Hunter 23856 Installation Instructions Manual

Installation in concrete ceiling

CAUTION:

For concrete mounting, the drilled hole must be recommend­ed by the manufacturer of the anchor (this is usually marked
on the anchor) and must be drilled at least

1

/2" deeper than

the length of the anchor.

The holes must be made with a suitable carbide-tipped
masonry drill bit.

The anchors must be new and unused.

The concrete ceiling must be sound and free of cracks or
voids in the vicinity of the mounting holes.

The anchors must be set in flush with the surface of the
concrete.

The bracket screws must never be backed out. If the bracket
screws can be turned easily (by hand), do not hang fan.

Installation

Drill holes 2" deep in concrete ceiling to receive 1/4" x 11/2"
expansion shield anchor, “Rawl No. 1055” or equal. (Not fur­nished.) Install shield in holes, observing all cautions above.

Proceed with the installation of the fan per the basic installa­tion instructions.

The Inside Story

Oil is constantly pumped up the spiral groove to lubricate the
rotor and shaft. The oil is returned to the reservoir where the
bearings are submerged in a bath of oil.

This unique lubrication system is built into all Original Hunter
Ceiling Fans. That’s one reason Hunters last so long. And why
we can offer a Limited Lifetime Warranty.

Fill in the blanks below for your record.
Serial number
Model number
Date purchased Date installed
Dealer/store name where purchased

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Trouble shooting guide

Problem Probable Cause Solution

1. Nothing 1. Power turned 1. Turn power on or
happens; off or fuse replace fuse.
blades do blown.
not rotate.*

2. Loose wire 2. Loosen canopy.
connections Check all
or wrong connections (turn
connections. power off while

checking).

3. Pull chain 3. Pull switch cord.
switch not
“on”.

4. Reversing 4. Slide reversing
switch in switch either up or
center. down.

* Note: If blades will not turn by hand, contact your nearest

service representative or dealer.

1. Noisy 1. Blade irons 1. Tighten screws until
operation. loosely snug.

screwed to
rotor.

2. Blade 2. Tighten.
screwed
loosely to
blade iron.

3. Blade cracked. 3. Replace all 4 blades.

Contact dealer.

4. Canopy 4. Lower canopy.
contacting
ceiling.

5. No oil or low 5. Check oil level.
oil level.

1. Excessive 1. Unbalanced 1. Rebalance (See
wobbling blades. Step 7D).

2. Inadequate 2. Relocate fan.
blade
clearance.

3. Loose blades 3. Tighten all screws.
or blade irons.

4. Fan not 4. Turn power off.
secure on Support fan very
hanger carefully. Loosen
assembly. canopy and hang

correctly.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

A.

B.

HUNTER FAN COMPANY

2500 FRISCO AVENUE
MEMPHIS, TN 38114

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Fig. 18

Hanger
Bracket

Bracket

Power
Leads

Used With

Light Kit

Canopy

Set Screw

Oil Filler Hole

Oil Return

Rotor

Field

Windings

Oil Reservoir

Bearing Nut

Switch Housing Cover

Bushing Pin

Ground Screw

Pipe Nipple (Std.)

Shaft

Cast Iron

Fan Housing

Cast Metal

Lower
Cover

Spiral

Groove

Bearings

Switch Housing

Pull Chain
Switch

expansion
shield anchor
set flush with
ceiling (anchor
not furnished)

Concrete ceiling

Bracket
(Furnished with fan)

Fig. 17

The installation of your Hunter Ceiling Fan

NOTE TO INSTALLERS: Please leave this manual with the

owner.

Tools needed:

• Pliers •

11

/64" bit

• Flat blade screwdriver • 3 wire connectors

• Phillips screwdriver • 4" x 1

1

/2" standard octagon

• Electric drill electrical outlet box

• 3/8" Socket wrench

Step 1: Pre-installation

Select installation site: Normally this is near the center of
the room, often replacing a light fixture. Make certain that
ample clearance is left for the rotating fan blades. For maxi­mum efficiency, no obstruction (walls, posts, etc.) should be
within 24" of the tips of the blades (see Fig. 1). Mounting
site should also meet the precautions listed in Step 3.

