SmartThings Compatable Fan with NO WALL SWITCH and NO Aeon

[JDRoberts]

Quite a few people have just taken a wall switch, usually the GE fan control switch, and put the switch itself inside the fan canopy. Usually someone opts to do that because they don’t have a neutral at the light switch, but it could be used for a situation like you describe as well. There’s typically a lot more room inside the fan canopy then there is inside the switchbox, so the size of the Switch isn’t that big a deal.

See the following post for one example:

Control 3-speed Ceiling Fan and Light Kit?

UPDATED 3/14/17 There is now an alternative option that I am recommending that uses the new Home Depot zigbee device. It controls Fan speed plus the light, easier to install, use RF wireless remote or in-wall remote controlller and less money Unfortunately there isn’t a combo unit to do that today. I ended up using two devices. The GE 12730 Z-Wave Smart Fan Control for the fan speeds. And a second device, Aeon Labs AEDSC19103ZWUS Micro Smart Energy Illuminator G2 for the lights. You can replace your wall switch with the GE and then mount the Aeon up in the canopy. I actually mounted both devices up in my canopy because I didn’t have an existing wall switch on my fan since it was being controlled only through two pull chains on the fan itself. I got the Energy version of…