Ceiling fan does not reverse with remote

Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, my Hampton Bay ceiling fan is similar to the Huntington II, but is an Almeida. There is no slide switch on the unit, just the remote switch. I have learned from reading various posts today that this is a common problem with Hampton Bay fans--that the remote does not work to reverse the fan. I finally tried one suggested solution and it worked. With the fan turned off, my husband gave a spin to the blades in the counterclockwise direction we desired. I then used the remote to turn on the fan at medium speed and then quickly turned the fan off and then on again at the wall switch, once again hitting medium speed on the remote--all in rapid succession. It worked. My fan now moves counterclockwise each time I turn it on. It seems that this is a defect in the Hampron Bay fans that work by remote only. The problem has been discussed on the web for the past three years, with others also finding satisfaction from this solution. I don't understand why cutting power to the fan worked in this way, but I'm happy to know that I don't have to take the fan down and return it, especially since I have a matching fan in the midst of being installed. It will be interesting to see if the reverse switch works on the remote with the second fan. Next time I buy a fan I'll look for a model with the slide switch on the unit . Thanks for offering a solution to my problem. Thanks for the suggestion. Actually, my Hampton Bay ceiling fan is similar to the Huntington II, but is an Almeida. There is no slide switch on the unit, just the remote switch. I have learned from reading various posts today that this is a common problem with Hampton Bay fans--that the remote does not work to reverse the fan. I finally tried one suggested solution and it worked. With the fan turned off, my husband gave a spin to the blades in the counterclockwise direction we desired. I then used the remote to turn on the fan at medium speed and then quickly turned the fan off and then on again at the wall switch, once again hitting medium speed on the remote--all in rapid succession. It worked. My fan now moves counterclockwise each time I turn it on. It seems that this is a defect in the Hampron Bay fans that work by remote only. The problem has been discussed on the web for the past three years, with others also finding satisfaction from this solution. I don't understand why cutting power to the fan worked in this way, but I'm happy to know that I don't have to take the fan down and return it, especially since I have a matching fan in the midst of being installed. It will be interesting to see if the reverse switch works on the remote with the second fan. Next time I buy a fan I'll look for a model with the slide switch on the unit . Thanks for offering a solution to my problem.

This worked for me....surprised that it did, but just used the on off switch and the reverse button on medium speed. Thanks!!! This worked for me....surprised that it did, but just used the on off switch and the reverse button on medium speed. Thanks!!!