When I google this I just get confused.
We have a 20 year old Casablanca ceiling fan whose motor has died. It is controlled by a wall switch. Upon replacement we still want wall control. Almost (or perhaps all) current ceiling fans are remote control We do not want that, but rather switch mounted controls.
So do we have to rewire the remote fan, and if yes how. Is there a system that allows the remote to be installed in a switch-plate so for all intents and purposes it is wall controlled?
Thanks,
Of course there is. It’s available at just about any home repair warehouse. Like this one.
I have this exact model controlling two exterior ceiling fans under my deck.
What was wrong with the answers you received when you asked this question the first time?
There was a lot of information and YouTube videos showing how to rewire things that included rewiring the remote and tucking it in the fan housing itself. It seemed to me that if the solution was easy why would anyone even think about doing things in such a complicated manner. So I just wanted to hear something definitive.
Just to make this a comprehensive answer for the archives, nearly all brands of ceiling fan have two modes:
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[li] Where the fan motor and light circuit (if present) are each wired to a wall switch for on/off, and pull chains are used to set fan speed (and sometimes light brightness). It is possible for the chain switches to be set in Off positions themselves, making the wall switch non functional or creating confusion.[/li][li]Where a remote unit is installed in the ceiling base of the fan and wired to the motor and light circuits, then a “remote” switch is installed in the wall socket tha allows more sophisticated control of the fan and light settings. Normally the fan and light chain-pull switches are set to “high” and left alone. Most such setups also allow pairing of a handheld remote with the same controls.[/li][li]This model allows the same fan to be sold to two different customer needs at two different price points, with or without the remote bundled or available separately.[/li][li]Replacement remote setups are readily available for most big brand (and big-box-brand) fans, and there are universal ones as well.[/li][/ol]