Builder Says Ceiling Fans Can't Be On Switches

[Anonymous]

Your builder is a moron.

[Anonymous]

I think it might be true that you can’t have the light and the fan on two different plain toggle switches, but not true that you can’t have a separate fan and light controls that are sized to fit in a wall switch panel.

[Anonymous]

Some fans (e.g. Big Ass Fans) are meant to be wired to a permanently 'on' wire, like a non-switched outlet. They really want you to only use a remote!

But you can get a wall switch that is a wired form of the remote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have some very expensive fans and they were installed last year. I have both a remote and a wall switch. We never use the remote. The wall switch is really neat- we can control speed and dim the lights from it.

This, how are they getting electricity???

This cannot be a serious question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone ever hear this? He says they are all remote control now and says he cant have the fan on one switch and the light on another.

That would depend entirely on the fans you choose.

[Anonymous]

Ours was installed 2 months ago. There are two ways to control it: the wall switch and the remote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone ever hear this? He says they are all remote control now and says he cant have the fan on one switch and the light on another.

I think most people are missing the second half of OP's question. This is how most fans are wired nowadays - there is one switch to turn the entire unit on and off, and the remote controls the fan and the light separately. The fans that come with their own control switch usually have an on/off toggle connected to the fan and then the light and fan are controlled via wireless sensor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Below is a photo of the wall control that came with our fan

I'm not very handy but after spending an hour with the installation instructions, YouTube videos, and a voltage tester, I was able to wire it correctly without injuring myself, even through the wiring was quite different than the old fan.



https://www.kichlerlightingexperts.com/lighting/7-196-826-0-735198/Kichler-Lighting_Accessory---4.5-Inch-65K-Limited-Function-Wall-Transmitter-371062MULTR.htm

If you look at the description, you'll see that this even says it controls the fan and light remotely, it's just the on/off that is hard wired to the fan.

[Anonymous]

I replaced a standard flush mount ceiling light for a fan/ light combo in my 1960s split and was told by my electrician that one switch couldn't work both fan and light unless the fan had one of those pull chains that independently turned the fan on. He told me that in these old house there was only a single wire system used. Newer houses have a 2 wire system. I hate those pull chains so I installed a fan that had a separate remote that was wall mounted. The switch works the light and the remote works the fan and also turns on/ dims the light.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I replaced a standard flush mount ceiling light for a fan/ light combo in my 1960s split and was told by my electrician that one switch couldn't work both fan and light unless the fan had one of those pull chains that independently turned the fan on. He told me that in these old house there was only a single wire system used. Newer houses have a 2 wire system. I hate those pull chains so I installed a fan that had a separate remote that was wall mounted. The switch works the light and the remote works the fan and also turns on/ dims the light.

Following up on this that there are wall switches that have the same functions as the remote but only the light is hardwired. The fan operation is still operated remotely.

[Anonymous]

Our fans are on switches and have remote controls to control the fan speed.

Your builder needs to talk to an electrician.

[Anonymous]

Your builder has a surplus of one fan and wants to unload it on you. They pull this all the time.
I'm having a deck built and the contractor insisted it could only be one shade of gray composite. "I can't do brown it's a special order." I didn't hire him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your builder has a surplus of one fan and wants to unload it on you. They pull this all the time.
I'm having a deck built and the contractor insisted it could only be one shade of gray composite. "I can't do brown it's a special order." I didn't hire him.

This.

[Anonymous]

^LOL. You guys are pretty clever, catching this builder trying to "unload" a ceiling fan on you.

No, OP, it's just that most ceiling fans come set up to be wired this way these days.

[Anonymous]

You should have switches + apps. No remotes.