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Default Ceiling fan installation issues

gwandsh wrote:
On Jun 3, 5:05 pm, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 3 Jun 2009 16:52:18 -0700 (PDT), gwandsh
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We just had a higher end ceiling fan (Casablanca) installed in our
bedroom. To avoid having to wire for a wall control, we opted for the
wireless remote control model. The install was done by a recommended
and local licensed electrician.
The fan is up but won't respond to the remote. The initial installer
suspected the receiver unit in the fan base was faulty, so we
exchanged and got a new receiver/remote kit. They then installed this
one, and it still didn't work. We tried the remote as close as six
inches from the installed receiver, and yes, the batteries were fresh.
The company senior electrician came out and hard wired the fan
(bypassing the remote) and it works fine, He took the remote and
receiver to his shop for testing. Apparently they both work fine, so
now he suspects that there is some type of interference precenting the
remote and receiver from working together.
We live a few miles from an airport and have a flight path close to
overhead. We get plane traffic perhaps 10 times per day. Other than
that, our neighborhood is like any other in town. In the same bedroom
we have an LCD TV that works fine by remote. A few feet down the hall
is my wireless router, which services laptops all over the house.
Anybody encountered anything similar, or know if this "interference"
idea is a valid one? I am now concerned that the electrical
contractor will ding us for 6+ hours troubleshooting when the intitial
install quote was 2 hours.

Look in the manual for DIP Switch settings. Maybe change the pins for
another frequency ?

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Thanks, but the dip switches on both units were verified and tried in
several settings. They don't appear to be the problem, as they worked
fine in the independent test.

Hi,
What is the frequency range of the remote? Know what type of mode it
works with; like PPM,PWM, FM, etc. Do you have other wireless device
like wireless router for internet? Remotely air port radar could
interfere swamping the remote.