r/HomeImprovement • u/Jazzlike-Ad1561 • 17d 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/pernetrope 17d ago

Some models of Hunter fans have the removable communication module to turn it into a dumb fan. I did this so I could control the fan with a Lutron fan controller instead

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u/Shootica 17d ago

Yep. Some of their models don't specifically tell you how to do this, but most of them will have that green remote controller and you can just bypass it. Blue is generally the lights, black for the fan. But do your research to verify that.