HAMPTON BAY Dawson 581 645 User manual

Hampton Bay Lifetime Limited Warranty
The retailer warrants the fan motor to be free from defects in workmanship and material
present at time of shipment from the factory for a lifetime after the date of purchase by the
original purchaser. The retailer also warrants that all other fan parts, excluding any glass or
plexiglass blades, to be free from defects in workmanship and material at the time of
shipment from the factory for a period of one year after the date of purchase by the original
purchaser. We agree to correct such defects without charge or at our option replace with a
comparable or superior model if the product is returned to the retailer. To obtain warranty
service, you must present a copy of the receipt as proof of purchase. All costs of removing
and reinstalling the product are your responsibility. Damage to any part such as by accident
or misuse or improper installation or by affixing any accessories, is not covered by this
warranty. Because of varyingclimatic conditions inthe United States this warranty does not
cover any changesin brass finish, including rusting, pitting, corroding, tarnishing orpeeling.
Brass finishes of this type give their longest useful life when protectedfrom varying weather
conditions. A certain amount of wobble is normal and should not be considered a defect.
Servicing performed by unauthorized persons shallrender the warranty invalid. There is no
other express warranty. The retailer hereby disclaims any and all warranties,
including but not limited to. Those of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose to the extent permitted by law. The duration of any implied warranty which
cannot be disclaimedis limited to the time period as specified inthe express warranty. Some
states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation
may not apply to you. The retailer shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or
special damages arising out of or in connection with product use or performance except
as may otherwise be accorded by law. Some states do not allow theexclusion of incidental
or consequential damages, so the above exclusion or limitation may not apply to you. This
warranty gives specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from
state to state. This warranty supersedes all priorwarranties.
Lifetime Limited Warranty
Date Purchased
Store Purchased
Model No.
Serial No.
Vendor No.
UPC
581-645
219032
792145351115

Safety Rules.....................................................................................................................................
Unpacking Your Fan ........................................................................................................................
Installing Your Fan ...........................................................................................................................
Installing the Light Kit......................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................
Care of Your Fan .............................................................................................................................
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................
Specifications ................................................................................................................................
Operating the Transmitter
1.
2.
3.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
Table of Contents

1. Safety Rules
1. To reduce the risk of electric shock, insure electricity has been turned
off at the circuit breakeror fuse boxbefore beginning.
2. Allwiring must bein accordance with the National Electrical Code and
local electrical codes. Electrical installation should be performed by a
qualified licensed electrician.
3. WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock and fire, do not use
this fan withany solid-state fanspeed control device.
4. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, use only the two
steel screws (and lock washers) provided with the outlet box for
mounting to the outlet box. Most outlet boxes commonly used for the
support of lighting fixtures are not acceptable for fan support and may
need to bereplaced, consult aqualified electrician ifin doubt.
8. Avoid placing objects in the path of the blades.
9. To avoid personal injury or damage to the fan and other items, be
cautious when workingaround or cleaningthe fan.
10. Do not use water or detergents when cleaningthe fan or fan blades. A
dry dust cloth or lightly dampened cloth will be suitable for most
cleaning.
11. After making electrical connections, spliced conductors should be
turned upward and pushed carefully up into the outlet box. The wires
should be spread apart with the grounded conductor and the
equipment-grounding conductor onone side ofthe outlet box.
12. Electrical diagrams are for reference only. Light kits that are not
packed with the fan must be UL Listed and marked suitable for use
with the model fan you are installing. Switches must be UL General
Use Switches. Refer to the Instructions packaged with the light kits
and switches forproper assembly.
WARNING
TO REDUCETHE RISK OFFIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCKOR PERSONAL
INJURY, MOUNT FAN TO OUTLET BOX MARKEDACCEPTABLE FOR
FAN SUPPORT.
5. The outlet box and support structure must be securely mounted and
capable of reliably supporting a minimum of 50 pounds. Use only UL
Listed outlet boxesmarked FOR FAN SUPPORT.
6. The fan must be mounted with a minimum of 7 feet clearance from the
trailing edge ofthe blades tothe floor.
7. Do not operate the reverse switch while the fan blades are in motion.
The fan must be turned off and the blades stopped before reversing the
blades direction.
WARNING
TO REDUCETHE RISK OFPERSONAL INJURY, DO NOTBEND THE
BLADE ARMS(ALSO REFERRED TO ASBRACKETS) DURING
ASSEMBLYOR AFTERINSTALLATION. DO NOTINSERT OBJECTS IN
THE PATHOF THE BLADES.
NOTE
READ AND SAVE ALLINSTRUCTIONS!

