Great electrical video. Now a question. What if I have dual switches, but like you couldn’t find a ceiling fan without a remote. My solution was to cap of the red and use only the live feed from the black line to power the remote receiver box. What I am trying to determine is what would have happened if I instead connected both the live lines from both switches to that remote box. Would that simply allow both switches to provide power (certainly this must be true) or would it overload the ceiling fan if both switches were flipped?
Ok, so I tried installing a 3 way switch for a fan that has no pull strings or remote to control the speed, and it confused the crap out of me do it not having a neutral white wire. My question is, how does one complete the circuit if there’s no white wire, and what do you do with the white wire coming out of the wall? The fan didn’t run at all when I wired this up, but it runs at one fast speed only when I use just a regular light switch. BTW, the 3 way switch is a Radiant 3 way ceiling fan switch by LeGrand. PS - fantastic video and highly informative!!
Hi, Love your video; very detailed and instructional. Would it be possible for you to advise the make/model number of the ceiling fan wtih the remote. Thank You, Richard
This video is spectacular. I wish the electricians that wired my house during the remodel were half as sharp as you!! Question. During the remodel we purchased Hunter fans that all have a remote. We also dropped two switches. Nothing with the switch positioning and how the fan and/or light responds makes sense to me. Can you have two switches on a remote set up and still have one switch control the fan and the other the light? I understand that if the light switch is off, obviously the remote can’t control the light. Same principle for the fan. I don’t see why both switches still couldn’t control each function while still being able to use the remote (assuming the circuits are closed). Thanks for the video and thanks for your wisdom!
The best way to do this is to use one switch to control the power to the ceiling fan/light, and use the remote to control everything. Generally the light is controlled by flipping the switch when walking into or out of a room, and then the fan is controlled using the remote.
Your video is great! The explanation, visuals and tempo are done well. I do have a question: For what are the colored wires with a modular connector? I have Possini Encore Hugger ceiling fan with light kit that has red, gray, purple, and yellow wires with a modular connector, but the new receiver doesn't have a place in which to plug it or any corresponding colored wires. The original receiver was damaged by condensation. The manufacturer sent a new updated one and specifically stated that the new one is compatible with the older model fan. How do I connect the 4 colored modular connecting wires from the motor to the receiver?
I love your explanations with the visual it ties it all together. I had an old fan that had the separate switches for the light and fan. Just got a new one with the remote. Is there a way to wire it so that you can still do the light and fan separately? I am guessing not unless you ditch the remote right??
Hello, Great videos you have . I’m glad I found your channel. Question, can recessed lights be connected to the incoming power to the ceiling fan? I currently have a double switch controlling the ceiling fan and ceiling fan light and also the ceiling fan has a pull chain. I have a separate switch for the recessed lights and a 12/2 wire running up to a junction box in the attic ( no power just spliced wire in the junction box) black to black , white to white and grounds to junction box so that wire is running into the junction box to the ceiling fan (no power). The recessed 12/2 wire is also coming in into the ceiling box junction box (no power) the ceiling fan junction box a 12/3 wire is what is connected to the ceiling fan white from fan to black from power source. Black from fan to black from power source. Red from switch to blue from fan and all grounds to pigtail to junction. So I’m wanting to supply power to the recessed lights to be controlled by the single switch. Thanks!
Hi. Amazing video. Quick question: We just bought an old house and have been finding all sorts of weird circuits. In one room where we are changing out an old ceiling fan there is only a hot and neutral in the ceiling . When I removed the wall switch the hot to the ceiling fan, black wire is still hot. It’s a constant hot tied in to another circuit with some wall outlets. Any idea how a wall switch control a ceiling fan with a constant hot? I’m totally confused. Thanks in advance.
Sometimes they will run the hot wire to the ceiling fan or a light first, and then run the hot to the switch and a hot wire back to the ceiling fan or light box. I don't like doing it this way, but people do it.
Your videos are GREAT, and we appreciate them. I do have a question for you I am hoping you may be able to answer. We installed a Kasa single pole switch on our ceiling fan with a light and we use a remote control to run it. We use the switch mainly to turn the light off and on, and then the remote at night to turn the light off Originally, everything worked as it should have, but then all of a sudden, when we turn the light on with the switch, it takes anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds for the light to come on, which is very odd. Now, if we leave the switch on, and control the light with the remote, it comes on instantly as it did at first with the switch. Any idea what may be causing this? Again, it is a single pole switch one push on, one push off controling the fan and light. Thanks for your time and help, and your great videos.
Ok, thanks anyway. Hopefully if somebody else is having his problem and gets it figured out, they will post it here. Thanks again, appreciate it.@@brettleybuilt
Hey there I need advise. I have a Meross relay switch that is 10 A. Can I use that for a Harbor Breeze ceiling fan? I realize most switches are 15 A but I researched some smart ceiling fan switches on the market and some of them are even less than 5A. So is 10A ok to connect? Thanks. 🙏
