Casablanca M8521 User manual

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M8521-01 • 10/30/14 • © Casablanca Fan Company

Table of Contents

30 inches

7 feet

PAGE

What to Expect with

Your Installation

PAGE

Ceiling Bracket

Ladder

PAGE

Tools Needed

Canopy

PAGE

Mounting Options

PAGE

Switch Housing

PAGE

Blades

PAGE

Maintenance

& Cleaning Troubleshooting

PAGE

Light Kit

PAGE

Operation

PAGE

WiringDownrod

PAGE

Decorative Arms

PAGE

Wall Control

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.

To register your fan, please visit:

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Save your receipt for proof of purchase.

We are proud of our work and

appreciate the opportunity

to supply you with the best

ceiling fan available anywhere

in the world.

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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.

Allen Wrench

(included)

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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.

OFF

Turn Power

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Decorative Arms

Install both decorative arms to the

decorative cup using decorative arm screws

found in the hardware bag.

Install the decorative screws through the holes

in the decorative arms into the fan. HAND

TIGHTEN to avoid damaging the nish.

Align the screw holes on the decorative arms

with the screw holes on the side of the fan.

Screw

Holes

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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)

8”

3/8”

(not to scale)

Remove the pre-installed

setscrew so that the downrod

can be inserted.

Thread the downrod through

the decorative arm cup and

into the fan. 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)

DO NOT PICK THE FAN UP BY THE

CANOPY OR WIRES. Place the downrod

ball into the slot in the ceiling bracket.

Put the wires and downrod through the canopy.

Let the canopy sit loosely on top of the fan.

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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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