Ceiling Fan Smart Bulb question

[pizzinini]

sorry, just read your post again… you only have one set of wires…

You could use a battery powered switch for the ceiling fan (see below) on the wall and put a fan controller switch (e.g. GE12720) in the fan housing - yes, put the actual switch in the fan housing. Unfortunately you need an actual fan controller switch to control fan speed. A dimmer switch will break the fan. This way you can use your one line to power both the bulb and the fan.

Battery-powered switches and dimmer switches

Hi everyone, I’m new to all this but coming along. I’m confused about why every wall switch seems to require house power. I don’t seem to be able to buy a wall-mounted switch (as in, I want to Velcro or glue it to the wall, without a box), with the radio powered by a battery, that I can use to control my various lighting scenes and whatnot. There are plenty of remote controls – handheld sorts of things, or else elaborate multi-switch keypads, but not just a simple “switch” remote or “dimmer” remote that doesn’t tie into house wiring at a switch box. I think maybe I’m just using the wrong vocabulary… it seems like such a thing really should exist. While I’m at it, why isn’t there an in-wall switch with a battery (maybe even a rechargeable one!), so as to support houses with line-interrup…