have been waiting for this person and that person to come through and take a look at it. I watched your video 3 times. Hit Home Depot and fixed the issue exactly how you described. You're the man!

The device you replaced is not a regulator, it is most likely what is known as a thermal fuse, thermal cutoff, or thermal cutoff fuse. This type of device will 'open' or 'break' the path of current to the lamps if the ambient temperature exceeds the rating of the thermal cutoff fuse. Typical opening temperature is 100C to 160C. Other ratings are possible. You can find these devices in many places such as ebay and/or amazon. Bypassing these (as shown in the video) will allow the lamps to function, however the thermal protection will be gone. Once the thermal fuse opens (due to high local temperature) the electrical path will not reclose when it cools. It only functions once, similar to a normal electrical fuse which also only functions once to provide protection. If it operates it has served its purpose by reacting to local overheating. It should be replaced to bring the overall system back to normal. Again, bypassing it means you move forward at your own risk. I've also seen these type devices in the under-dash heater blower assembly in cars. In this application it also provides protection from overheating for several of the fan speeds.

Very clear demonstration of what to do. Thank you! Initially I had trouble finding my limiter... it was buried within other wires. Quick and simple fix. One suggestion, before turning power off, and before cutting any wires, it's even easier if you unplug the "white connector" that attaches the entire "light housing" to the fan, once unplugged, the light housing is detached from any electricity and makes finding the limiter, cutting, and splicing wires easier. It's a simple plug. Thanks for sharing... wouldn't have done it without your guidance.

Great video! My wife has been begging me for months to get a new light assembly for our fan. I looked, but couldn't find one I liked and promptly forgot about it. She mentioned it again today (and dozens of times prior) and it got me looking. I was about to drop 80 bucks on one, then just thought I'd try to research to see if it was fixable. I watched your very clear video and 10 minutes later had a perfectly-working light. Thanks so much!

I also have this 3-bulb assembly and I have a few notes: 1. The current indicator 'pen' was detecting current when there were no bulbs, but stopped reading when there were any bulbs installed. 2. Disconnecting the large harness connector makes this job a lot easier since you can take the entire assembly off and work on it on a table. 3. The infamous voltage regulator was well hidden inside a jumble cables where the cables start. I had to cut off a ziptie to get to it. 4. I carefully scraped each bulb socket with a small file so that the center contacts of the sockets were shiny. Years of poor contact (light flickering) had created some type of buildup that would make the bulb center contacts pretty bad so there's a chance it would not have worked even after removing the regulator. Good luck! The fix worked for me!

Thanks so much for posting this. Huge help. Lights haven’t worked for 4 months and just didn’t want to mess with replacing the whole unit (it is only 5 years old). This works like a charm and super easy..(Tip for whoever sees this. You can disconnect the whole light piece from the fan with the little white quick disconnect.. easier to work with the wire splicing). Thanks again.

Thank you so much, I troubleshooted everything and was left baffled. After finding this culprit, I was able to bypass it to verify it was indeed the regulator. Much respect for saving me a trip to Lowes!

This fix worked for me, thank you! Saved $100+ on a new ceiling fan, and took about 15 minutes to repair. My limiter looked just like yours.

Thanks so much. This fixed the problem. I have a Hunter ceiling fan similar to the one you show and it just all of a sudden stopped working. Took me about 15 mins to make the repair while hubby was picking up lunch. He still hasn't noticed LOL! Thanks so much for this, saved me lots of $$$!

Hey man...first off thanks for the video... Second off for me the two quick disconnects were male and female so I was able to just connect the wires together that way. There was no need in cutting them off and stripping them and using a wire nutt.

I have had 3 of these go out and it was going to cost me close to $300 to replace them. I'm so glad I found this video before buying all new units. I will be trying this this weekend. Thank you!!

Thanks, I had to watch about 10 videos that didn’t help me at all before I came across yours. Professionally made and straight and accurate and to the point. Completed fixing mine within minutes of watching your video. Thanks again!

Just did this today. Was about to give up and buy a new fan and this was the last video we watched! Thanks for the video!

Scott, THANK YOU. Worked for me, took about 30 minutes ! And no money spent.

Thanks for saving me the time to troubleshoot. For anyone who sees this, mine was slightly different. It was put together with wire nuts, so I didn't have to cut or strip wires...just removed nuts and component. Then used one of the nuts to bring the two power wires together. Also, I used the disconnect connector shown there to remove the light piece and work on a table.

