I have a ceiling fan (with a light) and four led lights all wired to one rocker switch, so basically in order to turn on my fan, I also have to turn on four dimmable led lights to their full wattage at the same time. What I want to do is install a dimmer switch for the lights and leave the fan (actually a lightless one I bought to replace it) on the rocker switch, but there's only one set of wires going into the switch on the wall. Does this mean I'll have to run a new set of wires to the breaker, or do these run in series on the same breaker? I also noticed when I turned the breaker off and pulled the switch out that it (the switch) isn't grounded. Should I be worried about that? I have some knowledge, but it's limited. I have a feeling everyone's going to tell me to just hire an electrician, but I wanted to do this myself. I've installed switches and ceiling fans before, but that's about the limit of my electrical abilities.
Hi johndalvaccio, If you can find where the looped in connection is you could separate the circuits there and fit either a smart dimmer or remote control dimmer on the ceiling. This would be much easier than running new wiring. Regards S
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