This remote has issues. All you need to do is search the internet under Hunter and the product number and you can see for yourself all the reviews and websites discussing the issues. My lights on the fan turn on randomly in the middle of the night (kind of scary the first time it happened but now its just annoying) and the speeds will change randomly as well. Changing the frequency on the remote and the fan (which requires taking the fan down again) doesn't solve the problem either.

I'm using this unit on the Hampton Bay Carriage House II fan and it fits perfectly in there with the bracket/hanger with string tie as the instructions recommend. As mentioned before the light does not save previous lighting settings. I'm not sure if its just the two units I have or if its something all units can do, but if you press the high and medium buttons together the light will come on at a low level. And if you hold those two buttons the light will begin to brighten. Don't you hate when products can do something extra not mentioned in the manuals?

There's nothing like a ceiling fan over the bed to help you catch your zzzz's on a hot summer night. Instead of shivering in an air conditioner's icy blast, you loll under a gentle breeze, perhaps dreaming about faraway places kissed by tropical trade winds. That is, until your mate, while groping around in the dark for the fan's pull chain, inadvertently plants a knee right in your abdomen. The Hunter Fan 27185 Remote Control prevents such nocturnal escapades. Its receiver installs inside the canopy on most ceiling fans, best done while you're hanging the fan, but it can also be done any time after installation. The transmitter uses a single 9-volt battery and sits on the night stand or in its handy wall holder. The size, shape and texture of the oblong fan control buttons let you operate the fan in complete darkness. Three buttons in descending order of size select high, medium and low fan speeds. The smallest button turns the fan off with a single press. Your fingers won't mistake the big round light/dimmer button for a fan button and accidentally bathe the bedroom in a blaze of light. When you really DO want to turn on the light, press and release the button. Press and release again to turn off the light. Press and hold the button to cycle the dimmer up and down. If you want wireless convenience on more than one fan in the house, you can set each transmitter/receiver pair to its own channel. So, while your better half snoozes with the bedroom fan on low, you can lie on the couch in the living room and crank up the fan to high. Thanks to the same capacitor speed control technology that Hunter uses in their own fans, the Hunter Fan 27185 Remote Control won't induce motor hum at lower speeds, a common fault of cheap voltage-regulating remotes. It works with nearly all makes and sizes of ceiling fan EXCEPT Hunter's "The Original" series.

I give this remote two stars for ease of installation, otherwise I'll be looking for another remote. The unit may or may not work, depending on the location of the handheld transmitter in relation to the receiver. This is not an out-of-range problem because the receiver might not pick up the signal even if the transmitter is only a few inches away. At first I suspected a weak battery but this was not the culprit. I have spent several hours orienting the antenna wire in every possible way and retesting the unit, and there are still dead spots in the room where the transmitter will not work, even though it works very dependably in other spots. Reading some previous reviews praising this unit, it sounds as if the manufacturer has a quality control problem regarding consistency. But it seems that we all agree on the unit's lack of ability to remember the last brightness setting -- when you turn off the light, regardless of where the dimmer is set, turning the light on again brings it immediately to the full setting... not very comfortable on the eyes after waking up in the middle of the night. You can only "dim down" the light -- starting from full brightness and going gradually to off. There is no way to increase from dim to bright. Overall, I am very disappointed.

I felt pretty much, how everyone else has, easy to install, works great, looks great, etc. Unlike the reviewer who said that the unit does not work while hanging on the hanger, his must be out of range, because mine works fine while hanging, in fact, i place my receiver antenna up inside the ceiling box, and i haven't found a place in our 2200 sq. ft house, that the thing will not work. AWESOME UNIT !!!!!

This is a great product! The one downfall, as one reviewer has mentioned, is the fact that it does not remember your light dimmer setting when you turn out the light. That's only a minor inconvenience, so this product still gets 5 stars. Installation is simple, and if ou have room in your wall behind your swithcplate (like I did) you don't even have to take down the ceiling fan. (Please note that the installation instructions and guidelines include no provisions for this type of install) This is a great solution if you only have one switch on your wall and want to control the fan and the light separately without pulling chains. This unit is actually designed for fans receiving only one live feed (you have only one switch on your wall to control both the light and the fan) but it can be used if you have separate live wires.A final note is on the style and layout of the system from a design aspect. This is HEADS AND SHOULDERS above the other units as far as asthetic appeal. The remote has nice contours and the buttons are layed out in a manner that makes sense (unlike other units I've used). The handy mounting bracket for the remote can fit over top of existing switches or can be mounted in a more convenient location. The design of the clip is innovative and easy to use. Unlike other, bulkier basket type holders, the remote completely conceals the mount when it is hung up.You'll LOVE this unit!

I installed this on a Hunter 'hands free' mount fan that was installed flush--other brands of remote fan controls would only install on fans mounted with a hanger style mount. This remote works fine, but the light dimmer does not remember its dim setting when the lights are turned off. The 'unique switch plate holder' is a hanger, and the remote can not be used in place on the wall while hanging. I would have used a competing product if it were compatible with my fan.

This works very well, was much easier to install than I had planed. Best to install with the new fan, but ok as a retro fit. This is in my bedroom and is nice to be able to turn the fan down/off late at night without getting up!