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Dimmer Switch Installation Techhead 05-26-2006
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Posted by Techhead on May 27, 2006, 9:52 am
I threw my old one out so I have no clue what color the wires are. I
have another regular switch that turns the fan on/off. The 3-way wiring
is actually done at the fan. The dimmer switch powers the fan.


Posted by RBM on May 27, 2006, 10:49 am
You are not giving me enough info to be definitive, but if all three wires
were used by the old dimmer, not including any ground wire, there are two
possibilities I can think of. One, is that you had a three way dimmer and
you need to get another one. Second, you had a combination speed control/
dimmer which controlled the fan speeds and dimmed the light separately



>I threw my old one out so I have no clue what color the wires are. I
> have another regular switch that turns the fan on/off. The 3-way wiring
> is actually done at the fan. The dimmer switch powers the fan.
>



Posted by Techhead on May 27, 2006, 9:43 pm
None of the above.


Posted by RBM on May 27, 2006, 10:11 pm
The only thing left to do is touch combinations of wires together until you
find the pair that turns on the light, then wire those two wires through
your dimmer, and cap the third wire



> None of the above.
>



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