Fan Speed Control Switch 6-Pin Toggle – Reverse Ceiling Fan Direction Switch, 3A 250V / 6A 125V, Direction & Speed Adjuster, Indoor Outdoor Application

Simple crimp in installation. Works great

Hi allI bought this switch to replace the one that was broken in one of ceiling fans l, but I need a DIY video or any tips so I could replace.Thanks in advance.

Fits good

My fan it working back again thanks

I have a 25 year old Hunter cast iron body ceiling fan which stopped working in the ‘forward’ direction, would only run in reverse. I contacted Hunter in an ATTEMPT to purchase a new reversing switch, but, Hunter advised that the fan was “obsolete” and they had NO REPLACEMENT PARTS. Well ain’t that just dandy. Further, the “Lifetime Warranty” promised in their literature for this fan only covers the FAN MOTOR, not any of the electrical parts - isn’t that wonderful? So, I purchased one of these Canal Reversing switches and modified the switch so it would fit in the old Hunter. Now, let me say it took me a while to figure out how to mount the switch as Hunter had a special made switch with a really odd shaped metal mounting plate on it (so that was my first challenge). Then, the Hunter switch has two circuit-crossing jumpers built inside the original switch (where you can’t see them) and I had a tough time figuring that trick out. But, with plenty of effort, I was able to use the Canal switch successfully to get my old dependable Hunter running in both directions. Cost me $7.00 at Amazon to save THROWING AWAY a perfectly good old fan that has served me faithfully every day for 25 years.Edit 11/7/2022. The Canal Reversing Switch is still working fine so I am going to try to attach a drawing I made of the wiring details. I hope you can see the wiring colors, but the attachment process to this edit would only allow a 'photo' of the artwork and not a .pdf which would be quite clear - anyway... it was all that was allowed. NOW do BE AWARE that the colors noted on my drawing (closest to the switch) are for the Canal Reversing Switch I received several months ago, be careful about that as the colors soldered to the switch MIGHT CHANGE with the production run. Anyway, here is a drawing and I hope you can read the details on it.

You get exactly what is pictured, the toggle switch with 6x wires. While the colors differ from any standard wiring system (and no diagram/schematic included), its fairly straightforward to figure out the connections. I was surprised to not find mounting screws included in the package though, good luck finding the right diameter/pitch machine screws needed to mount this in your fan...

My fan has had an issue with a kind of whine noise for a while now but I've kind of lived with it, learned to use it only on certain settings to minimize it and so on. One day it stopped working entirely after I fiddled with the existing direction switch. I bought this one, connected the wires and not only did my fan start working again, it's now working perfectly silently. I only wish I'd replaced this years ago.As to wire color, they didn't match but were consistent in that there were like colored pairs with my fan and like-colored pairs on the switch so easy enough to match the wire positions after carefully removing a wire at a time. Either remove only a wire or two from the old then attach to the new or take pictures and carefully document your old switch and wire colors before installing this to avoid any headaches. Most likely there's no standard wire coloring scheme across manufacturers for this so not really a problem with this company.

Had a broken ceiling fan that would not spin counter-clockwise for about 5 years. Room was always super hot with no reprieve. Well…. Decided I would spend the $5.99 and try to repair. It worked brilliantly! I am really excited that the fan can be used to help cool the room. The only caution, was that the colors of the wires did not match perfectly to the old switch. I think the old switch had 2 browns wires vs. dark red (new switch). I simply replaced the same location wires from the old switch to the new switch. Worked like a champ!