Unpack your fanand check the contents. You should havethe following items;
.
1 Fan blades (5)
2. Canopy assembly
3.
4.
5. Fan motorassembly
6. Blade arms(5)
7. Light plate
Ball/downrod assembly (1)
& extra downrod(1)
Coupling cover
8. Light kit
9. Glass shade
10. 60 (2)
11.
12.
14. Balancing kit
Watt medium base bulbs
Receiver with 6wire nuts
Transmitter+holder+2 mountingscrews
+ 2 plastic plugs
13. Extra mounting plateand mounting platecover
3
1
2
9
10
11
4
6
5
7
812
13
14
15. Loose partsbag containing:
a. Blade attachmenthardware
()
b. Mounting hardware
( 3 plasticwire connectors)
16 screws
ab
15
Unpacking Your Fan 2.
WARNING
DO NOT INSTALL ORUSE FAN
IF ANYPARTIS DAMAGED OR MISSING.
CALL TOLLFREE 1-877-902-5588

3. Installing Your Fan
Tools Required
Phillips screwdriver, straight slot
screwdriver, adjustablewrench, step ladder,
and wire cutters.
Mounting Options
If there isn't an existing ULlisted mounting
box, then read the following instructions.
Disconnect the power by removing fuses or
turning off circuit breakers.
Secure the outlet box directly to the
building structure. Use appropriate
fasteners and buildingmaterials. The outlet
box and its support must be able to fully
support the moving weight of the fan (at
least 50 lbs). Do not use plastic outlet
boxes.
Figures 1,2 and 3 are examples of different
ways to mountthe outlet box.
Note: You may need a longer downrod to
maintain proper blade clearance when
installing on asteep, sloped ceiling.
To hang your fan where there is an existing
fixture but no ceiling joist, you may need an
installation hanger bar as shown in Figure 4
(available at yourHampton Bay Retailer).
Outlet box
Outlet box
Provide strong
support
Recessed
outlet box
Mounting bracket
opening must be
toward the top
Outlet box
Figure 1 Figure 3
Figure 2
Figure 4
Angled ceiling
maximum
20 angle

Hanging the Fan
REMEMBER to turn off the power. Follow
the steps belowto hang yourfan properly:
Step 1. Remove the decorative canopy
bottom cover from the canopy by turning the
cover counter clockwise.(Fig.5)
Step 2. Remove the hanger bracket from the
canopy by loosening the two screws on the
bottom of the hanging bracket
from the screw head and turning the canopy
counter clockwise.(Fig, 5)
Step 3. Pass the 120-volt supply wires
through the center hole in the ceiling hanger
bracket as shownin Fig. 6.
Step 4. Secure the hanger bracket to the
ceiling outlet box with the screws and
washers provided withyour outlet box.
Step 5. Remove the hanger pin, lock pin and
set screws from the top of the motor
assembly.
Step 6. Route wires exiting from the top of
the fan motor through the collar cover,
canopy cover, canopy and then through the
ball / downrod.(Fig. 7)
Step 7. Align the holes at the bottom of the
downrod with theholes in the collar on topof
the motor housing(Fig.7). Carefully insert
a half turn
WARNING
FAILURETO PROPERLY INSTALL LOCKINGPIN
AS NOTED INSTEP 7 COULD RESULT IN FAN
LOOSENING ANDPOSSIBLYFALLING.
Step 8. Tighten two set screws on top of the fan
motor firmly (Figure 7)
Step 9. Place the downrod ball into the hanger
bracket socket.
CHANGING THE DOWNROD (OPTIONAL)
NOTE: Your fan comes with a 4" downrod
attached to the hanger ball. In addition you
have been provided with a 6"downrod to use if
desired. If you choose to use the 6" downrod,
perform the followingsteps:
1. Remove the hanger ball from the 4"
downrod by loosening the set screw at the
top of the downrod which holds the hanger
ball to thedownrod.
2. Slide the hanger ball down the downrod and
remove the supportpin.
3. Insert the support pin in the holes at the top
of the 6"downrod and slidethe hanger ball
the hanger pin through the holes in the collar
and downrod. Be careful not to jam the pin
against the wiring inside the downrod. Insert
the locking pin through the hole near the end
of the hanger pin until it snaps into its locked
position, as notedin the circleinset of Fig. 7.
Figure 5
Ceiling
mounting
plate
Ceiling
canopy
Canopy
cover
Mounting
screws
(supplied with
electrical box)
Hook
Ceiling
mounting
plate
UL Listed
electrial
box
Figure 6 120V Wires
Washers
up the 6" downrod. Make sure the support
pin is properly seated in the grooves in the
top of thehanger ball.
4. Tightenthe set screwfirmly.
4.
CAUTION
REMOVE 5 RUBBERPACKINGMOUNTS AND
DISCARD BEFORE INSTALLATION.

