ceiling fan lighting acting weird

17 years ago

hi all. I posted this on the lighting forum, but got no responses, so I thought I'd try it here....

We have a Hunter ceiling fan with light kit, which uses a remote control for the fan and light (which is dimmable).

The fan was in the house when we bought it 3+ years ago, and I assume it was in there for a while before that. Shortly after we moved in, we replaced the remote control assembly, since the old one was recalled (Hunter sent us the replacement- model 27185-060). It has worked fine until now.

When we turn the light on, after a short while (seems variable) it dims itself, and then flickers rapidly between brighter and dimmer. It will stop doing this if we dim the light, or turn it off.

If anyone has an idea of what may be wrong, any help is appreciated!

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itsunclebill
17 years ago
Contact Hunter for another replacement. The controller unit in the fan is bad. If it has been a while since the replacement was installed you may better off buying a new remote controller at a big box.
mikend
Original Author
17 years ago
itsunclebill

Thanks for the reply. I was afraid that would be the problem- replacing that remote controller is a pain (you have to hold on to the not so light fan while trying to connect the wiring- my wife and I still chuckle about our arguments that day). After my post, I did a web search using the Hunter controller model number. Apparently there are plenty of problems with this unit (I linked to amazon reviews below). Often the fan comes on by itself. I thought that the neighbor's fan or garage controller was doing this, but apparently it is a glitch with the unit. I haven't heard of or read about my exact problem- but it makes sense. I have to decide whether to replace the controller, remove the controller (and use the chains- which means no dimmer), or just buy a new one.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hunter Fan 27185 - not a wise choice
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itsunclebill
17 years ago
Unless you have a fairly old fan there should be a way to hook the fan to the ceiling bracket so you can wire without having to hold up the fan.

I'm actually pretty impressed with the quality of the remotes they sell at the big boxes and would recommend one if you would like to keep a remote on the fan. The only one I've had go bad so far got full of water from a leak in a unit above. YMMV.