Saturday, May 19, 2012
| Ceiling Fan Help \ Ceiling Fan Problems \ Old GE Fan | ||||||
| tomcald Posted on 11/29/2008 11:03:37 PM | ||||||
| I have an old (1930's??)small GE ceiling fan that I recently installed in my house. The fan is a single speed model and it spins so fast that it makes a loud noise. I was wondering if I can put a dimmer switch on the fan circuit to slow it down. Is this safe or would it blow the motor? | ||||||
| morrisma Posted on 12/2/2008 11:35:27 AM | ||||||
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A quick google search using: 'fan motor speed controller' as the search criteria turned up lots of possible solutions. The best option would be to match the current the motor draws (probably on a plate somewhere) to the speed controller. Do NOT use a regular light dimmer. The inductive load of the fan motor won't be too happy with it. Good luck. |
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| cfanrepair Posted on 12/4/2008 10:06:41 PM | ||||||
| Yes, any transformer based or solid state motor speed control will work. A capacitor based speed control probably wont. | ||||||
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