Casablanca M8506-01 User manual

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Congratulations on purchasing your new

Casablanca® ceiling fan! It will provide

comfort and performance in your home

or ofce for many years. This installation

and operation manual contains complete

instructions for installing and operating

your fan.

We are proud of our work and appreciate

the opportunity to supply you with the

best ceiling fan available anywhere in the

world.

To register your fan, please visit:

www.CasablancaFanCo.com/register

Save your receipt for proof of purchase.

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30 inches

7 feet

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What to Expect with

Your Installation

Ladder

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Tools Needed

Operation Maintenance

& Cleaning TroubleshootingLight Kit

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WiringDownrod Canopy

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Mounting Options Ceiling Bracket

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Blades

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Wall Control

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What to Expect with Your Installation

Know your wiring

If you are unfamiliar

with wiring, use a

qualied electrician.

You may need a

friend to help you.

Check box to see

fan weight

Assess location

30 inches

from blade tip to

nearest wall or

obstruction 7 feet

from bottom

edge of blade

to the oor

Select a downrod length

w.1 - To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or personal

injury, mount fan directly from building structure and/or an

outlet box marked acceptable for fan support of 70 lbs (31.8 kg)

and use the mounting screws provided with the outlet box.

w.2 - To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing or

servicing your fan, disconnect the power by turning off the

circuit breakers to the outlet box and associated wall switch

location. If you cannot lock the circuit breakers in the off

position, securely fasten a prominent warning device, such as a

tag, to the service panel.

w.3 - To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or motor damage,

use only Casablanca Solid State Speed Controls.

w.4 - To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not bend the blade

brackets when installing the blade brackets, balancing the blades,

or cleaning the fan. Do not insert foreign objects in between

rotating fan blades.

c.1 - All wiring must be in accordance with national and local

electrical codes ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring,

use a qualied electrician.

c.2 - Use only Casablanca replacement parts.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are to provide reasonable protection against

harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause

harmful interference to radio communications.

Assess ceiling angle

Read and Save These Instructions

This product conforms to UL Standard 507.

WARNINGS

CAUTIONS

Must be able to

secure the fan to

building structure or

fan-rated outlet box

Standard Downrod

for ceilings 8-10 feet high

Longer Downrod

for ceilings 10 feet or higher

Ceiling angles greater

than 34° will require an

Angled Mounting Kit.

See page 4 for details.

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Tools Needed

Ladder Screwdrivers

Pliers Wire Strippers

Power Drill

(optional)

9/64” Drill Bit

(optional)

If mounting to a support structure, you will also need these tools.

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If you have an angled ceiling:

1. You will need a longer downrod (sold separately).

2. If your ceiling angle is greater than 34°, you will

also need an Angled Mounting Kit (sold separately).

Guide Touches

BOTH Ceiling & Wall

Guide Touches Wall

but

NOT Ceiling

You need BOTH

a Longer

Downrod &

an Angled

Mounting Kit

You need ONLY

a Longer

Downrod

*most common

If you have a at ceiling:

Hang your fan by a standard downrod (included).

Mounting Options

Support

Structure

Ceiling

Outlet Box

(required)

Angled

Mounting

Style

Standard

Mounting

Style

Support

Structure

Ceiling

Outlet Box

(required)

Use Standard Mounting

to hang the fan from a at ceiling.

Use Angled Mounting

to hang the fan from a

vaulted or angled ceiling.

34OCEILING

WALL

OPTION

Standard

Mounting

OPTION 2

Angled

Mounting

2 3

SLIDE

toward ceiling

PLACE

against wall

FOLD

on dotted line

34°

Use the three steps below to determine if your ceiling angle is greater than 34°

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Ceiling Bracket

Refer to warning w.1 on pg. 2

To avoid possible electrical shock, before

installing your fan, disconnect the power by

turning off the circuit breakers to the outlet

box associated with the wall switch location.

