My Harbor Breeze Ceiling fan has a globe style light attached. It was installed about 6 years ago. The light never did work, but the fan did. And I used it often. It was no problem because I had two other light fixtures in the room which did just fine for me. But a couple of months ago I needed an electrician for another job which I knew would only take a few minutes. Since they charge by the hour I decided to have him check out the light. He didn't begin by checking the switch. But, climbed up and took the fixture apart and worked on it for two hours. Finally, he said he couldn't figure out what the problem was but that he could make it so the fan and light would both be on, instead of one or the other. It is a dual switch. He connected it up; the light came on, then there was a pop. And now nothing works. He said he thinks the capacitor was blown. The light is now sitting on the counter; the fan is still in place, but not working.
Any opinions on what to do next from experts? I don't want to replace the whole fixture. If I order a capacitor, how can I be sure to get the right one? Nothing matches identically. Either the size is slightly different or the numbers are slightly different. It is a five wire capacitor.
Any opinions on what to do next from experts? I don't want to replace the whole fixture. If I order a capacitor, how can I be sure to get the right one? Nothing matches identically. Either the size is slightly different or the numbers are slightly different. It is a five wire capacitor.
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