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Fan control switch ideas
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wssix99
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Celling fans? If you are wiring ceiling fans through the same switch, you will need to:
1) Rob a bank.
2) Go out and purchase a special "multi-fan" switch that can handle the amperage of your fans.
If you don't have a multi-fan switch, they will hum/screach like you won't believe.
1) Rob a bank.
2) Go out and purchase a special "multi-fan" switch that can handle the amperage of your fans.
If you don't have a multi-fan switch, they will hum/screach like you won't believe.
wssix99
Well-known member
If you go with those switches, you'll want to note the size and space they need to mount in. I recall they take a gigantic box and may have volumetric requirements (for heat, etc.) beyond what they physically fill.
aka Larry
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Celling fans? If you are wiring ceiling fans through the same switch, you will need to:
1) Rob a bank.
2) Go out and purchase a special "multi-fan" switch that can handle the amperage of your fans.
If you don't have a multi-fan switch, they will hum/screach like you won't believe.
I have three ceiling fans in my shop. The fans came with this ugly, prehistoric-looking surface mount speed control switch. Since I didn't need them to run at less than wide open, I wired all three to a single toggle switch. They all seem too slow to me. Is the switch the cause?
wssix99
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For an old-school fan, I would expect them to run full-speed. Newer fans may operate through a remote control (even if hardwired). You'd have to look at the specific model or the guts of the fan to confirm.I have three ceiling fans in my shop. The fans came with this ugly, prehistoric-looking surface mount speed control switch. Since I didn't need them to run at less than wide open, I wired all three to a single toggle switch. They all seem too slow to me. Is the switch the cause?
wyliesdiesels
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since you didnt tell us what size motor these fans have, theres no way anyone can help you. those dial switches dont handle a lot of current and are typically for low current ceiling fans in a bedroom.I have 4 fans in my shop. I was considering wiring them in pairs. 2 per switch. I am using EMT/metal boxes. Any thought on a switch for them? I have one like the switch below but not sure it will work with a double box? Use two single boxes?