Can You Put A Ceiling Fan On A Dimmer Switch

The wall dimmer switch reduces power flow and interferes with the fan control.

Can you put a ceiling fan on a dimmer switch. You cannot use a dimmer switch on a fan motor but you can find fan speed controllers. By all means you can connect a ceiling fan directly to a dimmer switch but you may run into problems along the way. 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. The new switch does require an additional electrical wire.

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. In this circumstance the light kit could be connected to a dimmer switch and the fan motor connected to a toggle switch. You may need an electrician for this. A broken ceiling fan motor and a house fire are obviously not ideal outcomes however there is some good news.