Hunter Hunter Ceiling fans User manual
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Welcome
© 2004 Hunter Fan Company
Your new Hunter® ceiling fan is an addition to your home or oce that
will provide comfort and performance for many years. is installation
and operation manual gives you complete instructions for installing
and operating your fan.
We are proud of our work. We appreciate the opportunity to supply
you with the best ceiling fan available anywhere in the world.
Before installing your fan, for your records and warranty assistance,
record information from the carton and Hunter nameplate label
(located on the top of the fan motor housing).
Cautions and Warnings
• Read this entire manual carefully before beginning installation. Save
these instructions.
• Use only Hunter replacement parts.
• To reduce the risk of personal injury, attach the fan directly to the
support structure of the building according to these instructions,
and use only the hardware supplied.
• To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing your fan,
disconnect the power by turning o the circuit breakers to the
outlet box and associated wall switch location. If you cannot lock
the circuit breakers in the o position, securely fasten a prominent
warning device, such as a tag, to the service panel.
• All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical
codes and ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a
qualied electrician.
• To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not bend the blade
attachment system when installing, balancing, or cleaning the fan.
Never insert foreign objects between rotating fan blades.
• To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or motor damage, do not
use a solid-state speed control with this fan. Use only Hunter speed
controls.
For Your Records and Warranty
Assistance
Model Name: _____________________
Catalog/Model No.: ________________
Serial No.: _______________________
Date Purchased: ___________________
Where Purchased: _________________
For reference also attach your receipt or a
copy of your receipt to the manual.
Table of Contents
1 • Getting Ready ...................................................4
2 • Installing the Ceiling Plate..........................5
3 • Assembling and Hanging the Fan..........6
4 • Wiring the Fan..................................................7
5 • Installing the Canopy and
Canopy Trim Ring............................................8
6 • Assembling the Blades.................................9
7 • Completing Your Installation With
or Without a Light Fixture...................... 10
8 • Operating and Cleaning
Your Ceiling Fan ............................................ 14
9 • Troubleshooting........................................... 15
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Installer’s Choice and Optional Accessories
Understanding Mounting and Installer’s Choice®
Hunter’s patented 3-position mounting system provides you maximum
installation exibility and ease. You can install your Hunter fan in one
of three ways, depending on ceiling height and your preference: Low
Pro le, Standard, or Angle mounting. e steps in this manual include
instructions for all three Installer’s Choice mounting methods.
Considering Optional Accessories
Consider using Hunter’s optional accessories, including a wall-mounted
or remote speed control. To install and use the accessories, follow
the instructions included with each product. For quiet and optimum
performance of your Hunter fan, use only Hunter speed controls.
Low Pro le Mounting ts close to the
ceiling, for recommended or low ceilings
less than 8 feet high
Standard Mounting hangs from
the ceiling by a downrod (included),
recommended for ceilings 8 feet or higher
Angle Mounting recommended for a
vaulted or angled ceiling
For ceilings higher than 8 feet, you
can purchase Hunter extension
downrods. All Hunter fans use sturdy
3/4” diameter pipe to assure stability
and wobble-free performance.
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1 • Getting Ready
To install a ceiling fan, be sure you can do the following:
• Locate the ceiling joist or other suitable support in ceiling.
• Drill holes for and install wood screws.
• Identify and connect electrical wires.
• Lift 40 pounds.
If you need help installing the fan, your Hunter fan dealer can direct
you to a licensed installer or electrician.
Gathering the Tools
You will need the following tools for installing the fan:
• Electric drill with 9/64” bit
• Standard screwdriver
• Phillips-head screwdriver
• Wrench or pliers
Checking Your Fan Parts
Carefully unpack your fan to avoid damage to the fan parts. Check
for any shipping damage to the motor or fan blades. If one of the fan
blades was damaged in shipment, return all the blades for replacement.
If any parts are missing or damaged, contact your Hunter dealer or call
Hunter Parts Department at 888-830-1326.
Preparing the Fan Site
Before you begin installing the fan, follow all the instructions in
the pullout sheet called “Preparing the Fan Site.” Proper ceiling fan
location and attachment to the building structure are essential for
safety, reliable operation, maximum e ciency, and energy savings.
Installing Multiple Fans?
If you are installing more than
one fan, keep the fan blades in
sets, as they were shipped.
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2 • Installing the Ceiling Plate
2-1. Drill two pilot holes into the wood support structure through the
outermost holes in the outlet box. e pilot holes should be 9/64”
in diameter.
2-2. Your fan comes with four neoprene noise isolators (“Isolators”).
Position the isolators between the ceiling plate and ceiling by
inserting the raised areas on each isolator into the holes in the
ceiling plate.
2-3. read the lead wires from the outlet box down through the hole
in the middle of the ceiling plate.
2-4. Align the slotted holes in the ceiling plate with the pilot holes you
drilled in the wood support structure. For proper alignment use
slotted holes directly across from each other.
Note: e isolators should be ush against the ceiling.
2-5. Place a at washer on each of the two 3” screws and pass the
screws through the slotted holes in the ceiling plate into the pilot
holes you drilled.
Tighten the screws into the 9/64” pilot holes; do not use lubricants
on the screws. Do not over tighten.
Step 2-2
Flat Washer
3” Screw
Steps 2-3 – 2-5
For Angled Ceilings: Be sure to
orient the ceiling plate so that the
arrows printed on the ceiling plate are
pointing towards the ceiling peak.
