How Do You Troubleshoot A Ceiling Fan Light Kit That Popped & Stopped Working?
When a ceiling fan light kit makes a pop sound and no longer works, this is what’s known as a dead short. In a dead short, the line that’s carrying the voltage goes straight to ground, whether due to a nick in the wire that touched a piece of metal or a wire that became loose and grounded itself. It’s important to practice extreme caution around a piece of equipment that has a dead short because while it should trip the circuit breaker, it doesn’t always, meaning that the wire may still be live inside the housing. Finding the problem in the light kit can be difficult but once you find it, it can be repaired rather easily. Check the electrical panel to see if the dead short tripped the breaker. If the breaker is tripped, it will have a toggle switch that’s slightly loose and positioned more to the center of the breaker instead of all the way to the side where the wire is connected to it. If the breaker is tripped, leave it that way, the circuit is off. If it isn’t tripped, turn the brea
