"Joe" wrote in message
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Thanks Dan, that was it. I suspected it should slide off but it looked
so seemless I was worried it was built into the wall. I got the chains
out and back in place - now the tough part, how do I keep my son from
doing it again?


Attach something to the end, that is beyond his ability to remove. If that
is ordinary bead chain, any hardware store should have fittings. The
dookickeys sold to put on the end of lamp or fan pull cords come to mind.

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