Review on QIACHIP Upgraded Universal Controllor Compatible by Roman Starr

Not much to say about the fan controller other than that it works. This one works. What interests buyers most is that there are absolutely no instructions. This may deter less experienced smart home users, but it shouldn't. Install the controller first. This is a standard size. So if you already have a remote control fan, you can simply replace it with a new one. All wires are color coded and labeled so nothing is clear.1. Download Smart Life APP for your mobile phone via Play Store for Android or similar for IOS. (Just search for "Smart Life". 2. Launch the app and set it to search for fans in the "Small Appliances" group. Use Desktop Fan as your category. 3. You must put the controller in pairing mode. Press and hold the backlight and HI fan buttons on the fan panel at the same time until it beeps 3 times (this can take up to 10 seconds). The app is searching for new devices, which is a long time you can also edit the name of the device and the name of the light 4. The app will find and install the controller and usually Alexa will catch up with it and install it on Alexa devices It should be installed as 2 devices : Fan and light. Sometimes only the fan installs and not the light, then try again. 5. Use the Alexa app to turn on the fan and/or light. You're done. If you have more than one Install controllers ra, this can confuse Alexa a bit and if you mention "fan" Alexa will see that she has more than one and it will all go downhill from there. em to solve this problem by creating a procedure that starts both fans. The trick is not to use the word fan in your command. I say "ceiling fan" and it works. You can control fan speed and light dimmer with Alexa. Each has 3 speeds. The only negative I can say (apart from the lack of instructions) is that the remotes are fixed to the controller so getting a new remote will be impossible. This isn't a concern if you're installing it in a smart home, but it might put people off who just want to use the remote control. This also means that if there is more than one fan in a room, it is not possible to set up remote control codes so that you can control both fans with the same remote control. . At this price they are a steal. They're also very easy to install, aside from the occasional hiccup setting up the lights in Alexa. And at this price, if you need to replace the remote control, just buy another controller and remote control. Control is via the Smart Life app, available for Android and IOS phones, or can be added to Alexa as a skill.