CHAIN PULL SWITCH
Recently I pulled the chain to start the fan and the chain snapped off inside the switch. Not a problem I thought, the switch can be replaced. When I opened it up the original pull-switch was a Levitron with three wires marked "L, 1, 2". This made sense since the fan is a two-speed (hi-lo). Hunter Fan of Tennessee shows the replacement switch on their website as Switch-2Sp, part# 0811301000, $25. But it also shows as out of stock and it appears it has been that way for years. I suspect the original switch is permanently NLA. Hunter did not have a service or owners manual available either.

So I went to my local hardware store and many websites but no one carries 2-speed fan switches anymore. So I bought a 3-speed version thinking I would could leave the #3 position unconnected to convert the 3-speed switch to a 2-speed. Bad idea.

The fan powered up and still had two speeds so I let it idle on low. I came back a few minutes later and noticed a hot, oily smell in the room. It was then that I realized the new switch wouldn't power off(!), it only cycled through all the speeds. To stop it I had to clip the power wire. I then realized the fan housing was very hot which explains where the oil smell came from...the windings were overheating, yikes!

I looked at schematic and found there is a difference between 2 and 3 speed switches. A 2-speed switch simply passes 120v to terminal 1 or 2. The 3-speed switch runs the 120v in parallel between position terminals 1,2,3 depending on which speed is selected. This would explain why my fan was overheating, both of my fans circuits were receiving 120v...good thing I caught it in time as this could have started a fire.

The obvious solution is to only use a 2-speed switch...as 3-speed switches are incompatible. Luckily I found an old-school hardware store, the kind with old wooden floors and shelves packed high. They carried the switch below that has " L, 1,2" connections just like the original. Worked perfectly.

BLADE REVERSAL SWITCH
Most ceiling fans generally have a small switch on the housing that reverses the direction of the blade rotation. Not this one.

For years in online forums people seem oddly confused about this model...some insisting there IS a switch, others that there isn't, some suggesting rewiring the motor to change direction(?) Here's the real solution: There is NO reversal switch...but the the blades can have their pitch reversed. Each metal arm has a spring detent and rotate to the opposite pitch if you push it in and turn. It helps to hold the metal arm on the opposite side for leverage and stand on a stool. See photo below.

In case you wondered pitching the airflow towards the ceiling is helpful in the winter to circulate heat. Pitch the airflow down in the summer so the breeze hits you. Mine was pitched towards the ceiling...which explain while it never seemed to cool properly. Took me 6 years to figure this out.

This is a nice 35 year old vintage fan and I have to admit the glass bowl design adds some interesting flair to the room.