SO AFTER YOU CHANGED OUT YOUR LIGHT BULBS YOU REALIZED YOU FAN LIGHTS STILL DON'T WORK. Yeah thats an issue. Here is why! For details checkout this blog post. the36thlock.blogspot.com/2014/...
Everyone can thank our government for this Problem, The DOE (Department Of Energy) had a law passed to have these (power limiters) put on all ceiling fans, Hunter, Harbor Breeze etc, it is a grand scheme to lowery energy usage .Mine went out after about two years of service. With a little head scratching and research i figured it out. Great video, thanks for the help
Hey man, thanks so much. Same exact model, I actually pulled up this video as my old man drove us to Home Depot, I even had the light fixture in my lap. We literally broke out in a fit of incredulous laughter in the parking lot as we pulled it out, and saw carbonated soot on the wires. Works just fine, saved money, keep up the good work, brother.
This was SO HELPFUL! My husband was going crazy trying to figure out why the fan would turn on but not the lights. He couldn't believe there could be any problems with a new Hunter ceiling fan!!! He spent a lot of time checking the wiring and wall switches before he watched this video. God Bless You for going out of your way to help other people fix this problem!
Thank you so much!! Had the exact same issue and exact same solution. Would have never been able to solve this without your video. Called Hunter customer service and naturally they were no help so thank you!!
Hey Mayhem. Thanks for the video. Bought a Hi end Hunter a little over a year ago and bulbs blew out and it never came back on. Glad I found your video and you saved me a lot of money and headaches. Not to mention time. Rock on brother.
Thanks for posting this. I have taken the light kit down and had no idea where to start after new bulbs, testing the light switch. You saved me from some very intemperate language and a trip to Home Depot for a new fan. Nice work!
dude for years this has been bugging me with both the units we have! I never found a "fuse" when I originally tried fixing it so i gave up. idk why I had the ambition to rip them apart again today but before I started cutting wires I figured I would search youtube to see if anyone else had the same thing going on and already figured it out, and sure as shit you did! Thanks man!
Thank You for this video!! My fan has been broke for years and I decided to fix it tonight!! This was the problem!!! Some people call it a “thermal switch.” Idk, but it’s eliminated now and I got lights!! THANKS AGAIN!!
This fix worked perfectly. I had already replaced one light fixture, but ran across this video before I replaced the other two Hunter units that were doing the same thing. It literally took me 10 minutes to fix both of them. Thank you!!
This video was very helpful. Thank you. All the other sources I consulted said to replace the pull switch but I tested it with a continuity tester and knew it was good. Had it not been for your video I would not have discovered the limitor was the problem.
Many , many thanks! I went through so much effort: checking wiring circuits, swapping light kits - Hunter customer service was of no help. I was ready to replace the fans (two with the same problem on a 3-way switch). You saved the day!
Thanks for the fix, we've been in the dark for a couple of weeks. Replaced the wall switch, the toggle and the bulbs only to find your fix worked immed. Thanks for taking the time to put this on youtube - Good Karma to you.
Thank you so much for making this video. Two and half years later I was able to fix my light. I loved the fan so I did without the light for about a year. Once I followed the steps in the video. I now have LIGHTS!!! YAY!!!
Thank you so much for this video! I was just installing two brand new$269 Hunter Great Room fans and could not figure out why the light wouldn't work. I had resolved to calling our electrician back (newly built house) but thought I would check RU-vid first. I am sure glad I did! Thanks again.
Absolutely awesome help! I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out this light. I almost scrapped the whole thing. Thanks man....love the real life going on in the background....just like my house
Wow! Dude! I wish I had found your video BEFORE I went ahead and messed up my ceiling fan! When the light went out with a bright "flash" when I tried turning it on, I assumed it was the light switch that burned out. So I replaced the switch but no avail. Further circuitry testing hinted that something went bad inside the motor housing but I didn't want to poke around further. Meanwhile, by replacing the light switch, I could no longer put the glass bowl back up, so I went ahead and ordered a new one. LESSON LEARNED!! Since the new one is also Hunter, I'll know what to do the next time it conks out on me! MANY THANKS FOR POSTING!
I had this EXACT same problem. This video is the only thing I could find anywhere that was helpful. I bought a hunter fan brand new one week ago. I removed that small piece like you explained and viola now we have light! Also - Hunter included lights that DO NOT fit the sockets. Wish I had a bought a different brand.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This exactly fixed my problem. I would have never figured this would on my own. Replacing the thermal limiter is simple and cheap. This fix worked on my Hunter Type 2 Model ceiling fan.
Thanks! You saved the day today... I thought I narrowed the issue down to the switch housing assembly, but couldn't order one from Hunter since they're obsolete. So, I searched the web for other options and found your video. I bypassed the limitor and have light again! I'm using LED lights, so hopefully temperature is not going to become an issue, but will look into getting a new limiter in the future.
Worked great for me. Changed out a perfectly good pull chain light switch and still no lights before finding this video = problem solved. Thanks again.
Thanks so much, took mine out and light works again. First I went to Lowe's, where I bought the fan, to see if they sell that part and they don't. Thanks again for showing us the problem.
Thank you! Your video is one of many which mention the same fix, but that made me feel confident this was the right answer before I started taking things apart.
you tube is my go to for almost any answer, theres always somebody that has the issue that im dealing with. your my hero of the day. thanks so much, fixed in no time
Thank you! Saved us a bundle. By the way, while in there, I replaced the curs-ed halogen bulb component with an 11 Watt (but still VERY bright) dimmable LED and mini base for about $12; we will not miss the heat and arc-welder-level power consumption (well almost) of halogen.
