09-10-2019, 02:42 AM
Not sure of the reasoning for the requirement, but Kicheler is by no means a cheap brand. I don't have any experience with their fans, but I've purchased some of their lighting fixtures before, and I'm surprised that any of their stuff would even be available at Lowes.
If not for the odd warning about longevity, I would have assumed the recommendation would be for convenience. Fans like this are often controlled by an RF remote, and if their is no power to fan's onboard receiver, you can't operate it. We have several Emerson and Minka Aire fans that work that way and came with in-wall controls that looked like this:
Note the switch at the bottom that we would hardly ever turn to the off position, but you can turn it off if you want to. Googling Kicheler fan switch shows some similar remote designs.
If not for the odd warning about longevity, I would have assumed the recommendation would be for convenience. Fans like this are often controlled by an RF remote, and if their is no power to fan's onboard receiver, you can't operate it. We have several Emerson and Minka Aire fans that work that way and came with in-wall controls that looked like this:
Note the switch at the bottom that we would hardly ever turn to the off position, but you can turn it off if you want to. Googling Kicheler fan switch shows some similar remote designs.