Thank you for taking the time to do this! I had a hunch it was a regulator of sorts, just like they do with our water. I did it without having to cut any wires or turn off any breakers. I disconnected the unit and then disconnected the regulator and was able to reconnect the wires by simply plugging them into each other. (Hope that makes sense) THANKS AGAIN!!!

Just repaired my three year old Hunter Ceiling where my wife heard a pop and the lights quit working. First thought it was the two 60watt incandescent bulbs, receptacle or light switch. Installed two LED bulbs and no luck, then ended up tracing the open circuit to this little white rectangular part that turns out is called a watt limiter. Took out the watt limiter and connected the power wire using the existing connectors. From what I found out the watt limiter is required as some part of the UL rating and maybe some Federal regulation to prevent consumers from installing larger wattage bulbs and increasing energy use and waste. If the second premise is also true, just shows how stupid some of these energy reduction regulations can be. So for the typical nonskilled consumer a two bit part craps out and disables the light. So the consumer is supposed to spend $50 to $100 to call out an appliance repairman to fix the light or just throw the ceiling fan away, buy and install another one. So much for all the so-called Green energy savings.

If all the lights on your hunter fan abruptly stopped working even though everything else is fine, watch this video and you can fix it in 15 minutes for free! Thanks for the vid, brotha!!!

If you plan to install this part again I would cut the wires on the failed part instead of cutting the wires on the part that the new part will plug into again. It will make it much easier when going back together 😊

Awesome video and saved me replacing the fan because Hunter no longer makes the light kit for the model of my ceiling fan. Agree with others in this thread that you don't have to cut any wires. Simply disconnect the regulator at the two plugs, remove the regulator, and then snap the open plugs together and voila!

Thank you. Took no more than 30 minutes from flipping the breaker off to switching it back on.

Wow I’m so glad I found your video. I was completely stumped! I replaced the complete light fixture and it still didn’t work. You made my day. Thanks again.

Great video and was the exact fix I needed. Another suggestion (if made previously, I apologize ... I didn't read through all the comments) ... instead of cutting and splicing, you can just disconnect the pink wire at 2 easy connection points and then plug the black wire into the blue wire. Plastic easy connections fit perfectly! Agree with one previous comment (Jd Cisz), if you unplug the large white connector "box", the removal of the light housing makes the fix even easier. Thanks to all involved in helping this non-handyman actually fix something for once!

I have the same fan with the same problem. I was able to just use the quick disconnects and plug those together and didn't need to strip any wires. So it's a quick fix and no parts needed and only need a screw driver to get the housing off. That's it. I put in LED bulbs too to make sure I don't use too much power. But they work great now. Thanks for your video.

Dude, I was just about to run out and buy another ceiling fan. I assumed that it was a component that went bad, since my wife told me she heard a pop when she flipped the switch. Anyways, I was looking them over and decided, "well, it's not worth attempting to order/replace parts. As luck would have it, we had something come up this morning and couldn't go out when we wanted to look for another fan. In the meantime, I started wondering if anyone else might have had this problem before and made note of it on RU-vid. Found your video in like 5 seconds. It took me all of a 5 minutes to remove the part. Mine was already installed with two wire nuts bridging the two wires. I just removed the component and connected the wires and we're back in business. Thanks a bunch for the video - was most helpful and saved me a $150 or so.

Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. ru-vid.comUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.

Thanks for this! Perfect fix for my fan. Apparently the limiter is only there to prevent the user from putting in lights of too high a wattage (an efficiency measure, not a safety measure) so as long as you don't go nuts you shouldn't experience any decreased life from your bulbs after pulling it.

Worked out well, thanks a bunch! Different model that has two black wires connected with the pink wire of the regulator with wire nuts. I removed pink wire connecting the regulator/limiter to the two black wires. Connected the black wires directly and it worked! Only had to cut the zip tie holding the wires together and nothing else. Even easier on my Hunter model! Great video, thanks again!

I did exactly what you did sir and it worked,thanks for the help and video and keep going with theses kind of help for house improvements!!!

Fixed my lights! Didn't even have to shut off power. Unclipped the pink regulator and the black clipped to the blue like a charm!

Thank you so much for this video! We’ve been living with a very dim living room in the evenings for over six months (because the fan lights stop working completely). I finally had enough and bought a new light kit. I actually watched this video to get an idea of what to expect when I installed the kit, but you taught me about this possible underlying issue. After installing the kit and trying every other fix my husband and I could think of (including buying a new light switch for the wall), I tried this. Boom! Let there be light!

