Does the fan come with the wall switch also and what type of remote will give the me the option of having the fan on the light off completely? We currently have a just light where this fan will go what kind of wiring will we need.
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The fan doesn't come with a wall switch but it can be wired to almost any type of wall switch. HOWEVER, the Minka is a three-wire European system so an extra ground line would have to be installed to use a wall switch. The remote and receiver come separately. It operates three speeds of the fan and turns the light on/off. I mounted the bracket for the remote onto the wall and use the remote as a "wall" switch. If you want the light off permanently you can remove the bulb easily. Or just don't turn it on. The frosted light fixture makes the bulbs pretty much useless anyway other than for a night light. Fantastic fan, though.
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You do not need to use a remote. It has two pull strings...one for fan (3 speeds & off) and one for the light. It has a low profile for added head room, but I have to admit, when I installed it, the light did not work. I have yet to take it apart to see if the wiring to the light came disconnected... I am hoping it is not bad. I NEED the light more than the fan in that room.
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I guess you could remove it, but then, you would only have the wall switch to turn on both fan and light. I assume that you might want the light at times when you didn't want the fan. And, what about the pull for turning on/off the fan - that hangs down also.
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The light and fan have pull-chain switches. The light switch is off/on. The fan switch is off-high-med-low-off You could also install a wireless remote control. It will allow you to control the fan speed and the light (with or without a wall switch). The wireless remote kits are $18 at Walmart.
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Fan and light controls mounted in wall only, no remote was offered. You can probably add a remote by installing a receiver in the fan housing. Existing light circuit handled both new fan and light because the amperage is low enough.
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The remote did not work for some reason. I the kit for the Lutron stack switch came with the switch and an internal part for the fan. Once the internal part was installed the fan worked off the wall switch...but no reverse...so make sure you have the fan going in the correct direction before install.
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Ours has a remote, but we also have an on/off switch on the wall. The wall switch does not control any of the fan functions other than on and off.
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We have one wall switch and we operate the fan and light with the remote control. Remote allows you to operate them separately.
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Yes a single pole switch will work.The wall switch will send the power to the the light and fan, the pull chains will turn the light and fan on as well as control the fan speed.If you choose to set the pull chains to the on positions, then you can turn the light and fan on and off using the wall switch.With you use this switch you will need 14/3 wire to control the fan and light separately .
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Josie, the remote receives it power from the wall switch. When the switch is on, the remote is powered. When the switch is off, the remote is not powered. Therefore, the wall switch must always be in the on position. I did have a problem when I connected both the power leads in the fan/light to the remote. When I use only one of the power leads and capped the other one off, everything started working just fine. Hope this helps.Lee
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Not sure, there is a switch on the fan. We bypassed the remotes. We still have the remote and looked at it and there does not appear to be a switch, I would dig further. Sorry!
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It comes with a light kit but not with a remote kit. If you don't get the remote kit you have to use pull chains on the side of the fan housing to switch the fan and light separately. The light is not bright enough to illuminate a room.
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I had this fan installed a few weeks ago. I can operate with the remote and the wall switch. Your electrician can set that up for you. I will say that I love using the remote. It has several speed settings and you can change the direction with it. I have received many compliments on this one; it looks amazing!!!
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Micah, The light can also be hooked up with a wall switch. In fact, that is how we have our Minka Aire (4) fans set up so the light can work with the remote and wall switch. Great fans!
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This fan does not come with a switch. If you have a 3 conductor romex cable run to the fan, then you can have separate switches for fan and light.
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Yes, it has two pull chains so you can control both fan and light. No remote control. You can power the fan and the lights separately so you can have separate wall switches.
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Mine did not come with a pull switch. Although we are able to control both light and fan with the wall switch as well. Remote is only necessary for fan speed.