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Problem with remote controlled Harbor Breeze ceiling fan?
Has anyone else had a similar problem with Harbor Breeze brand ceiling fans with a remote?
We bought a 52 in. Triton ceiling fan at Lowes (model #192900). It is a fan/light kit combination with a remote control for the light and fan controls. Unless my house is haunted, the remote is activating itself and turning on the fan.
After our contractor installed it, it happened several times. The fan/light is in the master bedroom and is hard wired leaving the remote as the only way to turn it on or off. We would walk in and the fan would be on high when we know it was off. Other times, we would have it on low during the night and wake up in the middle of the night to it twirling on high. In these cases, I would simly grab the remote and turn it either to off or low.
We recently got back from vacation and I went into the bedroom to find the fan running on high. Also, the little light behind the Harbor Breeze emblem on the remote was lit. It SHOULD light up when you press a button on the remote and then fade out after a period of time.But, the light was on constantly. I had to press almost all of the buttons in order to get it to turn off and then yank the (new) battery. Last night, the remote actually lit up and the fan turned on while I was watching it.
I'm going to contact Lowes today and see about getting a new remote. Now, I know our contractor didn't change the channel (frequency) of the transmitter and receivier from the default. I was thinking that someone nearby could have a similar fan on the same frequency, but that would not cause the remote to light up. I think the remote is defective.
Has anyone else had asimilar issue with a similar Harbor Breeze remote control unit?
Yes, I replaced the battery in the remote.
As I said, our contractor installed it. But, having looked at the instructions, the receiver is above the canopy. I assumke that means that, in order to try changing the frequency (which I DON'T think is the problem), I have to all but yank the entire fan.
I just called them and they are shipping out a new remote and new receiver.
And no...this is the only remote fan/light in the house.
24 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I bought and installed two of these fans in June; last weekend both remotes went out. We tried the battery but that didn't work. When we realized that replacing the batter wasn't going to work, my husband (who is an electronics technician with a major global electronics manufacturer) took the remote apart and discovered the circuit board was defective. I tried to get Lowes to replace the remote but they didn’t agree with my assessment that their product was defective so I ended up having to get a new remote – at $25 bucks!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
A couple of questions:
1. The remote receiver (inthe fan) was it part of the morot/fan housing or was it a separate box in the ceiling?
2. Batteries new in the remote?
Advice:
Buy a fan with pull chains.
If the remote is a separate box installing it theoretically vilates the NEC. Why? Because you end up stuffing the remote reciver just below the fan support bracket and this takes up all the space int he vicinity of the box where the wires go. In addition the leads coming out of the remote are not long enough to propery have the connections up inside the ceiling support box for the fan. I suppose I'll get several arguments about my comments but the separate remote reciver boxes are essentially 3 pounds of crap in a 2 pound bag. Now if the remote receiver is inside the fan motor housing you have a much better system. Either way you have a problem that shoudl require a review of the battery status or the original wiring.
Regards
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- Anonymous7 years ago
I just bought a nice older double wide for my wife and I, has two of these fans. One light didn't work, amateur installer wire nut technique so that's fixed. But I encountered this box stuffed up there with LONG wires. Trimmed the wires, tidied up the connections and it works fine. The other fan didn't work at all, but the light worked. I just took it down and encountered another one of those stupid boxes, realized the thing must have had a remote. The room has 7 foot ceilings, for Pete's sake! So the remote receiver goes into the trash. Since most of these are installed by those with little to no electrical work experience, why on earth would they make you stuff an extra component up there? Oh, and the fan is hanging from the old ceiling light junction box, not enough to support the weight which is why it is ready to fall out of the ceiling.
- 5 years ago
I have a hard wired Harbor Breeze ceiling fan with a fan/light unit controlled by a remote. The remote will not turn the light off. It still control the fan in all positions. High, Medium, Slow, and Off, but will not turn the light off. What is the fix?
- 5 years ago
My problem is with the circuit board inside the fan - heard a pop when I used the remote to turn the light on. The fan was a year old so I replaced it. About six months later, the replacement fan did the same exact thing, but at least the light stayed on. I will not be buying another fan with remote from Harbor Breeze.
- 8 years ago
I also had problems with harbor breeze remote. I have a ceiling fan and light in My living rm. One night I was upstairs and I noticed a flashing light coming from downstairs. I went down and the dimmer switch on the remote was stuck and the light kept turning on and off. I had to fix the button on the remote. Now the light doesn't work at all. The fan works just fine. We have little light in the living rm looking for a new remote.
- 6 years ago
I have a Santa ana ceiling fan/light that I had installed last August. The light went out so I vought a new halogen bulb today and it is still not working. I replaced the battery in the remote, still no luck. When I push the power button, a red light comes on. When I turn the switch at the wall on, a beep sounds, as it always has when it worked. What should I do? Thank you for your help.
- 1 decade ago
Its probably the button on your remote.. I wouldnt panic , but I would be complaining and getting a new one.. Try just leaving the room and taking the batterys out .. If you come back and the fan is still off then you know for sure its just a defective remote.
I have been having computer problems with the shift key sticking causing all sorts of havock . I poped it off until I can get to Best buy to have it fixed.
Good luck :)
