[Hossharris]

Perhaps an odd question....I’ll see if I can explain it.

We are building a new house, and all the ceiling fan boxes are wired to 2 switches; one for the fan and one for the light. I’d like to be able to use the remote AND the switches.

I’m planning to use Minka Aire fans throughout and have some questions about the receiver in the fan:
-for the fan wall switch.... pretty straightforward connect that switch to the power into the receiver in the fan. Switch works and remote works.
-for the light walk switch...
—I can connect directly to blue wire between fan and receiver and take the receiver out of the loop. But that would kill the ability to use the remote.
—can I connect to the blue wire between the receiver and the fan AND leave the receiver connected?
—-light wall switch would send 110 straight to light.
—-if fan wall switch was on, receiver would be powered and could send power to blue wire (remote would work for the light)
——would “backfeeding” power on the blue line damage receiver? (Fan wall switch off, light wall switch on)?
——how does receiver dimming work? Does the receiver put lower voltage on the blue line, or quickly switched on/off?
——would having the receiver dimmed and the light wall switch on cause problems?
——what is the normal output of the receiver onto the blue line for full on and dim?

(Assume a Minka Aire dyno with “exposed” receiver)

For other models without an “exposed” receiver .... I assume there’s a similar receiver inside the housing (aviation model for example)? Is the wiring color scheme the same?

Apologies for the string of text with no diagrams .... working off a phone

Thanks for all the help!

 

[seharper]

Perhaps an odd question....I’ll see if I can explain it.

We are building a new house, and all the ceiling fan boxes are wired to 2 switches; one for the fan and one for the light. I’d like to be able to use the remote AND the switches.

You realize, that’s a *really* hard problem. Especially if you are trying to implement dimming or speed control in any way.

I’m planning to use Minka Aire fans throughout and have some questions about the receiver in the fan:
-for the fan wall switch.... pretty straightforward connect that switch to the power into the receiver in the fan. Switch works and remote works.
-for the light walk switch...
—I can connect directly to blue wire between fan and receiver and take the receiver out of the loop. But that would kill the ability to use the remote.
—can I connect to the blue wire between the receiver and the fan AND leave the receiver connected?
—-light wall switch would send 110 straight to light.
—-if fan wall switch was on, receiver would be powered and could send power to blue wire (remote would work for the light)
——would “backfeeding” power on the blue line damage receiver? (Fan wall switch off, light wall switch on)?
——how does receiver dimming work? Does the receiver put lower voltage on the blue line, or quickly switched on/off?
——would having the receiver dimmed and the light wall switch on cause problems?
——what is the normal output of the receiver onto the blue line for full on and dim?

Exactly. It’s a complete fiasco. Even if you “back-fed” the light, it would mean to turn the light off, you would have to BOTH switch it off at the switch AND switch it off at the remote. Further, if the fan switch is off, the remote is totally inoperative. Fuggedaboutit. It’s not gonna work right, ever.

That’s probably why you didn’t get an answer in 24 hours; there’s no good news.

What you need to do is shop more selectively. Find a fan system whose controller is able to communicate with both a wireless remote and a wired “remote” at the light switch location. Now it’s like having 2 remotes for your TV - either remote can turn the light on, off, dim, change fan speed etc. It’s just one has batteries and the other is hardwired into the house.

I don’t know if Minka offers that; if not, dump that brand and find one that does.

For other models without an “exposed” receiver .... I assume there’s a similar receiver inside the housing (aviation model for example)? Is the wiring color scheme the same?

Almost certainly so.