Remote Controlled Ceiling Fans - Love Em or Leave Em?

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Remote Controlled Ceiling Fans - Love Em or Leave Em?

Maranda TuckerPro Member
Property Manager · Charlotte, NC · Member since 2022 · 152 posts · 118 votes

My biggest pet peeve, and an increasing trend I am seeing, are remote controlled ceiling fans. Lost remotes are the biggest pain! 

SO any tips and tricks around this? Obviously, securing the remote holder to the wall next to a switch is a must. But what else? 

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Ryan KellyBusiness Member
Real Estate Broker · Austin, TX · Member since 2018 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Hate them and the remotes are very difficult to replace. An old school wall switch is the way to go. 

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  • Alessandro Di Luciano
    Real Estate Agent · Toronto, ON (Canada) · Member since 2018 · 27 posts · 16 votes
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    Remote control anything is a rental is a headache from my experience. If you go remote controlled ensure 1. You have a way to manually run the fan, blinds, etc. and 2. Do not put it in your rental agreement and risk being responsible to fix the remote functionality.

    interested in hearing others opinions!

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    • Maranda TuckerPro Member
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      Property Manager · Charlotte, NC · Member since 2022 · 152 posts · 118 votes
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      Quote from @Alessandro Di Luciano:

      Remote control anything is a rental is a headache from my experience. If you go remote controlled ensure 1. You have a way to manually run the fan, blinds, etc. and 2. Do not put it in your rental agreement and risk being responsible to fix the remote functionality.

      interested in hearing others opinions!


       Ugh I know. And builders are starting to add more "techy" items like this to their new construction. I can foresee future headache for sure. 

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  • Jules Aton
    MD/DC · Member since 2024 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    1y

    Ha a pet peeve here also. I hate the dust collecting, dust dispersing annoying ceiling fans so the remotes are just the icing on that crap cake. Unfortunately I my opinion is an outlier in the STR world so another remote to lose and malfunction is part of the deal. Any suggestions on remote wrangling would be appreciated.

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  • Ryan KellyBusiness Member
    Real Estate Broker · Austin, TX · Member since 2018 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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    Hate them and the remotes are very difficult to replace. An old school wall switch is the way to go. 

    [email protected]512-674-5478
    Ryan Kelly Group - Keller Williams5110 Reviews
    WebsiteView Page
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    • Maranda TuckerPro Member
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      Property Manager · Charlotte, NC · Member since 2022 · 152 posts · 118 votes
      1y
      Quote from @Ryan Kelly:

      Hate them and the remotes are very difficult to replace. An old school wall switch is the way to go. 


       Agreed!! 

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