Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Ceiling fan light dims by itself

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jaspers95
12-30-06, 07:16 AM
I added a ceiling fan to a room that originally had no ceiling lighting. I changed the switch on the wall that used to control a nearby outlet to a ceiling fan switch - the outlet is now live all the time. I've noticed that sometimes the light on the ceiling fan dims for a second without anyone touching the dimmer control on the switch. Any ideas what would cause this?

joed
12-30-06, 10:10 AM
Any device starting up in your house could cause this.
chandler
12-30-06, 10:26 AM
Since you didn't make a new run to this light, most likely a compressor like on a refrigerator or freezer is doing a drawdown.