Bath exhaust fan light not working? (Home Depot, ceiling, installation, bathroom)

[Jedi5]

Hey guys so I need some help here.

Our bathroom exhaust fan, the fan works but the light unit does not.
Changed in new bulb and still not working.

In the ceiling unit, I unplugged both the light fixture and fan.
I then plugged in the fan unit where the light was plugged in and the fan worked.
I plugged in the light unit where the fan was plugged in.
The light did not work.
Hope that made sense what I just explained.
Here is a stock photo I found online.


I've never had to deal with this problem before.
To replace, am I replacing the whole thing, both fan and light?
Or can I just buy the light unit?
I didn't a quick search at Home Depot and didn't see a light unit by itself.

Since the fan worked when I plugged into the where the light was plugged into,
is it safe to say it's not electrical and it's the exhaust fan/unit ?

Thanks everyone.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Check the contact tab at the bottom of the socket- it's either broken or pushed down so far that a bulb can't make contact. Bending it back up a bit should fix it.

[Jedi5]

Thanks for the tip!

Thought it didn't work.
Pulled the tab back out and nothing happened.

Am I replacing the whole unit?

If so, is this pretty easy to do?
I don't remember ever replacing one.

[Therblig]

Take the whole unit down - if it's not a modular unit inside an installed shell, you should be able to remove just the light socket and its plug) and do simple tests for continuity. Electrical devices literally don't get any simpler.

[Jedi5]

Originally Posted by Therblig

Electrical devices literally don't get any simpler.

if you know what you're doing, which i don't.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Is it a Broan like this-

https://bnt-com-prod-2019.azurewebsi...9.pdf?ext=.pdf

[Jedi5]

Yeah, I'm guessing this Broan 50 at HD.
I'm guessing it was installed when the house was build back in 2001.

[K'ledgeBldr]

Don't guess-
Open the unit, and see if you can find the product label- from there you'll know exactly what brand/model you have.

If you look at the PDF I linked- the last page has a parts list. Whatever unit you have, you should be able to find the same parts list. From there you can get the part number of the light socket and purchase through the manufacturer.

[Jedi5]

Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr

Don't guess-
Open the unit, and see if you can find the product label- from there you'll know exactly what brand/model you have.

If you look at the PDF I linked- the last page has a parts list. Whatever unit you have, you should be able to find the same parts list. From there you can get the part number of the light socket and purchase through the manufacturer.

Thanks K.

I confirm that it’s the socket part that is bad.
I swapped the light socket units froM one exhaust fan to this one and it works.
Same models.

Now I need to order a light socket part .

In your experience, is it better to just replace the whole unit?
Right now it’s the light, will the fan be next ?

[K'ledgeBldr]

Fart fans are hardly ever used-
I've known some to be 25-30-35yo and still work.