Hunter 22691 3-Speed Stepped Fan Control

For starting Hunter fans or controlling the variable speed, you can't go wrong with this speed controller/on-off switch marketed under the Hunter name. Hunter is a very long established, legitimate manufacturer and I have owned some of their ceiling fans for thirty-three years and they are still running. I wouldn't expect a controller or on/off switch to last that long but if is marketed under the Hunter name, it will do what it is supposed to do. Unfortunately, a lot of American manufacturing has traveled overseas but the Hunter name still stands for a reasonable amount of quality, no matter where the source of manufacture. Huntet stands behind their products. They also acquired Casablanca, which tells you something about them.

This was exactly the Hunter Fan Speed Control I needed to be able to control my Hunter ceiling fan from the wall, and in a way that no hum would be produced! Works great. Fan is ultra quiet. I am pleased with it. Cautionary note: There are several different Hunter Fan Controls (with different model numbers) available on the internet, so do a bit of research to make sure you get the right one for your model and your era of Hunter ceiling fan! They are not all interchangeable with each other, and will work with some Hunter fans and not as well with others. This one is Model 22691-A which is optimized for 52" 3-speed electrically reversible Hunter Original ceiling fans. See Hunter All-Fan controls for other fan models if needed.

If I set the pull chain of the fan on high then I have found that the switch runs the fan too fast on low. Better to set the pull chain to the middle range. Now I get the fan speeds off of the switch that I want. Easy to install, just a little bit of trial and error as far as the fan speeds go.

The switch worked fine and was fairly easy to install. It's a 3 step switch that controls the current speed of the fan (many fans already have 3 speeds controlled from a pull chain). So if you set your fan to High via the chain, then this will be on high at max. If you set at MED then the medium speed will be the max. There is no added hum from using this switch.The only issue is that it's designed to fit a standard switch plate face. I have Decora style so I had to modify the switch so the cover plate would screw on.

I just replaced a 20 year old Hunter 3 speed switch where my fan middle speed was no different than the slow speed. The middle speed is by far the speed where the fan stays. I thought I would try replacing the switch before replacing the fan - the switch was the problem. Now I have my middle speed back. I can't complain too much about a switch that only lasted 20 years.