Just removed mine and my lights work again. I had the same problem with the last Hunter fan but didn't know any better so I bought a new one. Thanks for making this video.

Great video thanks, very helpful. So a tip on top....on mine anyway, no need to cut and splice, the existing connectors will connect to each other. (one is female and the other male) remove the regulator doo-hickey and connect the two leads together.

Thank you for the video. I was able to remove the limiter and bypassed it altogether. The light hasn't worked since we bought the house 2 years ago. I had no idea it was this easy but never had a reason to look into it until recently.

I appreciate the video a lot. Saved me a lot of time on Christmas eve of all days. My fan was a bit different as well. My connections were different I was able to just remove the regulator and hook the single pin connectors up without using a wire nut.

Thank you so much for your time you took posting this! It worked perfect. Hope you are getting blessed from your efforts as much as it appears other people are. This is what i Love about the RU-vid community. Thanks again, Scott!!

Thanks. I was about to replace the switch before watching this. 10 minutes and done!

I believe that I have the same problem as you demonstrated with your ceiling fan. I'm going to do the same fix as you did. Thanks so much for your expertise and experience.

The piece is a limiter. Mine was Y59 R 130C. This was a good hack. Saved me 50.00 for a new light kit versus 10.00 for the limiter, if I decide to replace it. Did anyone have issues with lights burning out quicker? I still use incandescent, even though they are hard to find. Good job sir.

Thank you with your help I was able to confidently address the same issue you were having with your light fixture!

Thanks for the great video! Your Hunter fan was the exact model of mine and so made it very easy. i watched other videos not nearly as straightforward and easy. One guys hands covered every thing he was doing...at least you know how to use a camera. Thanks again!

Perfect fix! Took me a minute to find the piece. It was tucked away into the fan switch wires. Thank you for the info.

I was convinced I would have to buy a new ceiling fan. This worked perfectly thank you sooooo much!!!

This video saved the day and got the lights working again on my Hunter Type 2 Model ceiling fan. Parts for my model apparently discontinued.

This worked for me, thank you! I just moved into a place and three of the ceiling fans had no operable lights.

Thank you so much! I live alone and have the exact Hunter fan, you are awesome for posting this, I will fix myself.

Great easy video thank you very much. The nice thing about my hunter fan was there was a wire nut already connected to that regulator regulator so I didn't need to Come back down the ladder and find a wire nut. Thanks again

My hunter light is brand new but this is a fairly easy fix from what it appears. Have reached out to hunter to see if they can help first. Thanks for the tip

Thank you sir! December 5 2022 my Hunter light assembly stopped working! Exactly as you showed us in the video! Quick fix! Appreciate it very much. Happy Holidays!

I saw this video telling me to cut out the tiny white box (limiter) and a couple other videos with different instructions, telling me to alter the black box. As far as I could tell, the wires going down to the light didn’t actually go to the black box. The only thing in between the light and the wires coming through the ceiling was the little white box shown in this video. So I cut it out and put the two wires back together. Like magic the light worked again. So I’m glad I followed the instructions in this video. Thanks for the help!

Hey I just encountered this situation this week and was racking my brain on the fix, and seeing this video really help me and saved money.. thanks alot!!

Thank you for sharing this solution. The regulator was the issue but I was able to get the fan lights working again using a slightly differently route. After disconnecting the pink regulator, I connected the blue and black wires together using their quick connects. They are male/female so they fit right together. I didn't remove the quick connects on the blue and black wires, strip them then tie them back together using a wire nut.

Just wanted to leave a comment and say this absolutely was the fix for me. Thanks so much for posting this video showing and explaining the fix simply and easily. Removing that little regulator piece was the key. Simple to resplice the existing wires and recap them. Replaced bulbs with LEDs. Good to go!

Worked for me, thank you! Similar to others, my regulator was connected with wire nuts on each end, so it was easy to just to remove it and connect the two hot wires. Working like a charm.

This worked thank you. I just cut off the wires on the regulator part and spliced them together and disconnected from the middle connector so not to use the breaker. But safety first so use best judgement.

Awesome video, same fan and same solution. Quick tip, disconnect the main connection from fan so you can cut and strip wires on a table or something easier to work with. Rather than working over head the whole time.

*Easy install, so far Works great **Fastly.Cool** !*

Thank you for this video. This is exact issue I was having. I would take tester and always showed power of wire but didn’t ever know this was a issues to look at. I almost gave up and completely replaced fan. I did almost miss the component because of how small it was. Thanks

Perfect solution that worked!! I have been unable to find any place to order a replacement regulator. Suggestions?

