How to install a ceiling fan with remote control, Hunter Ceiling fan Model# 59188 

Shawn I know its a bit late but I'm humbled and thank you. I do send my condolences and pray thing are getting a bit better. it took a few years to get throught my fathers passing but it does get better.

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mrburban You are welcome. Just try to help. Thanks for viewing

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Jose I'm happy to help in any way. Thank you for viewing.

Kal kudos for the new fan and thank you for such kind words. I appreciate it. Stay cool in the breeze and thanks for watching

Alan congrats on new home. You are very welcome. Thanks for viewing.

I liked his wiring description, too.

Moe Morales thank you and thanks for viewing.

The screwdriver is actually my 6' extension for my impact driver. I used it and attached the magnetic collect (the yellow tip) to keep the screws attached to the driver tips. full speed there is definitely a noticeable breeze in the room. for the direction for winter or summer this link will explain better than i could and less time. www.delmarfans.com/educate/basics/what-is-the-proper-ceiling-fan-direction/

George Kulczewski I had trouble as well. There’s no room for the receiver inside the top canopy

Your very welcome Kaseanna. Thank you for viewing. I'm happy it helped.

@@TheShackHome I bought a Mewry 52 inch fan, everything connected to a T. I press the control to slow and makes a very soft click sound don't spin, I press the control to med and makes the same soft click sound no spin but when I press to fast speed it works like a charm. Light works fine . Could the unit be defective or the control? I set the exact same codes on both receiver and control. But before I tested it on factory default setting and it did the same though. ???

@@TheMrskydog wow i would go down the check list make sure wiring is correct double check settings maybe even change the codes( if able) just see if anything changes. If not it could be defected.

@@TheShackHome otay thanks

Exactly, receiver doesn't fit good

Bruce, my brother from down under, you are welcome. Generally Black is Hot, White is neutral, green or bare copper always Ground. But always the electricity should be off while installing any switch, outlet, light fixture or fan and I try to mention to use a multi meter to test for current making sure the power is off. Point taken, thank you sir

Thank you Will. I try to to make it easy as possible for people thank you for viewing.

jmarti03261 my first question would be how many wires are at the switch. Red is usually from a switch to an outlet to run a lamp but for a ceiling fan to ran an extra function. you should have another. Sometime its easier to figure with actually seeing it .

I did show it on all 3 speeds. Forward or reverse they are the same. Great fan Love it. Thank you for viewing, Thank you for the compliment.

Anyways, I'm one of fan collectors, and also take videos of ceiling fans that can be found on my channel.

nice collection of fans. I like the vintage retro types. I still need 1 more for my wife’s office when I start its remodel. I may have her check some of the ones you have to get an idea of the style she wants.

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CosmicPBnJ no but it’s nice thing to have. I have a rental that was built in 1957 has no ground wire and put all new fans in just ground to the junction box.

@@TheShackHome mine only has the white and black wire coming from the ceiling. I dont know if my fan doesnt work because the remote receiver needs a ground.

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Amit there was no red wire. If you have a red wire its because the fan was wired for a double switch. One to work the light one to work the fan. With the remote that is no longer needed. This was the case for my living room fan though. I simply discounted the wire from the switch and now its a dead wire, But in this case for my room. I wanted the light separate, The light doesn't dim, I purposely did this for my personal weirdness. When I come into as room I like to hit the switch and turn on the light. Also when i leave turn it off and let the fan stay on. I just don't want to search for the remote to turn the light on or off. I like it for fan speed. Even though i loose the ability to dim the light it's not a major issue for me.

The Shack Forgive me, but your explanation here made me more confused. Is there a comment where you explain how to wire a remote control unit with dual wall switches to control the light and fan separately?

Ompanime just for safety I'd get a multimeter check the red to see if it switches on and off with the switch and if any power to the black, better safe to see just what is going on. Many cases the red is the wire to a switch for an outlet to work the upper plug so you can have a light plugged in and work it with a switch. if the red is power all the time then you will need the remote to turn on or off. I wired mine to turn the fan and light separate so I can have the fan on all the time. The light won't dim but i'm fin with that.

Black and red are both hot, 120V to ground. Use only one of them, tape exposed end on the other for safety.

Yes Michael it turning counter clockwise for the summer. Thank you for viewing.

Jesse Cracks MTG so sorry for the delay response but yes better if all precautions are taken. electricity is to be taken seriously. switch, breaker all off and still test a couple times before continuing.

Debra If I remember I had a magnetic sleeve that slid over the bit that mad i magnetized. It was in my DeWalt bit set

By the way! Thanks for this video. Otherwise we would've paid someone to install this new fan we bought today

Liza yes as do most fans on the body there is a switch for summer and winter, clockwise or counter clockwise, but not on the remote. The Big fan i have in my shop the remote actually reverses the fan but it's a much higher end fan. Good question thank you for viewing.

David my first thoughts would be wiring. I'd go back up and check the wiring and the wires from the ceiling. If all is correct should work fine. I would start there.

Same here dis you figure it out?

LInda How many wires do you have? If the remote has 4 wires its basically the same just substitute the yellow for what your color is.You should have a Black, White and eithe 1 or 2 for light and or fan my case Blue and Yellow.

@@TheShackHome I figured it out ... Im not in the same town where I installed the fan, so I can not exactly remember except there was no yellow wire . as I remember there were 3 wires going "in" hot, common, and ground. then there were I believe 4 wires going into the fan, I did succeed in installing it, however, the fan worked fine but the lights did not work at all. I remember the directions stating to make sure the plug on the light was aligned up correctly with the plug on the fan. SO I think I got a dud and will have to find another light to install on the fan :( Thanks seems like there was a red wire that went to a black wire for the light and the blue wire was to the fan :) Blessings :)

Most all hunter fans with a remote are wired in the same manner I've installed 3 different Hunter fans in my house the last 2 months and all 3 wired the same with this remote.

