Lutron Skylark 3-Speed Combination Fan and Light Control, 1.5 Amp, Single-Pole, S2-LFSQ-AL, Almond

I must admit. I don't like ivory color because it is too yellow-ish and has that age old dated look. Well, this knob design and color is not suited for more modern houses but if you have an old house and most other wall plates in the house have similar wall plates or other gang AC sockets in the house also has this age old Ivory/beige color then this is the only way to look consistent. Oh well...The product pictures does not show the guts or anything. I will try to explain what this is to best of my knowledge. This Lutron S2-LFSQ-IV contraption has three wires in the back. One AC Live in, Two variable line outs one for FAN, one for Light or similar loads. This occupies one gang also called "Rocker" "Paddle" on your existing wall plate AKA "Decora" Rocker Opening which is a "Leviton" company trademark name. If you are planning on adding this new, then for this ivory color controller reviewed here a  Lutron Claro 1 Gang Decorator Wallplate, CW-1-IV, Ivory  should be the matching claret wall plate (Lutron name) needed to complete the job.Anyways, colors and names aside, the electronics inside this Lutron controller is good. PS: There are two different circuits all sharing a common Live line (Neutral wire is not need as it is common to the loads) On the FAN side, it is "four set point switch" for OFF, Low, Medium, and High. The High position is mere direct connect to Live. The OFF position it disconnects the FAN or similar inductive load. BTW, It controlled the speed of the ceiling FAN just right and comfortably with no added hum or choppiness. For Low and Medium switch settings, It features two AC capacitors. Its circuitry is based on using age old "Capacitive Reactance" in a purely inductive load circuit with FAN being the load in series as the opposition to current flow in AC circuits unlike using resistors or SCR/TRIAC which would induce hum.On the other hand, the Light control slider switch has a TRIAC or similar device and the slider has a switch to turn the Lights off and the slider also is actually a Potentiometer that is used to vary the brightness of the bulbs on the circuit. No preset stop points. It dims or brightens as the lever freely slides. This TRIAC based dimmer circuit is positioned to control power to a load from an AC source. It does feature an inductor choke albeit a rather beefy one for some reason.This contraption can only deliver half-wave power or chopped power to the load, Thus, it does introduce soft hum (Humm may be from the Beefy choke), the TRIAC based dimmer works effectively in reducing the brightness of the bulb. Perfect for good old incandescent bulbs. Not suitable for LEDs unless they are marked clearly as "dimmable" but most LED bulbs unless designed exclusively to work with TRIAC or SCR based dimmers are questionable and might not work correctly and will start to flicker at low end. That does not necessarily mean the dimmer is defective.Granted, this is not cheap. But again, it does work as advertised and the quality is good worthy of five stars!

Our previous fan controller wasn’t working reliably, so needed a replacement. This works great. It’s easy to install. It’s not too deep that you have to fight to get the switch and the wires in the box. It’s a good value versus the fancy touch control ones. Very happy with this.

I got this switch for a Hunter Summer Breeze Plus fan. The reviews here at Amazon of the Hunter dimmer/fan speed switches were generally negative (durability being the main complaint), and somebody mentioned using a Lutron switch instead. It works perfectly with this fan. Installation was easy and it is attractive. The light dimmer has a detent for the off position. The fan speed controller has detents for 3 speeds and off. The dimmer slide is a bit short, so it takes a delicate touch to adjust the light brightness. The fan speed detents are pretty soft and closely spaced, so a delicate touch is needed here as well. Hopefully, it is more durable than the Hunter switches.With the caveats mentioned above, I would recommend this switch. In purchasing a switch, it is important to match the switch to the fan; 3-speed fans may not work well with continuous-speed control switches. Also, as the directions say, set the fan at high speed (and leave it there) before installing the switch.

I bought this as a replacement for an older one and was easy to install and works perfect.

Fan light control

Nice bright white color. Easy to move fan and light switch. Bought multiple as they were hard to find at local hardware store. Fast shipping.

These are my favorite fan / light switch combo. They may or may not be discontinued to more advance and substantially more expensive switches from Lutron as other big box stores near me no longer carry them. Great switch, smooth operation.

This product was not shipped in a proper way. It was shipped in a bubble envelope. The product inside had the entire box smashed in. The item was plastic. It should have been shipped in a box. The lid where the sliders were was smashed into the switch but works. That is why we ordered it, to replace our old sliders.

Good quality