How To Install A Ceiling Fan Speed Control Switch

Turn off the circuit breaker to your ceiling fan circuit.

How to install a ceiling fan speed control switch. Be aware that a standard light dimmer switch will not work with a ceiling fan. You might also like other videos of mine. Install the ceiling fan remote receiver before you begin set the fan speed to high.

Start by turning off the light and ceiling fan at the fuse box. This is potentially dangerous and you would need to buy a special dimmer switch and a fan speed control. In order to control the fan s speed the fan needs its own system of wires separate from that of the lighting element.

Turn the wall switch to the off position. Hold a noncontact voltage sensor next to the wall switch that powers your ceiling fan. If it s equipped with a light source make sure the pull chain turns the light to the on position.

How to install a ceiling fan speed control switch. Or if the new switch has wire leads twist them together with the appropriate wire from the fan then secure the connection with a wire nut. Step 1 set up.

Before you switch off the power have the ceiling fan set at the highest level. If you install a ceiling fan without wiring it properly it may prove impossible to operate the fan without the light on and vice versa. A ceiling fan s wiring is integral when it comes to controlling its speed.

Try to turn the ceiling fan on at the light switch and check if the ceiling fan lights come on.