It's pretty when new, but after 10+ years the outside wood planks on the patio need to be cleaned. Is there an easy way to do this other than with a warm rag with a little soap in a bucket standing on a ladder (without damaging the wood). Thanks.

We wiped ours down by hand and then put a clear coat on it.
Turned out great but it was a little work!

I appreciate your response. Thanks.

Both fans are being replaced. They were both in sad shape!

if water is hard, definitely wipe any water drops off. I learned the hard way in that spots were left after drying.

Your way, op, is what i think is best…hand wipe.

Today I replaced two old patio ceiling fans with two new Harbor Breeze fans from Lowes, which includes LED lights and a remote control device for each of them. The original fans and lights were controlled inside the house with two switches, one switch controlled the fan operation for both fans and other switch controlled both ceiling fan lights. The original units did not have any remote control devices. The original wiring was white on white, black on black, blue on red and green on copper (ground).

Regarding the New Ceiling Fan Install:

Well, I finished the install today, including the wiring for the remote device control module attached underneath each fan bracket, and only one switch inside the house has any effect on the the ceiling fans and the lights. When the one still functioning switch is turned on inside the house, only the remote control will allow both fans to turn and operate normally, but only one light is functional at a time. You can use the remote to switch the light operation to each fan, but not to operate both fan lights at the same time.

Another fact I want to include is that the original fans were two different brands of fans. Also the wiring from the house for one fan had one ungrounded (hot) conductor red wire, the other fan had two ungrounded (hot) red wires. I used a wire nut to cap these red wires, so these (hot) red wires are not connected to anything on either fan.

Any ideas on how to get both fans and lights to simultaneously work properly with the remote control? Possibly I'm missing something obvious here or there is some type of work around where only the house switch or switches are necessary, as was the case originally. I don't mind if I have to abandon use of the remotes. Thanks

There should be a section in the manual about programming the remotes. Look in that section for something to make the remotes universal. If not, pretty sure you can buy a universal remote that should work. If not, use a sharpie and note which remote goes to which fan.

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I stood between the two fans to pair the remotes with the fans. Magically, it started working properly. I now have a dead switch that's taking up space on the wall. Oh well, the fans and lights both work, so alls well that ends well. Thanks for taking the time to send me information.

Thanks Whoop!