Date:         Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:02:34 -0700
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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It's a rare fan indeed that will run off a dimmer.

If you want the lights to be on a dimmer, then you need to feed the lamp
circuit in the fan from the wall dimmer.

But the fan motor will need an always-on, non-dimmered source of power
for its pull-chain switch and motor.

So that's four wires to the fan:

Dimmer hot to lamp circuit.
Always hot to pullchain motor circuit.
Common neutral.
A ground wire.

Any licensed electrician should have no trouble visualizing this and
rigging it. It just comes down to how many holes you want in your walls
to route the wires . . . .

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 06/26/2015 11:12 AM, T Collins wrote:
> Can I ask a question about installing a room ceiling fan to this forum? We
> are having issues with explaining ourselves to the contractor.
>
> Here is the deal I need a hand with a remodeling issue.
>
> We need to wire a new fan in my daughters bedroom. I would like the fan to
> be control by the pull chain only (at the fan) and the lights on the fan to
> be control by a switch
> ​/​
> dimmer. Do any of you electrical or DIY types have a diagram
> ​ (or link)​
> that represents what I am writing?
>
> 1 fan variable speeds (always hot) control by pull chain. light kit
> ​ attached to​
> fan control
> ​ed​
> by light switch and dimmer.
>
>
> I appreciate any responses directly to me to not obstruct the system if
> that is ok with MOds?
>
> Thank you,
> T
>