Fan+Light switch and fan stock RF remote

[ljvb]

Is this possible. In my case, I have 2 of the zigbee/wink enabled smart fans (This one https://www.homedepot.com/p/Home-Decorators-Collection-Gardinier-52-in-LED-Indoor-Brushed-Nickel-WINK-Enabled-Smart-Ceiling-Fan-with-Integrated-Light-Kit-with-Remote-Control-43260/206648825)

I plan to replace the stock receiver with the fan+light switch I bought for another fan… but I did not check and it apparently is a DC motor and not supported. My wife wants to be able to use the stock RF remote. I believe it uses standard frequencies set by the dip switches on the remote/receiver pair. Can the Inovelli receiver’s frequencies be adjusted to match the remote?

[Eric_Inovelli]

Good evening, unfortunately this had to get pushed to v2 as we ran out of time:

@Eric_Inovelli

Hardware

• (Shoutout to Kyle1977) – Universal Connectivity via RF: The switch should be able to communicate with existing ceiling fan modules using 915 MHz (as this is the most common followed by 433 MHz)
  • 07/09: This was a real bummer as I loved this feature, but unfortunately, having the 915 MHz frequency inside the switch to communicate with the ceiling module would cause major interference as Z-Wave runs on 908.42 MHz. The other frequency is 433 MHz and unfortunately, the antenna would be too big to put inside the switch and module. So, the manufacturer is suggesting 2.4 GHz.

Source: Fan & Light Switch (Project Hurricane) - Projects & Roadmaps - Inovelli Community

[ljvb]

Bugger… Well, then I would recommend… selling a small fan remote that pairs with the switch… Im sure other peoples significant others don’t want to have to open their phone or get up everytime to change fan settings…

[harjms]

Project BFF will be a great pair for this!

@ljvb

Im sure other peoples significant others don’t want to have to open their phone or get up everytime to change fan settings

First world problems #amiright

[ljvb]

Yep, I came up with a temporary alternate solution…

GE Enbrighten 34176 Z-Wave Quad Scene, Portable Wireless Remote, Create...

Zwave remote. I’ll print out some icons for fan and lights and see how that works.

[rogersmj]

It’s been a year, but I stumbled across this when trying to find a solution for the same problem. There are certain fans where we really value the ability to use the stock remote (or any remote, really) which is intuitive for guests/other users, but I still want to be able to control the fan through the home automation system.

Other than the GE z-wave remote, which doesn’t really seem all that intuitive, are there any solutions to this?

[kreene1987]

Any zigbee/zwave or wifi remote can be leveraged to control the fan, in theory. It just has to go through the hub. I personally use an ikea 5-button remote to control the fan through HA and it works great. I have fan speed up, fan speed down, light up, light down, and all on/all off toggle.