mbski Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 Does anyone use a dimmer for ceiling fan speed control? If not please explain Thanx Mike B.
oberkc Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 I don't, because I don't like the hum that comes from using dimmers.
mbski Posted April 17, 2010 Author Posted April 17, 2010 What would you recommend? I'm not liking that hum either! Thnx Mike B.
Brian H Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 Fan motors are inductive and should not be controlled by a dimmer. Both the switch and the fan could be damaged. A SwitchLinc Relay, that does not dim, is what should be used and no speed control is done. http://wiki.smarthome.com/index.php?tit ... Rev_5.0%29 Read the caution part of the full users manual.
Mark Sanctuary Posted April 17, 2010 Posted April 17, 2010 What I dislike is that I have two fans that do not have the speed control selector chains on the fan. If I did not use some kind of speed control I would be stuck with turbo speed only. So right now my fans NOT on my home automaton network, bummer I was shooting for 100% automation.
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