Hunter 50257 User manual

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30 inches
7 feet
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What to Expect with
Your Installation Ceiling Bracket
Ladder
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Tools Needed
Operation,
Maintenance & Cleaning Troubleshooting
Table of Contents
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Wiring CanopyDownrod
Switch Housing
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Mounting Options
Blades
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Congratulations on purchasing your new
Hunter® 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.HunterFan.com/register
Save your receipt for proof of purchase.
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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 ceiling angle
Ceiling angles greater
than 34° will require an
Angled Mounting Kit.
See page 4 for details.
Assess location
,8 Meters
(30 inches)
from blade tip
to nearest wall
or obstruction
2,1 Meters
(7 feet)
from bottom
edge of blade
to the oor
Select a downrod length
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2
3
Standard Downrod
for ceilings 2,4-3 m (8-10 feet) high
Shorter Downrod
for fans installed close to ceiling
Longer Downrod
for ceilings 3 m (10 feet) or higher
Must be able to
secure the fan to
building structure or
fan-rated outlet box
What to Expect with Your Installation
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 Hunter 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.
w.5 - This product is not intended to be used by people
(including children) whose physical, sensory, or mental
capacities are different or diminished, or lack of experience
or knowledge, unless such persons receive training or work
under supervision of a person responsible for their safety.
w.6 - Children should be supervised to ensure they do not use
the devices as a toy.
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 Hunter replacement parts.
Read and Save These Instructions
This product conforms to UL Standard 507.
WARNINGS
CAUTIONS

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Tools Needed
Ladder
Power Drill
(optional)
9/64” Drill Bit
(optional)
Screwdrivers
Pliers Wire Strippers
If mounting to a support structure, you will also need these tools.
Do not discard the hardware bags or mix
parts from different bags. Make note of
the symbol printed on each hardware
bag. The symbols can be used to identify
the appropriate hardware for each step.
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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
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Guide Touches Wall
but NOT Ceiling
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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
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
1
Standard
Mounting
OPTION 2
Angled
Mounting
2 3
SLIDE
toward ceiling
PLACE
against wall
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FOLD
on dotted line
34°
Use the three steps below to determine if your ceiling angle is greater than 34°
Support
Structure
Ceiling
Outlet Box
(required)
Angled
Mounting
Style
Standard
Mounting
Style
Support
Structure
Ceiling
Outlet Box
(required)

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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
1-888-830-1326.
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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Downrod
Slide
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Sold Separately
Longer
Downrod
for angled
ceilings or
ceilings 10’ or
higher
Standard
Downrod
for ceilings 8-10’ high
Option 1
Option 2
skip to next page
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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KEEP!
20 cm
(8”)
1 cm
(3/8”)
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(not to scale)
Remove the pre-installed
setscrew so that the downrod
can be inserted.
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.
Downrod (continued)
20 cm
(8”)
1 cm
(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
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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
hanging bracket.
(Grounding) Green/Yellow
Stripe
Green/Yellow
Stripe
White
Black
(Grounded)
Note: To connect the wires, hold the bare metal
leads together and place a wire connector over
them, then twist clockwise until tight.
Using the orange wire
connectors from the
hardware bag, connect the
black wire (ungrounded) from
the ceiling to the black and
the black with white stripe
wires from the fan. Connect
the white wire (grounded)
from the ceiling to the white
wire from the fan.
Black with white stripe
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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
(Ungrounded)
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Canopy
Lift the canopy into place so that
the screw holes are aligned.
Position the canopy so that, when
lifted into place, the canopy ts into
the hanging bracket as shown.
Install the two canopy screws,
found in the hardware bag.
Note: Fan style may vary.
Screw
Holes
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Attach the blade to the blade ring
using the blade assembly screws,
found in the hardware bag.
Insert each blade into a slot. Align the holes on
the blade with the holes on the blade ring.
Blades
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Feed the wires through the center hole
of the upper switch housing, then wrap
the keyhole slots around the screws
and twist counterclockwise.
Partially install two machine screws, found
in the hardware bag, halfway into the
motor housing. It does not matter which
two screw holes you choose.
Insert the third screw, found in
the hardware bag, into place and
then tighten all three screws.
Make sure the heat shield assembly is securely attached to
the housing mounting plate. Failure to properly attach and
tighten all three assembly screws could result in the heat
shield assembly and light xture falling.
Switch Housing
Use only the light xture supplied with this fan model.
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Raise the bottom cap to the switch
housing. Align the screw holes in the
switch housing and the screw holes in
the bottom cap.
Attach the bottom cap with the three
provided screws from the hardware bag.
Switch Housing (continued)
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Wall Control
Shut off power to the room you will
be working in at the breaker box.
After removing the switch plate cover,
remove all wiring from the switch.
Using the wire connectors, connect each
black wire from the wall control to a
black wire from the switch box. Connect
ground wire from the switch box to the
green/yellow wire from the wall control.
Note: If two white wires are present in
the switch box, connect them to each
other if they are not already connected.
Insert the wall control into the
outlet box and secure the two metal
tabs to the tabs on the switch box
using the two at head screws that
came with the switch box.
Do not restore power until all work is complete.
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Wall Control (continued)
2.
Remove the knob from the wall
control and mount the faceplate
(not included) to the wall control
using the two #6-32 screws you
removed earlier from the faceplate.
Reattach the knob onto the wall
control and turn it to the left for the
OFF position.
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CONGRATUALTIONS!
YOU’RE DONE!
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Operation, Maintenance & Cleaning
ON
Turn Power
For cleaning the fan, use soft brushes or
cloths to prevent scratching. Cleaning
products may damage the nishes.
To change the direction of air ow,
move the reverse switch to the
opposite position.
The knob on the wall control unit
controls power to the fan. The fan has
four speed settings in sequence:
high, medium, low and off.
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Reverse
Switch
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Troubleshooting
Excessive wobbling
• Tighten all of the blade and
blade ring screws until they
are snug.
• Turn the power off, support
the fan carefully, and check
that the hanger ball is
properly seated.
Noisy Operation
• Tighten the blade and blade
ring screws until they are snug.
• Check to see if any of the
blades are cracked. If so, replace
all of the blades.
Fan doesn’t work
• Make sure power switch is on.
• Push the motor reversing switch
rmly left or right to ensure that
it is engaged.
• Check the circuit breaker to
ensure the power is turned on.
• Make sure the blades spin freely.
• Turn off power from the circuit
breaker, then loosen the canopy
and check all the connections
according to the wiring diagram
on page 9.
• Turn off power from the circuit
breaker, then ensure the wall
control is properly installed
according to the instructions on
pages 14-15.
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