You don't have to replace your Hampton Bay fan just because the remote control will no longer operate it. You can remove the remote from the fan and it will operate as if there had never been a remote in it at all. You may have to get up out of the bed to turn off the light, but your bank account will not suffer.
Instructions
1. Turn off the power to the ceiling fan at the breaker panel. If you don't know which breaker to turn off, simply turn the fan on and turn off each breaker until the fan no longer operates.
2. Disconnect the ceiling fan from the power supply. Take the canopy off the mounting bracket to gain access to the electrical wiring and the remote receiver. The canopy is attached to the bracket with four screws; you will need to remove the screws in order to remove the canopy.
3. Disconnect the remote receiver from the power supply wires. The power supply wires will be a black and a white wire coming from the electrical box in the ceiling, connected by wire nuts to the black and white wires on the power supply side of the receiver. Untwist the wire nuts by hand and pull apart both the black and the white wires to disconnect them from the power supply. This will also disconnect the ceiling fan from the ceiling. Take the ceiling fan down and place it on a sturdy work surface.
4. Remove the remote receiver from the Hampton Bay fan. The receiver will be attached to the ceiling fan motor through three wires that are connected with wire nuts. The wires are black (hot), white (neutral) and blue (light kit). The wires on the receiver are the same color as the ones on the ceiling fan motor. Disconnect each wire by untwisting the wire nut and pulling the wires apart by hand. The receiver is now disconnected from the fan, and you can remove it.
5. Connect the ceiling fan to the power supply. Place the orange wire nut on the white wire from the power supply together with the white wire from the ceiling fan and twist the wire nut securely to the wires. Place another orange wire nut on the black wire from the power supply together with the black and the blue wires from the ceiling fan and twist the wire nut on as before.
6. Push all the wires into the electrical box in the ceiling and reattach the ceiling fan canopy to the hanging bracket. The canopy will attach to the hanging bracket with four screws. Tighten the screws securely to the bracket.
7. Turn the circuit breaker back on to supply power to the ceiling fan.
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