Monte Carlo Fan Company AC-552 Instruction manual

Owner’s Guide and Installation Manual
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5TQ52XXD-L Series Fan
Total fan wei ht with li ht kit
UL Model No. : AC-552
10.1 kgs
22.22 lbs

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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJURY TO ERSONS, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING
READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Installation work and electrical wiring must be done by qualified person(s) in accordance with applicable codes and standards (ANSI/NFPA 70-1999), including
fire-rated construction.
Use this unit only in the manner intended by the manufacturer. If you have any questions contact the manufacturer.
After making the wire connections, the wires should be spread apart with the grounded conductor and the equipment-grounding conductor on one side of the
outlet box and ungrounded conductor on the other side of the outlet box. The splices, after being made, should be turned upward and pushed carefully up
into the outlet box.
WARNING: Before you begin installing the fan, servicing or cleaning unit, Switch power off at Service panel and lock service disconnecting means to prevent
power from being switched on accidentally. When the service disconnecting means cannot be locked, securely fasten a prominent warning device, such as a
tag, to the service panel.
Be cautious! Read all instructions and safety information before installing your new fan. Review the accompanying assembly diagrams.
When cutting or drilling into wall or ceiling, do not damage electrical wiring and other hidden utilities.
Make sure the installation site you choose allows the fan blades to rotate without any obstructions. Allow a minimum clearance of 7 feet from the floor to the
trailing edge of the blade.
WARNING: To Reduce The Risk f Fire, Electric Shock, or Personal Injury, Mount To utlet Box Marked “Acceptable for Fan Support of
15.9 kg (35 lbs) or less” And Use Mounting Screws Provided With The utlet Box.
CAUTION: For Compliance with Local Codes and Regulations, If Installing The Secondary Support Safety Cable in the U.S., Do Not Re-
move Knockouts In The utlet Box. Mount the secondary support safety cable through the reserved nail/screw hole on the outlet box to
the building structure (or the ceiling joist).
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not bend blade holders during installation to motor, balancing or during cleaning. Do not insert foreign
object between rotating blades.
Attach the mounting bracket using only the hardware supplied with the outlet box.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, this fan must be installed with an isolating wall control/switch.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not use this fan with any solid state fan speed control device, or variable speed control.
If this unit is to be installed over a tub or shower, it must be marked as appropriate for the application.
Never place a switch where it can be reached from a tub or shower.
The combustion airflow needed for safe operation of fuel-burning equipment may be affected by this unit’s operation. Follow the heating equipment manufac-
turer’s guideline safety standards such as those published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and the American Society for Heating, Refrigera-
tion and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the local code authorities.
CAUTION: To Reduce the Risk of Electric Shock, Disconnect the electrical supply circuit to the fan before installing the light kit.
All set screws must be checked and tightened where necessary before installation.
Customer Service
800-969-3347
Customer Service Center
7400 Linder Ave.
Skokie, IL 60077
www.montecarlo ans.com
Tools Required for Assembly (not included): Electrical Tape, Phillips Screwdriver, Pliers, Safety Glasses,
Stepladder and Wire Strippers.

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Before you begin installing the fan, S witch power off
at Service panel and lock service disconnecting
means to prevent power from being switched on
accidentally. When the service disconnecting means
cannot be locked, securely fasten a prominent w arn-
ing device, such as a tag, to the service panel.
Before installing this fan make sure the outlet box is
properly installed to the house structure. T o reduce
the risk of fire, electric shock, or personal injury ,
mount to outlet box or supporting system acceptable
for fan support. (Mounting must support at least 35
lbs.)
Use metal outlet box suitable for fan support (must
support 35 lbs). Before attaching fan to outlet bo x,
ensure the outlet box is securley fastened by at
least two points to a structur al ceiling member ( a
loose box will cause the fan to w abble). Use only
the screws provided with the outlet box.
Loosen set screws with locking nuts.
Remove keeper from pin and then
pin from yoke for downrod.
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4
Thread wires and safety cable
through downrod with canopy and
yoke cover assembled.
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Check the motor for plastic shipping
stabilizer tabs and remove them if
they are present.
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Insert downrod into motor yoke.
Next, insert clevis pin through y oke
and downrod and secure with cotter
pin. (see inset)
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Tighten both yoke set screws to fur-
ther secure downrod.

