Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.
Hard to tell exactly what you are doing because of the moving camera, but we figured it out and it worked for us too. All the other videos show the whole black box having to come out. Thanks!!
Thanks man! I installed three of these fans and all have issues with the lights. I did your fix on one and it worked like a charm! Now to fix the other two. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
Just watched your video and re-performed on my fan and it worked like a charm! Thank you for posting this video!!! How awesome is TH-cam? If I can do this, anyone can! Thanks for saving me money, thought I was going to have to replace the whole fan!
My lights didn't work on a BRAND NEW Hunter fan, however this did the trick and now they're working! Thanks for the simple fix... after hours of trying other methods... :)
I want to offer my sincere thanks to you in helping me solve this problem. I am not a person who feels comfortable doing things like this, but your video enabled me to tackle this task with ease. It is videos like this that make TH-cam such a valuable tool. Thanks again for your effort.
I was so excited to do this because I'm on the third light assembly since buying this damned fan (6 of them and 2 of the lights are completely out) 6 years ago. It's been 3 years since I bought the last light capacitor or whatever it is that requires rewiring) and it lasted less than 6 months. I refused to buy another thing from them and I'll NEVER buy another Hunter fan! I think the same factory spits ALL of 'em out, just some of them with the "Hunter" logo! Anyway, I drug the ladder in from the garage, took off the light thing and YAY, there's a pink wire!!! Booo.. it doesn't have one of those little connector things to be able to remove it! I'm an older woman with knees that barely walk, much less get up on a ladder, but I was determined to do it myself! Between yesterday and just now (24 hours later), I have fixed BOTH of them by doing what you say here... just had to use a wire nut as there wasn't a "plug-in" and it wasn't a pink wire on mine. It wasn't the same model you worked on, but it's easy enough to improvise... the culprit is easily identifiable! Had to attach the black and white striped one to the black wire after taking the demon part out! Thank you! I have LIGHT!
You are awesome! I didn't realize that this could even be an issue. One note, while your fan had plugs, mine only had wire connectors. However, it was the exact same colored wires that you state in your video. Had two fans I did this to tonight, saved me a lot of $$$? Thanks!
Thank you for the video. Fixed the Hunter ceiling fan light issue I was experiencing. Is the resister not needed or a necessary part, and there is no safety concern with removing it? It doesn't sound like by your video but should it be replaced? Thank you for any replies in advance.
I just purchased and installed a new Hunter Highbury II fan. I guess I have this problem to look forward to. Is there a reason the limiter is going bad like exceeding the bulb wattage recommended? You wouldn't think there would be an issue especially if using led bulbs that use less wattage.
This might not pertain to this particular issue but I’m trying to get the word out to those of you that have flickering or bulbs that show very dim or just won’t stay on - if you have a remote that has a light on button and your lights frustrate you, try holding down the light button for a few seconds and see if the lights go from dim or off to very bright
Hmm, my Hunter fan doesn't have that inline resistor. Must be built into the wireless controller unit on mine. I hear there's a resistor on that board that likes to burn out.
Active Jeff does this trick work on all Hunter ceiling fans? Regardless of model? I have the same problem on my Hunter, but I don't believe its the same model as your fan. It's an all black fan, and the lights are positioned differently. Im not sure the model name, for it came with the house I purchased. Thanks
Big thank you to you for this video. I had this issue and removing that did the trick. Very simple fix and I never would've know if not for you. I do have a question though. Is it a good idea to replace that part or just keep it jumped like this? Is there any concerns with not having a resistor?
If you replace that part it would do it again. I’ve never had a problem and been over 4 years with many many many fans. Just don’t put high wattage bulbs in. No need to how a days with led, pretty expensive per candle bulb but worth it
I installed a ceiling fan and I connected the ground wire to mounting frame because no ground wire was visible. My fan works just fine but the lights do not work. I did not see a green wire coming out of the outlet box and I checked the connection and the lights won't turn on. The fan works fine through all speeds. Do i need to connect the green wire somewhere or disconnect it and leave it unconnected. I don't see how that would solve my issue. I connected the previous fan and had no issues. Could the resistor be bad from the get go?