For angled ceilings, point

opening toward peak.

If you are unable to do this,

call Technical Support at

1-888-227-2178.

Make sure all four bumpers are

still attached.

Use wood screws

(included) when securing

to support structure with

approved electrical outlet

box. Drill 9/64” pilot holes

in support structure to aid

in securing ceiling bracket

with hardware found in

the hardware bag.

Use machine screws

(provided with outlet

box) when securing to

existing ceiling fan-rated

outlet box. Make sure

it is securely installed

and is acceptable for fan

support of 31.8 kg (70 lbs)

or less.

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Downrod

Slide

1 2 3 4 5

678910

Sold Separately

Longer

Downrod

for angled

ceilings or

ceilings 10’ or

higher

Standard

Downrod

for ceilings 8-10’ high

Option 1

Option 2

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If you need a different downrod length follow these steps:

Steps 1-5 to remove standard downrod pipe

Steps 6-10 to reassemble with new pipe

Included

(pre-assembled)

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Downrod (continued)

KEEP!

8”

3/8”

(not to scale)

Remove the pre-installed

setscrew so that the downrod

can be inserted.

Slide the adapter cover onto

the downrod, then hand

tighten the downrod (at least

4-5 full turns) until it stops.

The wires can be cut, but

leave at least 8” extending

from the top of the

downrod.

8” 3/8”

Tighten the setscrew

with pliers. DO NOT

HAND TIGHTEN.

If the setscrew is not tightened

securely, the fan may fall.

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Downrod (continued)

Put the wires and downrod

through the canopy. Let the

canopy sit loosely on top of

the fan.

DO NOT PICK THE FAN UP BY

THE CANOPY OR WIRES. Place

the downrod ball into the slot

in the ceiling bracket.

Lower the adapter cover until it rests

ush against the motor housing.

Align the screw holes on the adapter

cover with the screw holes on the

motor housing and install the

three adapter cover screws found in

the hardware bag.

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Wiring

Turn the splices upward and push them carefully back through the hanger bracket

into the outlet box. Spread the wires apart, with the grounded wires on one side of

the outlet box and the ungrounded wires on the other side of the outlet box.

Refer to CAUTION c.1 on pg. 2

Place the receiver on top of the downrod

assembly as shown.

Receiver

green/yellow

stripe (grounding)

green/yellow

stripe

green/yellow stripe

Note: To connect the wires, hold

the bare metal leads together and

place a wire connector over them,

then twist clockwise until tight.

Using an orange wire connector

from the hardware bag:

Connect the 3 grounding wires

(green, green/yellow stripe, or bare

copper) coming from the ceiling,

downrod, and ceiling bracket.

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Use wire strippers to remove the

crimp connector from the end of the

red wire on the receiver.

Using the wire connectors from the

remote control hardware bag:

• Connect the white wire from the

receiver (marked “common out”)

to the white wire from fan.

• Connect the black wire from the

receiver (marked “fan out”) to

the black wire from the fan.

• Connect the blue wire from the

receiver (marked ”light 1 out”) to

the blue wire from the fan

• Connect the red wire from the

receiver (marked ”light 2 out”) to

the red wire from the fan.

Using an orange wire connector from

the hardware bag:

• Connect the black wire

(ungrounded) from the ceiling to

the black wire from the receiver

(marked “live in”).

• Connect the white wire (grounded)

from the ceiling to the white wire

from the receiver (marked “neutral

in” or “common in”).

black (ungrounded)

white (grounded) white (neutral in)

black (live in)

Turn the splices upward and push them carefully back through the hanger bracket

into the outlet box. Spread the wires apart, with the grounded wires on one side of

the outlet box and the ungrounded wires on the other side of the outlet box.

Refer to CAUTION c.1 on pg. 2

Wiring (continued)

white

black

blue

white (common out)

black (fan out)

blue (light 1 out)

red

red (light 2 out)

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