How to Install a Ceiling Fan With Remote Control: Complete Step-by-Step Instructions

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A ceiling fan with a remote control allows you to turn it on/off and adjust the lighting and fan speed without having to get up and walk to the switch. In this video Terry Peterman, the Internet Electrician, walks you through a very detailed, step-by-step installation of a Hunter ceiling fan with a remote control. This is a great project for the DIYer! Here's a link to my older version of this.. • How To Install a Ceili...
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@DSquared0206 2 жыл бұрын

I almost gave up and called an electrician, being frustrated with the wiring, and thanks to this video, mission accomplished.

@theinternetelectrician 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help out David! Thanks for watching, and I hope that you gave it a 'like', and that you have subscribed to my channel!

@newtonbruton5252 Жыл бұрын

*Easy install, so far Works great **Fastly.Cool** !*

@jfflores7498 12 күн бұрын

Thank you Sir for Sharing, it’s Big Help. Step by Step, make easy for us, more Power.

@r.i.phamsterhamster6722 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent job sir I can’t do it without watching your video Thanks so much so helpful 👍

@hkhou 3 жыл бұрын

great step by step installation guide - just ordered my fan and will be trying it out. thank you, Terry

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Mike! Any other questions, just ask here!

@hkhou 3 жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician Hi Terry, there is no 2x4 support structure directly under my junction box. So basically, I am not able to mount the bolt for secure the fixture. Is there a way around this? Looking forward to advise...thanks

@kapt819 3 жыл бұрын

Such a great detailed video! Thanks for sharing

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@DSH1369 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tarry, I will be installing this light up soon. And follow your instructions.

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks fro watching Daniel! Let me know how you made out with the installation.

@randycraig4930 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Just installed my fan with your help👍👍👍👍

@theinternetelectrician 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to have helped out Randy! I hope you gave it a 'like', and that you subscribed to my channel and clicked the notifications bell?

@ernestleo6284 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video showing how to install wireless remote switching for an overhead ceiling fan. I purchased wireless receiver/transmitters to convert my overhead ceiling fans so the light and fan operate separately. Easy to install and they work extremely well. My only recommendation is with the brightness of LED bulbs install receivers or complete ceiling fan units with a remote that include dimming. I also found it easier to make wire connections with lever wire connectors.

@terryh5179 2 жыл бұрын

Great info and video. Very helpful.

@IraJones-rd9qr 10 ай бұрын

Looks great, and with a brighter bulb installed that’s all the light you need. kzfaq.infoUgkxWF88GpljEn-0o34vtLFazEQ5h5Q33SjU As far as ease of installation- this was my first ceiling fan and it took about 3 hours because I had no idea what I was doing and also it’s helpful to have a second set of hands and a magnetic drill bit. Works great.

@danssmokintreasures 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.. Terry, I needed a review before I did 3 of these.

@optimumdialysistrainingaca7367 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect explanation.thank you

@msbeebea4240 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you , you made this look so easy sir!

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! And for the kind comment. Happy to help!

@jakeranch6731 3 жыл бұрын

This saved me, thank you.

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! I would appreciate it if you like, subscribe, and click the bell as well (if you already did, thanks!) It really helps us creators gain traction with KZfaq.

@vforvictory888 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@ezcourierexpress6282 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! It's just amazing and really, REALLY, informative! I wish you all the best!

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Appreciate the comment! I hope that you subscribed to my channel? I'm on a push to 100K subscribers. I think that actually means something other than just a milestone number, but I'd like to find out if it helps in my channel performance!

@ezcourierexpress6282 Жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician You're very welcome, Sir! I will subscribe to your great channel right now. Have a great day!

@juanrf2122 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you!

@mennyossi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Terry !

@theinternetelectrician 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Menny! I hope you gave it a 'like', and that you subscribed and clicked for notifications!

@joshua.sanchez9689 2 жыл бұрын

Well done 👍 thanks 🙏

@jeanfrancois7470 Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for good explanations

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@einsteindrieu 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you terry !!! 😎😎

@theinternetelectrician 2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!!!

@jbirdw4014 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@alexanderargueta82 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@valdanowill 3 жыл бұрын

I give you an A+++. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you so much! Made my day! A couple days ago I had a comment (on another platform) that said: “You’re a f-ing moron” People are so nasty these days!