Ceiling
Plate
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3 • Assembling and Hanging the Fan
Steps 3-1 – 3-2
Steps 3-3 – 3-4
#8-32 x 1” Screw
Low Prole Washer
Downrod
Canopy
Canopy
Trim Ring
Set Screw
Step 3-5
U-shaped
Hole
You can assemble your fan for standard mounting (steps 3-1 – 3-2) or
for low prole mounting (steps 3-3 – 3-4).
3-1. To assemble fan to hang down from a at or angled ceiling, insert
the downrod through the canopy and canopy trim ring. Feed the
wires from the fan through the downrod.
3-2. Screw the downrod into the fan assembly. Tighten the set screw.
Skip to Step 3-5.
CAUTION: e downrod has a special coating on the threads.
Do not remove this coating; the coating prevents the downrod from
unscrewing. Once assembled, do not remove the downrod.
3-3. Place the low prole washer (lip up) into the canopy. Be sure the
green ground wire is pointing up toward the ceiling.
Note: For low prole mounting, the downrod is replaced with the
low prole washer. See Steps 3-3 – 3-4.
3-4. Align the holes in the washer with the holes in the adapter.
Assemble securely with three #8-32 x 1” screws.
3-5. Raise the fan and place the hook on the ceiling plate through the
U-shaped hole in the rim. Go to 4 • Wiring the Fan.
WARNING: Fan may fall if not assembled as directed in these
installation instructions.
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All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical
codes and ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a
qualied electrician.
Wall switches are not included. Select an acceptable general-use switch
in accordance with national and local electrical codes.
4-1. Disconnect the power by turning o the circuit breakers to the
outlet box and associated wall switch location.
4-2. Decide how you want to set up the fan and light controls. You
can control the fan and/or lights together or separately using one
or two wall switches. Follow Step 4-3 OR Step 4-4, depending on
what you decide.
4-3. If you want to, you can control the fan and light separately using
two wall switches, connect the wires as follows: connect the green
ground wire to the ground wire, connect white wire to white wire,
connect black wire to black wire, and connect the black/white
wire from the fan to the wire for the wall switch.
4-4. Alternatively, you can control both fan and light with one switch.
To do so connect the wires as follows: connect the green ground
wire to the ground wire, connect white wire to white wire,
connect the black and the black/white wire from the fan to the
black wire in the ceiling.
4-5. To connect the wires, hold the bare metal leads together and place
a wire nut over them, then twist clockwise until tight.
CAUTION: Be sure no bare wire or wire strands are visible after
making connections.
4-6. Push all wires and wire nuts back through the ceiling plate hole
into the outlet box.
Wire Nut
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4 • Wiring the Fan
Step 4-3
Step 4-4
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5 • Installing the Canopy and Canopy Trim Ring
5-1. Holding the canopy, raise the fan o the hook.
5-2. Align the slots in the canopy with the tabs on the ceiling plate.
5-3. Raise the canopy over the ceiling plate. Rotate the canopy
clockwise until the tabs on the ceiling plate totally engage with
the slots in the canopy.
5-4. Loosely assemble the three canopy screws into the canopy one at
a time. Once all three screws are in, tighten them.
5-5. Using both hands, push the canopy trim ring up to the top of the
canopy. e canopy trim ring will snap and lock into place.
Should you need to remove the canopy
trim ring, follow these steps:
1. Locate the tab indicators, small
bumps on top of tabs.
2. Press rmly on opposite sides of the
ring towards the canopy. e tabs
will ex out releasing the trim ring
from the canopy
Canopy
Screw
Step 5-2
Canopy Trim
Ring
Canopy
Ceiling Plate
Step 5-3
Steps 5-4 – 5-5
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6 • Assembling the Blades
Hunter fans use several styles of fan blade irons (brackets that hold the
blade to the fan).
6-1. Your fan may include blade grommets. If your fan has grommets,
insert them by hand into the holes on the blades.
6-2. Attach each blade to a blade iron using three blade assembly
screws. If you used grommets, the blades may appear slightly loose
after screws are tightened. is is normal.
6-3. Remove the blade mounting screws and rubber shipping bumpers
from the motor.
6-4. For each blade, insert one blade mounting screw through the
blade iron, and attach lightly to the fan. Insert the second blade
mounting screw, then securely tighten both mounting screws.
Step 6-1 (Detail)
Blade Assembly
Screws
Use with grommet
Use without grommet
Blade Mounting
Screw
Grommet
Steps 6-1 – 6-2
Step 6-4
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7 • Completing Your Installation With or Without a Light Fixture
Steps 7-1 – 7-3
Housing
Assembly
Screw
Upper
Switch
Housing
Your Hunter fan comes with an integrated light xture assembly and an
optional switch housing cap and plug button. is feature gives you the
option of installing the fan with OR without the included light xture.
e steps below direct you whether or not you are installing a light
xture.
WARNING: Use only the light xture supplied with this fan model.
7-1. To attach the upper switch housing, partially install two #6-32 x
3/8” housing assembly screws into the switch housing mounting
plate.
7-2. Feed the upper plug connector through the center opening of the
housing.
7-3. Align the keyhole slots in the housing with the housing assembly
screws.
7-4. Turn the housing counterclockwise until the housing assembly
screws are rmly situated in the narrow end of the keyhole slots.
Install the remaining #6-32 x 3/8” screw into the housing. Tighten
all three screws rmly.
CAUTION: Make sure the upper switch housing is securely
attached to the switch housing mounting plate. Failure to properly
attach and tighten all three assembly screws could result in the
switch housing and light xture falling.
7-5. If you do want to install the light xture, proceed with step 7-6
now.
If you do not want to install the light xture, you need to
uninstall it now. See “Uninstalling the Light Fixture” on page 12.
Once you have uninstalled the light xture, continue with step
7-6.
Step 7-4
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