Solution for ceiling light/fan.

Started by coder1, February 28, 2008, 03:41:28 PM

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coder1

I need an X10 solution for a ceiling fan that is not connected to any switches.

The socket rockets make the bulb too long.  There's a cover that needs to fit over the light.

I don't know much about ceiling fans but are there systems out there which can control the fan and light on 2 different codes?

cnpalmer

I take it the ceiling fan is hard-wired into the ceiling and you control it (turn it on/off) with pull cords?

coder1


steven r

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Some fan/light combinations can support a remote designed for them. Since you're asking the question here, I imagine this is not your case. The only way I know to control it by X10 would be inline switch(es). I don't recall the model of the inline switch I'm using for my fan but I'm sure someone else here that knows will post the module number for you.
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jtykal

I found some wireless switches at Home Depot that do this. I think they're made by Hunter -- I have two different models -- one uses a wireless switch that you mount into a j-box, and the other uses a portable remote. They both have a wireless receiver that wires into the canopy of the fan. They're not X10, but I've been using them in three bedrooms for YEARS and have never even had to replace a battery.
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dave w

coder1
as a follow-up for steven r

http://www.x10pro.com/
XPFM will control fan (ON/OFF only) and XPDF will control fan lights IF they are incandescent.

The XPDF is a dimming module with "local control" which means it usually will not "play nice" with CFL bulbs,  even dimming ones. A work around for multiple light fans is to have an incandescent bulb in at least one fixture. 

If your fan has a large ceiling shroud, the wire in modules can be hidden in the shroud.
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coder1

this fan has a halogen.  in this case, i would need 2x xpdf to make them work independently right?

dave w

No, your fan motor will NOT like the XPDF since it can dim. Use the XPFM for the fan motor. (The XPFM only provides ON-OFF control)
You halogen also may not like the XPDF if they are low voltage halogens.
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