Can You Put A Ceiling Fan On A Dimmer Switch

An example of this is that the motor in your fan could be damaged and rendered useless.

Can you put a ceiling fan on a dimmer switch.

The new switch does require an additional electrical wire. You may need an electrician for this. The wall dimmer switch reduces power flow and interferes with the fan control. Replace the wall dimmer switch with an on off switch.

A dimmer switch as the name suggests lets you control the intensity of the light produced from the light to which it is connected such as a ceiling fan with a built in lighting fixture. If your ceiling fan has wiring already in place where you have a separate switch for fan control then you can have the separate controls wired to independent switches. You can install a ceiling fan light dual dimmer switch to operate the fan speed and light intensity from the original wall switch location. A broken ceiling fan motor and a house fire are obviously not ideal outcomes however there is some good news.