A ceiling fan remote control can be a real convenience and timesaver, not to mention a stress buster. Most of us know the feeling of turning on the ceiling fan, relaxing with a good book or movie then feeling too hot or cold after awhile. We know we want to adjust the fan but we’re just too comfortable—do we get up and fiddle with the chain pull or just stay put and hope our bodies adjust? That’s when we miss having a remote control!
If your ceiling fan did not come with a remote control, you can still have that convenience if you go to your local home improvement or hardware store and get a kit. Nearly every major ceiling fan manufacturer has a kit with which you can retrofit your fan so you have the ability to control it from wherever you wish. There are two types of remote controls, too, the handheld control and the one that is wall mounted. You might not want to consider the wall mounted remote control but at least you’ll always know where to find it!
A handheld remote control can easily be retrofitted into your existing ceiling fan but you must remember one important thing—no matter how expert you are, always turn off the electricity!! After that, it’s easy to get into the fan body and connect the wires from the kit’s receiver to the ones coming from the ceiling.
There are many types of ceiling fan remote control units from the simple ones that can turn it on and change the speed to ones that let you set a timer or allow you to control the temperature of the air! They range in price from below $25 to over $100, depending on the features you want your unit to include. If you want to retrofit an existing ceiling fan, be sure that the remote control unit is compatible with your fan.