Fan mounting height: Your Hunter fan comes with the proper
hardware to hang the fan from a standard 8 foot ceiling so
the fan blades will be 12" from the ceiling and approximately
7 feet from the floor (see Fig. 1).

NOTE: On vaulted ceilings, up to 45° pitch, you may want to
use the Hunter Vaulted Ceiling Mounting Kit.

Step 2: Inspect fan

Unpack the fan carefully to avoid any damage to com­ponents.

CAUTION: NEVER LIFT THE MOTOR BY THE WIRES.
LET MOTOR REST IN THE CARTON LINER FOR
PROTECTION.

Check the sack parts.

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 installation site where wiring
is available, make sure electricity is “off” at fuse box or
circuit breaker panel.

• All wiring must meet local and national codes.

• 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" x 4" lumber.

Secure a metallic outlet box 4" x 1

1

/2" or 4" x 1/2" deep to
2 x 4 cross brace between two ceiling joists as shown in
Figure 3. The outlet box must be recessed in the ceiling by

1

/16" minimum. Secure the outlet box to the cross brace by
drilling (2) pilot holes no larger than the minor diameter of
the woodscrews (

5

/64") and use two #8 x 11/2" woodscrews
and washers. Use the innermost holes for securing the box.
Orient the box so the outermost holes are aligned with the
2 x 4 brace. The outermost holes will be used in Step 3B.

CAUTION: Do not use a lubricant on screws.

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A.

B.

A.

A.

B.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR

HUNTER ORIGINAL CEILING FANS

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CAUTION:

Read this entire instruction manual thoroughly before
beginning installation and SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

To avoid possible shock, BE CERTAIN ELECTRICITY IS
SHUT OFF AT MAIN PANEL BEFORE WIRING. Always
turn power off at main panel before servicing your fan or
installing accessories.
All wiring must be in accordance with national and local
electrical codes. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, you
should use a qualified electrician.

To reduce the risk of personal injury, install the fan only
to the building structure according to these instructions,
and use only the hardware supplied.

NEVER REST THE FAN ON THE SWITCH HOUSING. As
you prepare the fan for installation, let the motor rest in
the liner in which it was packed.

Be sure to put full contents of oil tube in fan according to
instructions.

If this fan is used as a replacement for an Original Old­Tyme non-reversible fan, it must be installed per
instructions included with this fan. DO NOT HANG ON
SINGLE “J” HOOK. Failure to follow these instructions
could result in fan falling.

To reduce the risk of noise do not use a solid-state
speed control with this fan. Use Hunter controls only.

Do not use an abrasive cleaner on the fan. A mild
detergent will clean and restore most units to their
original beauty.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

84" min. to floor

24" clearance

Fig. 1

Oil

Rubber Bushing

with Pin

Canopy Screws

Blade Screws

Blade Assembly Screws

Bracket Screws

Hanger Bracket Assembly

Pipe Nipple

in Motor Carton

Bracket

Fig. 2

12" minimum

SINCE 1 8 8 6

Drill (2) 11/64" diameter holes through the outermost holes in
the box 2" deep into the cross brace. These holes are for the
bracket screws.

Use the (2) bracket screws to secure the hanger bracket to
the joist as shown in Figure 4. Install rubber bushing in hang­er bracket before assembling the parts to the ceiling joist. Do
not use lubricant on the screw threads. For an alternate
bracket that fits inside a surface-mounted box, cut 1" off
each end of the bracket supplied.

Step 4: Hanging your fan

CAUTION: BE SURE TO TIGHTEN THE PIPE NIPPLE INTO THE

FAN, AND THE HANGER BRACKET ONTO THE PIPE, AND
TIGHTEN THE 2 SET SCREWS, AS DESCRIBED IN STEP B, TO
PREVENT THE FAN FROM FALLING.

CAUTION: YOUR FAN MAY WEIGHT UP TO 50 LBS. ALL OF
THE FOLLOWING STEPS MUST BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO
ENSURE A SECURE MOUNTING. PERFORM STEPS A
THROUGH D WITH MOTOR RESTING IN LINER FOR PROTEC­TION.

Take hanger bracket from sack parts and pipe nipple. Feed
wires from the top of your motor through pipe.

