bedroom light

A week ago while my bedroom light was on (which is also a ceiling fan) I heard a loud "pop" and then saw sparks fly from the light/fan in the ceiling. It threw the breaker, so I turned the switch on the wall off and went and flipped the breaker back. When I came back in and flipped the light switch back on, it happened again. Now when I turn the light switch on the fan blades slowly move then stop. When I turn the light switch off the fan blades start turning the opposite direction. I was told to have this checked out but was wondering if it is something I can do myself? Any advice? The ceiling fan was installed 2 years ago and I have not had any problems prior to now.

 

Sounds like the fan fried. New fans are pretty inexpensive these days, and they are not hard to install (if you can deal with the weight).

 

Sounds like a short in the fan. It could be a wire nut that fell off. With the breaker off, take down the fan and inspect the connections. If you saw sparks there will be black marks where the problem is.