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milesvdustin
milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
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Long story short, I have pocket doors going into my new house that I am building. Need to install wireless switches to control the fan. Dimming would be nice, but not necessary. Light on/off, fan speed is all I really need. No wires to the switch in the wall at all. I am going to use GoConex switches for the lights, they don't make something for fans. 

Any thoughts? I will have some work boxes in the wall that are 1.25" deep. 

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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,670
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    Are you also replacing the fan?

    I use lutron Caseta wireless light switches.  You can connect the switches to a wifi bridge if you want and control the lights using an app on your phone and even Siri if you have an iPhone.  Hunter makes some wireless control for their fans.

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  • milesvdustin
    milesvdustin Posts: 2,882
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    Brand new construction, no fans installed yet. I looked at the caseta switches, dont see an option for ceiling fans.  

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  • northGAcock
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    I just use a good shoe, (or two, three...) from across the room. With some practice, you will get the hang of it. 

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  • caliking
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    Insteon has fan modules that can be controlled by their phone app. You'll need a hub for the Insteon system.



    They also make a micro controller that can fit into junction boxes or behind fixtures. I don't know if this would work for a fan.



    You could wire the switch terminal closed (i.e. always "on") and just control the fan or fixture through the Insteon app. 

    I have several things on Insteon devices (landscape lights, patio lights, lamps, pool pump, fluid level sensor for mosquito mister tank) and have been happy with the system so far. 

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
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    I'm confused you say no wires but there is power right?
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    Lit said:
    I'm confused you say no wires but there is power right?
    hes looking for no wires to be running from the fixture to the switch. 

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  • tarheelmatt
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    Well, there's this...


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  • DMW
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    Why not get a fan with wireless built in? We have one in our bedroom and family room, works great. I think they are Hampton Bay?

    http://www.homedepot.com/b/Lighting-Ceiling-Fans-Ceiling-Fans-Accessories/Hampton-Bay/Remote-Control-Included/N-5yc1vZbvo0Zp4Z1z0tey8
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,349
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    I'v got a 25 year old wireless Hunter. No doubt there are plenty more models with builtin wireless these days.
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  • GregW
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    I had a wireless controller on a fan in my sons room a few years ago. One day we were all downstairs and I started to smell smoke, and the smoke detector started alarming. I went upstairs to find my sons room filled with smoke.  The wireless control module mounted in the fan had failed, it was literally on fire. If this would have happened during the night, it could have been a tragic thing.

    This was an aftermarket fan controller. It cost me a very expensive American made Hunter Original fan, but the cost could have been unbearable. We were lucky.

    In the future I will be very selective in buying anything to add to a ceiling fan to control the speeds and light functions. 
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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,670
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    milesvdustin said:
    Brand new construction, no fans installed yet. I looked at the caseta switches, dont see an option for ceiling fans.  
    There is no Caseta switch for the fan but their app can integrate the Hunter HomeKit enabled fans.  Not sure if the fans comes with a physical remote or not.  Hunter sells wireless retrofit kits for their fans; they come with a wireless dongle.  Mine had a bracket that could be screwed to the wall but we keep it in the nightstand drawer.

    https://www.hunterfan.com/Accessories/Controls

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