Lighting, Light Fixtures, Ceiling and Exhaust Fans - Ceiling Fan and High Hat Switch Wiring

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shappy0869
02-15-09, 11:25 AM
I have a room with a ceiling fan and high-hats. The ceiling fan is on one switch and the high-hats are on another.

I wanted to wire up a switch and remote that would control both the fan and the high hats.

I purchased this item:

http://images.lowes.com/product/080629/080629401136.jpg

Here are the wiring instructions

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8277/instructionssr4.jpg

and here is a picture of the wall switch and the receiver

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4516/img2678pq6.jpg

What I am unsure of is whether I can wire it so that I take the hot and neutral from the fan wall switch along with the hot and neutral from the high hat switch and wire them into the receiver (to be placed in the wall) and then wire it up to the included wall control.

Or will this only work with a fan with a light kit?

In that case, what other options do I have?

Thanks.


wirenut1110
02-15-09, 05:46 PM
So what I think you're saying is that you want to mount the receiver in the same box as the wall mount switch instead of the fan canopy?

If it will fit, yeah it will be ok.

shappy0869
02-15-09, 06:01 PM
Yeah, that is what I am thinking. But I am not sure the canopy unit is designed to be wired directly up to the household current, as opposed to going through the fan first.


wirenut1110
02-15-09, 06:22 PM
According to that drawing it goes black from house to black on wall switch, other wall switch black to black on receiver. Out of receiver to fan/light