Hunter fan light doesn't work
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Hunter fan light doesn't work
I have a Hunter fan which uses a 27183 dimmer switch. Recently, when I turned the light switch on,there was a flash of blue and then no lights. Circuit breaker did not pop and bulbs are good. When I look at the switch, there are 3 wires, red going to light, blue going to fan, black is hot. Using a non-contact voltage checker, I find that both the black and red wires have voltage through them. The blue fan wire does not (the fan still works). I'm guessing that this means that there is a short in the switch causing my lights not to work... Is this a reasonable assumption or is there more to it than that? Thanks in advance!
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Using a non-contact voltage checker,
I'm guessing that this means that there is a short in the switch causing my lights not to work
Recently, when I turned the light switch on,there was a flash of blue and then no lights
A shortcut would be a test of the switch before testing the connection. To test bypass the switch and connect the light directly to the hot.
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I'm embarrassed that I didn't think of bypassing the switch and going right to the hot as a test... Thank you! What are noncontact testers good for?
Follow up question: I have a digital multimeter. Do I test voltage between the red "light" wire and the unshielded copper ground, or something else? And thank you again!
Follow up question: I have a digital multimeter. Do I test voltage between the red "light" wire and the unshielded copper ground, or something else? And thank you again!
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Do I test voltage between the red "light" wire and the unshielded copper ground, or something else?
What are noncontact testers good for?