Allen Roth FAN35T Ceiling Fan Remote

Description

The FAN-35T receiver system has been used across a surprisingly wide range of ceiling fan brands over the years. Harbor Breeze, Hunter, Allen + Roth, Kichler, Hampton Bay — all of them have shipped fans built around this platform at various points, which makes it one of the more widely distributed receiver systems in the residential ceiling fan market. That broad adoption is a double-edged situation for homeowners. On one hand, the FAN-35T ecosystem has a well-established replacement parts market and multiple compatible options available. On the other, the sheer number of overlapping model numbers — KUJCE9603, L3HFAN35T1, L3HFAN35T, CHQ7202T, CHQ7202T1, FAN-53T, FAN-11T, and more — can make identifying the right replacement feel like decoding a parts catalog. This universal kit is designed to cut through that complexity by pairing a FAN-35T compatible remote with a FAN28R receiver that handles the full range of those model designations in a single purchase.

This is a full kit — both remote and receiver are included. That distinction matters because it changes who this product is appropriate for. If your existing receiver is still working and only your remote has failed or been lost, a remote-only replacement is the more economical choice since you won’t need the receiver. But if you’re dealing with a fan that’s completely unresponsive to remote input, or you’re upgrading an older fan that never had remote capability, or you simply don’t know whether the receiver is functional, the full kit takes the guesswork out of the situation entirely. You’re installing a fresh, matched pair of components rather than trying to diagnose whether the problem is in the transmitter or the receiver.

What’s in the Box and What to Know Upfront

The kit includes the FAN-35T remote control, the FAN28R receiver unit, a wall mount holder with mounting screws, wire nuts for making the wiring connections, and an instruction manual. The battery for the remote — a 12-volt A23 format — is not included, which is worth knowing before you start. The A23 is a small cylindrical battery, similar in diameter to a AAA but considerably shorter, most commonly found in garage door openers and some keyless entry fobs. It’s not the kind of battery most people have sitting in a junk drawer, so picking one up before you begin the installation saves a frustrating pause mid-project.

One functional note that the product listing makes clearly and that’s worth emphasizing: this kit does not include a reverse button. The FAN-35T system was not designed around motor direction reversal the way the UC7078T or UC7080T systems were, and if motor reversal is a feature your current fan setup supports and you rely on regularly, this kit won’t replicate it. For buyers upgrading from a pull-chain fan or replacing a failed non-reverse system, this is a non-issue. For anyone who was using reverse functionality through their original remote, a different replacement option that includes a reverse button would be the appropriate path.

The kit is also noted as not recommended for hugger-style fans. The FAN28R receiver has physical dimensions that require adequate canopy space to house properly, and the extremely shallow canopies found on flush-mount or close-mount ceiling fans often don’t provide enough room. Downrod-mounted fans in standard residential ceiling heights almost always have sufficient canopy depth. If you’re working with a flush mount fan, it’s worth measuring the interior canopy space before ordering to confirm fit.

Compatibility — Who This Kit Is For

The compatibility range of this kit is genuinely broad. If the FCC ID or model number on the back of your original remote is any of the following, this kit is designed to replace it: KUJCE9603, L3HFAN35T1, L3HFAN35T, FAN-35T, FAN-35T1, CHQ7202T, CHQ7202T1, L3HFAN35T2, FAN-53T, FAN-11T, FAN-HD, FAN-HD5, or L3H2010FANHD. The brand coverage spans Harbor Breeze, Hunter, Allen + Roth, Kichler, Hampton Bay, Litex, and Westinghouse fans built around this receiver family — which collectively represents a significant portion of the ceiling fans sold through major home improvement retailers over the past fifteen or so years.

One practical caveat for buyers with the KUJCE9603 or CHQ7202T designations specifically: some product listings note that these particular model numbers “may not be replaced” depending on the receiver generation involved. The KUJCE9603 designation has been used across multiple receiver generations, and while the majority of fans carrying it are compatible with this kit, there’s a small subset where receiver differences can cause pairing issues. If you’re working with a KUJCE9603 fan, confirming the receiver model printed directly on the receiver unit inside the canopy — not just the model number on the old remote — is the most reliable way to verify compatibility before purchasing.

For buyers who are adding remote capability to a fan that came with pull chains only and no remote receiver at all, this kit supports that use case cleanly. The FAN28R receiver installs in the canopy in place of the existing wiring connections, giving the fan full remote operation. One important step in that scenario: before using the remote, use the pull chain to set the fan to its highest speed and turn the light on. The remote takes over control from that baseline state rather than operating independently of the pull chains. If the pull chain is left at a lower speed setting, the remote’s high speed command will still be limited to whatever the pull chain allows — so setting the chain to maximum first and then relying entirely on the remote for all subsequent adjustments is the correct operating approach.

