I moved into a home with a single-switch bedroom fan and only two wires at the wall.A light kit was added to brighten up the room, but then I had a dilemma of having to pull the chains on the fan if I wanted to use the light independently of the fan.
This kit seemed to be the perfect option.Instead of the expensive or time-consuming option of running a third wire and second switch at the wall, I could just use this kit to swap the wall switch.All I needed to do was add a receiver module between the fan and the ceiling.If only I had known what was to come...
The wall switch was replaced in about 5 minutes.For the receiver module, the fan has to come down.Since the Hunter Original weighs 50 lbs. and can't support it's own weight, this means removing the light kit, separating every wire connection, removing the fan blades/canopy/shroud, and creating a suitable resting pad for the fan housing (I found couch pillows and a grocery bag to protect from oil worked great).
The receiver is designed to mount to a ceiling stud with the hardware provided.If mounting to a fan box, you'll probably need additional machine screws which aren't provided.It took several trips to the hardware store followed by bolt cutting to get the right length in my situation.Then back up goes everything, with the fan now making electrical connections to the receiver and the receiver connecting to the house AC.Did I mention it weighs 50 lbs.?An assistant is very helpful while making wire connections.
What the instructions don't reveal is that the receiver will lower the install height by about 2 inches.That's how far my shroud now hung below the ceiling, so I had to redo the entire installation, this time raising the fan box in the ceiling 2 inches.
Once installed, it does work as described.The directions stipulate setting the light kit to ON and the fan speed to HIGH beforehand.I found the HIGH speed on the fan caused all of the the fan speeds as operated from the wall switch to be too fast.I reduced the fan speed to MEDIUM on the pull chain, and the three fan speeds were returned to normal.
It should also be noted that I heard a hum after installing this kit.I initially suspected the kit, but then discovered the fan itself was low on oil (after only 4 years!), despite Hunter's claims that it should never need re-oiling.
I did not have any electrical interference issues, and live in a suburban neighborhood.There is a radio, TV, and computer nearby which also have no effect on the operation of this unit.
So the bottom line is that it works, but the effort required would be better spent paying an electrician to install a third wire and a second wall switch.
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This fan was installed in our 6 year old son's room--and it is really cute.It took both my husband & I to install it, only because he needed me to hold it up while he connected it.Other than that, it was very easy and fit where his old fan had been.The glove looks almost like leather--two family members even reached up to touch it because it looks like it would be soft.The baseball globe is adorable--it even has red stitching!The motor is very quiet, and it doesn't wobble at all.A definite thumbs up!
