Hunter Fan 41457-01 manual

1 41457-01 7/2000 ® Installation and Operation Manual For Hunter Ceiling Fans 41457-01 7/2000 ® SINCE 1886[...]

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3 41457-01 7/2000 ® CONGRA TULA TIONS! Y our new Hunter ceiling fan is an addition to your home or of fice that will provide comfort and per for - mance for many years. This manual gives you complete instructions for installing and operating your fan. W e are pr oud of our work. We ap- preciate the oppor tunity to supply you with the best ceiling [...]

4 41457-01 7/2000 ® CONTENTS Important Information .......................................................................................................... ............................. 5 Step 1 - Getting Ready ......................................................................................................... ............................. [...]

5 41457-01 7/2000 ® IMPOR T ANT INFORMA TION not lock the circuit br eak- ers in the of f position, se- curely fasten a pr ominent warning device, such as a tag, to the service panel. • All wiring must be in accor - dance with national and lo- cal electrical codes and ANSI/NFP A 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, you should use a qualified e[...]

6 41457-01 7/2000 ® GA THERING THE TOOLS Y ou will need the following tools for installing the fan: • Electric drill with 9/64" bit • Standard scr ewdriver • Phillips-head screwdriver • Wr ench or pliers OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Consider using Hunter’ s optional ac- cessories, including a wall-mounted or remote speed contr ol. T o insta[...]

7 41457-01 7/2000 ® INST ALLER’S CHOICE ® This patented 3-position mounting system provides you maximum instal- lation flexibility and ease. Y ou can install your Hunter fan in one of three ways. The steps in this manual in- clude specific instructions for the fan mounting method of your choice. For a ceiling 8 feet or higher , standard mountin[...]

8 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 2 - INST ALLING THE CEILING PLA TE 4. Align the slotted holes in the ceil- ing plate with the pilot holes in the wood support structure. Note: The isolation pads should be flush against the ceiling. 1. Drill two pilot holes into the wood support structure thr ough the outermost holes on the outlet box. The pilot holes shou[...]

9 41457-01 7/2000 ® Figure 2c - Attaching Ceiling Plate to 2 x 4 Brace 2 x 4 Brace Ceiling Joist Ceiling Outlet Box Ceiling Plate Flat Washer 3" W ood Screw 5. Place a flat washer on each of the two 3" screws and pass the screws thr ough the slotted holes in the ceiling plate as shown in Figure 2c. 6. Tighten the screws into the 9/64&quo[...]

10 41457-01 7/2000 ® continued As discussed in STEP 1 - GETTING READY , your Hunter fan can be in- stalled in a standard mounting posi- tion. Included with the fan are two pipes: one 3" long pipe/ball assembly f or standard mounting o n 8 ' ceilings a nd one 1 2 " long pipe for 9' ceilings and higher . See Figure 3a. If you are[...]

11 41457-01 7/2000 ® 8. Insert the pin into the two holes in the 12" pipe so that the pin is placed evenly in the hole. 9. Insert the threaded end of the pipe into the flat side of the ball. 10.Align the cutouts in the ball with the pin and the ground scr ew as- sembly . 11.Slide the ball up the pipe until it hits the pin. 12.Insert and tight[...]

12 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 4 - ASSEMBLING THE F AN Use the Step 4 instructions for the type of mounting you have selected: standard, angle, or flush. ST ANDARD AND ANGLE MOUNTING For Standard 8-foot Ceilings and Higher 1 . Inser t the pipe through the canopy as shown in Figure 4a. Feed wires fr om the fan through the canopy then through the pipe. 2[...]

13 41457-01 7/2000 ® Figure 4d - Attaching Canopy to Fan Assembly Assembly Washer Adapter Threaded Hole Figure 4c - Positioning Assembly W asher Slots over Threaded Holes 3. Position the slots in the assem- bly washer over the threaded holes in the adapter as shown in Figure 4c. 4. Attach the canopy tightly to the fan assembly with three #8-32 ass[...]

