So we have two ceiling fans in the bedroom, they work off a light switch (power) and remote control.
The issue is that they spin in opposite directions, and if you switch one to try to match, they both switch and spin the opposite way. There is no physical switch on the fan housing, so the only way to go from the “summer” to “winter” setting is on the remote, but I can’t isolate just one, so they both change.
I have tried shielding one (slightly) or moving to the far side of the room so as to get the signal to only one, but no dice. The only thing I can figure is so take the fan housing down, disconnect one of the wires, make the directional change, then put it all back together again, which seems a PITA.
As it is, there is plenty of circulation; I guess one side pulls down, the other side pulls up, and the air circulates around the room, it just bugs me that they can’t both be made to go in the same direction.
sounds to me like you have both scanners paired to single remote. I suggest separate remotes for each fan. The obviously is going to require you to get into the pairing variables.
WiFi? Bluetooth? They seem to be using the same frequency. It might be possible to change the frequency used by one of them. Get the instruction manual and read the fine print.
As GWPotter said, there should be two remotes. There should be little switches that match fans and remotes. If there is only one remote, then you probably would need to power down the one fan, use the remote, and then power the fan back on. In that way, only one fan will change (the one with power). You’ll probably have to remove the ceiling housing and disconnect the wires (unless they happen to be on different breakers, which I doubt).
Shielding didn’t work, but perhaps interference might work?
First would need to research approximately what frequency is used. Second, get a different remote in same frequency range, and the kind that keeps transmitting as long as a button is pressed. Then, you need two people. One person uses the “decoy” remote to provide interference (by holding a button) right up close to one of the fans. At the same time, the second person presses the “summer/winter” button on the real remote. In theory, only the fan without the interference (the one far away from the remote providing the interference) will respond.
Second Idea (not likely but possible):
It’s interesting that the fans have real “memory” regarding direction. But maybe they don’t. Maybe they only have memory as long as power is applied. And maybe power is always applied somehow, despite also being controlled by a wall switch. Maybe 3 wires go the fans - one for power (always energized), one for switch (the wall switch), and one for neutral. This is easy to check. Instead of turning wall switch off, turn the breaker off for 10 or 20 minutes (or maybe 60-120 minutes if somehow they put a large capacitor into the fans for memory) and start the process again.
Does the remote have dip switches? The remotes for the identical fans in four of my rooms have a DIP switch visible when the battery compartment is opened; a four position switch, each room’s remote set differently. I have to assume there is a corresponding DIP on each fan, set to match its remote. BUT can not see a corresponding switch on the fans, so I’m guessing it is visible only if I remove the cover of the light. (And I’ll be damned if I can figure out how to get the glass cover off to change a bulb, or mess with that setting!) Is there a something like a light cover that can be opened?
OT, but I found a label on the top, and google found me the manual, and I now know how the glass is removed/replaced. And I found the DIP switches. To reach them requires pulling the fan from the ceiling!