Thanks buddy. Fixed it myself because of your video. I was about to buy a new light kit

This was an easy and awesome fix, possibly saving hundreds! Since my huge $300 fan and all of its replacement parts had been discontinued, the only thing Hunter could do for me was offer a new fan at 30% off 😒. Thank you so much for posting this!

Thanks! My problem was basically the same, though the limiter box was much bigger (PL-190C). Quick note: without any light bulbs plugged in everything appeared to work correctly using the voltage tester, the limiter only started blocking voltage with a bulb in the socket.

Thanks, got the lights working again on my hunter ceiling fan!

Thank you so much for showing us how to fix my fan! I'm just so happy❤❤❤

A temperature switch basically a fuse. Thank you for your video it helped me a lot

This worked! My husband did something different with the parts inside, but the general advice was super helpful. Thank you!

Thanks for the video. You can unhook the box clip with the A's on it and work on it on your table instead of over your head.

Thank you. Great video and my light is back on! Your video save me a lot of time and money.

I was able to bypass mine without having to splice - the connectors still align. Also this worked! Thanks for the tip!

Same here. Fixed in 10 minutes. Thanks for the instructions!

Thanks! Cost free, easy and best of all worked. Let there be light!

This tip fixed the light kit to my fan, thanks.

I'm about to attempt this but have some questions... Why would Hunter add this component into it's design when so many people seems to encounter this issue? Must be a safety concern for them to use it in the design. Wouldn't it be a safer idea to replace it rather than bypass it?

GREAT information....... looks like this may have solved my lite problem..... NOW all I need to do is have Hunter Fans bill me for this part ans then send it...Thanks

This happened to our fan this morning! Easy few minute fix. Thanks!

THANK YOU!!! Fixed! I was getting tired of getting dressed in the dark! LOL!

Thanks Scott I appreciate you sharing. I tried just splicing in a new on off chain and it didn't work. So I am going to try taking out that rectangular box and go from there thank you! Appreciate it

Another thanks! Glad I found your video. Taking that piece out fixed my problem immediately.

Just wanted to say thanks for the video, watched it went right to it...took me less than 5 minutes and the light came back on.....sheeeesh that was 👌

Type "Spec Sheet" and number as if factor part, they require you to buy from them. 300C = 579F, so fan, lights, fire! Incandescent create heat, not common but globes concentrate heat, sometimes it's just age. Get a generic on by number and wire it in series.

Thank you for saving my Saturday!

Thank you for this video. We have 4 Hunter ceiling fans. One did this about a year ago and we replaced the whole unit. Now we had another do the same. Found your video and saved us the cost of another (and possibly 2 more) ceiling fans. Sure appreciate the information!

Fixed our fan! Thanks so much for this video!

Saved me over $50... THANK YOU!

Thank You Scott, fixed my problem in minutes

Thanks for the video. Quick question: any reason to not just disconnect the entire light kit at the white plastic harness connector? That should help avoid the need to turn off the breaker, plus allow you to put it on a table, making it easier to work with.

Thanks for the info on fan .but found you just have to unplug limiter and plug blue to white wire no cutting necessary.

Apparently my wife turn on the light one day and a spark happened which in turn the light went out, I saw your video and was impressed on how easy it was to fix yourself. I decided to try and fix it myself followed your steps when I opened it up notice it didn’t have a limiter or regulator so I was shocked and decided to ask in that case there is no regulator or limiter what do you do?

Worked perfectly! Thanks for the video

This worked for me without having to strip the connectors off the ends of the blue and black wires. I just removed the regulator, and then connected them directly together since they "clicked" right into place. But let me know if there's a reason for stripping them off. In any case, thanks! This was great.

Hi scott,... thanks for the video. My question is,... why didnt you just plug the connectors into each other, rather than cutting,.. and wire nutting the two bare ends>? espically if you replaced the limiter device you removed to get the job done>?

You just earned a like my man

I actually didn’t need to cut the quick connects for the hot wire bc it worked out that one was male and one was female so I just connected them together and it worked perfect.

Learn something new everyday !

Awesome tutorial brah. Worked perfect. Thank you.

Thank you very much for sharing this fix. It worked perfectly

Just had the same thing happen on our Hunter fan. Thank you for helping save hours of my Saturday morning knowing where to test first.

Can you unplug it from the master connector, and put it on the bench so we can see what you’re doing better? Easier for you also.

Thanks for the video. Matched my fan exactly and made it an easy fix.