You can probably find more than one well-illustrated book on home wiring at the library.

Most of the fan speed switches (not variable controls) are simple inductors placed in series with the fans. I'd guess that your switch cascades 1, 2, or 3 inductors in series for positions 2, 3, and 4 respectively. My guess is that the second inductor has burned out. Check the switch's rating and the fans' power requirement - I wouldn't be too surprised if the two fans consume more power than the control is designed for. That would burn it out in a hurry. Most likely you'll need a new control. This time check the fans' power requirement and buy one that's designed to provide at least that much (preferably with a 50% buffer).

Les, you are correct, this isn't our bedroom, though we've slept in it enough that it was temporarily (during construction) I guess I'm a creature of habit. Having been in my old home for 23yrs the ceiling fan and my bed were both centered in the middle of the bedroom and the ceiling fan was centered over the bed. I like the cool breeze - from Miami, need I say more? The dresser is opposite the bed, straight ahead. Closet is REALLY tiny, not even a twin bed would slide in there, I have a double. Not sure what I'll do with the valance. Had them all over the house. Personally, I like them, but everyone told me they were ugly and outdated. I still have them, I may just surprise the nay-sayers at some point later on. Nates, the table is square Forboystoo, Though I actualy loather Ethan Allen, I like the bed, have the dresser & hutch that goes with it. It's my daughters set from her bedroom, not an heirloom but like the way it goes in that room. We had a twin, full and queen to move in this house (and our king, but that was a given) and had to decide which way to go. We figured we'd get more out of the full and queen and got rid of the twin - hated doing so because that room was suppose to be the twin room - I would not be having issues if this stayed the way I initially intended (had sheets and window coverings to for the twin already) BUT, we've already been in the position that the full & queen were the right way to go, we've had visitors, the twin would not have worked. I guess it's me, and me being a creature of habit. We extended our master bedroom a few months ago by about 3 feet and we moved the fan over to have it centered over the bed, just like I had it in my old house. It's not centered in the middle of the room. I guess it's what feels comofortable. I guess we all have some quirks, and I know I have my share :) SIL is coming today for a visit with her BF, once she's gone I'll have to get in that room and see how the cubes will look with the bed the way it is. I'll take some pictures of it shifted over to post. This is just one room - there's so much to do in this house! Thanks again to you all!

Hi: I have a Beverly Hills ceiling fan marked model 0491 52RK/42RK. The fan has a dual-control wall switch to control the lights and fan speed. Recently the fan stopped working (no response to wall switch). I only heard a loud "ticking" coming from the fan itself. I unmounted it and there's a controller module in the housing (see picture). I believe that's where the ticking was coming from. Is that module defective, or is there any way to determine what's wrong?