Fan remote tip for STR owners

[Chris Watson]

After seeing @John Underwood mentioning missing fan remotes in another post, I thought I would give a tip on how to never have missing remotes again. Buy and install universal in wall remotes from Home Depot or Lowes. The remote looks like a normal mounted wall switch and it doesn't walkoff. When you do this set a Google reminder or put on your annual reoccurring calendar to change the battery out each year. Make sure to put the type of battery in your reminder.  I have used the Hampton Bay and Hunter brands from HD.  Here is one of them https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-3-Speed-Universal-Ce...

[Michael Baum]

I avoided remote controlled fans when I updated mine. :)