The Shack So what are you going to do next?

I have a vid on upgrading or repair a sagging gate coming this Friday. a vid on installing wood flooring coming soon. I have 2 tool reviews coming; this is a very busy month. Oh I just put out a vid on painting a porch. This year is mostly all home upgrades. Plus this month is my anniversary 1 year ago I put out my first vid so I’ll put out a year in review this month also. I Tweet Wednesday of any vid coming by weeks end

The Shack Yeah I'm just a big fan of Ceiling Fans.

David Hoffman the wiring all is bacically the same. here is a link to my other install with remote that may help. if any questions you can direcr email me for further help. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jc-tl_C9r6I.html

D jones if you are referring to what I connected the wires together with they are wire nuts. I hope this was what you were inquiring about. Thank you for viewing.

yes that was it .. thanks for the quick response

You are very welcome, glad I could help

Thank you American Subs I try to help as much as I can. Thank you for viewing.

Edward just a quick thought, have you looked to see if by chance the wire came loose. That's why i always pull on the wires after putting on the wire nut to make sure the wires are intact and tight. sometimes they don't connect like they should. I'd double check the connections. Don't know what else to say I've had my for years and never had one quit. I've replaced them after so many years but never had one do that . Maybe you just drew a bad one.

I have not checked the wires, but I will.

@@TheShackHome so it was a wire that was lose. That was awhile back when talked. Now another fan went out. This one won't turn either. It looks like the wires are fine. I (checked them) and it looks like it wants to turn when I turn it on with remote control. I changed the battery on the remote. No problem there, I checked the wires, nothing. There is another Hunter fan -different model from this one that also stopped working wtf? There are only two fans that are currently working in the house.

@@edwardpedroza9238 You might try bypassing the remote and see if it works. there might be a problem with the receiver, if that works id contact hunter and see if they can get you a new one.

@@TheShackHome it's weird because when I turn on the switch to on position it makes this humming noise, but won't turn. Granted, I had a water leak through the roof this past year and it was leaking from the fan location. I wonder if the receiver got wet. I swapped out the receiver from the living room fan to the fan that isn't working in the dining room to see if there is a problem with the receiver. It didn't work. I wonder if each receiver works works with their own fan, or they can work with the other fans which is the same Hunter brand. I switched the receiver back to the fan in the living room and it works fine. 🤔 Any thoughts on the receivers working independently regardless of which fans are you them on? As I mentioned, all the fans are the same brand . Thank you.

Stephen Sk8well the housing bracket that everything hinges on has the little opening that the unit slide into but kinda sits on everything too.

@@TheShackHome yep. It worked. All good. Thank you very much.

busared06 I chose to have my light solely activated but the wall switch only. I didn't want it to be activated by the remote. Just my preference. The downfall with this way the dim doesn't work. But id rather turn the light off when i leave the room vs. having to find the remote to do so. I like the remote for the fan again just my preference .

@@TheShackHome understood, I totally agree. I have a hunter with the remote and hate the function. Can I just remove the receiver and hardwire like a normal fan?

@@busared06 you can but there is no chain so you'll lose the fan speed. that why i kept that for the remote. I have my set on 2 switches but only the fan on the remote for speed selection.

@@TheShackHome I have chains for both

Where does the blue wire connect to, if you choose to use it?

+Zachary Reiss you are correct but the Hunter site its Model# 59228 with 3 dark walnut blades this fan through Home Depot is model# 59188 has 3 matt black finish blades. They are different model numbers and maybe for Home Depot it has a different packing name with different blades. Even on the box it states Crandon Park Ceiling Fan, so "Flare" through Hunter or "Crandon" through Home Depot. Still a great fan and looks good in my room. Thanks Zac for viewing and your input. Keeps us all on our toes.

Albert glad to help . Thank you for viewing

@MEEZER...this isn't a picture of this model, not sure if it's even a Hunter. (Best fans that can be bought at a home improvement store, btw). Either way, I've installed many ceiling fans with remotes of all different brands and this is how it's always done: once the connections are made, the receiver slides into the space right above the round hook that holds the ball and downrod attached to the fan. Sometimes you may have to turn the receiver around or onto the other side, so it may be a good idea to test fit it before you make your connections. For excess wire, I first trim my wires if they are very long before applying wirenuts, and I use zip ties to bundle up the rest and tuck them up & out of the way. If there is room on top of the receiver once it's in place, that's a good spot, otherwise, you could zip tie them to the bracket right next to the receiver. The most important part is that they are not in the way of any moving parts, and that there is no bare wire exposed...I like to wrap my wirenuts in electrical tape just in case, as it would just take one tiny strand of wire poking out from a wirenut to touch the fan housing, delivering a potentially nasty shock. Hope this helps...let me know. -t www.familyhandyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/fan.jpg

Donna the cradle that the down pipe hangs in should be just wide enough for the receiver to fit in. just get the wires the best you can slide the receiver in in and put the cover it all should be good. now the newer models I cant say haven't installed one since this one.

@@TheShackHome thanks for the reply... it's a built in receiver so it's actually at the bottom of the fan... (not like a fan with pull chains) I tore the whole thing apart looking for the receiver or where a receiver could fit and then after further research I learned that I was looking in the wrong place!!

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