I am trying to replace a busted Hunter ceiling fan remote. The receiver unit from the old remote had 5 wires – live and neutral, and then 1 that was labeled “fan out”, 1 that was labeled “light out”, and 1 that was labeled “common out.”
The fan unit has 4 wires – 1 green wire that is capped, 1 blue wire labelled “for light”, 1 black wire, and 1 white wire.
Can I use the new remote/receiver that I have and ignore the white wire (obviously capping it for safety?
Or do I need to replace the new remote receiver unit with a different one that has the third “common out” wire?
I only have a single light switch in the room.
Answer:
According to the installation instructions for a Hunter Universal Fan & Light Remote Control (Model 27185), the device should be wired as follows.
- Green/bare from ceiling to green/bare from receiver and fan.
- Black from ceiling to black (hot) from receiver.
- White from ceiling to white (neutral) from receiver.
- Blue from fan to red (light) from receiver.
- Black from fan to black (fan) from receiver.
- White from fan to white (common) from receiver.
- *Red from ceiling should be capped off.
*Optional: If the unit was previously controlled by two switches.