Ceiling Fan Light Kit Installation Troubleshooting

I installed the light kit properly which really only included attaching the blue to the black wire and the white to the white wire.

Ceiling fan light kit installation troubleshooting.

Pull the kit from the switch housing to access the wire connectors. I recently bought a light kit for my ceiling fan. There s one nut holding the pull chain to the light kit housing. You can install a new socket in some ceiling fan light kits but with a charred socket it might be best to replace the kit.

Installing the ceiling fan with a light requires wiring the light to the main wiring. Untwist the connectors from the two wires connecting the light kit to. If you re using a wall control make sure the control is not an infinitely variable speed type. After 30 minutes of teetering on a high ceiling to add a light kit that would not light i pulled the fan s ceiling cap and found that the idiots who installed the fan didn t take the extra what three seconds to connect the blue light s hot wire to the black incoming line.

Ensure the wires you ve run through the electrical box can reach the assembly if necessary. If your ceiling fan light isn t working try replacing the pull chain first. Overtightening a light bulb can cause the socket to fail. This ceiling fan although i don t know the make or model is your typical contractors grade ceiling fan.

If you ve recently installed the fan allow 24 hours for the ceiling fan to adjust. Attach the light fixture to the ceiling fan using the manufacturer s instructions. Install bulbs that are specified by the manufacturer for best results. Confirm the light bulbs are firmly threaded into the socket.

Again take a picture of the wiring then undo the two wire nuts that wire it to the rest of the light kit. People like that give good installers a bad name. Remove the screws holding the light kit to the ceiling fan. If you just installed the ceiling fan and the light does not work the wires were not connected properly.

Install your light kit.