SO can anyone explain to me how to set this up. I bought a dimmer the other day, and it has 3 wires coming off it, 2 black and a green and my fan only has 2, white and red. I suck when it comes to electrical stuff, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been searching around and couldnt find anything. We should make a diy thread that has all this stuff in it. Thanks in advance guys
Ok, I'm going to assume that you're using a smaller fan, possibly even a PC fan? If so, do you have access a PC power supply? It's super easy to set this up, just need the right hardware.
well it is a bigger computer fan a dayton 105cfm. right now i have it hard wired to an extension cord, i just need to slow the fan down a bit so it will stay a little warmer, and get a little more humidity. I dont have acess to a computer power source. I guess the problem I am having is that my fan and power cord only have 2 wires coming from them, no ground and the dimmer has 3.someone said to put a ground off the fan but the casing is all hard plastic, no metal.
The 2 black are so the single pole can disrupt or "dim" the power. The green = ground. Get some wire ties, caps. Pick a side, and spin one black around each wire on the extension cord. Test. If she dims, tie, cap, and tape. You're done. I would suggest an individual tape @ the joint and an overall cover for the area. You do NOT want those wire to cross touch. Any questions...let me know. I wired my condo with recessed lighting, I'm ok with this kinda stuff.
oh cool thank you very much. I will give it a try and hope I dont burn anything down...lol, thats not really funny though. I will let ya know thanks again