The new switch does require an additional electrical wire.
Fan control and dimmer installation.
We make it even easier with the lutron wiring wizard an interactive tool that provides installation guidance in multiple ways videos specific to your type of dimmer a step by step interactive guide and a pdf of the wiring diagram.
Others also offer light dimming and thermostatic control capabilities.
The control is a dimmer with a rocker switch and was not changed out.
The ceiling box has only 2 white wires coming out and i duplicated the installation putting the blue and black to the same white as the old one and the white to the other.
You can install a ceiling fan light dual dimmer switch to operate the fan speed and light intensity from the original wall switch location.
I replaced my old working ceiling fan with a new one.
There are many universal ceiling fan remote control kits on the market for overhead fans controlled by pull chains and a singe wall switch.
All of them feature on off and fan speed control.
Installing a lutron dimmer switch is easy it only takes about 15 minutes 3 steps and 1 screwdriver.