14 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 5 - HANGING THE FAN Figure 5b - Assembled Fan Hanging from Ceiling Plate Hooks Ceiling Plate Figure 5a - Attaching Slots on Canopy to Ceiling Plate Hooks 1. Disconnect the power by turning of f the circuit br eakers to the out- let box and associated wall switch location. 2. Tilt and hang the assembled fan from the ceilin[...]

15 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 6 - INST ALLING THE REMOTE Remote Model #: UC7067RC Ratings: 120 V AC, 60 Hz, 1.0 Amp Fan 250 W atts incandescent light • T o avoid possible electrical shock, before installing the remote, be sur e that all power is disconnected by turning off the circuit breakers to the outlet box. • All wiring must be per - formed i[...]

16 41457-01 7/2000 ® 2. Slide the dip switches to the de- sired on/of f position using a ball- point pen or small-head screw- driver . Remember the on/off po- sition of the switches for use when setting up the r eceiver . Note: Be sure to change the fac- tory default switch settings to your own unique code. 3. Install a 9 volt battery (not in- clu[...]

17 41457-01 7/2000 ® 2. Make wiring connections using the wire nuts supplied. T o con- nect the wires, place bar e metal leads together . Place a wire nut over the intertwined length of wire and twist clockwise until tight as shown. Refer to Figure 6d. Figure 6e - Positioning the Receiver Inside of the Canopy 3. Place r eceiver inside the canopy u[...]

18 41457-01 7/2000 ® CAUTION Be sure no bar e wire or wire strands are visible after mak- ing connections. STEP 7 - WIRING THE F AN 1. Y ou can use either one or two wall switches to control the fan and/or lights separately . Use con- nection 1 on page 19 to • control the light with a wall switch and the fan with a chain pull (one wall switch r [...]

19 41457-01 7/2000 ® Bare or Green Green Approved Connectors Power Wires In Ceiling White White Black Black/White 1 2 Connections: Black Wall Switch Wire For Separate Control of Light Fixture Ceiling Plate Outlet Box 2 x 4 Brace Green Ground Wire from Hanger Pipe (not present with flush mounting option) 3 Wires From Fan (Note: Wall switch must be [...]

20 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 8 - ATT ACHING THE CANOPY Figure 8a - Attaching Canopy to Ceiling Plate Figure 8b - Canopy T abs and Grooves in Hanger Ball Sub-steps 1 and 2 apply to Flush, Standard, and Angle mounting. Sub- step 3 applies to Standard and Angle mounting only . 1. Swing the fan up so as to align the canopy scr ew holes with the mounting [...]

21 41457-01 7/2000 ® Figure 9a - Inserting Gr ommet into Fan Blade Figure 9b - Attaching Fan Blade to Blade Iron Figure 9c - Attaching Fan Blade to Blade Iron using Decorative Medallion feature a decorative medallion as well as a blade iron. Insert the assembly scr ews into the blade ir on, through the blade and into the medallion, with the blade [...]

22 41457-01 7/2000 ® 4. For each blade, insert one blade mounting screw thr ough the blade iron as shown in Figur e 9d, and attach lightly to the fan. In- sert the second blade mounting screw , then secur ely tighten both mounting scr ews. Figure 9d - Attaching Blade Ir ons to Hub of Fan Assembly[...]

23 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 10 - ATT ACHING THE SWITCH HOUSING Figure 10a - Attaching Upper Switch Housing to Switch Housing Mounting Plate Housing Assembly Screw Switch Housing Mounting Plate Upper Plug Connector Upper Switch Housing Figure 10b - Mounting the Upper Switch Housing CAUTION Make sure the upper switch housing is securely attached to th[...]

24 41457-01 7/2000 ® T able 10-1 Fan with no light fixtur e included Fan with acces- sory light kit in- cluded Fan with multi- light light fixture included Figure 10c - Lower Switch Housing Without Light Kit or Single-Globe Light Fixture Figure 10d - Lower Switch Housing With Multi-Light Fixture continued A TT ACHING THE LOWER SWITCH HOUSING Y our[...]

