Step 6: Lubrication

Canopy Installation

1. Your fan has been shipped without oil in the

 

1. Lift the canopy off the neck of the motor.

motor. A tube of high grade SAE 10 non-detergent

 

2. Slide the canopy and canopy insert up until

oil is packed in the sack parts. All of the oil in the

the three holes in the side of the canopy can be

tube must be put into the fan.

aligned with the three threaded holes in the canopy

2. Unscrew the oil hole screw on the side of

plate.

the switch housing. See Figure 9.

 

3. Insert and tighten the three screws that hold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the canopy in place. See Figure 11.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canopy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canopy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil Hole Screw

 

Canopy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 7: Fan Blade Assembly and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Cut the tip off the tube, tilt the fan motor as

 

Installation

shown and place the tube into the oil hole of the

 

!WARNINGS!

switch housing. See Figure 10.

 

• To reduce the rist of personal injury, do not bend

4. Slowly put oil into the fan. All of the oil in the

 

the blade brackets when installing the blade

 

brackets, balancing the blades, or cleaning the

tube must be put into the fan.

 

 

fan.

5. Reinstall the oil hole screw securely before

 

• Do not insert foreign objects in between rotat-

moving the fan from the current (tilited) position to

 

ing fan blades.

prevent oil from spilling from the oil hole..

 

1. Attach the wood blades to the blade brackets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

using three screws for each blade. See Figure 12.

 

 

Figure 10

 

 

 

 

Figure 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

!CAUTION!

 

2. If your blades have large holes, you must first

 

• Do not turn the fan on until lubrication has been

 

 

added. To operate the fan without oil or with

 

insert the rubber grommets into the holes. See Figure

 

low oil will void your warranty.

 

13.

 

 

This Lubrication System does not normally “use

 

3. Make sure that all screws are tight to pre-

 

up” or require the addition of extra oil once the oil

 

vent vibration or wobbling. A cavity in the

 

reservoir has been filled to the correct level. This

 

styrofoam packaging has been provided to nest the

 

unique lubrication system is one reason your Original

 

parts in during assembly to assure correct alignment

 

Hunter Ceiling Fan will last a lifetime.

 

of parts.

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