Help troubleshooting fan switch

Switches Wiring Discussion
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Hi,

My contractor is trying to install the Minka fan and a smart fan switch we recently purchased, but we’re running into problems. Apparently the Minka model has a connector and it’s unclear how we can connect it to the Innovelli receiver.

Here is the manual: https://www.minkagroup.net/images/instruction-manuals/F803DL-English–1585872001.pdf

And here are a bunch of pictures of the connector: https://photos.app.goo.gl/LUeGxahjx87p2ciu7

Any suggestions or advice on what we can do? Which wires do I splice to make this work with the switch? I’m hoping we can get this to work.

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Minka uses DC motors, which are not compatible with the LZW36…

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So I’m shit out of luck :frowning:

Are there any alternatives, or do I need to return the switch (fan is already installed).

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Unfortunately there is nothing equal in the market that I am aware of, and yes you will need a new fan to work with this switch.

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It looks like that fan has Bond built in, so depending on your hub, you should be able to control it.

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I’m new to the whole z-wave thing (coming from Control4) and haven’t even chosen a hub yet :grimacing:

If I’m understanding correctly, you’re suggesting that it’s possible the hub could act as the bridge between the switch and the fan? In other words, I’d still use the switches?

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I think you may be able to use the switch unit, not the canopy; then you could setup rules for “scenes” to control the bond unit. I haven’t used the bond unit, so I’m not exactly sure how it works, but if you can pair it to a hub or link it to a hub, you should be able to setup rules. You may or may not get the LEDs bars to adjust though…not 100% on that.

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I think you may be able to use the switch unit, not the canopy

Sorry…I’m not as familiar with the terminology.

In this context, switch = fan switch, but what does canopy refer to?

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The LZW36 is two components - a wall-mounted “switch” and the canopy module that gets mounted in the fan itself. The “switch” does not actually turn power on/off, it just sends radio signals up to the canopy module to do the switching.

In the grand scheme of things, the LZW36’s “switch” can be used as a wall-powered Z-Wave remote control (with scenes) for controlling anything on your HA hub du jour…

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So taking that one step further, you could have the fan toggle/level programmed to trigger your hub to command the fan to a specific level/action through Bond integration.

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Super helpful. I get it now.

I did contact the fan manufacturer and they told me only this switch works, but I’ll dig into the Bond option.

Appreciate all the guidance here!