Attic Fan
#1
02-12-00, 04:33 PM
I have an attic fan in my house with two speeds hi low. This summer you couldn't turn on high without going to low first. Now when you switch it on, nothing happens at all. I don't hear a click a buzz on anything and of course the fan isn't working.
Any suggestions before I get someone in to look at it.
Any suggestions before I get someone in to look at it.
#4
02-19-00, 04:13 AM
Jesfin:
By the time you find a new switch, install it, and mess around, you can buy a new fan, cheaper. I am the kind of guy who does not like to fix things. When things go wrong, with a tool or whatever, I get a new one. What if it is not the switch, then where are you. New will have a guarantee and will work. A new fan only costs about $50.00.
Your choice. Good Luck
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Jack the Contractor
By the time you find a new switch, install it, and mess around, you can buy a new fan, cheaper. I am the kind of guy who does not like to fix things. When things go wrong, with a tool or whatever, I get a new one. What if it is not the switch, then where are you. New will have a guarantee and will work. A new fan only costs about $50.00.
Your choice. Good Luck
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Jack the Contractor
#5
02-19-00, 11:11 AM
jssfin:
Turn off breaker. Pull switch out of box. Turn on breaker. Test breaker-to-switch connections (should be hot, but if not, replace breaker) and then test switch-to-fan connections "on" high and low. If these are hot, replace fan. If not, just replace switch. Cheaper. Always more than one way to skin a cat. That's just my opinion, and I could be wrong. As always with advice, it's your choice.
Turn off breaker. Pull switch out of box. Turn on breaker. Test breaker-to-switch connections (should be hot, but if not, replace breaker) and then test switch-to-fan connections "on" high and low. If these are hot, replace fan. If not, just replace switch. Cheaper. Always more than one way to skin a cat. That's just my opinion, and I could be wrong. As always with advice, it's your choice.
#6
02-19-00, 01:37 PM
Old Guy:
Guess I missed something. Why check the breaker, when the switch is bad ? If the fan comes on in low, the breaker is fine. Any time you have a non electrician checking wires to see if they are hot, dangers arise.
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Jack the Contractor
Guess I missed something. Why check the breaker, when the switch is bad ? If the fan comes on in low, the breaker is fine. Any time you have a non electrician checking wires to see if they are hot, dangers arise.
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Jack the Contractor
