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    r_camper Posts: 2, Reputation: 1
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    Dec 31, 2009, 03:48 PM
    Wife blew up our regency ceiling fan
    Great resource here guys, and I am in need of help myself. Last night my wife tried to change a lightbulb in our ceiling fan while I was away. She unscrewed the base severing the two wires that went to the downlight portion and kicked the breaker for the room. She's fine, but the inwall remote does not light up when pressing buttons, and needless to say the fan has no functions now either. I assume the receiver is dead in the fan, but could it have gotten wiring or anything all the way back to the remote or wiring in the wall? I just don't understand why the red led on the remote is not lighting up or does it have to complete the signal to the receiver to indicate it as a confirmation. Also, the rest of the room came back online after resetting the breaker, when I got downstairs, the fan was spinning slowly like it just had the power shut off, and the light on the remote worked for like 5 seconds then nothing... any ideas on how bad it can be??

    Thanks for the help.
    Robbie C.


    Regency ceiling fan
    Up light / down light
    Inwall remote with dimmer function and reverse
    One pull chain just for light.
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    Jan 9, 2010, 11:13 AM

    Hey guys. Thanks for all the help. Oh wait... Well anyway.

    I replaced the receiver and wall mounted remote. The fan works but I have no up or down lights.. I checked the uplight bulbs in a separate lamp and they are fine.

    Any ideas?
    Thanks...
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    Jan 9, 2010, 12:11 PM

    I would check light kit wiring or voltage from receiver.
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    Jan 27, 2010, 01:59 AM

    If you replaced the remote AND receiver and the lights are still not working, either

    1. You don't have the correct receiver
    2. They are not wired correctly
    3. Something is wrong with the lights or their wiring

    All are possible. Checking the lights is easy if you have a ohmeter or an external voltage source (wire them to the end of an extension cord, or something)

    The others you deal with however you got the remote and receiver from-- Regency, I hope.

    I'm glad you are able to blame your wife. Usually it's the other way around.

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