Bryce O'Dell Shouldn’t be noisy if your mount is secure. Put over 100 of these fans in my apartments and only problem has been the lights due to the wattage limiter (resistor)
Thanks for posting, didn't have light in my living room for a week waiting for a friend to come help. Found this and did it myself 😀
*Easy install, so far Works great **Fastly.Cool** !*
Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.
Hard to tell exactly what you are doing because of the moving camera, but we figured it out and it worked for us too. All the other videos show the whole black box having to come out. Thanks!!
5 year old video is still helpful! Thank you for your assistance!
Thanks man! I installed three of these fans and all have issues with the lights. I did your fix on one and it worked like a charm! Now to fix the other two. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge!
I just bought 4 for my new property and took it out when I installed them. I still really like the fan so I went with them
Just watched your video and re-performed on my fan and it worked like a charm! Thank you for posting this video!!! How awesome is TH-cam? If I can do this, anyone can! Thanks for saving me money, thought I was going to have to replace the whole fan!
My lights didn't work on a BRAND NEW Hunter fan, however this did the trick and now they're working! Thanks for the simple fix... after hours of trying other methods... :)
Glad it helped!
Thank man, big help! As a guy in Iowa, I may just have to cheer for Big Red this weekend.
Yooooo. Thanks a lot man. This issue was driving me crazy and I had looked at 4 or 5 videos already. Now I got it working again.
Been talking to Hunter since May about parts on back order regarding my light issue. I now have lights. Thank you!
Great news that your lights are working! +Galen Zerull
Great videos and much appreciate it. I almost gave up but your video saved me from buying a new fan. 👍👍👍
Thanks, I just finished fixing my lights using this video.
THANK YOU. Simple fix that saved so much time and money. Bless the internets.
Thank you so much. worked PERFECTLY! Just as you described! No need to replace fan! Literally less than 10 minutes.
You the man!
I watched video upon video of people splicing wires and wire capping. You made this an easy fix. Thanks
I want to offer my sincere thanks to you in helping me solve this problem. I am not a person who feels comfortable doing things like this, but your video enabled me to tackle this task with ease. It is videos like this that make TH-cam such a valuable tool. Thanks again for your effort.
You're the man thanks for posting this.
Worked like a charm, thanks man!
I was so excited to do this because I'm on the third light assembly since buying this damned fan (6 of them and 2 of the lights are completely out) 6 years ago. It's been 3 years since I bought the last light capacitor or whatever it is that requires rewiring) and it lasted less than 6 months. I refused to buy another thing from them and I'll NEVER buy another Hunter fan! I think the same factory spits ALL of 'em out, just some of them with the "Hunter" logo! Anyway, I drug the ladder in from the garage, took off the light thing and YAY, there's a pink wire!!! Booo.. it doesn't have one of those little connector things to be able to remove it! I'm an older woman with knees that barely walk, much less get up on a ladder, but I was determined to do it myself! Between yesterday and just now (24 hours later), I have fixed BOTH of them by doing what you say here... just had to use a wire nut as there wasn't a "plug-in" and it wasn't a pink wire on mine. It wasn't the same model you worked on, but it's easy enough to improvise... the culprit is easily identifiable! Had to attach the black and white striped one to the black wire after taking the demon part out! Thank you! I have LIGHT!
Thanks for posting! It worked!
Great video
Thank you sir my lights now work!👍
Yeah...you're pretty much my new best friend for life. Thank you!!!
Worked awesome! Thanks man!
Thank you, that did the trick.its working good now.
Thank you! This worked for me
You are awesome! I didn't realize that this could even be an issue. One note, while your fan had plugs, mine only had wire connectors. However, it was the exact same colored wires that you state in your video. Had two fans I did this to tonight, saved me a lot of $$$? Thanks!
Great news! Glad it saved your 2 fans and saved your money.
+Joseph Schuster
Viewed multiple videos. Thanks for being direct and simple without giving me an electrical lesson. Had this fixed in less than 5 min.
This worked for me as well! Thanks!
