The house we bought in 2003 came with 2 Hunter ceiling fans w/remotes. We had no problems for the first year. In the past couple years, however, when we tried to turn the fans on with remotes (there is not other way, i.e. no pull string) sporadically they would not respond. Sometimes, if we replaced the remote batteries, they would work. Most recently, though, they do not work at all, even when the batteries have been replaced and the circuit is flowing. I don't want to buy new fans and don't want to open up the mechanism if possible. Any ideas? Thanks!

Do the remote LEDs light up when you attempt to control the fans?

Check the frequencies and make sure the fans and remotes still match, each in a set. Try a different set/frequency.

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Good call. I switched the remotes and got one working. However, the second one is still flat. The light on the remote goes on. If you remove the battery, inside there is a little red plate of switches that looks like this:

ON DIP
1 2 3 4 5

Don't know what "DIP" stands for. 1-4 appear to be "on" and 5 is switched down to what I guess is the off position. It is the same setup with both remotes. I don't know if this has anything to do with frequency. How else to adjust frequency?

The non-working fan has been erratic over the years. It normally works in the winter, but not in the summer. The last time it worked was early last winter. I've never altered anything so... maybe it's the wiring(?)

Thanks for the feedback!

The setting of those switches should match an identical set in each respective fan. Each fan/remote set should match.

I've had the same prob w/ my entrance fan. It's a split entry and can't reach the shortened pulls. There's a wall switch for the fan & a remote but flipping the switch doesn't turn on the fan or light. For a while, using a thumbnail or other hard object got the fan or light to come on but even that's stopped working. Is there a universal remote, like there are f/ TVs? Trying to reach the fan itself would be a major undertaking for me.

There are universal remotes. What do you mean by using a thumbnail?

I meant my thumbnail instead of ball of thumb. The remote didn't seem to be making contact or something. But now the fan doesn't come on even if I get the light on the remote to come on.

For univ remote, would I have to install something on the fan itself?

No, just try all the codes in the universal remote until you find one that matches the fan.

But it might be easier to order the correct replacement remote from Hunter.

This all assuming the remote is the only problem.

Thanks... 1st I'll check the wall switch...

What type of wall switch is it, a basic on off or something with controls?

It's a basic switch - controls 3 lights: hall, LR, enrty (sep switches). The fan replaced the entry light. BTW - it is old. House built 1964, fan put in mid70s...

If the fan has a remote, it would not have been put up in the mid 70s.

The house we bought in Jan. came with 2 Hunter ceiling fans w/remotes. One of the fans started flickering turning off and on the first week. In the past couple of months it was working however, the last couple of weeks we tried to turn the fan on with remote (there is not other way, i.e. no pull string) sporadically they would not respond. Sometimes, if we let the wall switch on the fan will turn on by itself , but then turns of when it wants to. Most recently, though, it doesn't work at all, even when the batteries have been replaced and the circuit is flowing. I don't want to buy new fans and don't want to buy a new receiver and remote. I called an electrician and of course the fan was working fine. He told me it was the receiver, but why doesn't it work when we turn on the switch on the wall. Do you think it is an electrical problem? Any ideas? Thanks!

Because the wall switch doesn't control the receiver, the remote does. Contact Hunter Hunter Fan for replacement parts.

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