Hunter 27149 Fan/Light Remote Control

If you have a ceiling fan with a light that you'd like to control without fiddling with the little chains and without the expense of wiring a wall switch, this is a great product. Installing the remote receiver in the fan base can be a bit tight, but it's fairly straightforward as long as you are comfortable with basic wiring. Once you have it set up, you can still switch the light on and off at the wall switch, even with the remote holder in place - a very good feature in case you lose the remote in the dark. The remote itself can either live in its holder over the regular wall switch or be anywhere else in the room. The fan buttons are very easy to operate (three speeds and off). There are two light buttons (smaller and fiddlier than they needed to be): one turns the light on at full and dims if you keep it pressed, the other starts the light on dim and brightens, both will toggle the light on / off if pressed briefly. This is a significant advantage over the otherwise similar...Read more

I recently installed a new Hunter Fan and the 27149 Fan & Light Remote Control. Installation was okay, even though the space was tight. Unfortunately, the fan assembly housing was engineered separately from the remote control receiver and as such, you must "stuff" the receiver into a relative small space and hope you do not "pinch" any wires when you close the fan ceiling housing. The real issue I have is that periodically the fan and or the light come on for no reason. It appears the receiver is picking up some extraneous transmitted signal. I do have an X10 security system installed in the house and each of the window sensors "check-in" to the home station approximately every four hours. Unfortunately, I do not know the frequencies used by either the fan remote or the X10 "senders". Likewise, having to change the Dip switches on the receiver is a "royal Pain" since the entire fan must be dropped to get to the dip switches. All in all I paid a fair amount of money for this whole fan...Read more

Replaced older unit which had failed. This unit is smaller and has a greater range. Sensitive, quick and accurate operation. Light operation buttons only allow highest and lowest brightness, failing to remember previous setting. This is the only negative. Includes three fan speeds.