Tips for Fan Repair (Lowes, ceiling, install, plumber)

[muffinman]

Recently had a power surge during a bad storm Our ceiling fan/light is now just a light with fancy brown sticks. These operate on separate switches. The fan has a small panel switch with speed settings. I'm thinking this may be a damaged wire in the wall between the switch and the fan.

Any suggestions on how to approach this problem? Besides the cost for an electrician to come out to my house, what does a repair like this cost to find and repair damaged wiring?

Thanks in advance.

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by muffinman

The fan has a small panel switch with speed settings.
I'm thinking this may be a damaged wire in the wall between the switch and the fan.

Nope. If the light works then the problem is NOT in the house wiring from the wall switch to the fan motor.

Any suggestions on how to approach this problem?

Sure. Drive over to Lowes or an independent store and pick out the new fan that you like best.
Buy it. Install it.

If you're looking for a project you can later tear open the old one and maybe find something fixable by you. Then (if you're both lucky and handy) you can reinstall it in another room.

[boomtownfunlover]

More likely a motor failure as a result of the power surge. Like the man says, buy a new one. As for the wires in the wall, let the electrician (or auto mechanic, plumber, hvac technician, etc.) make the diagnosis after you give him the symptoms.

[chet everett]

Probably not a "failure" of the motor so much as the "controller" that is a digital "brain" and accepts the remote control signals. SOME of these are replacable -- generally the higher quality brands...

[harry chickpea]

chett is right.

The controller is toast. Look into "Whole House Surge Protection" You may save stuff a lot more expensive than a fan.