Installation

Installing a full remote and receiver kit requires more involvement than swapping a remote-only replacement, but it’s straightforward work for anyone comfortable with basic household wiring. The process follows the same general steps as any ceiling fan receiver installation: cut power at the breaker, access the canopy, disconnect the existing wiring, connect the new receiver following the color-coded wiring diagram in the instructions, tuck the receiver into the canopy, and restore power. The wire nuts included in the kit handle the wiring connections without requiring any additional hardware.

The dip switch pairing process completes the installation. The FAN-35T remote has four dip switches in the battery compartment — positioned behind the battery slot, which is a consistent design choice across this entire family of ceiling fan remotes and easy to miss on first look. The receiver has a matching set of dip switches accessible through a small opening on the unit. Setting both to the same pattern establishes the communication channel between them. Sixteen possible combinations are available, and as with all RF ceiling fan systems, choosing something other than the all-down default of 0000 is strongly advisable. The default setting is the most commonly used across fans sold at retail, and in attached housing situations — apartments, condos, townhouses — using the default is a straightforward way to end up with a neighbor’s remote controlling your fan or vice versa. Picking any non-default combination eliminates that risk entirely.

The FAN28R receiver is compact enough to fit into most standard canopies without difficulty, and its design includes a card slot or mounting clip that helps secure it inside the canopy so it sits cleanly rather than shifting around. The wiring lead lengths are sufficient for typical canopy depths, and the included wire nuts make the connections straightforward.

Fan and Light Control

The FAN-35T remote controls three fan speeds — high, medium, and low — with a dedicated fan off button. The layout is clean and the button separation is logical, making the remote easy to use reliably without looking at it once you’ve become familiar with the button positions. This is more practically important than it sounds: a bedroom fan remote that you’re reaching for in the dark at 2am benefits enormously from a button layout that your hand can navigate by memory.

Light control handles on, off, and dimming through a single button. Full dimming capability is available for incandescent and halogen bulbs and for dimmable LED lamps. Standard non-dimmable LED bulbs will respond to on and off commands but will not dim — the remote sends the dimming signal but non-dimmable LEDs have no mechanism to respond to it. This is a characteristic of LED dimming technology broadly rather than a limitation of this specific remote, and switching to dimmable LED bulbs resolves it if dimming matters for your setup.

Some versions of the FAN-35T remote include a LEARN key in addition to the standard dip switch pairing. The learn function allows the remote to pair with receivers that support learning mode — including some FAN28R and FAN30R variants — without requiring manual dip switch adjustment. If your replacement receiver supports it, the learn function simplifies pairing to a button press sequence rather than a physical switch alignment process. The instructions will specify whether the learn function is available on the version of the kit you receive and how to use it.

Signal Range and Daily Performance

The FAN-35T system operates at 303.9MHz, the same radio frequency band used across most of the Hampton Bay, Harbor Breeze, and Hunter ceiling fan remote ecosystem. RF transmission at this frequency provides reliable coverage across a standard residential room without requiring line-of-sight with the fan — you can press the remote from under a blanket, from an adjacent room with an open door, or while pointing it at the floor and get the same response as pointing it directly at the fan. The rated effective range runs up to approximately 45 feet in open space, which far exceeds the practical needs of any single residential room.

Multiple fan management in a home with more than one ceiling fan on a remote system requires attention to the dip switch frequency settings. If two fans in the same home are set to the same frequency, a single remote press will activate both simultaneously. Setting each fan’s remote and receiver pair to a unique dip switch combination is the straightforward fix — the 16 available combinations provide enough distinct channels for any typical residential installation.

How This Kit Fits the Market

The FAN-35T ecosystem has enough third-party support that buyers have genuine options when a replacement is needed. Eogifee, BAYICON, Pikeman, COREBAY, and several others produce remotes and kits targeting the same receiver family, and the product reviewed here competes on the basis of full kit convenience — receiver included — at a competitive price point relative to other full kit options in the same compatibility range. For buyers who want a single purchase that handles both the remote and receiver without sourcing them separately, or who want to add remote capability to a pull-chain fan in the FAN-35T compatible range, this kit delivers that in a straightforward package.

The no-reverse limitation is the most significant functional constraint relative to some competing options, and it’s worth confirming before ordering that your use case doesn’t require motor direction control. For the majority of buyers replacing a failed FAN-35T system in a standard residential application, the three-speed fan control, light dimming, and broad brand compatibility cover everything the replacement needs to do.