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| Draven | I just installed a new Harbor Breeze fan that came with a remote. The receiver was not built into the fan and I did not want to use it. The fan had an upper light, lower light and the motor connections. There are two switches on the wall, one for the light and one for the fan. I tied the upper and lower lights together on the red wire from the switch and the motor to the black. Everything worked fine but the fan ran in reverse. There are no chains on the fan but there is a reverse button on the remote. The only way I can get the fan to run the right direction is using the receiver and remote. Is there a way to make the fan run the right direction without the remote? What is it that makes the fan reverse with the remote? | 7/12/2008 8:08:04 PM |
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| cfanrepair |
Have you tried using the reverse function on the remote without the receiver? Some fans actually have more than one receiver, one for reverse, the other for speed and light control. Otherwise you may be stuck, short of physically opening the motor housing and doing some difficult reverse engineering. You can also try pushing the blades in the correct direction while stopping and starting the motor, sometimes you can trick it. |
7/12/2008 8:34:35 PM |
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| Draven | I had tried pushing the reverse button without the receiver connected and it had no effect. I tried spinning the blades in the right direction ant it ran in the opposite direction. I tried reversing the hot and neutral on the fan motor and nothing would change it mind on which direction it would run except for connecting the receiver and pushing the reverse button. I have a very good understanding of how electricity and motors work but this one blows my mind. | 7/13/2008 9:42:11 PM |
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| cfanrepair |
Try this: Turn the fan off and spin it in the direction you want it to go. Then quickly snap the power on and of once or twice within a second or two. If you have a wall switch it makes it easier, but you might need to do this from the circuit breaker, with 2 people, one to spin the fan. Basically on the first snap, the fan will start to slow down because you spun it in a direction it does not want to go and it is trying to go the other way. On the second snap of the power, it should click, and pick up speed in the right direction. You may have to try 3 or 4 times with 2 to 3 power snaps, but it almost always takes. This works for almost any reversible Hampton Bay fan |
7/14/2008 5:44:56 PM |
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