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I have a ceiling fan with a switch that has both a dimmer for the light in the fan and a speed adjuster for the fan itself. Only the light dimmer side works and when I turn it on both the fan and the light turn on. If i turn it off and then on again the fan reverses and the light and fan come on again. The light and the fan are both on high and will not adjust as well. The weird thing is when we moved in it worked fine and then it started doing this. So I thought it may be the switch and bought a new one but it still does the same thing. Any ideas?

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So it all worked, and then stopped working, and you didn't change anything? – Tester101♦ Aug 29 '12 at 14:05
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The most likely problem is a Poltergeist. – Matthew PK Aug 29 '12 at 15:39
Is the switch directly wired to the fan for speed and dimmer controlor is it wireless? if wireless, the switch should have an antenna wire that is draped through the box. – bib Aug 29 '12 at 17:17
Do you have brand/model numbers for the fan and/or switch? There are many different ways different fans are controlled so this will help so we know what we're dealing with. – gregmac Aug 31 '12 at 18:58

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