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Two ceiling fans on a single control? HerHusband 06-15-2006
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Posted by HerHusband on June 15, 2006, 11:21 am
My in-laws have two ceiling fans in their living room. Currently the lights
are controlled by two separate light switches (in one box), and the fans
are controlled by pull strings. As part of a rewiring project, I'd like to
rewire the fans to be controlled by wall controls instead of the pull
strings.

So, I'm curious if I could wire both ceiling fans to a single control?

Each fan has 4 lights, so that's about 480 watts for the lights. I assume I
should be OK there as long as I get a control with the proper wattage
rating.

What I don't know is how two fan motors would cope on a single speed
control? Would this cause any problems?

Thanks,

Anthony

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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on June 15, 2006, 12:01 pm

>
> So, I'm curious if I could wire both ceiling fans to a single control?
>
> Each fan has 4 lights, so that's about 480 watts for the lights. I assume
> I
> should be OK there as long as I get a control with the proper wattage
> rating.
>
> What I don't know is how two fan motors would cope on a single speed
> control? Would this cause any problems?

I don;t know about two, but we have six on one switch in our shop. Of
course, they may not hold up as long but it has been 20 years so far.



Posted by No on June 15, 2006, 12:15 pm
HerHusband wrote:
> My in-laws have two ceiling fans in their living room. Currently the lights
> are controlled by two separate light switches (in one box), and the fans
> are controlled by pull strings. As part of a rewiring project, I'd like to
> rewire the fans to be controlled by wall controls instead of the pull
> strings.
>
> So, I'm curious if I could wire both ceiling fans to a single control?
>
> Each fan has 4 lights, so that's about 480 watts for the lights. I assume I
> should be OK there as long as I get a control with the proper wattage
> rating.
>
> What I don't know is how two fan motors would cope on a single speed
> control? Would this cause any problems?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony
I have looked into this - I have a need to control 4 fans. You need to
check the amp draw in the fans and the amp rating on the switch. What
you will find is the switches at the big Blue and Orange stores will
only support one fan. Hunter has one designed for two fans IIRC.

Hmm - Looks like overkill
http://www.hunterfan.com/prodSum.php?pid=15&pType=acc&sType=30

Just make sure either the amps capability of the switch exceeds the amps
draw of the fans combined or find one designed for multiples.

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Posted by PipeDown on June 15, 2006, 5:03 pm

> HerHusband wrote:
>> My in-laws have two ceiling fans in their living room. Currently the
>> lights are controlled by two separate light switches (in one box), and
>> the fans are controlled by pull strings. As part of a rewiring project,
>> I'd like to rewire the fans to be controlled by wall controls instead of
>> the pull strings.
>>
>> So, I'm curious if I could wire both ceiling fans to a single control?
>>
>> Each fan has 4 lights, so that's about 480 watts for the lights. I assume
>> I should be OK there as long as I get a control with the proper wattage
>> rating.
>>
>> What I don't know is how two fan motors would cope on a single speed
>> control? Would this cause any problems?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Anthony
> I have looked into this - I have a need to control 4 fans. You need to
> check the amp draw in the fans and the amp rating on the switch. What you
> will find is the switches at the big Blue and Orange stores will only
> support one fan. Hunter has one designed for two fans IIRC.
>
> Hmm - Looks like overkill
> http://www.hunterfan.com/prodSum.php?pid=15&pType=acc&sType=30
>
> Just make sure either the amps capability of the switch exceeds the amps
> draw of the fans combined or find one designed for multiples.
>
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You can also add up the Watts if you don't find the Amps easily



Posted by Charlie Bress on June 15, 2006, 2:14 pm
What I would suggest is that you look into remote controls that are
available at the big box stores.
These have adjustable codes set by switches in both the receivers and the
remotes. If you set the codes the same for both fans, then one remote will
set the two fans in synchronization. This way you don't have a concern about
the power requirements.

Charlie


> My in-laws have two ceiling fans in their living room. Currently the
> lights
> are controlled by two separate light switches (in one box), and the fans
> are controlled by pull strings. As part of a rewiring project, I'd like to
> rewire the fans to be controlled by wall controls instead of the pull
> strings.
>
> So, I'm curious if I could wire both ceiling fans to a single control?
>
> Each fan has 4 lights, so that's about 480 watts for the lights. I assume
> I
> should be OK there as long as I get a control with the proper wattage
> rating.
>
> What I don't know is how two fan motors would cope on a single speed
> control? Would this cause any problems?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Anthony




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