So your Harbor Breeze ceiling fan light has stopped working? Maybe it stopped working overnight, or maybe it’s been working for months. But you realize that the light no longer illuminates the room when you flip the switch on the wall.
Whatever the case may be, there are several steps that you can take to get the light back on its track to illuminating your room again.
Unplug the fan
First, unplug your fan and make sure there’s no power coming from either a light switch or an electrical outlet. Now check for a blown fuse by removing each fuse one at a time from its slot in your circuit breaker box (again, with power off).
When you find the fuse that’s blown, replace it with one of similar voltage. Do not try to fix a burned-out light bulb on your own. Find an electrician to help before proceeding any further.
Turn off the power
Turn off your ceiling fan at your main circuit breaker. This will be located in your fuse box or utility room and should look like a giant breaker switch with a red handle. If you’re not sure where it is, check for a red light near one of your electrical outlets; that’s probably it.
Make sure all of your lights are off as well so you don’t come into contact with any accidentally powered fan parts. Your next step will depend on whether you have an integrated light kit in your ceiling fan or if you have separate fluorescent lighting above.
Remove old light kit
First, turn off your ceiling fan at the switch. Then disconnect and remove any old light kit by unscrewing and removing two or three screws that hold it in place.
This will expose a ceiling fan box (cover), which is secured to your ceiling with two or three more screws. Remove those screws to access an inner cover plate and wall switch (if there is one).
Carefully pull down on your old light kit while holding down on a new light kit to make sure you don’t yank too hard and accidentally break it. Replace in reverse order of removal.
Attach wires to the new light kit
Before you take out your old light fixture, grab a picture of it to keep as a reference. As you disconnect wires from your existing light kit, label them and group them by function — for example, power in, power out, and so on.
You’ll also want to mark each wire with tape or tags that say which terminal they connect to on each piece of hardware. That way when you are trying to attach them back together you will be able to tell which wires go where.
If your ceiling fan has an integrated light kit attached, detach it before removing all other lights. This will help prevent damage caused by pulling wires up through holes in your ceiling as you remove other fixtures below it.
Attach light kit to ceiling fan
Before you can attach a light kit to your ceiling fan, you need to make sure it will fit. To determine if your ceiling fan has lights attached to it, simply hold up your light kit and see if it fits.
If you’re replacing an existing light kit on your ceiling fan, unscrew it from the bottom of your fan and remove it from its housing. If you don’t have any attachments now, skip ahead.
There’s no reason to remove what isn’t there in order to add what is. Next, determine where you want your new light kit placed—do you want it right above or below where everyone sits?
Turn on the power. Test!
If you have an electrician or other do-it-yourselfer handy, they might be able to assist you. If not, you can always hire a professional to help you with your ceiling fan problems.
These are guys who know how to repair ceiling fans and fix harbor breeze ceiling fan lights not working. They come fully prepared with all of their own tools, so there’s no need for you to worry about what to do if something breaks or needs replacement.
If you need help, call in an expert
If you’re looking for help with installing your ceiling fan, hiring a pro is a great idea. You can hire someone who specializes in installing fans or you can ask friends and family to recommend somebody they know and trust.
Either way, having someone experienced handling installation will help you make sure everything goes smoothly. Otherwise, if you try to install it yourself, there’s a chance that things could go wrong.
And, of course, if something does go wrong. If one of your wires short circuits or some other kind of problem occurs—it could be dangerous. And it definitely won’t be fun dealing with all those jolts of electricity when repairing anything in your house!
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Conclusion
As you can see, there are a lot of things to consider when taking apart and putting back together with a ceiling fan. The job is not too difficult, but it does require some patience. If you take your time and be safe about removing parts, you should have no problems. Good luck!
