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Ceiling Fan Help \ Ceiling Fan Problems \ New install - can't get remote to work
morrisma Posted on 9/6/2008 1:01:26 PM
I just installed a Minka Aire Napoli with remote. The receiver in the fan gets power. I did NOT hook up the wall switch (no access to the wires from a switch). Following the programming instructions, I tried several codes but no matter what code I try on the remote, it doesn't control the fan.

Any ideas?
Mike
cfanrepair Posted on 9/6/2008 1:17:53 PM
1. How did you wire it

2. What type of switch is it, just a regular on off?

3. What was there before the fan and how was it wired?
morrisma Posted on 9/6/2008 1:26:48 PM
Fan with pull chain was there before.
The box in the ceiling has hot, neutral and ground. There is no wall switch.

The remote receiver has a black & white on one side and a black, white & blue on the other.

I wired hot & neutral to the black & white on the one side. I wired black, white & blue to black, white & blue on the fan.

I tried several times to 'program' the receiver by holding the stop button down for 3 seconds within 60 of turning on the breaker. There are no dip switches on this model receiver.
cfanrepair Posted on 9/7/2008 6:19:01 PM
Try wiring the fan without the receiver and see what happens.

Also, make sure the dip switches in the fan and remote match.
morrisma Posted on 9/8/2008 10:28:09 AM
Issue may be solved:

The remote sold to me with the fan is not the correct one. The RC210 remote that I have now is for the black, dip switched receiver. The RC212 remote that I will be swapping for tonight is for the green, non-dip switched receiver.

Check your remote/receiver compatibility at time of purchase. The green receiver is fairly new and the remotes may be harder to come by just now.
Mike
morrisma Posted on 9/8/2008 3:57:40 PM
That was the problem. The new remote programs the receiver as expected and the fan & light work beautifully.
cfanrepair Posted on 9/16/2008 11:17:49 PM
Glad you got it working.
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