Hunter 27157 Basic Remote Control

by Hunter

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Hunter Basic Remote Control

Product Description

Hunter 27157 Fan/Light On/Off Remote Control

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NSN3BC
• Item model number: 27157
• Average Customer Review: 1.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,773 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #16 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Ceiling Fans & Accessories > Accessories > Remote Controls

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worked well for a year, and then..., January 19, 2009

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David Rubenstein "http://www.wonderful-music.com" (Reston, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter 27157 Basic Remote Control (Tools & Home Improvement)

I installed this remote along with my new Hunter fan, and it worked well for about a year.

Then I started noticing that the light or the fan would start turning on by themselves. At first it was just a rare event, but then it became more and more frequent. Now the fan and the light are on just about all the time. I turn them off--but within a few hours they turn on again. What an annoyance.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you are thinking of buying this, your money will go to better use if you just donate it to me., June 22, 2010

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theBanker (Greenville,SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunter 27157 Basic Remote Control (Tools & Home Improvement)

This thing disables your wall switches, which makes this completely pointless. The remote is only a couple inches a long and I guarantee you'll lose it at some point. Once you lose it, you are screwed because you won't get your lights back on without uninstalling the receiver. Also, the instructions for this were completely ridiculous. So I say forget it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Worse than useless, October 8, 2010

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John Bartas (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter 27157 Basic Remote Control (Tools & Home Improvement)

As others have pointed out, this control disables your wall switch. It would have been really easy for Hunter to design it to turn the fan and/or light ON when the wall switch is turned on - after all, if you're turning the wall switch on, you probably want the lights or fan on, right? But no - after turning the wall switch on you then have to find the remote (sometimes in the dark) and turn that on too. The instructions recommend just leaving the wall switch on all the time, but that's impractical for several reasons. First, the remote control box in the wall switch then becomes an "energy vampire", using up your electricity 24/7. Second, wall light switches are almost always mounted by doors so you don't have to search for them in a dark room - this remote completly defeats that purpose.

This was also a pain to install - the control box did not fit inside the fan cowling as advertised; it took a lot for wire jiggling and pushing (while perched on a 20 foot step ladder - NOT FUN!) to get it installed inside.

Having used this a few days, I think I'm going to take it out, throw it in the trash, and just use the wall switch; or buy a better designed remote. The only thing stopping me is I'll have to go up that ladder again. What a waste of time and money.