Extractor Fan Pull Cord Not Working

It must also be possible to isolate the fan by means of a pull switch inside the bathroom or a fan isolation 3 pole switch outside of the bathroom.

Extractor fan pull cord not working.

I am having problems connecting it to the pull cord sitch. Great range of trade products. I have taken the cover off and marked in the image below where i think it goes. Over the years it has stopped working and i have simply disconnected taken out old one and put in a new one same type eg.

To make sure it all works i have connected a plug to the the end of the wiring and all works. What i need to know now is what cord i need to buy and how i install it into the fan. This wiring plan will simply run the fan when the room light is on. Remove the cover and use a flashlight to examine the fan blades for dust and debris.

Available for delivery 7 days a week or collection in store. However recently it hasn t been working when i pull the light on no fan. The accumulation of dust in the fan blades is one of the most common problems that may cause the bathroom extractor fan to stop working. I ve lived in this flat for 7 years it had been newly refurbished when i moved in.

Typically this may be the case if you have lived in a house a while before cleaning your bathroom extractor fan. Well i then thought the unit must have broken so i went to screwfix and bought replacement fitted it and it still doesn t work. Extractor fans with an integral timer or timed switch need a 3 core and earth supply to allow the unit to run on after a light is switched off. Hi all i have a vent axia solo selv 12 extractor fan.

Now i ve started sharing my flat and would very much like it to work. Options include a manual pull switch and a vacuum time lag switch. Hundreds of stores nationwide. There was a cap over this which i haven t included in the photo.

I checked to see if all the wires were secure in the fan they were. We have a bathroom extractor fan and light on the same pull chord switch when the light stopped working i thought it was the bulb blown. I have just installed an extractor fan in the bathroom and am now trying to connect it to come on with the light switch. My bathroom extractor fan hasn t had a cord on it for a while since it fell off so i am going to replace it.

Hi diyer here also 1st post gulp 8 i ve lived in my house for 30 years we have always had a 100mm pull cord type extractor fan in the bathroom. I didn t pay any attention because i rarely used it. Its connected to the light pull cord so switches on off with the light. After 3 years the seldom used bathroom extractor fan stopped working.

Unlike other fan installations it does not need a permanent live connection.