Here’s a diagram showing how the fan was connected to the switches initially.Ĭeiling Fan Remote Conversion Original Connections I will use the black wire (and the neutral conductor) to power the receiver, and the other wire (red) will be capped off with a wire nut and will no longer be used in this installation.
We only need one of these switched hot wires to act as the master power for the receiver unit. There is a 3-wire cable in the outlet box that provides a common neutral (white) wire, and the fan’s light kit is connected to the red, and the fan is connected to the black conductor. You only need to completely remove one of the screws on each side, and just loosen the other two that are through the key-hole, or L-slots in the canopy cover to allow it to drop out of the way, exposing the mounting bracket and the fan wiring.ĭetermine how the fan is connected now. Turn the ring a ¼ turn until it comes loose and then remove the four screws. With this particular fan, a trim ring conceals the four mounting screws that hold the canopy cover in place. The next step is to remove the canopy of the fan to check on the existing wiring, and plan for the installation of the remote control receiver unit. If you don’t have provisions for locking off the access to the panel, put a piece of electrical tape over the breaker handle holding it in the off position, and post a note warning others to leave the breaker off. Now that the breaker is off, and the electrical panel is locked (if so equipped) so nobody can accidentally turn the breaker back on while you are working on the circuit you can safely begin working. For a quick review of safety considerations when working around electricity, CLICK HERE. The first step (as always) is to determine what circuit breaker feeds power to the circuit we are working on, and shut off that breaker. We will be using a universal remote control unit from Hampton Bay, Model #27157. I have covered many different types of ceiling fan installations in prior website posts and in video, but this post will focus on taking an existing ceiling fan that is currently controlled by two wall switches, and converting it to a remote controlled ceiling fan c/w light kit.
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