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Questions tagged [remote-control]

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How to remove a single remote from liftwaster garage door opener

I have a garage door with a red auto-learn button that is used by several people. I would like to remove a single programmed remote from the opener without deprogramming all the other remotes that are currently in use. Is there a way to deprogram a…
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How to “aim” RF remote control for LED RGBW lights

I recently purchased a set of outdoor RGBW LED spotlights that came with a remote control to configure the color settings for each light. With all the lights on, it is hard to change the color of only one light since the RF remote broadcasts a…
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Control shed light from house's porch light switch on different circuit

This may have been asked already, but I can't find a post with the exact question so here goes: I have a garden shed with an outdoor light, controlled by a standard switch in the shed. The shed's power comes from my detached garage, which has its…
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How does an air conditioner remote control work with multiple AC units?

The apartment I rent has multiple Toshiba AC units used for both cooling and heating. I'm sometimes annoyed at how they sometimes seem to work weirdly - heating the room to absurdly warm despite me setting a low temperature, or vice versa - but I'm…
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Lift Master Garage Door - remote hardly works from outside the garage

Scenario When pulling up to our home the garage door opener only works sometimes - roughly 1/10 clicks. Our Lift Master was installed in 2011. Troubleshooting tried new batteries in all remotes tried removing / disabling lights in the garage…
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How to Install Ceiling Fan Control Wall Switch to Existing 2 Gang Wall Switch

In my bedroom, I have a ceiling fan (Casablanca Panama II, Model 6672R), no light, and operated with a remote control (Comfort Touch). I would like to do away with the remote and control the fan with a existing switch on the wall. The switch is a…
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Electric Wall Thermostat with Remote Option

I have a an apartment from 1980s, so the thermostats are quite old. One of them is Marley MD26 Qmark Electric Line Voltage Wall Thermostat x 3. Plus 2x thermostats that built into the heaters themselves (in two bathrooms). One of the thermostats…
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Ceiling fan won’t change speeds

Have an outdoor Minka Aire ceiling fan that has a wall switch (only supplying power; no other controls) and a remote used to change speeds on the fan. After working for about 3 years it will no longer change speeds or turn on/off with the remote.…
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Ceiling Fan lights turn off on their own w/ a Twist

A search brought up similar questions but my situation involves a ceiling fan w/ lights that operates via a battery powered remote. This fan is on a circuit that previously had a total of three switches (master bedroom). One of the switches was…
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Web-based remote access of my Carrier Infinity thermostat and Flash end-of-life

I have a Carrier Infinity system, installed some 3 years ago. I was able to access the thermostat over the internet until very recently, because the web access feature uses the Adobe Flash Player which Adobe has now end-of-life'd. I've been aware…
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Ceiling fan w/no light - to fan w/lights & remote cntrl - single switch?

We currently have a single switch to a ceiling fan with with no light. We would like to change it to ceiling fan with lights and remote control. Do we need additional switch to control light / fan separately, or can we just use the single switch…
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Best way to control many lights with a single switch

My living room is 70 feet long and almost 40 feet wide at the widest point. (Yes, I realize this is a lot of space.) In the ceiling there are 50 can-style light fixtures, each of which currently has a BR-30 LED bulb. These are controlled by about…
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Ceiling fan remote non responsive, reset?

This has happened a couple times over the years and we’ve been able to reset it but our attempts aren’t working this time. The ceiling fan remote (dd4t4-9v) has a fresh 9v battery but the fan doesn’t respond to it at all. What are we missing?
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1-button Garage Remotes open/close door but won’t stop part way

Due to water damage, my Overhead garage opener’s logic board had to be replaced in January. Since then, or actually since the weather has warmed up in the past couple of weeks, I’ve found that neither of my mini 1-button Genie 1995-on aftermarket…
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How can I get two remotes paired with the same fan receiver at the same time?

I bought a fan that came with one remote. But I want two. I want one to keep by my bed, and one to fix to the wall by the entrance to the room. The company I bought it from has sent me 4 remote and receiver packages. But I can get any one remote…
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