anyone know what you call the speed switch in a ceiling fan?

[JohnCU]

you know, when you pull the string, and it switches from off -> high -> medium -> low, that switch. i pulled it the other day and the string broke off inside the thing. i took it apart and there's basically 4 wires and a rotating element and when you pull the string it switches to a different contact.

i wired it up to just be on high 24/7 but eventually i need to find a replacement. anyone know where i can get one?

 

[KeithTalent]

Your ceiling fan talks to you?

KT

 

[Turin39789]

speech switch

your fan talks?

 

[JulesMaximus]

3 position switch?

 

[JohnCU]

yes it says i'm an idiot who can't type.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

speech switch

your fan talks?

glad mine don't. i don't want it telling my wife everything that goes on when she is gone!

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Any hardware or lighting store. Go to one and ask.

 

[lokiju]

You could take the opportunity to just install a remote for it since with those you just leave it on high anyway.

It reduces the power to the motor to slow it down IIRC.

Something like this.

 

[mugs]

I've bought pull switches before at Home Depot, I'm sure they had four-way switches too. You don't need to know what it's called, you just need to know what it does.

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: mugs
I've bought pull switches before at Home Depot, I'm sure they had four-way switches too. You don't need to know what it's called, you just need to know what it does.

haha okay thanks, i didn't figure they would have ceiling fan parts but i'll go look.

 

[DrPizza]

An electrical supply store would probably have you covered.

 

[Elstupido]

We carry them at Home Depot, it's called a 3 speed ceiling fan switch. Ask any electrical dept. associate.