@valdanowill 3 жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician Do you know how long I bought that same fan and could not find someone to install it for me? Today I just decided I am going to do it myself and there you were having the exact fan with the precise instructions that even a baby could follow. My fan is installed and working. Your video guided me and my son all the way. More power to you. And thanks again.

@prime8inatlanta627 3 жыл бұрын

Well done video Terry. I'm now ready to go out and buy several fan/light combo. Is there any way/brand name to synch the remote to a wall or smart switch? I just hate the idea of having to install 4 fan/light combo's and having four different remotes to keep track of. Plus I'm worried that using a remote for one fan will bleed in and control the fans in the next room over?

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure but these were factory paired and I installed two, one in master bedroom and the one in the video. I just checked and the remotes are different frequencies. Any brand that has dip switches for pairing will allow you to use one remote for all and I think you need to be in fairly close proximity so cross communication shouldn’t be an issue.

@bkpathr Жыл бұрын

Hey there! I wanted to thank you so much for providing this video! So happens, I installed my ceiling fan with a remote. The remote receiver that I have is the same as yours. I just colored match all the wires. Just know the basic how electricity flows from the ceiling fan to the base. Even a woman can do it! Thanks!

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

Good job Sylvie! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

@TheNaresh136 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Terry, Thank you for your video with detailed information. I have one red extra wire. Should i cap it and leave it or it can be utilized for separate control for light and fan with individual switch. As I have two switches. If yes, where I can connect red cable?

@theinternetelectrician 2 жыл бұрын

If you don't want to use the remote only, you could connect that red wire on the load side of the receiver in parallel with blue wires (check the 18:00 mark of the video). That way the extra switch could be used to turn on the light with the switch or with the remote. The other option is just to use the remote for the fan and light control as it's designed.

@gusgusfl 2 жыл бұрын

Does the light have a delay when powered on by the switch? I installed a fan and noticed mine has a 2-3s delay when turned on by the switch. Just wondering if that is just a property of receivers or just unique to the fan I purchased.

@dcyres Жыл бұрын

Hello Terry! I have the same fan, it’s making an annoying humming noise. I followed and checked that my wiring is correct. Have you noticed the same noise/ sound in these? It’s not quit as it claims.

@steveklimaszewski1422 Ай бұрын

Do you have a video for ceilings originally having separate light and fan switches?

@annkucera7426 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for being so thorough! It's up and it works😊

@pcm7315 Жыл бұрын

Very detailed. Helped me figure out what to do with all the wires.

@timrowe234 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@mcutchi 3 жыл бұрын

Nice clear video, thank for taking the time for the close-ups ! One question : why not screw in the mounting bracket AFTER doing the wiring ? It seems to be always in the way and no obvious benefit to doing it first.

@victorvelasco7127 3 жыл бұрын

Installed today and it worked perfectly! Thank you so much.

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@yuliu4848 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much. You are a great electrician and instructor.

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Thank-you Yu Liu! I appreciate the comment very much! Made my day!

@angelo79 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks homie

@theinternetelectrician 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, and for taking the time to comment Angelo! It means a lot to us creators. I hope that you also gave it a 'like', and that you subscribed to my channel and clicked on the notifications bell? I would appreciated that, and thanks if you already did!

@leagueofchodes2346 3 жыл бұрын

Terry, if I wanted a second switch to turn on light or fan separately, would I wire it past the controller portion?

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I guess my first question would be to ask why you would want to do that? It would also be complicated because you need a hot on the line side of the remote receiver to make it work, and then 2 hots on the switches for the light and the fan, so not likely you would have the wiring in place to accomplish this. Not sure if back-feeding the power to the load side of the receiver would have any ill affects, but it would likely work?

@leagueofchodes2346 3 жыл бұрын

I tried it before I saw this and you are correct, it worked. The room was wired like that previously but I hope there are no ill effects having a hot wire on load side of receiver. My aunt wanted it wired that way lol

@leagueofchodes2346 3 жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician thank you for such a timely response

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

@@leagueofchodes2346 So it works with the remote, and then also with the switches over-riding? Did you have a hot in the ceiling box as well as the 2 switched wires then?

