Hampton Bay Sidewinder ceiling fan. For ten years, wall mounted control functioned until it 'blew' when electrician was working on a remodel of another room. Installed another control (Progressive Lighting) that looked exactly like the original, it lasted a few weeks. Called customer care, they sent me what they called the original equipment, MinkaAire with reverse function. It lasted one day. Any ideas what could be wrong? Customer care now tells me that you can't have a dimmer on any fixture on same circuit. But we had one for 10 years....doesn't make sense. Help!

SOURCE: Ceiling fan does not reverse with remote

Just reporting that I called Hampton Bay about the remote not working to reverse the fan. I was told that I needed to have the fan running on low and then press reverse on the remote control. If that doesn't work, customer service told me to press reverse while running the fan on medium. (Some fans are set to reverse on low and others on medium.) Nowhere in the manual is this addressed. I had been pressing reverse with the fan turned off, which seemed to me a logical thing to do. Live and learn.

SOURCE: HAMPTON BAY CEILING FAN MODEL # UC7067RC

I have a solution for you. Call 1-866-600-FANS(3267) and give them the numbers on the side of the receiver. Example: 7067FM-22 (6+5) Variations of this receiver are used by many different manufacturers including Hampton Bay,Emerson,Minka Aire, etc... There is a web site that shows a few examples of this receiver available. http://www.fanmanlighting.com
P.S. It helps to know if your Ceiling Fan has a 2nd light above the fan or reverses direction from the transmitter.

Jim Goldsmith

• 2005 Answers
• Posted on Apr 22, 2009

SOURCE: remote controlled ceiling fan

unplug the fan then remove the batteries from the remote then plug the fan back in and, reinstall the batteries; this resets the fan control