5.
Pin in
locked
position
Motor collar
Motor wires
Ball/downrod
assembly
Ceiling
canopy
Tighten
screws
firmly
Figure 7
Hanger pin
Locking pin Collar cover
Canopy
cover
Make the Electric Connections
WARNING: To avoid possible electrical
shock, be sureelectricity is turned off at the
main fuse boxbefore wiring.
NOTE: This remote control unit is
equipped with 16 code combinations to
prevent possible interference from or to
other remote units. The frequency switches
on your receiver and transmitter have been
preset at the factory. Please recheck to
make sure the switches on the transmitter
and the receiver are set to the same
position, any combination of settings will
operate the fan as long as the transmitter and
receiver are setto the sameposition.(Figure 8)
Step 1. (Figure 9) Insert the receiver into
the mounting bracket with the flat side of
the receiver facingthe ceiling.
Step 2. (Fig. 10) Motor to Receiver Electrical
Connections: Connect the Black wire from
the fan to Black wire marked "TO MOTOR L".
Connect the White wire from the fan to the
White wire marked "TO MOTOR N" from the
receiver. Connect the Blue wire from the fan
to the Blue wire marked "For Light" from the
receiver. Secure wire connections with the
plastic wire nutsprovided.
Step 3. (Figure 10) Receiver to House Supply
Wires Electrical Connections: Connect the
black (hot) wire from the ceiling to the black
wire marked "AC in L" from the receiver.
Connect the white (neutral) wire from the
ceiling to the white wire marked "AC in N"
from the Receiver. Secure the wire
connections with the plastic wire nuts
provided.
Step 4. (Figure 10) If your outlet box has a
ground wire (green or bare copper) connect it
to the fanground wires; otherwiseconnect the
hanging bracket ground wire to the mounting
bracket. Secure the wire connection with a
plastic nut provided. After connecting the
wires spread them apart so that the green
Figure 9
Receiver
Hanger
bracket
Figure 8
and white wires are on one side of the outlet
box and black and blue wires are on the
other side. Carefully tuck the wire
connections up intothe outlet box.
Note: Fan must be installed at a maximum
distance of 20 feet from the transmitting unit
for proper signal transmission between the
transmitting unit and the fan's receiving unit.
ONON
Code switch

6.
Figure 11
Outlet box
Hanger
bracket
Canopy
Canopy
cover
Screws
SUPPLYCIRCUIT
Ground
Conductor
Outlet Box
Green
Ground
Lead
Ground to
Downrod
BLACK
WHITE
WHITE
WHITE
WHITE
BLACK
BLACK
BLACK
BLUE
BLUE
GREEN
Figure 10
WHITE
WHITE
BLUE
BLACK
ONON
Finishing the
Installation
Step 1. Tuck connections neatly into ceiling
outlet box.
Step 2. Slide the canopy up toceiling and over
the 2 screws on the hanger bracket. Rotate
canopy clockwise. Next, while holding the
canopy with one hand, slide the canopy cover
over the screws and rotate clockwise until
tight. Note: adjust the canopy screws as
necessary until the canopy and canopy cover
are snug. (Fig. 11)
WARNING
Make sure thenotch on thehanging
bracket properly sitsin the groovein the
hanger ball beforeattaching the canopy
to the bracketby turning thehousing
until it dropsinto place.
'

7.
Rubber
washer
Blade
arm
Figure 12
Blade
Screws
Figure 13
Motor
Blade arm
Slot
Tab
Attaching the Fan
Blades
Step 1 Attach blades to the blade arms
using three screws and rubber washers as
shown in Figure 12. Start a screw into the
arm, do not tighten. Repeat for the 2
remaining screws andwashers.
Step 2 Tighten each screw securely
starting with the center screw. Make sure
the blade isstraight.
the
Step 3 Fasten the blade arms to the motor
by inserting the tab from the blade arms to
the slot in the bottom motor housing, then
tighten the two screws and washers already
installed in theblade arms (Figure13).
Step 4 Install an optional light kit if you
wish. Follow the instructions included
with the kit.
All blades are grouped by weight. Because
natural woods very in density, the fan may
wobble even though the blades are weighed
equally.
The following procedure should correct most fan
wobbling problems. Checkafter each step.
1. Check that all blade and blade arm screws are
secure.
2. Most fan wobbling problems are caused when
blade levels are unequal. Check this level by
selecting a point on the ceiling above the tip of
one of the blades. Measure this distance as
shown in Figure 14. Rotate the fan until the next
blade is positioned for measurement. Repeat for
each blade. The distance should be
equal within 1/8".
deviation
3. Use the enclosed Blade Balancing Kit if the
blade wobble isstill noticeable.
4. If the blade wobble is still noticeable,
interchanging two adjacent (side by side) blades
can redistribute the weight and possibly result in
smoother operation.

Touching
ceiling
Figure 14
WARNING
TO REDUCE THERISK OF PERSONALINJURY,
DO NOT BENDTHE BLADE HOLDERS
WHILE INSTALLING,BALANCING THE
BLADES, OR CLEANINGTHE FAN. DO NOT
INSERT FOREIGNOBJECTS BETWEEN
ROTATING FANBLADES.
8.
Installing the light
plate
Step 1. Remove 1 of the 3 screws from the
mounting ring andloosen the other2 screws.
(Do not remove)
Step 2. Place the keyholes on thelight plate
over the 2 screws previously loosened from
the mounting ring, turn light plate until it
locks in place at the narrow section of the
key holes. Secureby tightening the2 screws
previously loosened and the one previously
removed. (Fig. 15)
Figure 15
Light plate Mounting ring
Screws