HAMPTON BAY Clarkston Owner's Manual

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Clarkston

44 Clarkston

Ceiling Fan by Hampton Bay

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Table of Contents

Safety Rules

1

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Thank you for purchasing our ceiling fan. This product has been
manufactured with the highest standards of safety and quality.

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Unpacking Y

our

Fan

2

Installing Y

our

Fan

3

Installing the Light Kit

7

Operating Your Fan

8

Care of Y

our

Fan

9

T

roubleshooting

9

Specifications

10

Warranty Information

11

Safety Rules - Read and Save These Instructions

WARNING

WARNING

To reduce the risk of electric shock, insure electricity has been
turned off at the circuit breaker or fuse box before beginning.

All wiring must be in accordance with the National Electrical
Code “ANSI/NFPA 70-1999” and local electrical codes. Electrical
installation should be performed by a qualified licensed
electrician.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire, do not
use this fan with any solid-state fan speed control device. It will
permanently damage the electronic circuitry.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of personal injury, use only the
screws provided with the outlet box.

The outlet box and support structure must be securely mounted and
capable of reliably supporting a minimum of 35 pounds. Use only
UL Listed outlet boxes marked “FOR FAN SUPPORT”.

The fan must be mounted with a minimum of 7 feet clearance from
the trailing edge of the blades to the floor.

Avoid placing objects in path of the blades.

To avoid personal injury or damage to the fan and other items, be
cautious when working around or cleaning the fan.

Do not use water or detergents when cleaning the fan or fan blades.
A dry dust cloth or lightly dampened cloth will be suitable for most
cleaning.

After making electrical connections, spliced conductors should be
turned upward and pushed carefully up into outlet box. 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.

All set screws must be checked and retightened where necessary
before installation.

10.

11.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY, DO NOT BEND THE
BLADE ARMS (ALSO REFERRED TO AS FLANGES), WHEN
INSTALLING THE BRACKETS, BALANCING THE BLADES OR
CLEANING THE FAN. DO NOT INSERT FOREIGN OBJECTS IN –
BETWEEN ROTATING FAN BLADES.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR PERSONAL
INJURY, MOUNT FAN TO OUTLET BOX MARKED ACCEPTABLE FOR
FAN SUPPORT WITH THE SCREWS PROVIDED WITH THE OUTLET
BOX.

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Unpacking Your Fan

Unpack your fan and check the contents. You should have the following items:

WARNING

DO NOT INSTALL OR USE FAN IF ANY

PART IS DAMAGED OR MISSING.

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6. Glas s shade (3)

7. 60 Watt A15C bulb (3)

8. Blad e bracket (5)

9. Bala ncing kit (1)

1.

2. Moun ting bracket (1)

3. Moto r housing (1)

4. Fan motor assembly ( 1 )

5. Ligh t kit (1 )

Blade ( 5) (MDF blades)

1

5

6

8

10. Loo se parts bag containing:
A . Blade scre w(16)
B. Fiber Washer(16)
C. Wire nut(3)

D. Blad e bracket screw(1)

E. Pull chain fob (2)

Unpac k your fan and check the contents. You should have the following it ems:

2

10

B

C

A

7

3

4

D

9

E

Installing Your Fan

WARNING

Outlet Box

Outlet Box

Outlet Box

Figure 2

Figure 1

Figure 3

Tools Required

Mounting Options

Phillips screwdriver, straight slot
screwdriver, step ladder and wire cutters.

If there isn't an existing UL listed 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
building materials. The outlet box and its
support must be able to fully support the
moving weight of the fan (at least 35 lbs). Do
not use plastic outlet boxes.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC
SHOCK OR PERSONAL INJURY, MOUNT FAN
ONLY TO AN OULET BOX MARKED ACCEPT­ABLE FO R FAN SUPPORT AND USE THE
MOUNTING SCREWS PROVIDED WI TH THE
OU LET BOX. O UT LE T BOX COMMO NLY
US ED FOR THE SU PPORT OF LIG HTING
FIXTURE MAY NOT BE ACCEPTABLE FOR
FA N S UP PO RT AND MAY NE ED TO B E
R EPLA C E D. C O N SULT A Q U ALIFI E D

Figures 1~3 are examples of different ways to
mount the outlet box.

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 3
(available at any Home Depot store).

