How many times have you pulled the chain on your ceiling fan a little too hard? It ends up snapping back up into the blades, which can be very dangerous. Other than that, just about everything else in your house is run by remote controls, so why not your ceiling fan? Installing a remote in a ceiling fan is easier than you think.
Safety First
Shut off the breaker going to the ceiling fan before you do anything else. You’re going to be working with the wires, so you need to make sure there isn’t any power going to them.
Install the Receiver
You might have to get creative about where the receiver is placed. Remove the screws securing the fan to the ceiling and lower it down so you can see inside of it. Once you find a place where the receiver can snugly fit, you’ll need to connect the wires.
- Locate the “hot” and neutral wires going to the fan.
- Unhook them and connect them to the “AC-in” spot on the receiver.
- Connect the 3 wires on the receiver to the fan.
Adjust the Remote
Once the receiver is installed, you’ll need to set the frequency of the remote. Simply change the frequency using the buttons on the remote until they match the frequency of the receiver in the ceiling fan. In some cases, remotes can reach areas you don’t necessarily want them to, so if you are installing more than one remote in the house, make sure that they each have a different frequency so you aren’t accidentally operating all of them at once.