Ceiling fan remote control
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Hi
I have a hampton bay sidewinder ceiling fan that came with a wall mount remote control. I wanted to have a hand held remote control, so went and purchased a remote control that came with its own receiver (hunter). I replaced the original receiver with the new receiver. The hand held remote control that I purchased did not have the button that would allow me to reverse the blade on the ceiling fan. That was OK with me because I only needed the fan to operate in the regular mode (counterclockwise-cool air going down). But now that I turn the fan on , the blade are in the reverse mode (clockwise-warm air down). Is there anyway for me to make the blades go the other way (counterclockwise). My fan does not have any exterior switch that would allow me to change the direction of the blades
Please help! Thank You
Ceiling fan remote control
I have 4 Hampton Bay hand held remotes, It may not be the easiest solution, but the automatic temperature- fan speed control IS worth the extra effort and money in my book.
Re: ceiling fan remote control
That is a fun one.
The fan will change direction by itself if it is running and the power snaps on and off a couple of times. Another, thanks to the power company.
Here is how I fix it.
Turn the fan off and spin it in the direction you want it to go.
Then quickly snap the power on and of once or twice within a second or two.
If you have a wall switch it makes it easier, but you might need to do this from the circuit breaker, with 2 people, one to spin the fan.
Basically on the first snap, the fan will start to slow down because you spun it in a direction it does not want to go and it is trying to go the other way. On the second snap of the power, it should click, and pick up speed in the right direction.
You may have to try 3 or 4 times with 2 to 3 power snaps, but it almost always takes. This works for almost any reversible Hampton Bay fan, BTW.