I have a Fanimation FP8404 (has AC motor). The existing receiver has three wires to the fan unit:
Is the White Series Smart Fan Canopy Module compatible? i.e. is the white “To Motor N” not a neutral wire? I would guess not since it exists out of the receiver and is not just directly tied in to the neutral in?
FP8404 Manual:
CR500 Manual (Remote+Receiver):
That white going to the motor should be the neutral. If you look at the paragraph below the drawing you posted it refers to the receiver being marked “TO MOTOR N” and “TO MOTOR L”, which presumably is line and neutral.
Remove that module and wire the canopy in its place.
A bit old thread, but OP, did the canopy work with your fanimation fan? Thinking of buying a few for this setup to bind to the blue 2-1 switch. Planning on using paddle to dim the light and config button on the fan.
Thanks
I didn’t end up using it with them, but I suspect it would work. For mine, previous owner had removed dedicated switches to control the fan. Presumably, they had more standard fans before these ones, and switched to the remotes when the fanimations went in. I ended up putting in the white series fan switches back in, removing the remote control box, and direct wiring. Has been working great.
Because of that, I suspect the canopy module would have worked with the ac fanimations.
I have an dc Fanimation that I’m still deciding what to do with since there is only one physical switch for that one and the canopy module doesn’t support it. Probably will eventually use this bond bridge if I get around to it.
I actually have a canopy Module for a different regular fan that we’ve since removed. Was straightforward to use fwiw.
[edit] got my ac and dc mixed up
