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Does remote have ability to turn fan on/off (yes you say) AND turn light on/off even though you prefer to use wall switch? Fan may be hot wired and light power goes back to wall switch.
What wires are at wall switch?
Just so you know, if answer to first question is yes, all power is at the ceiling. These fan/light units are made to be "always on" meaning no wall switch is required. When the unit is hot wired at ceiling (or at wall switch if that's where power comes from), the receiver and its remote act as interrupts and are separate for fan and light. Often, remote has speeds for fan, reverse direction of fan as well as dimming up and dimming down light feature.
In your case if you truly want the original wall switch to work, you will need to include it in your list of connections. If it's a single pole switch to ceiling, you need your receiver kit. If there are 2 wall switches or wires in switch box that go to ceiling but are not connected to a switch, you could wire a second wall switch or use a dual throw switch to control fan and light separately and receiver kit not needed. Fan speed then by pull chain and no light dimming.
Best if you know for sure that the red and black wires at ceiling are hot, switched or unswitched, which you are using for fan and which for light.
Does remote have ability to turn fan on/off (yes you say) AND turn light on/off even though you prefer to use wall switch? Fan may be hot wired and light power goes back to wall switch.
What wires are at wall switch?
Just so you know, if answer to first question is yes, all power is at the ceiling. These fan/light units are made to be "always on" meaning no wall switch is required. When the unit is hot wired at ceiling (or at wall switch if that's where power comes from), the receiver and its remote act as interrupts and are separate for fan and light. Often, remote has speeds for fan, reverse direction of fan as well as dimming up and dimming down light feature.
In your case if you truly want the original wall switch to work, you will need to include it in your list of connections. If it's a single pole switch to ceiling, you need your receiver kit. If there are 2 wall switches or wires in switch box that go to ceiling but are not connected to a switch, you could wire a second wall switch or use a dual throw switch to control fan and light separately and receiver kit not needed. Fan speed then by pull chain and no light dimming.
Best if you know for sure that the red and black wires at ceiling are hot, switched or unswitched, which you are using for fan and which for light.