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Hang assembled fan from the mounting br acket
installed to ceiling in previous steps. Mak e
sure the fan is hanging str aight. Rotate fan
until the tab on the Mounting br acket engages
the slot on the Downrod Ball. This must be
done to prevent the fan body from rotating
when the blades are in motion.
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Connect black and blue wire from fan to
Black or (Hot) wire from house. Connect
White wire from Fan to White (Neutral)
wire from house. Connect Ground leads
from mounting bracket and downrod to
Ground lead from house. Refer to
Safety Tips section of manual.
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House Fan
Blue
Black
White
Green
Black
White
Ground
Make wire connections to power source using wire
nuts provided. Make sure that no filiments are out -
side of the wirenut. After making the wire connec -
tions, the wires should be spread apart with the
grounded conductor and the equipment-grounding
conductor on one side of the outlet bo x and
ungrounded conductor on the other side of the outlet
box.
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Attach blade arms to blades using
the blade arm screws and w ashers
provided.
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Loosen the 3 screws to enable the
movement of the motor housing.
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After desired position is met, tighten
the 3 screws previously loosened
securely.
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Motor Housing adjustment to
room.
Loosen one and remove one preassem-
bled screw from mounting bracket. Save
screw. Lift canopy up, aligning its keyhole
slot with the preassembled screw on
mounting bracket and twist clockwise to
lock in place. Re-install the removed
screw and tighten all screws securely.
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For Canadian installation and for USA fan and light
kit combinations over 35 lbs, in both flush and
downrod modes the safety cable must be installed
into the house structure beams using 3” lag
screws, washers and lock washers provided. Make
sure that when the safety cable is fully extended
the lead wires are longer than the cable and no
stress is placed on the lead wires.
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Cable in the U.S., Do Not Remove Knockouts In
The Outlet Box.
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safety
cable
3” lag
screw
lock
washer
washer
Turn the motor housing by holding
onto the bottom shaft of the fan and
turning with your other hand to your
desired position. See page 7 for
example.
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Place the switch cap over the light kit
until the threaded rod is completely
through.
26
Remove the plastic insert from
the center of the switch cap .
25
Attach switch cap to fan b y lining up
4 screw holes and installing the 4
screws removed and saved from ear-
lier step. Tighten screws securely.
24
Connect 9 plug connectors together.
Match the color strips on the plugs.
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For install
without Light
kit continue
with step 23.
For install with
Light kit go to
step 25.
Remove 4 screws from the switch
cap plate and save for later use.
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Install switch housing to light kit b y
aligning keyslots and turning clock-
wise. Tighten 3 screws.
21
Remove 1 screwand save. Loosen
other 2 screws .Remove cap by
twisting and pulling down. Save
screws.
20
The screws, washers, and motor
pads are pre-installed to the blade
holders. Attach blade assembly to
motor and tighten screws securely.
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Connect plug from fan to switch
housing plug. Match the color strips
on the plugs.
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Install the keeper nut onto the
threaded pipe of the light kit.
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Connect the white wire from the
switch cap to the white wire from the
light kit. Connect the bl ue wire from
the switch cap to the bl ack wire from
the light kit.
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Remove the Finial nut b y
unscrewing. Save for later use.
32
Remove the Hex nut b y
unscrewing. Save for later use.
33
Attach switch cap to fan b y lining up
4 screw holes and installing the 4
screws removed and saved from ear-
lier step. Tighten screws securely.
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Install 3 x 40 watt incandescent candelabra
bulbs. Bulbs included.
WARNING: Over lamping the fan will
result in the fan lights shutting down
until the proper wattage of bulbs are
installed.Reset the lights by turning off
the wall switch, breaker,or by remote.
Replace bulbs with the correct wattage
bulbs, turn the power on.
Install glass onto light kit, install
rubber washer and hex nut to hold in
place and tighten in direction of
arrow.
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Adjust the light kit to align with the
upper motor housing. See bottom
picture for alignment of your fan to
the shape of your room. You may
position your fan to your style.
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Align the hole in glass with hole in
final cap to allow the fan speed con-
trol pull chain to pass through.
Install finial and tighten in direction
of arrow.

