Pls suggest BLDC Fan?

[rushikesh_jadhav]

I have ordered "atomberg Renesa Smart 1200mm BLDC Ceiling Fan" from Amazon but yet to deliver. Does it integrate with alexa smoothly? How much energy bill I can save per year approx. Do I have to remove existing fan regulator? This is my first smart fan purchase. Any advice for me?

 

[unni]

Do I have to remove existing fan regulator?

Disclaimer: I am not an electrician, nor do I have much knowledge in these.

I replaced my old fan with the Atomberg one myself. I didn't remove the old brick type fan regulator, just left it at maximum speed. So far no issues. I had planned to re-wire the fan switch without the regulator, then forgot until I saw your post lol.

Main reason I chose Atomberg was it had a Home Assistant integration.. and works very well

Does the Home Assistant integration with the fan require internet? Or will it work completely offline (via BlueTooth)?

 

[MarioBros]

Does the Home Assistant integration with the fan require internet? Or will it work completely offline (via BlueTooth)?

yes the integration needs internet, but if u have Bluetooth enabled in ur home assistant then u can control it locally

 

[lockhrt999]

@unni

Does the app not allow customizing fan speeds manually? Apart from those 1 to 5 settings.

 

[guest_999]

Does the app not allow customizing fan speeds manually? Apart from those 1 to 5 settings.

How will that work though? I mean, it is not like a smart light with voltage controllable leds to control brightness.

 

[lockhrt999]

How will that work though? I mean, it is not like a smart light with voltage controllable leds to control brightness.

Well, I don't know. Speed 1 is still too fast for me. I need a speed slower than that.

 

[unni]

@unni

Does the app not allow customizing fan speeds manually? Apart from those 1 to 5 settings.

It doesn't look like app allows the speed to be set to in between say 0 & 1 or 1 & 2. I just tried it, and the app's slider will allow me to place the slider between 0 & 1. But, after a few seconds, the slider automatically positions itself at level 1. Same happened between level's 1 & 2 as well.

I am attaching a video showing this. I have also included other app functionality in case anyone's curious.

https://imgur.com/a/mUaWkhG

 

[lockhrt999]

It doesn't look like app allows the speed to be set to in between say 0 & 1 or 1 & 2. I just tried it, and the app's slider will allow me to place the speed indicator between 0 & 1.

Hmm. I thought it was possible with the Atomberg app. I remember reading somewhere like so. I guess it was some other brand fan.

 

[chyawanprash]

Hmm. I thought it was possible with the Atomberg app. I remember reading somewhere like so. I guess it was some other brand fan.

while searching for a BLDC fan, i came across a brand which was offering 25 speeds. users seemed to be quite pleased with the micro-adjustments.

 

[lockhrt999]

while searching for a BLDC fan, i came across a brand which was offering 25 speeds. users seemed to be quite pleased with the micro-adjustments.

I'd like that.

The speeds the Atomberg has given me:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

The speeds that I want:

• 0.25
• 0.5
• 0.75
• 1
• 1.25

In the past 3 years, I have never went above the speed 1. Most of the time, even the 1 speed is too chilly for us.

 

[MadAxe]

while searching for a BLDC fan, i came across a brand which was offering 25 speeds.

Which brand?