I have a whole house fan in the attic, which is controlled by an X10 wireless transceiver. A few days ago the tenants turned it on accidentally, and now it won't shut off. The fan just runs continuously (well, until I flipped the breaker). The fan seems to be just fine, I just can't turn it off. Thus I suspect something in the control system. The control system has been finicky and generally weird for years now, so it would not be terribly surprising if it doesn't work.
It's a hardwired fan - ie it just takes plain electric wires, no plugs or anything. It's connected to an
X10 XPFM inline receiver module. Downstairs there's an
X10 Pro PAT01 transceiver. There's also a keychain remote, which I neglected to get the model number of but looks similar to
this one.
Now, when you push the button on the remote there's usually a distinct "click" sound from the PAT01 transceiver unit. It's inconsistent, but it does seem to work. This makes me think both the remote and the PAT01 are at least somewhat functional, and therefore I suspect the XPFM module. I did verify that the channel settings on both units are identical. I also tried changing the channel settings, which did not seem to make any difference.
So, specific questions:
- Does it seem like I've correctly diagnosed this as an issue with the XPFM module?
- Is there anything else I should check or try to fix before I start replacing parts?
- Is there a better control system I can/should use? Like I said, it's always been kind of weird, so this might be a good chance to replace it with something better, but I'm not sure where to begin on that.
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
PS, I don't think it matters, but the fan is a Tamarack HV1000 X10, which appears to have come with the control units included. I believe it's all the original equipment that came together.