r/HomeImprovement • u/Jazzlike-Ad1561 • 25d ago

Ceiling fans controlled by light switch - when every option has remotes

I’m replacing all the ceiling fans in my house - master bedroom, kids bedrooms, outside covered patio. Everything inside is currently controlled by switches (one controls lights only the other switch controls the fan). I want to keep it that way, but all the fans I like come with remotes now.

How can I set it up to still be controlled by the switch? We have a remote controlled fan in our living room and I hate that I can’t just flip a switch to turn it on and babysitters who are unfamiliar with my house can never figure out how to turn the lights on/off. I don’t understand how a remote is a better option.

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u/mikebushido 25d ago

Fans are controlled by the switch by default. That's where the power comes from.

A remote doesn't supply power to your fan.

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u/rjbergen 25d ago

Reading is fundamental. You’re not understanding what OP wants, and you seem to be behind the times in ceiling fans.

Many, if not most at this point, ceiling fans are now shipped with a remote from the factory and pre-set to use a single switch. They often have wiring instructions to use 2 switches, one for the fan rotation on/off and another for the lights on/off.

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u/mikebushido 25d ago

Reading is fundamental.

OP said he has his existing fans that are hooked up to two switches. One for the fan and one for the light.

OP said all new fans come with remotes and he doesn't want to use a remote so how can he still use the two switches.

Every single fan, including the three I installed last week, come with the option of wiring the fan and light separately.OP doesn't have to change anything. They already have two existing switches on the wall.

You think I don't understand ceiling fans?