I just received my order and tried it out on my ceiling fan remote. The brown paper was difficult to remove. But that was the hardest part. Works wonderfully. This remote has been discontinued for years and the replacement is a generic style missing buttons. I had tried the pencil trick, but that only lasted a short while. I actually soldered a mechanical button to a different remote to get it to work. This is cheaper, faster, and looks better.

Aloha,
Nathan

Button Repair Pad

Hi Ben,

I just received your button repair kit, and am happy to report my first successful repair.

I have four 1980’s-vintage Hunter ceiling fan/lights and six Hunter UC7848 remotes (I bought two extra remotes for large rooms). The fans are all still working fine, but for many years I’ve had issues with the remotes as the conductive layer wore off the buttons (mainly the frequently used light buttons). Years ago I bought a jar of Keypad Fix, and it would restore function, but always temporarily, typically wearing off in a few months. After my most recent remote failure I discovered that my Keypad Fix had dried up, so went on Amazon to buy another. That’s when I discovered your product, and after understanding how it works I decided to give it a try. Since these old fans seem ready to run forever, I’ll likely be testing your longevity claims, but I tend to believe you. Your sealed design should help to prevent both contact oxidation and the lateral button movement that I presume accelerates wear on the conductive material.

Incidentally, I priced replacement remotes on Amazon, ranging from $12 on up, but found only one that purported to be compatible with my old model—for $50. So you’ve already saved me $35 and I have enough buttons to keep my other Hunter remotes going for years.

Thanks from another DIYer for an innovative and useful product.

Cheers,

~Ken