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Posted by Mark Lloyd on September 17, 2006, 2:50 pm
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:45:36 -0400, "RBM" <rbm2(remove
this)@optonline.net> wrote:
>The combination dimmer/speed control is useless without a three wire cable
>going from that box to the fan. If you wanted to use a pull chain for the
>fan, the lights would have to be on first,
That depends on how it's wired. I had one fan to convert (previously
both light/fan on switch loop, now only light on switch loop). It was
easy to do since the way that room was wired, there was already a hot
connection in the box over the fan. Now the light switch controls the
light only, not the fan.
> or there'd be no power at the
>fan. I would look into electronic devices to do this, or like I mentioned
>Casablanca makes multiple switch location "Intellitouch" models
>
>
>> Am I better off to replace the one 3 way switch (that has the dimmer
>> and fan control bult in with a regular 3 way switch and use that to
>> control the light, and either use the pull chain for the fan, or maybe
>> a wireless unit as suggested?
>>
>>
>> RBM (remove this) wrote:
>>> No, to hard wire it you'd need two sets of three conductor cables
>>> between
>>> the switches and two circuits from one switch location to the fan light.
>>> There are fans made with electronic controls like Casablanca
>>> "Intellitouch"
>>> which would work. There are also some aftermarket transmitter receiver
>>> kits
>>> that may work as well
>>>
>>>
>>> >I am wanting to replace an older fan with a new one.
>>> > Here is the current wire setup....(hopefully my terminology is right)
>>> >
>>> > I have two 3-way light switches, one at top of stairs and one at the
>>> > bottom.
>>> > There is a 12-3 w/ ground running between the switches. The switch at
>>> > the top of
>>> > the stairs has a 12-2 w/ ground running to the fan location. All of
>>> > this is powered
>>> > by a 12-2 w/ ground running to the switch at the bottom.
>>> >
>>> > Can I hook this up somehow to use both switches, and to use a
>>> > switch(es) that has 2 controls - one for the fan, and one for the
>>> > light????
>>> >
>>> > this is the switch I want to use.
>>> >
>>> > http://www.prolighting.com/lus2skduslfa.html
>>> >
>>> > thanks-
>>> > patrick
>>> >
>>
>
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