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1.Check main and branch circuit fuses or circuit break ers.
2.Check line wire connections to fan and switch wire connections in switch housing.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off.
3.Make sure forward/reverse switch is firmly in up or down position. F an will not operate when switch is
in the middle.
4.Make sure that shipping stabilizer tabs have been removed from motor.
1.Check to make sure all screws in motor housing are snug (not o ver tightened).
2.Check to make sure the screws which attach the fan blade holder to the motor are tight.
3.Check to make sure wire nut connectors in switch housing are not r attling against each other or
against the interior wall of the switch housing.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off before entering switch housing.
4.If using an optional Ceiling F an Light Kit, check to be sure the screws securing the glassw are are fin-
ger tight. Check to be sure light bulb is tight in sock et and not touching glass shade(s). If vibr ation
persists from glass, remove glass and install a 1/4" wide rubber band on glass neck to act as an insula -
tor. Replace glass and tighten screws against rubber band.
5.Some fan motors are sensitive to signals from Solid State v ariable speed controls. DO NOT USE a
Solid State variable speed control.
6.Allow "break-in" period of 24 hours. Most noises associated with a new fan will disappear after this
period.
1.Make sure that the ridge of the canop y engages the notch in the downrod ball.
2.Check that all blades are screwed firmly into blade holders.
3.Check that all blade holders are tightened securely to motor .
4.Make sure that canopy and mounting bracket are tightened securely to ceiling junction bo x and junc-
tion box is mounted firmly to ceiling joist.
5.Most fan wobble problems are caused when blade lev els are unequal. Check this lev el by selecting a
point on the ceiling abo ve the tip of one of the blades. Measure this distance from blade tip to ceilng.
Keeping measure within 1/8", rotate the fan until the next blade is positioned for measurement. R epeat
for each blade. If all blade lev els are not equal, y ou can adjust blade lev els by the following procedure.
To adjust a blade tip down, insert a w asher (not supplied) between the blade and blade holder at the
screw closest to the motor. To adjust a blade tip up , insert washer (not supplied) between the blade and
blade holder at the two screws farthest from the motor . Reverse the position of the w asher if blades
mount from top of blade.
6.If blade wobble is still noticeable, interchanging two adjacent (side b y side) blades can redistribute the
weight and possibly result in smoother oper ation.
1.Check blue wire from fan to mak e sure it is connected to hot wire from house
2.Check for loose or disconnected wires in fan switch housing.
3.Check for loose or disconnected wires in light kit.
4.Check for faulty light bulbs.
WARNING: Over lamping the fan will result in the fan lights shutting down until the
proper wattage of bulbs are installed.
Reset the lights by turning off the wall switch, breaker,or by remote. Replace bulbs with the
correct wattage bulbs, turn the power on.
CAUTION: Make sure main power is turned off before entering switch housing.
2. If fan sounds
noisy:
1. If fan does not
start:
3. If fan wobbles:
4. If light does not
work:
TROUBLE SHOOTING
If you have difficulty operating your new ceiling fan, it ma y be the result of incorrect assembly, installation, or wiring. In
some cases, these installation errors ma y be mistaken for defects. If you experience any faults, please check this Trouble
Shooting Chart. If a problem cannot be remedied, or y ou are experiencing difficulty in installation, please call our
Customer Service Center at the
number printed on your parts list insert sheet.
Warning: Before servicing or cleaning unit, Switch power off at Service panel and lock service disconnecting
means to prevent power from being switched on accidentally. When the service disconnecting means cannot
be locked, securely fasten a prominent warning device, such as a tag, to the service panel.
Trou le Suggested Remedy