Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: MUST CEILING FANS WITH REMOTE CONTROL HAVE ISOLATION SW 2Sep 24, 2014 11:12 pm excerpt from AS/NZS3000:2007Amdt2 Quote: 2.3.2.2.1 General Devices for isolation shall effectively isolate all active supply conductors from the circuit. A semiconductor (solid-state) device shall not be used for isolation purposes. So yes, the original switch is still required for isolation purposes. Fans are generally come ready to be hard wired by an electrician. Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't the masterwall just external cladding panels which would be secured to your house frame? Ideally it shouldn't be beyond the ability of a half decent electrician to drop an extra sub-circuit down the wall to your switch. It may just cost more than the straight swap of removing the existing light, wiring up the remote fan/light module and mounting the fan. hth Any electricians here please help. 1) Will the Fan need separate switch to ON/OFF/Speed eventhough it comes with Remote 2) how about… 0 1215 To my understanding early saw cuts are to control shrinkage cracks, so doing them now would be pointless. Control joints may reduce ugly cracking during periods of soil… 3 9862 Hi group, have some damage to the door frame and skirting board. It's a side door to the laundry area. Only has a security door. I had a termite inspection (note drill… 0 5054 |