Hi merck -
This would be a great suggestion if the receiver was a separate unit unit mounted in the canopy but this particular unit places the receiver in the motor housing. There is no way to access it without serious disassembly.
There was also no way of knowing range was going to be an issue until after the installation.
I will probably end up purchasing another Bond Bridge as moving it reduced reliability on the far side of the house.
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I really hate the current offering of ceiling fan ‘smart’ devices. Manufacturers either assume you have 2 circuits or want to provide an RF unit without discrete buttons and don’t get me started on dimming.
Why is this ubiquitous home appliance being ignored?
Simple solution:
- Wall control unit (4 buttons)
- PLC (PowerLine Control)
- Mains power obviously
- Separate toggle buttons for light and fan
- Up/Down buttons control last function ‘toggled’
- Canopy Unit
- Reduced size
- Wifi connectivity (Smart Life, Bond, others but I really don’t need another app on my phone)
- Dimmer calibration
- State Maintenance