Lost the air con remote

[ghworker2010]

We are moving into a house that has numerous air con machines but only 1 remote. They are  different brands. Is it easy to get a new remote? If so how do I do it and how much on average does it cost?

 

thanks 

[fruitman]

Look online or go to chinatown.

[chiang mai]

Most electronic stores have universal remotes, widely available and inexpensive - in CM, visit Amorns Electronics.

[Scotwight]

Any smart phone.  Get the app on google play store for free.  I have all my appliances on my Galaxy S5 and Note4 but the little cheap smart phones will do it too.  

[Pib]

Amorn Electronic stores carry a wide variety for a couple hundred baht each.   I also see them at Thai outdoor markets.   But you are going to need to have a good idea of the specific A/C model (get the part/model number off the A/C ) because there are a lot of different variety of models by each manufacturer.  And just because say for example all your A/Cs were Mitsubishi models does not mean just any Mitsubishi remote will work.  Heck, I have 7 York A/Cs in my house...all installed new and within months of other and varying in BTU size from around 6K BTU to 20K BTU; however there are two different model remotes used with the 7 A/Cs.   And the type of remote that works on some of my York A/Cs does not work at all on my other York A/Cs.   In my cases, I've needed to get two remotes replaced over 8 years....I ordered them both off Ebay out of China for about Bt200...they worked fined. 

[Carib]

Smaller markets sometimes do have a stand where all different brand/types of remotes are sold for very very reasonable prices. Talking about Bangkok here. Ask a local, that is how I found out and got my brandnew Daikin remote for 240 Baht.

Bring the old or a working one to make sure. The guy I bought it from takes his merchandise from market to market and has fixed days for certain places. I found him (guided by a local) in a covered market a bit back off the north side of Silom road somewhere behind kasikorn bank ( in that area). 

[KhunBENQ]

I made the same observation as in previous post at a weekly market in our upcountry district town.

Hundreds of remotes at such market stands.

But of course you have to find such a market/stand

Where do you live?

 

[Deepinthailand]

We have dakin and LG A/c dakin remotes will work the LG but LG won't work the dakin.

[keeniau96]

Pib has very good advice in his post, particularly re writing down the exact model number of each a/c unit. Universal remotes are a good possibility. A new approach is the phone control but you need to have IR on your phone. Several good apps for turning such phones into universal remotes. If you do not have IR on phone can get plugin attachment for the microUSB slot on the phone. These universal devices will take a bit of trial-and-error and may not control every feature of the unit, but most things will work.

 

[thaipod]

I've had this problem before. Some have chips that you have to change to marry up with the new remote and reinstall the chip by a air con technician

[williamgeorgeallen]

i had the problem in my guesthouse where aircon remotes would go missing. as they went missing i would get my aircon guy in and he would hard wire a box on the wall to control them. was quite cheap and no more problems with batteries or remotes not working. the owner of the house should pay for it of course.

[Scotwight]

Use your cell phone.  Am I the only guy on Thai Visa with a smart phone?

[rapom]

19 hours ago, Carib said:

Smaller markets sometimes do have a stand where all different brand/types of remotes are sold for very very reasonable prices. Talking about Bangkok here. Ask a local, that is how I found out and got my brandnew Daikin remote for 240 Baht.

Bring the old or a working one to make sure. The guy I bought it from takes his merchandise from market to market and has fixed days for certain places. I found him (guided by a local) in a covered market a bit back off the north side of Silom road somewhere behind kasikorn bank ( in that area). 

 

If he lost the remote, how can he bring it with him?

[Pib]

5 hours ago, Scotwight said:

Use your cell phone.  Am I the only guy on Thai Visa with a smart phone?

All smartphones don't have IR capability.

[Davehappen]

Mines wifi enabled, if I lose the remote I just use the phone/iPad or computer, simple

[Keesters]

15 hours ago, Scotwight said:

Use your cell phone.  Am I the only guy on Thai Visa with a smart phone?

 

How about recommending an app. See lots available but none have good reviews. Advertising seems to be the major complaint.

 

P.S. Android phone

 

 

 

 

[Scotwight]

10 hours ago, Pib said:

All smartphones don't have IR capability.

You are right there.  The new exploding Samsung Note7 dropped IR and added IED.

[Scotwight]

23 minutes ago, Keesters said:

 

How about recommending an app. See lots available but none have good reviews. Advertising seems to be the major complaint.

 

P.S. Android phone

I have Sure, IR remote and Peel.

[sipi]

If you flip up the front cover on the indoor unit there should be a hard start button. You can't control it once it starts in basic mode, but at least you can use it for now.

[Davehappen]

Samsung home smart, easy download app, not sure for any other!!!!

[lucifer666]

Any local market will often have hundreds of them. 50 baht or so.

[jacko45k]

I found replacements via Ali Baba for a few hundred baht.

[fishbrando]

I ordered a universal air conditioning remote online from Tesco Lotus.  They delivered it to me with my groceries.  To set it up, you enter in a code for your model of air conditioner.

[wilkie111]

lazada 80 - 120 bhat delivered cant go wrong ok  on your cellphone but what if you are out the house?

[how241]

Big shop at the ground floor at Tukcom  has a wall of remotes.

[bark]

If you buy new conditioners; they give you the remote for free.

[boonchu]

You can buy a universal remote that will work with many different air condition units, they are available at most air con shops or Amorn Electric Stores.

[IMA_FARANG]

Depending on your A/C model, there may be a swirch on the front of thr A/C that will turn it on and off.

Can't adjust the temperature. however, but on my Daikin A/C there is a  small compartment with a flap to open that allows you to turn it off and on by pushing the reset button inside.

 

[CaptHaddock]

On 9/28/2016 at 7:46 PM, Pib said:

All smartphones don't have IR capability.

 

That's true.  I understand that all iPhones have an IR blaster and some Samsungs.  Newish smartphones that lack the IR blaster may have a USB-OTG port.   If so, they can use this IR attachment along with the free Zazaremote app which has setups for thousands of AC models.  Costs $5.99.  Works great.

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/8037044787.html?orderId=77865705967876

[anotheruser]

No iPhones have an IR blaster. Samsung took them out of their latest flagship phones as well.