@lasellepigford3649 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. You explained this so clearly, a cave man could do it. 💪🏾💪🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@elgallodeoaxaca5791 2 жыл бұрын

Good video Terry. But there is a problem, I hook everything, light and fan work fine but when I turn the lights off lights start blinking what can I do to fix the problem?

@eltanquezito805 2 жыл бұрын

Your wire for the light might be loose

@joseantonioortizramos790 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Terry,??we installed hunter marietta fan,very same model like you video..but few days later the lights shuts down and start again by it self random times??.(other people said it's the voltage limiter crap blue box ).. it's a common problem on hunter fans and others..they eliminate and wired directly..????

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Personally have not experienced that. I guess direct wire then is an option, but shouldn't be neccesary. I'd hold Hunter accountable and demand a replacement!

@puppylove80110 3 жыл бұрын

How do I install a support rod so I can put a fan up where a regular light went?

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Lots to consider here. Like do you have attic access? How solid is the outlet box now? Although there are rules in place to protect us from ourselves, common sense goes a long way so if the existing box is solid, and if not you can get extra screws in to make it solid, then you can install a fan there. There are hundreds and thousands of ceiling fans in homes everywhere that are mounted without the use of an approved box or additional support rods.

@tonybelford9553 3 жыл бұрын

Terry, I hooked it up and the light works but not the fan. Plus there is an extra white wire on the "blue" side then what is on your example video. Can you help me with this?

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

there's your problem Tony. Hook up that white wire as well. That must be the neutral for the fan. Did you remote receiver have neutral wires on both the supply and the load side? If so, don't connect all the whites together as in this example, put the line neutral on the supply side, and the fan and light neutral wires to the one on the load side of the receiver.

@tonybelford9553 3 жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician there is one side of the receiver with a white and black that I can see go to the ceiling with only a white and black and then on the other side of the receiver there is a blue, white and black that match with the same colors coming out of the fan. When I hook that up only the light comes on but it kind of is at a delay. When I hook the 3 white wires up and leave the one off then the light come son and off normal but the fan still doesn't work

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

@@tonybelford9553 But in your original message you said that there is an "extra white wire on the blue side"? You should have one hot each for light and fan (normally they use blue and black). They usually have a common white wire. Some remote units have the neutral connection on both sides, but in my example here they just needed all white neutrals to be connected together. If they have a neutral on the fan connection side, then leave the white wires separate, white supply to ceiling wires, and the white to the fan / light neutral. Send me a diagram of your connection or give me the model numbers you are working with if this doesn't answer your question. terry@electrical-online.com

@Newtown-Orchard 3 жыл бұрын

Terry, is this also wired to a wall switch?

@lynnchpin 3 жыл бұрын

Really disappointed to not see the fan wasn't installed using a remote. Maybe one day

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll get working on that!

@Viper81766 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing :-)

@timrowe234 Жыл бұрын

Not see the fan wasn’t not was without what?? 😂

@lynnchpin Жыл бұрын

@@timrowe234 My apologies, that should have read “ I was really disappointed to see the fan was not installed using a remote”, as if he’d be sitting on a couch and pushed the install button on his remote, and there it would go…installing itself

@johnaviles9908 2 жыл бұрын

Did a service call on Hunter fan. Light was flickering/ fast flash when off, voltage at light socket was only 88 volts, replaced light bulbs flickering disappeared, why was the voltage so low for lights?

@craigstrbo Жыл бұрын

Hi Terry, very good video, thank you. I have a peculiar question for you, hope you can help.... Ordered a Carro Smart ceiling fan from Amazon. It has a ground, white, and black wire coming out of it. Coming out of the ceiling is a ground, white, black and a red wire. The old ceiling fan used two switches. So I hooked up the new fan as follows: ground to ground.... white to white.....black to black. It did not work. I then tried hooking the RED coming from ceiling the the fan black.....did not work. Then I tried hooking the black AND red from ceiling to the black from fan.....did not work....Any idea what I could be doing wrong, or is it a DOA fan? Thank you so much for great videos. I appeciate your time......... Craig

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

May seem like a dumb question, but it must be asked. Are you turning on the switch(es) when you test your fan using the remote (or the smart commands). Assuming that all is well with the power supply to the fan, must be something else wrong because from your description, you are connecting it properly.