Thank you it fixes my problem 🙂
This worked for my situation. Thx
The wire attached to the regulator was not pink, it was white on my fan, but thanks this vid helps
Thank you for the video. Fixed the Hunter ceiling fan light issue I was experiencing. Is the resister not needed or a necessary part, and there is no safety concern with removing it? It doesn't sound like by your video but should it be replaced? Thank you for any replies in advance.
Yahoo! My fan lights work again! Super happy that I don't have to replace a 1-year-old fan! Stupid Hunter fans!!!
I just purchased and installed a new Hunter Highbury II fan. I guess I have this problem to look forward to. Is there a reason the limiter is going bad like exceeding the bulb wattage recommended? You wouldn't think there would be an issue especially if using led bulbs that use less wattage.
Thanks you!
This might not pertain to this particular issue but I’m trying to get the word out to those of you that have flickering or bulbs that show very dim or just won’t stay on - if you have a remote that has a light on button and your lights frustrate you, try holding down the light button for a few seconds and see if the lights go from dim or off to very bright
Hmm, my Hunter fan doesn't have that inline resistor. Must be built into the wireless controller unit on mine. I hear there's a resistor on that board that likes to burn out.
I have the same fan in my room
Thank bro its works 🤛
When I remove the limiter I have a white wire, back wire and red wire--all on wire nuts. What wires do I reconncect--leaving the limiter out?
You're not very descriptive and can't see what your actually working on. Thanks though. 😕
after the black and the pink part were detached, what was connected???
There was probably a Wattage Limiter
Next time get someone to hold the cam for you!
Most likely you will still have to pull it out at some point. I just remove them now when I install the fan.
Active Jeff does this trick work on all Hunter ceiling fans? Regardless of model? I have the same problem on my Hunter, but I don't believe its the same model as your fan. It's an all black fan, and the lights are positioned differently. Im not sure the model name, for it came with the house I purchased. Thanks
WOW AWESOMENESS
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Big thank you to you for this video. I had this issue and removing that did the trick. Very simple fix and I never would've know if not for you. I do have a question though. Is it a good idea to replace that part or just keep it jumped like this? Is there any concerns with not having a resistor?
If you replace that part it would do it again. I’ve never had a problem and been over 4 years with many many many fans. Just don’t put high wattage bulbs in. No need to how a days with led, pretty expensive per candle bulb but worth it
Active Jeff awesome, man! You kick ass. Thanks again. Good stuff
I installed a ceiling fan and I connected the ground wire to mounting frame because no ground wire was visible. My fan works just fine but the lights do not work. I did not see a green wire coming out of the outlet box and I checked the connection and the lights won't turn on. The fan works fine through all speeds. Do i need to connect the green wire somewhere or disconnect it and leave it unconnected. I don't see how that would solve my issue. I connected the previous fan and had no issues. Could the resistor be bad from the get go?
The camera is all over but not on the area where you make the change.
lol my fan does not have that resistor and it is a hunter any other advice
Pull chain? Bad connection? +TIM SNIDER
This fan is also noisy even without a dimmer
Bryce O'Dell
Shouldn’t be noisy if your mount is secure. Put over 100 of these fans in my apartments and only problem has been the lights due to the wattage limiter (resistor)
My problem is that the fan and lights stopped working.
Camera was everywhere, hard to follow.
It looks like Hunter makes the lights to last 5 years only.
please have someone else film. I'm dizzzzzy from watching this.
Super helpful! Thanks!
Yeah, this is stupid government regulation, and if I ever get a fan with a wattage limiter, bye bye limiter!
I agree! +The Channel of Random Ceiling Fans
BTW, I also collect ceiling fans. I also have videos of ceiling fans you can check out!
I throw old ones away all the time that work when I'm remodeling so let me know if there is one your looking for
+The Channel of Random Ceiling Fans
If you need to get rid of any more fans, post them at the link: ada19851985.proboards.com/board/2/vintage-ceiling-fan-classifieds
i love the professionalis- *drops phone*
I"ve removed the limiter just as shown and lights still don't work, but fan does. Any ideas?
Check the bulbs and make sure the light pull chain is pulled to right spot
+Steven Elam
Still wont work
the video is very unclear
Very bad video can’t see anythings