Ceiling Fans

I have a Harbor Breeze Springfield 52" fan. Also have a Maestro IR dimmer to control it.

The configuration is pretty straight forward. 14/3 runs up to the light from the switch, and there is a hot in the box. Hooked the fan control up just fine (it’s a 4 position fan control switch) –> Hot in to red in the 14/3. Fan works just fine.
The same hot goes to one side of the maestro, then the black in the 14/3 goes to the light.
Doesn’t work. No ceiling fan light comes on, no green indicator lights come on on the switch.
Replaced the switch with another Maestro IR, doesn’t work.
Replaced the switch with a Maestro SP dimmer, doesn’t work.
Replaced the switch with a standard SP switch, works great.
When the Maestro IR is hooked up, taking two screwdrivers and jumping out both screws makes the light come on.
And yes, the ceiling fan light kit chain is in the on position (or it wouldn’t come on by jumping the terminals).
The bulbs are standard 40W candleabra bulbs (incandescent).
There is NOTHING SPECIAL going on here, why is it not working?
Tested both Maestro IRs on a circuit with 5 60w incandescent recessed lights and it works fine. The Maestro Single pole switch currently controls my kitchen lights, it works just fine. Tested.

Therefore it seems like there would be something going on in the fan to prevent the Maestro IR from working. Lutron Tech Support says to replace the fan.

But why? It’s just a wire connecting four lightbulbs together, right?
I haven’t disassembled the fan yet to do some testing, hoping someone else has a solution before I tear the thing apart.
I tested on another Harbor Breeze Springfield fan, and same problem.
I use a Maestro multi-location dimmer (3 locations) on a Harbor Breeze Halstrom fan, and it works just fine. Different light kit, but same light bulbs.
BTW, this is new construction.
I am thinking it must have to do something with the fan. Even though I jump it out and it works, there is something in the circuit (the fan) that is causing the "computer" inside the Maestro IR to not work properly. For example, the Maestro IR will not work at all if you have compact flourescent bulbs.
I already tried flipping the wires, thinking that may have something to do with it. Didn’t fix it.

Try flipping which terminal your wires from the 14/3 are connecting to on your switch. Since the lights come on when you jump the connection it sounds like there isn’t a connection being correctly made at the switch, rather than the fan being the culprit.

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