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Magicbananas

Fan remote paired with bond that dims with alexa

I would like to use a bond hub to link a ceiling fan remote to alexa for the voice commands. I have two remotes that I have connected and both allow me to control fan speed but only on/off for lights through Alexa. The remotes have dimming and in bond I have dimming but it doesnt transfer to Alexa.

Anyone know of any fan remotes that do work?

Btw, I tried the bond remote and it works great with alexa and the fan but the actual remote is so horribly designed I was afraid my wife was going to divorce me over it since we do use the physical remote.

Posted May 20, 2020, 2:49 AM UTC

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iisauser•

Have you looked into the harmony remote? A quick search showed it will work with bond through ifttt. I'm not sure if you'll be able to use the voice controls through Alexa setting this up though.

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MagicbananasOP•

Does the harmony remote work on ceiling fans?

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iisauser•

I'm not sure as I don't have a smart fan myself, yet. You can always search for it here: https://support.myharmony.com/en-us/compatibility

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dvanderb•

I've been messing with a bond hub as well. I think the issue is if your fan module only does dim start/stop as opposed to dim up/down. For example with my fan controls you basically hold the light toggle to dim which isn't something any of the voice assistants are setup to support.

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MagicbananasOP•

I actually tried one that dims up and down and it didnt transfer either.

https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Hunter-Indoor-Outdoor-White-Wall-Switch-99195/301843637?mtc=Shopping-VF-F_D27L-G-D27L-27_20_CEILING_FANS-Hunter-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-CEILING_FANS&cm_mmc=Shopping-VF-F_D27L-G-D27L-27_20_CEILING_FANS-Hunter-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-CEILING_FANS-71700000033101437-58700003865771162-92700052889980964&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwqpP2BRBTEiwAfpiD-4t1Ka77e6N5bLpq0A27kOiV9KGgq8nChPt2UFqLz9ZxdNINxAb_nBoC01gQAvD_BwE

I also tried one that just has the single button and it didnt work. The ceiling fan remote with integrated bond did work flawlessly with Alexa, but as I said the physical remote was miserable to operate.

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