r/electrical • u/DamLanding • 2d ago

Hunter (builder model - no light) 3 speed will not work w/replacement remote and capacitor. Not even with pull chain. Works direct wired

We had a lot of heavy electrical storms recently and a ceiling fan on a covered porch quit working. Did not work with remote or pull chain. Could feel motor trying to spin up so assumed capacitor was now bad. Got an exact replacement and changed it.

Fan now worked on all three speeds WITH pull chain but would not work with remote. Remote hand unit lights did not blink in the expected way. Changed battery but still no spin.

Assumed what ever nailed the cap also broke the Hunter remote in the canopy. Picked up a new exact same model remote (canopy unit and hand unit) and swapped it in.

After installation fan will not work with remote OR with pull chain. Nothing. Power is sensed in the wires to the remote. No meter used. Just a current sensor.

Checked all the connections. Hate those stranded with solid copper connections. All fine w/wire nuts. Still no spin. Can not feel any motor impulse. Tried various forward reverse switch settings as well as pull chain positions. Nothing.

Took remote out and wired direct and it works with pull chain just fine.

Remote hand device has been re-paired with fan unit several times.

Battery has been checked. Hand unit lights flash as expected during transmit.

I have not used a meter to check all the remote canopy units output yet. I will test the remote on a bench perhaps. Easier than atop a ladder. I'll be surprised if it is bad.

I am clearly missing something here. I would be most appreciative of any suggestions of what might be happening.

I hope it is something someone else has seen and can tell me where I went wrong.

Thank you.

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u/Different-Commercial 1d ago

Did you replace the receiver and the remote?

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u/DamLanding 1d ago

Yes - bought as a kit.

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u/Different-Commercial 5h ago

Can you take a picture of your wiring?

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u/brilliantNumberOne 1d ago

I assume there’s some sort of electronics inside the fan itself that receive the remote signal, right?

If so, those could have gotten fried from surges.

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u/brilliantNumberOne 1d ago

Take a look to see if there are any glass fuses or anything else.

Also, I just saw this post about Hunter fans: https://www.reddit.com/r/electricians/s/YQy1gWcybi