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Anonymous Posted on Dec 29, 2012

5 wire, 4 speed Ceiling Fan Switch - Hunter

Zing Ear on Hunter 4 speed fan switch has failed. Switch number ZE-268s5. Hunter is no help. They show just the entire switches/capacitor/candelabra/switch housing assembly. If I can purchase it, I suspect it will be expensive. Home centers only carry 3 speed switches. This one has five wires L, 1,2,3,4. Any suggestions on a work-around? Can I wire-nut one wire to convert it to a 3 speed, then use a 4 wire switch? Sorry for the duplicate postings. I'm a newbie and not used to the controls on this site.

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  • Anonymous Dec 29, 2012

    I don't know why my make and model keep getting changed / stripped off my post. This is a Hunter 28665-530 4 speed Ceiling Fan.

  • Dennis Hartman
    Dennis Hartman Aug 23, 2015

    I have the same problem, a broken 5 wire 4 speed switch for a Hunter ceiling fan. It was bought at Lights Fantastic. I have been amazed with my luck getting parts from them vs. Lowes or Home Depot. That is where I will try tomorrow.

  • Mike J.
    Mike J. Sep 30, 2017

    You can buy ZE-268s5 from this link:https://www.ceilingfanswitch.com/product...

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Hello,

You can purchase this fan switch from the following link:
https://www.ceilingfanswitch.com/product/zing-ear-ze-268s5/

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You should be able to assuming you have the correct switch. Don't use the 4 slot in switch.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 16, 2009

SOURCE: fan control switch is bad on my hampton bay carrige house II,

go to your nearest electronic shop or electronic parts supplier theres a lot of switches to buy just bring your old ones.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 20, 2009

SOURCE: switch on 3 speed 4 wire ceiling fan fell

I have the color codes for that switch but I can send you a photo

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Jim

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  • Posted on Apr 07, 2010

SOURCE: zing ear switch from a hampton bay ceiling

Did you try Home Depot, Lowes, or any lighting supply store. It's a pretty common item, so they should all stock it

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 11, 2010

SOURCE: Ceiling fan capacitor hook up problem. I have a 3

The reverse switch on my Hampton Bay ceiling fan didn't work. I cut the 6 wires; 1 white, 1 gray, 2 pink, 2 yellow. Here's what I did. Removed reverse switch. Had 6 wires white, gray, 2 yellow, 2 pink. Connected gray to yellow, connected white to pink and fan runs fine. Is this OK? I do not need to reverse fan. It's been running for 1 hour now with no problems. Don S.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 04, 2010

SOURCE: My fan would run only

Hi,

First, check to see that the fan blades turn freely by hand and coast after being spun. If rotation is in any way stiff, this is a sign of dirty, dry, or gummed bearings, which can slow the motor. Sometimes the bearings can become tight and binding which can also be an issue.

Second, does the fan wobble at all? If for any reason the blade pitch is steeper on one or more blades than the motor is designed for, this will slow the motor. This can often be the cause of warping, or a blade being knocked off balance. This will also cause the fan to wobble or shake. See the section on balancing. You can bend the blades to a shallower pitch if they appear to be too steep, but be extremely careful as blade brackets can break easily.

Most ceiling fans made in recent years use permanent split capacitor motors, as they are efficient and reliable. However with age capacitors can drift in value. If the blades turn freely and are balanced, the cause of a fan running slowly is almost always a bad capacitor. The capacitor is a small black box or silver cannister with two or more wires attached, and is located inside the switch housing, motor housing, or inside a bell on top of the motor. It should be replaced with a capacitor of equal value, they are marked i.e. 6uf, 4uf, etc. Some fans have capacitors with two or more values, they should be replaced with the equivalent of those values by one or more capacitors.

Read :-

http://www.ceiling-fans-n-more.com/ceiling-fan-capacitors.php

Let me know,if needed further assistance.

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http://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/switches.htm#Pull%20chain

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