Hunter Fan 27185 Light Remote Control

Comment: Buen producto. Fácil de instalar y practico. Con este son 5 los que hemos comprado para la familia. Vivimos en Cali Colombia y teníamos 5 ventiladores HUNTER así: 4 con el sistema de control remoto antiguo que trabajaba muy pero muy mal y uno que se compro sin control remoto. Con un poco de paciencia pude adaptar fácilmente este control remoto a los que lo tenían sistema antiguo y defectuoso, el otro fue mucho mas fácil. Si a alguien se le ofrece le puedo decir como cambia su viejo sistema a este

Yo recomiendo este producto Buena Calidad Calidad HUNTER.

Patricia

Comment: This item does what it says - controls light and fan, it was easy to install, but I have one serious issue with it.

It does not hold its state when the power is switched on and off at the wall switch. For example, if I set the remote so that the light is on and then turn the light off from the wall switch (a very normal thing to do when you leave the room,) the light will not turn on again when you enter the room and flip the wall switch (also a very normal thing to do). This is very annoying. I have another fan remote and it work correctly, so I know it is possible to build this right.

Comment: I just completed installation of a new Hunter Grand Lodge Fan that came with no remote or controls. I purchased this Hunter Control for $49 dollars at Lowes to replace my existing manual 3 speed fan controller. The fan is fantastic runs great and very quiet. This controller should be recalled by Hunter and replaced with a product that works. The local Lowes stated that many returns have come through for this controller. It has all the same issues reported by other light dimming, memory, random light turn on in middle of night, fan running when it wants.

I returned the defective unit to Lowes and traded for Harbor Breeze contol combo pack wich included controller, wall controls, and remote control all for the same $49 dollars at Lowes. This unit works as pefect as the fan. It controls fan speed, fan on and off, light dimming, has light dimming memory, and works from the wall control or remote great with no issues. Maybe Hunter can work out a deal to have Harbor Breeze supply to them LOL!!!

Comment: When there are items we purchase that cause more money being paid because they initiate another service, and then they don't work, I think it is SHAMEFUL!! I purchased this remote to go with a Hunter Summer Breeze ceiling fan. Never mind that the ceiling fan was delivered defective, and the electrician didn't notice until almost the end of the installation, but after the second fan was FedExed, and seemed to be working properly, I had even more problems by installing the components for this remote. Luckily, I had read some of the reviews about this, but since I didn't see any other remote options for the fan, I got it anyway, thinking that Hunter couldn't possibly keep selling this remote if it were THAT problematic. I was wrong. Imagine laying in bed at 3am and all of a sudden the light turns on. It could scare the becreezies out of you! Fortunately, I immediately remembered the reviews from Amazon, and knew that it was from the remote. Since that incident, the fan has come on by itself, and numerous times the light has come on. So I have paid the electrician to install a Hunter fan that came defective, I have paid the electrician to remove the first fan and install a second one, and now I have to pay the electrician to come back and remove these remote components. Maybe if Hunter were made responsible for some of these costs that the consumers incur because of their faulty products, then they would either make them better or take them off the market!!

Comment: This remotes has had known documented problems since it first came out. The problems remain the same---the lights and/or fan turn on/off randomly at their own whim. We can turn it on and it turns itself off or vice versa. You can change the codes and doing so requires you take down the fan and reset set them. resetting them isn't hard, it is the taking down and putting up of the fan.

On advice of other amazon reviewers, we purchased the Lutron remote which works great.

And just a note--we did not buy this hunter remote--it was included with our ceiling fan. We knew the problems and gave it a try anyway because we love the fan. We kept the fan--you can not purchase it without a remote, nor will hunter give you any money back for the faulty remote--but in the end, it was the fan we wanted and we just had to deal with purchasing the separate remote.

An advantage to the Lutron remotes is that they work on the wall as well as from the remote--which is a big advantage over this---but you do pay for the advantage.

If you are looking for a remote look with another company than hunter--this product is at least 8 years old, they haven't fixed the technology or known problems, and they still sell and package it with their fans (we purchased our fan 12/09. It is disappointing to me because otherwise the company has a great reputation.