Can someone explain to me about Ceiling Fans

I want to have some ceiling fans with light installed in my PPOR and my IP's

I went out and bought one to start off with from Bunnings , a beutiful timber one ,but i had to take it back it seems as the Aurtasker said only with a remote because wall swutch too difficult in apartment ???

Anyway to cut a long story short , i advertised on Airtasker for a electrician and got a heap of offers but a lot of questions first ?

They asked is it a remote ??? Then some said remotes only not wall swith on fans !!

My question is this , is it easier for a electrcian to install a ceiling fan with light with a remote instead of the wall switch on ? Is that why they are all asking .

Is it going to be difficult in a apartment for a electrician to install a ceiling fan with light that doesnt have a remote ??

 

I came across this in my last purchase. I was wondering why the whole fan (fan + light) could only be controlled via a remote. Turns out the ceiling / layout made it difficult to get the wiring through, so it was the most practical option.

Since the remote becomes so critical then, I took a photo of it in case the tenant ever lost it.

 

Yep, running wiring across the ceiling and down the wall is harder than not doing so.

 

My last one was an old queenslander and at the highest point, the ceiling space was about 1ft tall. It was literally impossible to actually crawl inside so I can see why they went with a remote.

 

It's near impossible to run the extra wire required for a wall switch in apartments, especially brick or concrete. If you do you'll likely be up for a plasterer and painter to repair the wall and ceiling the lecco rips out to run the wire.

 

**** Airtasker, you either get electricians without insurance or you get dodgy third world electricians.

It is quite hard to pull in a second wire from the fan to the wall plate in an apartment/skillion roof.

Source: Electrician

 

I have a electrician who will come out for cash

3 fans to be installed
1 glass pendant light to be installed

1 powerpoint replacement

$400 cash , is that good ? I think too much but others wanted more !!

 

At present you would have 1 switch wire running from the switch to your light.
If you want to install a fan and with a light you will need 2 switch wires from your switch to turn both fan and light on.
In a house with timber walls its generally not an issue as you are able to pull another switch wire up from the roof but apartments are difficult if you can not get in the roof and if you have brick walls and concrete ceiling you really need to cut in the wall and ceiling with a grinder, install the new cable in conduit, concrete and re-paint. A nightmare!
Easy alternative, use a wireless remote to switch on!

 

Wireless remote is fine, until the tenant loses/breaks it and their ceiling fans no longer can be used - getting a replacement may not be so easy for a yum-cha unit in 3 years time. But if you have no other choice...

Seems reasonable.. if they are fully licensed. No license, no insurance for you if your property later burns down. No invoice, no legal tax deduction - tough when you get an audit from Mr ATO.

 

Good value, many charge $150 per fan install only or $200 per install with the fan provided.

 

im supplying the ceiling fans with remote x 3
Plus the gold plated light pendant
And replace powerpoint , i was going to haggle further down to $300 cash but dont want to push my luck as i had a unlicensed one turn up who wanted $450 cash !!

At least this guy is licensed as i saw his van outside

 

My 15 year old Panasonic aircon remote just died. Could not buy the original one had to buy a generic one off ebay.
Set me back $4!

 

Also worth looking into the actual fans too....turns out there's fans and then there's fans...

If you're going to start spending real coin on an electrician it may work out cheaper over the long run to install a better quality fan.

 

We are in the market for new ceiling fans for 2 bedrooms. The ceilings are high and it is an apartment in a wool store conversion if that is relevant. We know we would like them to be DC, have lights, remotes and be as quiet as possible. They will be installed by an electrician. Any suggestions on which brands we should be looking at? We have installed a Hunter Pacific fan at another property years ago that is still going well but reports are the new ones are not as good. Don't know if that is true or sales speak. Any suggestions please?

 

Remote is much easier to install.
If you are happier with this then we suggest you mount the remote on the wall in a bracket or the like so it acts like a switch.
Loosing the remote may prove costly.

 

Ha
Good point!

 

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thanks we installed a couple of these Warm White - Walnut and Black Trident 56" DC Ceiling Fan with 24W LED Light And Remote
very happy so far