Nice product but more involved to install than advertised
Westinghouse has made a great little remote here that works as promised. However the description on their own web site neglects to mention the need to install an electronic module inside the fan. They also don't state which fan models (In their own Line) this module will not fit. We bought a Ceiling hugger model and there was no room indide the fan for the module, it had to be located in the junction box above the fan. So while the fan control works great and as described there might be a bit of work involved wiring and installing the communications module.
Sensor too big for Westinghouse fan
I purchased two of these remotes to go with two recently purchased Westinghouse fans thinking they would be easily compatible, not the case. In both cases the sensor was too big to fit in the housing unit of the fan and I was unable to use them. The directions alternate installation suggestion of on top the motor housing doesn't even seem feasible since you would then have wires exposed, not a very classy look. I am working on returning mine for a refund.
Works fine, but remote is huge!
I installed this unit with no issues on the Westinghouse Comet fan, wiring was simple. It took a few minutes to figure out how to mount it with the fan but after moving wires around I was able to make it fit nicely without much force.
Only thing I don't like about this is the remote is much larger than I would have thought it was in the picture, the remote itself is huge even for someone with large hands. I posted a picture of it on the product page.
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