Step 3: Installation of Ceiling Mounting Hardware

!CAUTION!

•Your Hunter ceiling fan weighs up to 50 lbs. The following precautions must be taken for safety, and to ensure that your fan is securely mounted to the ceiling.

•When inspecting or preparing the installation site where wiring is available, to avoid possible electrical shock, disconnect power by turning off the circuit breakers both to the outlet box and to its 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.

•All wiring must be in accordance with na- tional and local electrical codes. If you are unfamil- iar with wiring, you should use a qualified electri- cian.

•Do not mount directly to an unsupported ceiling or to an electrical outlet box.

•The wood joist chosen for mounting the fan must be sound and of sufficient size. In no case should it be smaller than standard 2”x4” lumber.

1. Secure a metallic outlet box 4” x 1-1/2” or 4” x 1/2” deep to a 2” x 4” cross brace between two ceiling joists as shown in Figure 3. The outletbox must be recessed in the ceiling by 1/16” minimum. Secure the outlet box to the cross brace by drilling two (2) pilot holes no larger than the minor diameter of the woodscrews (5/64”) and use two #8 x 1-1/2” woodscrews and washers. Use the innermost holes for securing the box. Orient the box so the outer- most holes are aligned with the 2” x 4” brace. The outermost holes will be use in Step 3 sub-step 2.

!CAUTION!

•Do not use a lubricant on the screws.

2” x 4” Wood Brace

Ceiling

 

Joist

2.Drill two (2) 1/4” diameter holes 2-9/16” apart through the back of the outlet box into the cross brace. There may be two holes at the correct spacing, but they will probably have to be enlarged.

3.Use the two (2) bracket screws to secure the hanger bracket and canopy plate to the joist as shown in Figure 4. Install the rubber bumpers into the canopy plate and the rubber bushing in the hanger bracket before assembling the parts to the ceiling joist.

!CAUTION!

•Do not use a lubricant on the screws.

Rubber

Bumpers

Figure 4

Step 4: Hanging the Fan

!CAUTIONS!

• Be sure to tighten the pipe nipple shown in Fig-

ure 2 into the fan, tighten the hanger bracket

onto the pipe, and tighten the two set screws

as described in sub-step 2 to prevent the fan

from falling.

• Your fan may weigh up to 50 lbs. All of the fol-

lowing steps must be followed in order to en-

sure a secure mounting. Perform sub-steps 1-

4 with the motor resting in the liner for protec-

tion.

1. Take the hanger bracket from the sack parts

and locate the pipe nipple (See Figure 2.). Feed the

wires from the top of your motor through the pipe.

2. Back out the set screw in the neck of the

motor housing and the hanger bracket so the pipe

can be screwed in. Screw the pipe into the fan until

tight (at least 4-1/2 turns). Feed the wire through

the canopy and the canopy insert and let the canopy

rest on the neck of the motor. Slide the canopy

insert over the pipe.Feed the wire through the

hanger bracket and screw the hanger bracket onto

the pipe until tight (at least 3 turns). Then use pliers

to tighten both the hanger bracket and the pipe

M4 Wood Screw & Washer (2) Required

Outlet Box

together. Tighten the set screw in the motor housing

with pliers. Securely tighten the set screw in the

Figure 3

Ceiling

hanger bracket. See Figure 5.

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