Back out set screw in neck of fan
motor housing and hanger bracket
so pipe can be screwed in. Screw
the pipe into the fan until tight (at
least 4

1

/2 turns). Feed wire through
hanger bracket and screw hanger
bracket onto pipe until tight (at least
3 turns). Then use pliers to tighten
both hanger bracket and pipe
together. Tighten the set screw in
the motor housing with pliers.
Securely tighten the set screw in the
hanger bracket. See Figure 5.

Be sure the pin is centered in the
rubber bushing.

See Figures 6 and 7.

Lift the fan by the motor housing,
hook the hanger bracket onto the
pin in the rubber bushing. Make

sure both ends of the pin are
outside the hanger bracket.
See Figure 9. FAILURE TO PER­FORM THESE STEPS IN COR­RECT ORDER MAY RESULT IN
FAN FALLING.

Step 5: Wiring instructions and canopy

installation

CAUTION: BE CERTAIN THAT ELECTRICITY IS TURNED OFF

AT THE MAIN PANEL BEFORE ANY WIRING IS DONE.
Before you do the final wiring, you should decide how you want

to control your fan—with pull cord, a wall switch or a speed con­trol. At this point, you should also decide if you want to add a
light adaptor kit. Separate wiring instructions for Hunter

accessories are included in accessory packages.

Connect black electrical supply lead
to the black motor lead and the
black with white stripe motor lead
(See note). Connect the white elec­trical supply lead to the white motor
lead. Connect ground wire to green
screw

on side of hanger bracket. See

Figure 8.

NOTE: If a separate wall switch will be used to control a
lighting accessory, connect the black wire with a white
stripe to the wall switch lead, following wiring instructions
included with the accessory. The wall switch must be a list­ed general-use switch.

CAUTION: NO BARE WIRE OR WIRE STRANDS SHOULD
BE VISIBLE AFTER MAKING CONNECTIONS.

After making the wire connections, the wires should be
spread apart with the white and the green wires on one side
of the outlet box, and the black and black & white wires on
the other side of the box.

The splices should be turned upward and pushed carefully
up into the outlet box.

Canopy installation

Assemble canopy halves around pipe.
Screw together loosely using two
screws provided in parts bag. (Brass
and antique brass canopies are shipped
assembled.) Position canopy close to
ceiling. Tighten both assembly screws
and SCREW IN the canopy set screw.
See Figure 9. NOTE: If a Vaulted Ceiling
Mounting Kit is used, follow the can­opy instructions provided with the kit.

Step 6: Lubrication

Adding oil

Your fan has been shipped without
oil in the motor. A 1-ounce tube of
high grade SAE 10 non-detergent oil
is packaged in the sack parts. All the
oil in the tube must be put into the
fan. Cut the tip off the tube and place the tube into the oil hole.

To avoid overflowing during filling, allow oil to gravity flow
about one minute to fill the oil reservoir. (It may be necessary

to puncture the tube to allow air in.) See Figure 10.

All wiring must conform to national and local codes which
may vary by locale.

A.

B.

C.

Fig. 3

D.

A.

B.

C.

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Fig. 4

Hanger
Bracket

Rubber
Bushing

Bracket
Screws

Rubber
Bushing

Bracket
Screws

Alternate Bracket

Hanger
Bracket

Fig. 5

Fig. 6

Set
Screw

Bushing
Pin

Fig 10

Fig 9

Set
Screw

Assembly

Screw

Fig. 8

Fig. 7

Bushing
Pin

Set Screws

Min.
84" to
floor

40mm x 80mm WOOD BRACE

CEILING

CEILING JOIST

OUTLET BOX

M4 WOOD SCREW
& WASHER (2) REQUIRED

Checking Oil

Check oil level immediately after fill­ing the reservoir. To check oil, bend
an ordinary pipe cleaner into a

1

/2"
long hook and dip it into the oil reser­voir. See Figure 11. If oil touches the
end of the pipe cleaner, the fan has
ample oil. If it does not touch, add
SAE 10 non-detergent oil slowly until
it touches the pipe cleaner.

Your Original Hunter’s unique lubricating system

The bearings are submerged in a bath of oil. The oil moves up a
spiral groove in the shaft, lubricating all bearing surfaces as the fan
operates. This Lubrication System does not normally “use up” or
require the addition of extra oil once the oil reservoir has been filled
to the correct level. This unique lubrication system is one reason your
Original Hunter Ceiling Fan will last a lifetime. It is highly unlikely that
you will ever need to add oil to your Original fan once it is installed.
Should you move your fan to another location, it is a good idea to
check the oil reservoir. Hunter has developed an accessory ‘Original
Relocation Kit’ that includes all mounting hardware and a fresh tube
of oil for this reason. The model number is 22360.

