"CME" wrote in
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I dont know if this the place to post but I have a question.

I have a ceiling fan with lights built into as one unit in the home
dining room, the fan/lights, each have there own pull string controls,
for the light on/off. the fan has a forward/reverse pull string
control and variable speed pull string 3 speeds I think on a pull
string. There is also one wall mounted switch controlled by a dimmer.

My question is it safe to use a dimmer switch or is it better to use a
typical on /off switch? Something tells me that I should be using a
on/off switch verses a dimmer as this would fry the fan if it was not
on full power, or cause house fire at the switch box.
Being a novice can someone tell me the SAFE way to solve this problem.
As the dimmer thats there is now burnt, I bought the house with a
dimmer there.

I never run the fan but did use the dimmer to control light
brigthness.

Any help appreciated.



Some fans are designed to work with a speed contol, but i have never seen
one with an additional fan speed pull cord, so your fan is most likely
not speed control compatible. Replace the Dimmer with a SPST switch.
The dimmer will not take the motor loads.



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