Articles about switch

Question: I have an outlet that has black/white wire going in and then black/white wire leaving to another light or outlet.

Installing ceiling fan on an existing switch. Had to install box and run 14/2 wire from ceiling fan and was running to switch. The light switch only controlled wall plug but was not direct power in. Had 2 wires, a black and white on switch so guessing it was on/off feed for plug only.

Question: I have a double dimmer switch that controls two sets of lights in the same room.

Can a dimmer switch be installed on a ceiling fan light?

What are the right wiring connections for my ceiling fan?

Here is the correct wiring of a ceiling fan light fixture.

When lights that are on dimmer switches don’t work, make sure you understand the difference between Master and Slave dimmer switches.