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I have a dimmer switch installed and it wont work with the celing fan

I have a pre installed dimmer switch for the light and I had a rough in for a ceiling fan on a separate switch. When the fan is hooked up, the fan switch works and so does the light switch but the dimmer does not.

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Your question has two switches and 1 dimmer.
The fan switch works.
The light switch works.
The dimmer does not. What is the dimmer connected to?
Dimmers typically will not control fan speed unless they are rated to do that.
Do you have a 3-way switching where two switches control same light, and you installed the dimmer in place of 3-way switch?

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SOURCE: 3 speed ceiling fan

I could not understand that "all the three positions are on high speed and off" ? How can be it possible that all the (three) positions give high speed and at the same time no speed (off)? Please explain.
 What I feel that the speed controller be in series with the fan. "in series" mean that the wire should come from phase or line, go to the speed controller , then go to the fan, then finally go to the neutral point. This completes the circuit.
 I will be happy to know more about this if it could not solve your problem.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 28, 2010

SOURCE: I installed 2 industrial ceiling fans with 5 speed

I'm not sure that that could be done and it wouldn't be a good idea anyway. Messing with the fan speed outside of the fans speed control could damage it. It's like making the fan try to do two things at once. I would simply ask them if they would like a not industrial fan put in, they are certain to have a slower low speed.

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  • Posted on Feb 21, 2010

SOURCE: trying to install a westinghouse ceiling fan into

NO NO NO..... Blue is Neutral...
BLACK is PHASE, BROWN is PHASE, RED is PHASE
WHITE is NEUTRAL, BLUE is NEUTRAL
Green, Green/Yellow is EARTH

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 16, 2011

SOURCE: i installed a dimmer for

First thing I would do is check the connections inside the Unit the ones you made while installing make sure that all connections are tight and well insulated if this was not the problem return the unit for a new one hopefully it is just a faulty unit as this can sometimes happen.

Thumbs up if helpful feedback is appreciated!!!
Good Luck!!!

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