Awesome Tips Make a Pull Chain Fan 1000% Smarter with this Light Switch
An older pull chain fan doesn’t have to be “dumb.” This smart switch from Treatlife lets you automate a pull chain fan and light, even if it’s controlled by one switch. I’ll explain how well this switch worked and give some ideas for automating it with a motion sensor to help you decide if it works for you.
An older pull chain fan doesn’t have to be “dumb.” This smart switch from Treatlife lets you automate a pull chain fan and light, even if it’s controlled by one switch. I’ll explain how well this switch worked and give some ideas for automating it with a motion sensor to help you decide if it works for you.
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0:00 Intro
0:23 Set up
1:12 Controls
2:13 Design
2:42 Automation ideas
3:24 Wrap up
3:44 REED!
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Hopefully this helps those of you with pull chain fans, or you can pass it along to someone else trying to figure out this smart home problem. Thanks for watching, we are working on some big videos coming in the next couple of weeks, so keep an eye out!
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Would this work with a Hunter fan that is already controlled with a remote?
I have Phillips hue smart bulbs in the fan that I would use this on. Will this still work?
Extra points for the theatrics! Always appreciated.
Love the videos! Random question, has ANYONE seen a black version of something like this anywhere?? Can’t seem to find one with both a light and fan toggle 😩
Can you connect 2 fan/light combos to 1 switch?
can you show me the wiring?
Pull chains are so dumb, what is this 1865!
As long as you have a neutral line and existing separate lines for the light and fan. Kind of a big deal.
Could you still use it with a fan that has a remote?
I have a pull chain fan with lights but it’s a 3 way switch. Any solutions to make that work? I have a 3 way smart switch installed now, but I can’t control the lights and fan seperatly. It only turns it on and off
I have this, one thing I noticed is that it can not run the fan as fast as if it was just on a normal switch. It's about 20 percent slower, and before you even ask… Yes, the pull chain is on the fastest setting. Unfortunately, this seems to be one of the only smart switches on the market for this application.
What about a fan that has a remote control instead of the pull chain? Do these switches work or not?
If I'm installing a new fan and only have one switch that controls the fan/light, would this switch still work?
Just got a few fan only switches, and got them installed. They make our ceiling fans much more useable.
Reed, I became a fan and subscribed after your first video. I started to automate and I have been using Tp-Link Kasa as my main smarts and Smarthings to tie them in while linked to Google Assistant. I use my smart phone for control but I'll soon be using a tablet that has been laying around. I have Ceiling fans with lights so I used two Kasa Dimmer switches for each one. Although it has been working fine I read it is a No-no. Which brand ceiling fan switch should I use that would tie in to my setup. Thanks in advance.
What switch could I use when I have two separate switches in a 1 switch width
I have two switches one for the ceiling fan and other for the ceiling light. Would this work?
Is there reverse mode available?
I need this exact kit but for Apple Homekit
Your videos get better and better and I greatly appreciate the humor you use, especially when your family is involved lol keep it up! Also, in my opinion, your editing is fan-tastic (I do mean that though).
Hi Reid, We have pull chain fan and light, which is pretty high up. But light and fan have separate switches. Would this work with both of them? If so, how do we connect the wires?
Thanks.
Reed, thanks for all the videos. They have been my go to regarding my smart home setup. Quick question, I was wondering if this switch is best for my application. I have a Hunter fan but only one switch that controls the both the lights and the fan speed (also has a remote). If installed would it allow me to control both the light and fan, or do I need two plugs like the one you were working on? Thanks for any help.
I have two switches one for the light and one for the
fan but I want to tell alexa to turn on my fan
Reid, I have two light/fan combos wired to the same single switch. Do you see any reason why this product wouldn't be able to control both?
My fan is powered separately no wall switches.. what can I do ? Help
So is this better better than BOND? I have bond set up at the moment…
Hi Reed, just got this and I'm having an issue. Can you be more specific on which app you used to setup and what icon you picked? I did Treatlife and chose Ceiling Fan Dimmer. I also tried Smart Life and chose Switch(wifi). Problem is they're only giving me 1 device and I can only have the fan turn on and off. Can't get it to change speeds or adjust light. Spoke to customer service but got cut off and no call back because past 5pm. According to Tech Support, there should be 2 devices showing so I can adjust fan and light with Alexa(even though app screen looks correct. I can adjust via either app. Am I asking Alexa incorrectly, maybe? Any help from you would be appreciated. Thanks!
Lights didn't show on alexa.
I got this switch recently and it works great. My only issue is that Google and Alexa only picked up the fan from smartlife. I even named it as “lights” but that didn’t work. Any feedback on this is appreciated.
Installed it today works great on the smart life app but Alexa only finds the fan as a device. On the cid you mentioned the light showed up with Chinese characters, but I don’t get that either. Have tried delinking the skill and rediscovering devices but only the fan shows up. Any ideas? Appreciate any help.
So is this better than lutran casetta fan light switch? please help. i don't know what to purchase.
Hi Reed, this SONOFF smart home and may I know whether you are interested to test our new products? Looking forward to hearing from you.
It seems to have disappeared from Amazon
Apparently this switch doesn't exist on Amazon, and the link, above, takes you do a "This page Not Found" page. anyway, I've been looking for a switch to replace the dumb switch in my bedroom, which is an older chain fan.
That is great but it does not work with fan that operate with a remote. That is most fans on the market now.
Please do a video about the new Inovelli Fan & Light switch. I'm very curious about it.
Any suggestions for someone with a light switch and no neutral trying to control a fan? I replaced a light with a fan in an older home so no neutral. My current idea is to use Bond for the fan control only and a C by GE light switch on the wall to control C by GE lights. I still need some sort of fan control on the wall though and I'm not sure what to use.
Hi.. I am having an issue with the Alexa integration.. I can only turn on/ off the fan.. I am unable to control the light.. Any thoughts???
Did you pick up the new Inovelli Fan Switch? I grabbed it and set it up. It works well. I had small issues getting it going, particularly related to the signal being received by the device you connect on the fan side. I'm liking it. Only caveat is that it seems a little slow to turn on so my wife keeps thinking it didn't work.
Not sure if this is the best video to comment on but I had a smart home question. I just bought a Inovelli Red Dimmer switch. What I would like to do is it to trigger my bond fan controller so if you click the dimmer up it increases the speed from off to low to high, then down to do the opposite. Is that something possible to do within smartthings and a piston? Within the normal smartthings interface I believe I can trigger different scenes for single press, double press, triple press, etc. but I was hoping to make it work similar to a normal fan controller for my wife and kids. Any ideas? I will go with the scenes direction unless I find another way to do it. Appreciate the help!
My smart home is almost completely smart life. When I started it last year I was hesitating with Smart things.
I don't regret, it works very well. I don't understand why YouTubers consider smartlife like a secondary, unimportant smart ecosystem.
I would love to see more smart life/Tuya products, automations, ideas on your channel.