fibaro with ceiling fan

[hgroenevelt 0]

I have a question about fibaro controlling a ceiling fan.

 

In the bedroom we have a ceiling fan with 3 ventilation speed modes, dimmable lamp and remote control. The fan is connected to a normal wall switch.

 

Using wall switch:
- Switching off ensures that lamp and fan go out (remote control no longer works)
- By switching on 2x in succession (on/off/on) I can switch the lamp on again. The fan remains off and can be turned on again with the remote control.

 

Soon we will have our new house and I want to improve this. I have already found the following:
- By changing the wires, light and fan can be switched separately from each other
- The type of fan motor is not suitable for controlling with a fibaro dimmer

 

Now I wonder if the following setup is possible:
- Wiring light and fan separated
- Fan always live, without wall switch. Operation only via remote control
- Control (dimmable) light via several Wall switches with fibaro modules
- Lighting then probably no longer via remote control

 

I hope my description is clear enough. I'm curious if this is possible.

[Trives 0]

Is your remote control an RF one or Infra-red? If its RF ( most likely ) then consider using an RF bridge and build a QuickApp to control the light and / or fan via the bridge. I have done this using a Bond Bridge and simple HTTP commands from the QuickApp taking advantage of the local SDK. THis means that the commands do not have to go via the cloud and control of fan and light is very quick and reliable. Alternatively, you can use Node-red to build a simple interface once again linked via the HTTP command to the SDK and then add some simple webhooks from Fibaro hub into Node-red. This is my current set up and it provides better synchronisation of the light and fan.

In terms of wiring, you can use a Fibaro samry swicth to control the overall power if you want or simply leave the power on permanently and control via the QuickApp.

Cheers