wiring a ceiling fan with light with dimmer switch switch

I'm questioning why the original wall dimmer switch was removed and not used to control the light on the new Ceiling Fan/Light, would there be a reason ?Īfter looking at my Wiring manuals, I had an example of a Ceiling Fan/Light ganged with 2 switches, one being a knob dimmer and the other a speed control switch for the fan.

Since he did not put back the original wall dimmer he did not put any switches for replacement and just hooked the LIVE wires together, this way the new Ceiling Fan/Light still works (without a wall switch) and by using the 2 chains locally (at the fan/light), one for the light and one for the fan. They had a wall dimmer switch with their previous light fixture and the individual (not being an electrician) that did the installation told them the wall dimmer switch would not work with the new Ceiling Fan/Light so he told my neighbors to buy a single pole switch (for the light part) of the Ceiling Fan/Light. Recently my neighbors bought a bran new Ceiling Fan/Light fixture which someone helped with the installation.

Wiring a ceiling fan with light with dimmer switch switch