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Controlling Ceiling Fan Speed
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Post 1 made on Monday January 26, 2004 at 14:11
Wheelie4
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I need a X-10 Compatible Dimmers switch for Inductive Loads that does NOT require a white neutral wire for connection to control my ceiling fan. Any suggestion?
Daryl L
Post 2 made on Monday January 26, 2004 at 15:25
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I think your going to have to fish a wire (or God forbid use the bare for the small current return if you can isolate it on it's own back to the breaker panel) How's that Larry?
Post 3 made on Monday January 26, 2004 at 20:09
Larry Fine
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On 01/26/04 15:25, jazzman said...
I think your going to have to fish a wire (or
God forbid use the bare for the small current
return if you can isolate it on it's own back
to the breaker panel) How's that Larry?

*boing!!* Somebody called?

I would have to suggest avoiding that this time. For an LED, yes, but not a fan controller.

You can't get a wire to the controller from anywhere on the circuit? Switch loops suck, don't they?

I would have to direct you to Bill @ www.HomeAutomationNet.com for this one; there may be a no-neutral controller available now.

Larry
www.fineelectricco.com
Post 4 made on Monday January 26, 2004 at 23:00
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I have not seen a 2 wire inductive on the market. I am not sure it's possible.

Bill
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Post 5 made on Tuesday January 27, 2004 at 01:20
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Maybe three inlines (one for each speed) with macros (to prevent more than one on at a time) for each speed.

Larry
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OP | Post 6 made on Tuesday January 27, 2004 at 11:46
Wheelie4
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Thanks guys. Unfortunately it would be a real pain to run a neutral wire to the switch. When they built the house(1989) they wired two boxes, one for the fans light and another for the fans on/off/speed control with rotating switch. They should have known to run a neutral wire but they didn't.

I was afraid all switches still required a neutral wire but I noticed new Switchlinc RX switches didn't require neutral wires so hoped one like that was made for inductive loads.
Daryl L


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