LIGHTOLIER CCWHISPLC Suddenly Stopped Working At All

[whitedavidp]

I bought mine in 2017, new in the box. It has worked great since then. Now it is 2025 and I went to turn it on/off and get no response whatsoever - either using X10 or the physical paddle switch on the unit. When I press the paddle switch, I can see the LED change position as it should. But nothing happens at the fan. Any suggestions? Thanks

[brobin]

If you bypass the switch to power the fan does the fan work?  If yes, I'd suspect a faulty switch.  There's one on ebay right now:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/135138879303

[whitedavidp]

Thanks. I am an idiot and just discovered that I had the fan's direction switch between clockwise/counterclockwise and so it would not work. Once I checked that, as it was the last thing touched with the change of seasons, all is well again. Sorry for the false alarm. But I MAY go ahead and get a spare switch unit. Best!

[toasterking]

Thanks to both of you for bringing up old memories and for finding CCWHISPLC units for sale.  David, glad your old unit is still working.  When I finally got around to try automating ceiling fans with X10 in 2010, the CCWHISPLC was already discontinued.  I ended up making this silly project instead.  I still find it strange that Lightolier apparently had the only off-the-shelf solution for controlling ceiling fan speeds with X10.

[toasterking]

I actually just bought a Lightolier CCWHISPLC (there were still 4 more besides this one on eBay) because I had always wanted one, but the manual was not included.  Does anyone know where I could find a manual?  I was surprised to find that not even the connecting wires were labeled on the housing.  It's up and running, but I know it should have some advanced features that I don't know how to use.  In particular, I want to be able to:

• Set the default fan speed (fan speed when it receives "On")
• Set the LED states via X10
• Set the fan speed directly via X10, rather than incrementing or decrementing via BRIGHT/DIM commands. (It doesn't seem to care about extended codes for dimming or shutter positions, but maybe I'm sending the wrong codes.  I think Lightolier was using the messy "X10 Preset Dim" commands for something.)

For anyone else who is looking, I was able to find this basic info from other forum posts:

Wire color codes:

• White: Neutral
• Black: Hot in
• Red: Load out
• Yellow: Optional remote

Setting the X10 address:

• Hold the SET button (small button at right side of paddle) and either UP or DOWN on the paddle switch.  To set the house code, hold UP.  To set the unit code, hold DOWN.  Hold both SET and UP or DOWN for 3 seconds.
• LED bar on left side of paddle switch shows the current code in binary:  Bottom LED only is A/1, second LED only is B/2, bottom and second LED together is C/3, etc.
• While still holding SET, use UP and DOWN to adjust house/unit code.  LED bar shows the current code in binary while adjusting.
• Release the SET button.
• Repeat to set the other code (house or unit).

[brobin]

This one comes with the original manual:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/264894489017

[toasterking]

This one comes with the original manual:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/264894489017

I saw that, but it looks like it's a manual for a different switch.

[toasterking]

This one comes with the original manual:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/264894489017

You were correct; this is the full manual. Lightolier apparently decided to make things as confusing as possible for consumers by including generic instructions for multiple classes of the entire line of compatible products in a map-fold manual, rather than concise instructions for this specific model.

I found a copy of the manual at https://forums.homeseer.com/filedata/fetch?id=1175179 (requires forum registration) and it seems to explain most of what I want in a roundabout way. It leaves some experimentation to the user, so I may post here again for posterity after I've deciphered the rest of the features for X10-only operation.