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Old 03-23-2009, 12:55 AM   #4
VIKING
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Andy, would there be a microswitch on a unit with a push button? That seems strange to me.

I would always check for voltage at the fuse before anything else, then go to the switch,then to the fixture itself, depending on what you find at the switch. If there are both a push button, and a handle controlled switch, the push button would have power first. When the button is pushed it would provide power to the handle switch. With both the push button and the handle switches checking out okay, I would go to the fan motor and see if power is reaching it.

It might be a simple problem. My fan wouldn't work until I turned it by hand a few revolutions. Once it started, I let it run for about ten minutes, and it worked out the problem on its own. I think it was just a matter of corrosion on the motor stator that self-cleaned with a little run time. Now if I could just get rid of that squeak!

Good luck, Rich
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