Install Ceiling Fan With Light And Remote

A remote controlled ceiling fan bypasses one of the wall switches and allows for remote access to the ceiling fan s workings.

Install ceiling fan with light and remote.

There is a remote inside the inner working of the fan which responds to a remote control. I have covered the installation of a standard ceiling fan in great detail in earlier website posts and videos. Install a universal ceiling fan remote control for your pull chain fan in this article. A remote can speed up or slow down the fan turn the fan on and off or turn the lights connected to the ceiling fan on and off.

For the purposes of this project i will focus on the installation of a hampton bay 52 cherokee model remote controlled ceiling fan the connection of the fan to the receiver and the receiver to the fan light unit itself. If you are installing more than one remote controlled ceiling fan set the dip switches on both the receiver and the control of one fan to an identical alternate sequence such as all up rather than all down. All of them feature on off and fan speed control. Otherwise when you turn off the ceiling fan in one room it will turn off the fan in the adjoining room.

Others also offer light dimming and thermostatic control capabilities. If the button reset doesn t work disassemble the canopy and check the dip switch settings. If your ceiling fan remote or wall ceiling fan control device has suddenly stopped working it is likely related to the frequency settings. Many ceiling hugger style fans have enough free space for the receiver for the ceiling fan remote.

But whether you can use a ceiling fan remote kit depends on the amount of free space inside the fan canopy. Before cutting the power though set the light and fan as indicated by the instructions. First follow the button reset instructions that came with your ceiling fan remote control.