Thinking about getting this fan for my kitchen, would anyone advise against that due to the wall controller being the only way to adjust the fan?
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The ones I bought had only a remote control. I bought wall controllers for them, so we can now use either.
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I would not advise against it, we did not even attach ours to the wall. I think they are solid quiet units. The controller is flexible in location.
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If you go to their website and you will find you can also purchase a remote. That is what I did we and it is Emerson Model UC7212t. It has a reverse button, speed up and down button, light button which does dim and off button. You can purchase it and works great. We got the Bronze fan for use in our large bathroom to move air around and we just love this fan.
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Our fan came with a remote controller that has a wall-mounted sleeve. That is our only complaint about the fan - but it is a very minor complaint
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Sorry, we bought the fan with the remote and also you can purchase a wall switch that does the same as the remote. We purchased the wall switch and had it installed and also we have the remote. Just Google your fan model or check Emerson website and you will find a wall switch that is for that fan.
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Emerson SW605 Six-Speed Full-Function Wall Control, White is also sold by Amazon.
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Actually,I think it's a plus. It comes with a wall mount to hold the remote, so you can mount it anywhere-- a more convenient place than where your normal light switch might be.
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Hello. I actually think that the wall control is the best way to control the fan. Rather than a remote (that could get misplaced), the wall control is a stationary control that allows you the same function. Please let me know if there is anything more I can do to help. -Beth
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You do not have to purchase any additional accessories if you already have a wall switch. You can then adjust the speeds manually by pulling the hang down chain controlling the fan. If you wish you could purchase a radio controlled device that inserts in the top of the fan unit which can be controlled using a wall mounted or hand controlled accessory as well.
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No, this is a fan switch only. I'd look for a slider switch. This one has to be played with to get the setting. Good luck!
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This controller did not work with my fan. It is the correct controller for my fan. We did everything the instructions outlined and our electrician couldnt get it working either. Only controls the light but not the fan.
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The fan comes with a remote control and a holder which may be attached to the wall. I have my holders with remotes attached to the walls right next to the light switches. I believe it is possible to order a switch that can be separate from remote.
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You do not have to use a Broan wall control. (This answer was provided by my partner, an electrician, who installed ours,)
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I hired a contractor to put everything together and we didn't need anything additional for the remote. You could leave it always hot but I recommend a wall switch since the remote will move around and it's nice to have that alternate way of turning it off. Btw the remote has 4 channels to choose from so you might be able to get 2 remotes. I also got the light add-on and there was a quirk in that if you used the wall switch the light would stay off until you used the remote. This was not an issue for the fan.
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Yes, I have the fan and light connected to a switch in my kitchen and you can still control the light from the switch on the fan. It works really good.
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For the hand-held remote, nothing additional needed and it will work nicely with a direct wired fan (mine is that way). I did not opt to go with the wall switch because it's really not necessary. The hand-held remote is great.
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Ours is installed with separate wall switches. One controls light, one controls fan. I can turn each on independently of the other. Perfect. Worked out great. Don't really use remote or mess with the controls on fan itself.
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The wall remote has to be hooked to power, and is constructed like any wall switch. There is also a fan controller which goes between wires connecting fan. The remote sends RF signals to fan controller to turn on light, fan, etc. i suppose you could use it for something else, but I would think there are better solutions for wirelessly controlling other electronics
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I am vey pleased with this fan. The fan can be adjusted for vertical direction. It can be set for oscillate or stationary. I don't see a way to adjust the amount of oscillation; a way to decrease or increase the arc of the oscillation. I no longer have the instructions that came with the fan & I'm sorry I cannot look there for confirmation.
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I installed 4 fans 2 each on controller, the manufacturer does not recommend it however they work fine, the draw does not overload controls. For technical info I suggest contacting manufacturer.
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I was wondering that, too, Blake. It seems that horizontal window fans are difficult to find. Is that because it's best if you can block off the rest of the window? Anyway, I am going to order the fan for the convenience of having a remote control and the reverse capable fans. I'll tape it in, if nothing else! :) I will post a review after I have used it. Another poster wrote:on May 3, 2011 6:26:01 PM PDT (regarding using the fan in the vertical position): TheyCallMeMcGyver says: Nothing says that it can, but I just bought one and I did just that, ie installed it vertically in a window opening 21" wide x 24" high. This meant the unit fit quite snugly from top to bottom, but there is a fair amount of "open" space on the sides. For my installation the open space on the sides isn't an issue. I wasn't trying to block in the entire window opening. I just needed to put something in the opening to move the air in/out. The only downside, if you want to call it that, is that the temp display is now sideways.
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This item is hard-wired into the wall. There is a separate remote that came with my fan, that can fully operate the fan without the wall switch, however in my situation, having both options is very nice. In my case, the wiring did need to go from the Fan to the Switch for both to work.
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No. I don't think I've ever bought a fan with a wall switch included. We had a switch installed to operate it, though. It's not too much extra work.
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Yeah I had that in my fan info too. But the info with this control says not to use it with a solid state fan. Who even knows what these "solid state" things are. You should be fine.