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.
Great video! This was my issue. I measured the impedance of the T160 after removing it, and got about 500k Ohms. High but not infinity. I expected if it was the culprit it would be an open circuit, so FYI to others.
That was the problem. Thanks so much for the video. I don't normally comment, but it was very helpful and helped saved a good bit of money. I found the replacement part on EBay for $6.75, so I'm going to go ahead and replace it to be on the safe side.
thanks man, this worked on my 52106 hunter builder indoor ceiling fan.didnt think i had one, then you pointed out the little label, they had it tucked away hidden. chatted with Hunter for help, they just wanted me to buy more crappy parts.
I am so glad I searched this. I just installed a Hunter fan and I have power going to the sockets, but the lights won't come on. However, before I put it all together, I checked with my voltage meter and my main wires had power but the little wires did not. I was puzzled, but I kept on treading. Now I know. Thanks!!
Why didnt i see this a few hours ago. Just went out and bought a new freaking fan from Lowes! Boy am I glad I just looked at the limiter as you had and cut it the eef out, wired nutted them up and bingo, light working. Thaks a million.... Now I can get back my $160.00 bucks! Oh BTW we all know you love Captain America. No worries I like the movies too.
Thank you! This was the issue with my fan/light, and with your diagnosis I had quickly bypassed the burnt out limiter. Now the light are LED and maybe pull a total of 22 watts, so the limiter is unnecessary anyways.
Mayhem. Thank you. Fixed the light within a couple minutes. Couldn't find anything online and glad you said it s not replaceable cause I would have kept looking. Thanks again.
Good night. Your video helped me today. I took off my breaker and was my own technician and took out that thing that cause problems. Thank you very much
It was a simple fix for sure! I did mine this week, Hint! replace your old hot incandescent bulbs with cooler LED bulbs. And take the light fixture off by unplugging unit! Much easier
Thanks man. You just saved me from buying a new lamp unit for my Hunter fan. Nothing looked charred and I would not have thought to even check that little device. Mine did have different markings on it, but looked the same. I just unplugged it from the snap connectors and the other 2 ends just snapped together...not that anyone should actually do that.
thanks! worked like a charm, and fixed it in about 10 minutes! If I can find a replacement for that safety switch, I will buy one and put it back in.. who knows, that safety switch was just doing its job, and may have prevented a fire. So if I can, I will replace it. Thanks for the tip!
yeah you never know then again look at all the comments. If hunter has this many fire issues with their products i think there is a greater issue. Like I said I am not an electrician and recommend everyone commenting buy a new fan. I didn't but everyone watching should.
OMG... never would've figured that out...awesome! I knew it was some kind of capacitor or something up in the housing. I multi-metered everything below and thanks to you, only blew $5 at Home Depot on what I thought originally was a bad/stuck (WD40) switch...Felt compelled to use the new one anyway...Not sure what that protects from a heat prospective, but I switched from incandescent crappy bulbs to LED's that use virtually no wattage/amps and give off no heat...
The failure of this Limitor device was the fault in my fan light kit, also. I just unscrewed the wire nuts attached to each lead of the Limitor device (my leads were pink and white), and removed it from the circuit. Just like here, I joined together the black leads that were originally attached to the Limitor wattage or current limiting device, using one of the leftover wire nuts. Result: my light kit is working again! The Limitor device failed due to shorting of the light bulb circuit when I was attempting to change a bulb that was stuck in socket and ended up being twisted off. Poof! Thanks so much for this very helpful video tip.
Thanks for this. This thing went and blew two bulbs in the process. Fortunately they were the old Incandescents it came with. Mine was the easier version you menioned in the video. It was hard to find, have to follow the pink wire. It was hidden pretty well. There was no identifiable markings on it. Wish I would give a 1000 likes. What is with all the downvotes? I mean this video was really helpful. One suggestion I would have is to detach the power connector on it so you can more easily work on it in a well lit area. Seemed pretty uncomfortable doing it like that.
Thanks for the video, mine did the same thing, and I was looking for the one that was in the older fans, didn't even see it hidden in the wire bundle. Just an FYI, you can unplug the harness, and work on the wiring on a bench ;-)
Thanks for the video man!!! Solved my problem with hunter fan! I replaced my pull-switch first to no avail, then I found your video and pulled the little doohickey out
OMG OMG THANK YOU SOOOOOO FREAKING MUCH we had a light go out and we got two different new light kits that didn't work but your video solved the problem I can't believe it we had been months without a light your awesome and I finally have light thank you!!!!!!!!
i know . the first time we had the problem we actually called them and made them send us a light kit. they don't even know its the problem. We went without light for days. Then i just decided to break into one and see what was up. like i said we have had 5 of these go out. Glad I could help.
Too funny! I hooked up the same ceiling fan up 2 weeks ago. I did not attach the light assembly, just the fan. I disconnected the 2 wires to the light assembly and installed the fan. A friend told me to attach the light assembly, since it would look better. I did just now. I hooked up the 2 wires I disconnected. The fan worked, but not the lights. I switched the wires and the same thing. I took the light assembly down and it was wired wrong. I connected the thin white to the thin pink, the thick white to the thick white and the black to blue. Everything is working just fine now. Then I came across your video and laughed. It must have been a friday afternoon when our fans were wired.
Thanks Bud, just fixed mine using your expert tip. I"m an electrician and have no idea why they out that in there nor why they would need to, other than the obvious .... sell more light kits.
This is why the internet is flipping awesome. I replaced the pull switch, nothing...was getting ready to order a whole new light kit and then BAM!...I find this gem. Thanks for posting your video...I feel like a master electrician
