Ceiling Fan Not Working But Light Is

Turn off the breaker supplying electricity to the ceiling fan at you main electrical panel if the tester does not light.

Ceiling fan not working but light is.

If it will turn on the fan but not the ceiling fan lights try resetting the remote control. When ceiling fan lights won t work inspecting the light bulb could give you insights on whether you are dealing with a burned or charred socket. Replace the batteries in the remote control and turn the power back on. Checking this part of the fan is also relatively simple.

Turn the ceiling fan off. Remove the batteries from the remote control and wait for about 10 seconds. If your ceiling fan quit working but the light still works and you hear a humming sound you might be looking at a blown motor capacitor. They can burn out for a number of reasons the major two reasons being old age or overheating.