CAUTION: DO NOT TURN FAN ON UNTIL LUBRICATION HAS
BEEN ADDED. TO OPERATE THE FAN WITHOUT OIL OR WITH
LOW OIL WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY.

Step 7: Fan blade assembly, installation and balancing

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY, DO
NOT BEND THE BLADE BRACKETS WHEN INSTALLING THE
BRACKETS, BALANCING THE BLADES, OR CLEANING THE
FAN. DO NOT INSERT FOREIGN OBJECTS IN BETWEEN
ROTATING FAN BLADES.

Attach wood blades to blade
brackets using three screws
for each blade. (See Figure

12.) If your blades have large
holes, you must first insert
the rubber grommets into
the holes. (See Figure 12A.)
Make sure all screws are
tight to prevent vibration or
wobbling. A cavity in the sty­rofoam packaging has been
provided to nest the parts in
during assembly to assure
correct alignment of parts.

NOTE: Grommets are usual­ly assembled by hand. If you
use a tool, make certain you
do not damage the grommet
or blade when inserting the
grommets.

With some fans you have an
option to install four or five
blades. For five blades,
mount to the outer row of
holes on the motor. For four
blades, use the inner row.
(See Figure 12C.)

To install the blades to the
motor, insert blade iron
screw through hole in the
blade iron. Use screwdriver
to hold in place. Fasten
screw onto motor, but do
not tighten. (See Figure 12B.)

Line up other hole on motor
and fasten the second
screw. Before tightening
screws, make sure they are
not cross-threaded in the
mounting holes. Tighten
both screws securely.
Repeat for remaining blades.

CAUTION: DO NOT ATTEMPT TO RUN FAN UNTIL ALL
SCREWS HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED SECURELY.

A blade balancing kit has been provided with your fan.
Should the fan wobble in operation, you may use this kit
to correct the balance per the instructions supplied with
the kit.

Step 8: Operation of your Hunter Fan

The operation of your fan is controlled with a pull-chain
switch which has 4 positions: off—high—medium—low.
Pull the chain gently to obtain the speed you desire.

The Break-A-Way Connec­tor is designed to separate
from the chain at a prede­termined force. If this sep­aration occurs, simply
reinsert connector. It can
be reused again and again.
(Figure 13.)

Reversing your fan is con­trolled by a small switch
located on the switch

housing. (Figure 14.)

Ceiling fans are usually adjust­ed once in the fall and again in
the spring to blow upward in the
winter and downward in the
summer. You may run them in
either direction at anytime, how­ever, as you prefer. Experiment
as you like to obtain maximum
comfort from your fan.

Care and Maintenance

Once properly installed, your fan needs very little attention,
beyond checking the oil level. Oil is checked with a pipe cleaner
used as a dipstick. (See Step 6.)

Take care when cleaning your fan. Never use an abrasive
cleanser or brass polish. Use a damp cloth or sponge. Do not
drip water or soap into the motor.

Blades should be wiped clean periodically to prevent dust
buildup. Be careful not to bend the blade irons.

If blades are cracked, or blade irons bent, do not attempt to
repair them. Order replacement parts from your Hunter dealer.

Installation on pitched or beam ceilings

Choose the specific figure below showing the mounting appropri­ate to your ceiling. Use the figure as a guide in conjunction with
the basic mounting instructions.

For mounting on a pitched ceiling, you should use a Hunter
Vaulted Ceiling Mounting Kit and hanger pipe, which are avail­able from your Hunter dealer.

A.

B.

C.

D.

A.

B.

C.

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Outer
Row

Fig. 12C

Fig. 15

Fig. 16

Mounting on pitched ceiling
with vaulted ceiling mount.

Horizontal beam mount

Inner
Row

Fig. 11

1/2" long

Oil Level

Fig. 12

Fig. 12A

Fig. 12B

Blade

Grommet

Fig. 14

Fig. 13

Reverse
Switch

Break Away

Connector