Fan switch question

[Ohio Auto]

I'm going to mount ceiling fans in the shop...15 ft high. I would like to have the ability to swith fan direction from the floor without having to climb a ladder every season to switch them.

Do they make a switch..like a typical light swith that toggles up and down to reverse polarity?

Thanks.

 

[Berserker]

I don't think its that easy. You could maybe cut the wires by the fan and bring the switch down to the ground level. If I was going to do that I might think about buying or building an actually controller and contactor.

 

[Hit-By-Thunder]

I will have to check my fan. It comes with a remote so,... maybe. It is new still in the box, I am waiting to do the drywall mud/taping

Rob/HBT

 

[mobetta]

all of the wireless remote control fans I have seen are reversible from the remote.

but I dont have much faith in the remote units, i would not put one in my garage...
I have had to replace a few because the electronics **** the bed and cost-wise a whole new fan was the way to go...then you have a nice pile of chinese **** to put in your landfilll....

 

[csp]

We have three wireless remote fans and none of them are reversible at the remote. These are all Hunter fans.

 

[jbs]

What I am planning to do is buy a reversible fan like this one.

Then I can use a switch like this.