I guess I am naive
@LeaPea2417 (36451)
Toccoa, Georgia
August 9, 2021 9:10pm CST
I honestly was shocked yesterday when my husband told me that when he went over to pull the chain to turn off our 20 plus year old ceiling fan, that the chain broke!
Because of that, he couldn't turn it off. The only way was to flip the switch in the breaker box. That turned it off.
My husband is very handy. He says the type of chain needed to replace it is available. He will buy it at Lowes and put it in himself.
I know things get old and worn out, but it never crossed my mind that the ceiling fan chain could ever break.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
That's true. I'm glad it has lasted as long as it had.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
11 Aug 21
@LeaPea2417 At least some things last a long time.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
Yes, I am glad he is the handy type , can build and fix things.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
13 Aug 21
@rakski That is great you can do it.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
12 Aug 21
@LeaPea2417 I do most of the fixing here 
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@RebeccasFarm (86764)
• United States
10 Aug 21
I am sorry that happened Anne.
It is great he thought to turn off the breaker.
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@RebeccasFarm (86764)
• United States
16 Aug 21
@LeaPea2417 Hope all is well for you there Anne..good to see you friend
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
Yes, because I would not have thought to do that.
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@wolfgirl569 (95261)
• Marion, Ohio
10 Aug 21
Yes they do break. It has been a good fan to be that old
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
Yes, it has worked well through the years.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
10 Aug 21
Some things get thin and old. My mother broke the string to the attic last night. She is going to replace the string soon. Yeah you can buy ceiling fan chains. I had to get a extender for mine so I can reach to turn it off. I'm short.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
That would be nice to have a remote.
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@CarolDM (203452)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Aug 21
@LeaPea2417 They are so much easier to use.
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@prashu228 (37526)
• India
10 Aug 21
I have not seen a ceiling fan with a chain...
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
It would be better if it had a switch on the wall.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Aug 21
When Pretty and I moved into this house two years ago, every room had at least one ceiling fan except the bathroom. The only one with a problem is the ceiling fan in my bedroom... It doesn't have a chain and the switch only turns the lights on and off on it... I'm not handy at fixing something like that... So I have a stand fan at the end of my bed that runs 24 hours a day.
It's good that he knows how to fix it and is willing to fix it.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Aug 21
Yes, it is nice, otherwise, we would have to hire an electrician, which would cost a lot more.
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@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
17 Aug 21
@LeaPea2417 Oh, yes... And that's why I use a stand fan. 
@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Aug 21
Did you call an electrician to look at it?
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@sallypup (57921)
• Centralia, Washington
20 Aug 21
@LeaPea2417 No. Plenty of other stuff to pay for so we ignore it.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
10 Aug 21
Don't take anything for granted as most everything will break eventually
I think in past times things were made to last (or be mended) more than they are now.
Especially tech like phones and computers...they have a shelf life and I think are designed to break so we have to buy a newer model
I think in past times things were made to last (or be mended) more than they are now.
Especially tech like phones and computers...they have a shelf life and I think are designed to break so we have to buy a newer model2 people like this
@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
Yes, we have a microwave oven that was made in the 1980s. It still works today. It was well made.
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@YuleimaVzla (1505)
• Maracaibo, Venezuela
10 Aug 21
Of course, my friend.Unless the chain was made of stainless steel, gold or silver, it deteriorates every day in any way, if it was made of iron, it was simply going to rust with humidity or heat anyway, the best of all is that it has solution like everything in life
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
Yes, it was not a quality metal.
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@LindaOHio (156271)
• United States
10 Aug 21
Thank goodness it was only the chain. We recently had to replace our living room ceiling fan.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
I hope we don't have to replace the whole thing soon.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
17 Aug 21
MIne have broken several times and I just replace them. Of course, a new fan chain will probably last a lot less time since most new things are junk!!
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@Hate2Iron (15730)
• Canada
14 Aug 21
Around here things always break when I'm home alone!
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@innertalks (21026)
• Australia
10 Aug 21
I wouldn't want a ceiling fan like that. I would like another way of turning it off.
In my grandfather's house, he switched his lights on/off with such cords, hanging from them, but he also had switches on the walls, to turn them off as well.
This was good, because when my brother pulled the cord too hard, and broke it, we could still switch the light off from the wall switch too.
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@LeaPea2417 (36451)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 21
Yes , now that I think about it, it would have been nice to have a switch on the wall for turning off and on
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@dgobucks226 (34375)
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27 Aug 21
What's that expression....Anything's possible. As a matter of fact I snapped part of the chain to my ceiling fan years ago and went to Home Depot for a replacement. So, yes stuff happens, lol.
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