25 41457-01 7/2000 ® If your fan has a lower switch hous- ing as shown in Figure 10c and you ARE NOT installing a light fixture, or if your fan has a lower switch hous- ing as shown in Figure 10d, com- plete the following steps: 1. Connect the upper plug connec- tor from the motor to the lower plug connector in the lower switch housing assembly . [...]

26 41457-01 7/2000 ® STEP 11 - INST ALLING LIGHT FIXTURE Y our fan may include a light fixture. Information for wiring and installing all included Hunter light fixtures fol- lows. Note: If you purchased a fan with- out a light fixture, you may pur chase an accessory light kit separately . For best performance and beauty , use only Hunter -brand li[...]

27 41457-01 7/2000 ® continued the wir es. Making sure the light fixture mounting scr ew holes are aligned; hold the light fixture and tighten the nut on the inside of the lower switch housing. Insert and tighten the two #6-32 sems light fixture mounting scr ews. 5. Refer to Figur e 11b. Locate the black/white wire and the white wire in the fan sw[...]

28 41457-01 7/2000 ® INST ALLING INCLUDED ACCES- SOR Y LIGHT FIXTURE GLOBES AND BULBS 1 . Place globe over thr eaded lampholder in cup. Install and hand tighten threaded locking ring on lampholder as shown in Figures 11c and 11d. 2 . Install bulbs. Use 120V , 60W maximum medium base incan- descent bulbs. T ur n power ON at main panel. Figure 11c -[...]

29 41457-01 7/2000 ® INST ALLING ACCESSOR Y LIGHT KITS T o install the light kit, follow the in- structions included with the kit for wiring, mounting, and assembly . Af- ter completing the light kit installa- tion, follow sub-steps 1 and 2 on page 23 to r eattach the lower switch housing. Figure 11f - Multi-Light Fixtur e Cup Globe Silencer Band [...]

30 41457-01 7/2000 ® • The chain uses a breakaway connector that separates if the chain is jerked. If this happens, simply reinsert the chain into the connector . 3. Ceiling fans work best by blow- ing air downwar d (counterclock- wise blade rotation) in warm weather to cool the room with a OPERA TING YOUR HUNTER F AN AND REMOTE Y our Hunter Fan[...]

31 41457-01 7/2000 ® OPERA TING YOUR HUNTER FAN WITH A REMOTE Once receiver is installed and power is turned back on, DO NOT pull the fan or light chains while power is connected. WARNING Refer to steps 1, 3, and 4 in the OP- ERA TING YOUR HUNTER F AN WITHOUT A REMOTE. Use the following steps to operate your remote. 1. T urn ON the wall switch. Th[...]

32 41457-01 7/2000 ® CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE Caring for blades: Wood finish blades should be cleaned with a fur - niture polishing cloth. Occasionally , a light coat of furniture polish may be applied for added protection and beauty . Painted and high-gloss blades may be cleaned in the same manner as the fan finish. MANUF ACTURER'S PHONE NUM[...]

33 41457-01 7/2000 ® TROUBLESHOOTING Nothing happens; fan does not move. Without Remote (refer to page 35 for troubleshooting With Remote). Noisy operation. 1. Power turned off, fuse blown, or circuit br eaker tripped. 2. Loose wire connections or wr ong connections. 3 . Motor reversing switch not en- gaged. 4. Pull chain switch not “on.” 5. S[...]

34 41457-01 7/2000 ® PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION Noisy operation (continued). Excessive wobbling. Note: When switching from medium to low speed, you may notice some fan wobble. When the fan stabilizes at low speed, wobble will disappear . 4. Using non-approved speed contr ol. 5. Glass screwed loosely to fixtur e. 6. Switch housing is loose. 1.[...]

35 41457-01 7/2000 ® PROBLEM PROBABLE CAUSE SOLUTION No functions operate or do not operate correctly . (W ith Remote) 1. Main Power not restor ed. 2. Fan pull chain not set to High. 3. Light pull chain not set to ON. 4. Receiver wiring incorr ect. 5. T ransmitter and receiver dip switches do not match. 6. Battery too weak. 1. Replace fuse. T urn [...]