If it comes with a remote, do I have to install/use that? I'd rather use a wall switch and pull string.
1266381
You do not need to use a remote. It has two pull strings...one for fan (3 speeds & off) and one for the light. It has a low profile for added head room, but I have to admit, when I installed it, the light did not work. I have yet to take it apart to see if the wiring to the light came disconnected... I am hoping it is not bad. I NEED the light more than the fan in that room.
1143332
No, I don't have a remote. I use a wall switch and pull cords for light and fan.
502428
not positive but we have a separate switch for it. So no, it does not come with a switch or pull attached to the unit.
326229
You need the remote to change speeds, otherwise you can just flip the switch on and off. However there is a very nice bracket that holds the remote and you can attach it to the wall wherever you wish.
1066914
The remote is optional, but it's great to have. I find myself adjusting the fan speed while watching TV. I also have a bedroom fan with a remote that I adjust during the night for when I feel too hot or too cold. Sure beats using the pull chains or running back and forth to the wall switch. (Yeah I know, but people used to think it was lazy to have a remote for the TV when they first came out.)
1857393
Sorry, we bought the fan with the remote and also you can purchase a wall switch that does the same as the remote. We purchased the wall switch and had it installed and also we have the remote. Just Google your fan model or check Emerson website and you will find a wall switch that is for that fan.
2245215
The in wall remote is available separately. not sure exactly which one to buy but the minka company would know.
332251
Just install unit at drive unit without changing connection for wall unit. Then both new remote and old wall switch will work.
282185
It comes with a remote control and a bracket for mounting the remote control on a wall. It does not have a hard-wired wall control. Also, it would be inconvenient to turn the fan off with a regular wall switch because it won't come back up to speed when you turn the power back on; it takes a couple of clicks on the remote to do that.
932416
Mine did not work when I bought my house. A 2 wire Door Bell Push Buttonwill work to open and close it. In order to get the remores to work I needed to get a new Wall Mount Super Station so the new remotes I bought once programmed could be programmed to match the Door Opener.. Not expensive. I bought 2 remotes and 1 Super Station for approx $50 on line. Not a difficult task if you follow the instructions sent with the Super Station.
1066918
As it was installed at my house, I haven't been able to use just the wall switch unfortunately. The remote works well though and it's easy to switch from low to high, etc. It's a nice fan either way.
1518822
Yes, you can. I just installed the fan this past Sunday, and I didn't use the remote. It will install like any normal fan with a light kit...ground, black, white, and blue wires.
1395214
Ours is installed with separate wall switches. One controls light, one controls fan. I can turn each on independently of the other. Perfect. Worked out great. Don't really use remote or mess with the controls on fan itself.
569512
I set mine up with wall controls (1 gang "switch" but with separate fan and light dimmer settings, with its own remote and control system that replaces the one that came with this unit - from Lutron). I did not want to have just the remote, or a single control/switch on the wall. If you're wiring this up new, consider using 12-3 wire (versus 12-2) - the extra "line" (2 hots, 1 neutral, 1 ground) allows you more flexibility with fan/light fixtures for separate controls "at the switch." Incidentally I've had these units a little while now and both are working just fine.
1910744
Works with the wall switch. However to use the remote the wall switch needs to remain in the on position. I believe that is pretty standard.
1039879
Mine is hard wired to a switch. I don't know whether you could install it so as it use a pull chain or not.
876075
The fan doesn't come with a wall switch but it can be wired to almost any type of wall switch. HOWEVER, the Minka is a three-wire European system so an extra ground line would have to be installed to use a wall switch. The remote and receiver come separately. It operates three speeds of the fan and turns the light on/off. I mounted the bracket for the remote onto the wall and use the remote as a "wall" switch. If you want the light off permanently you can remove the bulb easily. Or just don't turn it on. The frosted light fixture makes the bulbs pretty much useless anyway other than for a night light. Fantastic fan, though.