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Default Ceiling Fan -fan switch troubles


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On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:03:26 -0400, "Ron P"
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Hi, I was hoping someone might be able to help me out. I have a hunter
ceiling fan with a seperate fan and light pull chain. My better half
pulled
the chain out of the fan switch, it was a 3 speed switch high, medium,
low &
off. I went to the depot and bought a new switch, it was a four wire
switch
so I bought the same thing. On the old switch, the wires were in the
following slots: L = black, 1 = grey, 2 = brown, 3 = green. So, I
wired
the new switch with the colors into the same numbers. (However, the
numbers
were in different locations on the switch.) I started the fan and the
switch now switches with each pull as high, high, high, low then it
repeats.
No off or medium. I pulled the switch out and I matched the colors this
time to the same location from the old switch, L stayed in the same
spot.
Reinstalled and it still goes high, high, high, low. Depot doesn't have
any
other 4 wire switches, so how do I get this thing to work right?
Thanks!


Sounds like the switch is bad.


Gee, I wish I had your problem -- I replaced a fan switch and thought I
was
careful to move the four wires to the same place on the new switch. But
now
the fan doesn't work at all!


Does anyone know if the hot lead goes to the L position on the switch?


"L" usually represents line, which is the power in