3

4

Out let box

Mounti ng br acke t

Figure 4

Mot or

Figure 5

4.Hanging the Fan

REMEM BER to turn off the power. Follow the
steps b elow to hang your fan properly:

Step 1. A ttach the mounting bracket to the
ou tlet bo x with two s crews a nd wash ers
provi ded with the outlet bo x. Make sure the
brack et is tight and secured. (Figure 4)

Step 2. Lift fan into position by hanging the
motor assem bly on to the hook from the ceiling
mount ing bracket allowing it to hang freely.
(Figu re 5)

5.Making the Electrical
Connections

Follo w the st eps below to connect the fan to your
house su pply wires. Se cure the wire nut s supplied
with you r fan by wrapping the connections with
elect rical tape.

Step 1. Co nnect t he Black (hot) wire from the
ceili ng to th e black and blu e wires fro m the fan.
Conne ct the white (neutra l) wire from the ceiling
to the white wire from the fan. (Figure 6)

Step 2. If your outlet box has a g round wire ( green
or bare copper) connect the fan ground w ire to it.
If your out let box does not have a ground wire, t he
connect the fans a nd mounting b racket wire
toget her. Secure wire connection with the plastic
wire nu ts provided.

Step 3. Figures 7 an d 8 illustrate the wiring
conne ctions for optional wall control (available at
your Hampto n Bay Retailer, the wire color out of
wall control’s installation manual for correct
wire co nnections).

Washer

Screw

WARNING

TO AVOID POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHOCK, BE
SURE ELECTRICITY IS TURNED OFF AT THE
CI RCUIT B RE AKER OR MA IN FU SE BO X
BEFORE WIRING.

Mounting plate

5

SUPPLY CIRCUIT

Ground
Conduc tor

Outlet B ox

Green
Ground
Lead

Ground t o
Downro d

BLACK

WHITE

WHI TE

BLA CK

BLU E

GRE EN

Figur e 8

Diagra m indi cate s optiona l ligh t kit wi rin g.

Light

Fan

WHITE

BLUE

BLACK

WHITE

SUPPLY CIRCUIT

Ground
Conduc tor

Outlet B ox

Green
Ground
Lead

Ground t o
Downro d

BLACK

WHITE

WHI TE

BLA CK

BLU E

GRE EN

Figur e 7

Diagra m indi cate s optiona l ligh t kit wi rin g.

Light Sw itch

WHITE

BLUE

BLACK

WHITE

Out let Box

Gre en
Gro und

Lead

Gro und to
Downro d

BLACK

WHITE

BLUE

BLACK

Figur e 6

Dia gram in dicat es opti onal li ght kit w iring .

SUPPLY CIRCUIT

WHI TE

BLA CK

BLU E

GRE EN

Ground
Conduc tor

6

6.Finishing the Installation

Step 1. Remove 1 of 4 screws on the mounting br acket
and loosen other 3 screw s.(Do not remove.) Remove
the motor ass embly from J hook .Lift and place the ke y
holes on the mount ing plate ove r the 3 screws
previ ously l oosened from m ounting bracket,turn the
mount ing plate until it locks in place and no longer
turns .Secure b y t ightenin g the 3 screws previously
loose ned and the one previously removed.(Figure 9)

Step 2. Align large screwheads at mo unting housing
with sl otted holes in the mounting bracket.Turn the
mount ing housing until it locks in place and no longer
turns .(Figure 10)

7.Blade Installation

Step 1. Attach the fan blades to the blade
holde rs using the blade screws and fiber
washe r provided, tighten screws sec urely.
(Figu re 11)

Step 2. R emove 10 scre ws from the bo ttom
motor .Align motor holes to blade bracket
and secure with screw s previously removed
from the m otor, tighte n screws securely.
Repea t procedure with remaining blad e
assem blies. (Figure 11)

Mounti ng

Figur e 10

Mounting bracket

Housing

Large

Screwheads

Figur e 9

Washers

Screw

Blades

Screw

Blade Bracket

Figur e 11

Screws

NOTE

YOU MAY THINK THAT YOU HAVE TURNED THE
MOTOR HOUSING ENOUGH UPON FEELING IT
STOP WHEN TURNING IT THE FIRST TIME, BUT
THAT IS PROBABLY ONLY THE HALFWAY POINT
AND IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT YOU
MAKE SUR E T HAT YOU TUR N T HE MOTOR
HOUSING ALL THE WAY TO ENSURE THAT THE
MOTOR HOUSING IS COMPLETELY SECURE. TO
DO TH IS , WHE N YOU BEGIN TURNING THE
MOTOR HOUSING TWO MORE INCHES (TO THE
LEFT) SO THAT THE SCREWHEADS REACH THE
END OF EA CH S LOTTE D HOL E, T HEREBY
REMAINING SECURE.

Mounting plate

Mounti ng br acke t