@craigstrbo Жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician Thank you so much for the info Terry, very much appreciated. Yes, I turned on BOTH switches after turning the breaker back on. Very frustrating. I know everything works up to the fan because the old fan is working perfect right now, both the light and the fan, or either one separate. Maybe just a bad contoller in the fan. I never even tried the remote because the fan never came on. It said it would come on when I turn the power and switch back on, and to hold a button on the remote for one minute, which I did, but NOTHING. The remote lit up while I was holding it, so that seemed to work. Very confusing and frustrating. Thanks again.

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

@@craigstrbo Yeah, you've done all you can do and it sounds like you doing it right so next step is contact the manufacturer or technical support. Not sure about you, but I've found any kind of support to be anywhere from poor to non-existent on any products these days. Probably best just to return it and have them send you a new one. Good luck, and let me know what you find out!

@craigstrbo Жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician Yes, thank you for taking time to reply Terry, I appreciate it. I actually sent the fan back this morning and ordered a new one, exact same one, so keeping my fingers crossed. It's a nice fan with great features, so hope it works. One more little thing I wanted to mention is this: These fans have 24V DC motors, so there isn't any kind of adapter or anything I would need, is there? They have a converter inside the fan from the factory. Thanks again and keep up the good videos.

@theinternetelectrician Жыл бұрын

@@craigstrbo No, nothing extra needed. The electronics within the fan would produce the 24Vdc by converting the input 120Vac. Question for you if I may? I just got off of a zoom call with the creators of a new app coming out. Could you send me an email to internetelectrician@gmail.com so that I can get your input as to if you would find this concept useful, etc. I would appreciate your input for a little "market research" on this. No obligations whatsoever.

@nickquik 5 ай бұрын

How would you do this same install with 2 switches?

@coffeedino8622 3 жыл бұрын

Terry.. what if I have a red extra wire? Can I just cap it and leave it alone?

@Dc-kp8ww 2 жыл бұрын

Had that same issue this past weekend. Figured it out myself because no YT videos we’re talking about how to install with red wire.

@SandShark350 2 жыл бұрын

@@Dc-kp8ww what was the answer?

@eltanquezito805 2 жыл бұрын

Yes cap it you have 2 hots and your neutral white and your good

@TheNaresh136 2 жыл бұрын

I have also red extra wire? Does it for another switch for separate control for fan and light individually? If yes, where it should be connected?

@eltanquezito805 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNaresh136 if the switch has red black white and green the black goes to "hot wire" the white with white grounds together and the red goes to the black going to fan

@nickquik 2 жыл бұрын

I have a red wire. Where does that go?

@wilolia 3 жыл бұрын

How can I modify one to make it standard , I lost the remote 😒

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

You could just remove the remote receiver and connect directly but then you may or may not have separate fan and light control depending on the exiting wiring.

@quickcmr2 2 жыл бұрын

My remote quit working. How do I reset or sync?

@victoriamadrid5276 Жыл бұрын

I can’t figure out how to turn off ours

@eldstgilmorbarboydodellatb4413 2 жыл бұрын

💚🤘🏿

@Match25 3 жыл бұрын

Did everything shown, wont turn on

@theinternetelectrician 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get this fixed yet? Let me know.

@Match25 3 жыл бұрын

@@theinternetelectrician yes I got it working. It would be helpful to know that the fan will not activate until it is fully set up

@coltonmeadows5129 2 жыл бұрын

@@Match25 do you mean having the blades on the fan? Like it won't activate without that or did you mean something else?

@eldstgilmorbarboydodellatb4413 2 жыл бұрын

💚💚💚💚 bookmark/notes : text texture ceiling , Rubbing that popcorn texture off , What else do with motor Spin in the water Going around/ Talking over all that wire / KZfaq That 2nd step later Turd bine turbine …..ect …..tbc….. -g-b, bot

@duncanidaho2097 Жыл бұрын

I cannot open the remote to replace the batteries-whatever kind they are. The back panel should slide off. You installed the batteries off camera. Aaaugh.