Replace the wall dimmer switch with an on off switch.
Can you put a ceiling fan on a dimmer switch.
A dimmer switch as the name suggests lets you control the intensity of the light produced from the light to which it is connected such as a ceiling fan with a built in lighting fixture.
The wall dimmer switch reduces power flow and interferes with the fan control.
By all means you can connect a ceiling fan directly to a dimmer switch but you may run into problems along the way.
The new switch does require an additional electrical wire.
You can install a ceiling fan light dual dimmer switch to operate the fan speed and light intensity from the original wall switch location.
An example of this is that the motor in your fan could be damaged and rendered useless.
You cannot use a dimmer switch on a fan motor but you can find fan speed controllers.
A broken ceiling fan motor and a house fire are obviously not ideal outcomes however there is some good news.