Fan motor compatibility

[peterz]

I have two fireplace blowers that I would like to hook up to Caseta:

https://www.industrialfansdirect.com...cts/axc200b-es

https://www.myfireplaceblower.com/fi...lower-fan-kit/

Are Caseta fan controls compatible with these two?

TIA!
Peter

[peterz]

Found out RSF specs: the blower motor is AC shaded pole (https://fireplaceblowersonline.com/r...an-blower-kit/). Basically, as simple as it gets and one step down from PSC. My guess is that fan control switches will work there?

[Brandon W.]

Hello peterz and welcome to the forums!

Looking into the specification sheet on these motors they appear to call for a fully variable control (such as the Lutron Skylark SFS-5E). These controls behave more like a dimmer and do not have the low/med/high settings. Unfortunately, we do not offer a fully variable fan speed control in the Caseta family.

The PD-FSQN should ideally only be used with AC, paddle style ceiling fans that use pull chains. We recommend reaching out to the manufacturer of the motors to confirm if a third-party 3-speed fan control can be used on these.

Alternatively, we recommend putting these motors on a Caseta on/off switch such as the Original PD-6ANS or Claro DVRF-5NS.

[peterz]

Wait, the current control is fully variable but it's just a rheostat. I don't mind if I get low/med/hi instead as long as it's done via varying the resistance. Is that what fan control does?

[Joy L.]

Unfortunately the PD-FSQN will not be performing the low/medium/high the same way as a full variable control does; the PD-FSQN is a capacitive fan control only designed to mimic motors that drop into specific speeds, and can damage a fully variable fan motor, so unfortunately it is not recommended for this application.

[Joy L.]

Unfortunately the PD-FSQN will not be performing the low/medium/high the same way as a full variable control does; the PD-FSQN is a capacitive fan control only designed to mimic motors that drop into specific speeds, and can damage a fully variable fan motor, so unfortunately it is not recommended for this application.