Hunter 50257 User Manual

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30 inches

7 feet

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What to Expect with

Your Installation

Ceiling Bracket

Ladder

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Tools Needed

Operation,

Maintenance & Cleaning

Troubleshooting

Table of Contents

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Wiring CanopyDownrod

Switch Housing

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Mounting Options

Blades

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Congratulations on purchasing your new Hunter® ceiling fan! It will provide comfort

and performance in your home or ofce for

many years. This installation and operation manual contains complete instructions for installing and operating your fan.

We are proud of our work and appreciate the opportunity to supply you with the best ceiling fan available anywhere in the world.

To register your fan, please visit:

www.HunterFan.com/register

Save your receipt for proof of purchase.

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Wall Control

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Know your wiring

If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a

qualied electrician.

You may need a

friend to help you.

Check box to see fan weight

Assess ceiling angle

Ceiling angles greater than 34° will require an Angled Mounting Kit. See page 4 for details.

Assess location

,8 Meters (30 inches)

from blade tip to nearest wall or obstruction

2,1 Meters

(7 feet)

from bottom

edge of blade

to the oor

Select a downrod length

Standard Downrod

for ceilings 2,4-3 m (8-10 feet) high

Shorter Downrod

for fans installed close to ceiling

Longer Downrod

for ceilings 3 m (10 feet) or higher

Must be able to secure the fan to building structure or fan-rated outlet box

What to Expect with Your Installation

w.1 - To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or personal

injury, mount fan directly from building structure and/or an outlet box marked acceptable for fan support of 70 lbs (31.8 kg) and use the mounting screws provided with the outlet box.

w.2 - To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing or servicing your fan, disconnect the power by turning off the circuit breakers to the outlet box and 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.

w.3 - To reduce the risk of re, electrical shock, or motor damage, use only Hunter Solid State Speed Controls.

w.4 - To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not bend the blade brackets when installing the blade brackets, balancing the blades, or cleaning the fan. Do not insert foreign objects in between rotating fan blades.

w.5 - This product is not intended to be used by people (including children) whose physical, sensory, or mental capacities are different or diminished, or lack of experience or knowledge, unless such persons receive training or work under supervision of a person responsible for their safety.

w.6 - Children should be supervised to ensure they do not use the devices as a toy.

c.1 - All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical codes ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with

wiring, use a qualied electrician.

c.2 - Use only Hunter replacement parts.

Read and Save These Instructions

This product conforms to UL Standard 507.

WARNINGS

CAUTIONS

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Tools Needed

Ladder

Power Drill

(optional)

9/64” Drill Bit

(optional)

Screwdrivers

Pliers Wire Strippers

If mounting to a support structure, you will also need these tools.

Do not discard the hardware bags or mix

parts from different bags. Make note of

the symbol printed on each hardware

bag. The symbols can be used to identify

the appropriate hardware for each step.

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If you have an angled ceiling:

1. You will need a longer downrod (sold separately).

2. If your ceiling angle is greater than 34°, you will also need an Angled Mounting Kit (sold separately).

Guide Touches

BOTH Ceiling & Wall

Guide Touches

Wall

but NOT Ceiling

You need BOTH

a Longer

Downrod &

an Angled

Mounting Kit

You need ONLY

a Longer

Downrod

*most common

If you have a at ceiling:

Hang your fan by a standard downrod (included).

Mounting Options

Use Standard Mounting

to hang the fan from a at ceiling.

Use Angled Mounting

to hang the fan from a

vaulted or angled ceiling.

CEILING

WALL

OPTION

Standard Mounting

OPTION

Angled Mounting

2 3

SLIDE

toward ceiling

PLACE

against wall

FOLD

on dotted line

34°

Use the three steps below to determine if your ceiling angle is greater than 34°

Support Structure

Ceiling

Outlet Box

(required)

Angled Mounting Style

Standard Mounting Style

Support Structure

Ceiling

Outlet Box

(required)

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Ceiling Bracket

Refer to warning w.1 on pg. 2

To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing your fan, disconnect the power by turning off the circuit breakers to the outlet

box associated with the wall switch location.

For angled ceilings, point

opening toward peak.

If you are unable to do this,

call Technical Support at

1-888-830-1326.

Make sure all four bumpers are

still attached.

Use wood screws (included) when securing to support structure with approved electrical outlet box. Drill 9/64” pilot holes

in support structure to aid in securing ceiling bracket

with hardware found in

the hardware bag.

Use machine screws

(provided with outlet

box) when securing to

existing ceiling fan-rated

outlet box. Make sure it is securely installed

and is acceptable for fan

support of 31.8 kg (70 lbs)

or less.

OFF

Turn Power

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Downrod

Slide

1 2 3 4 5

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Sold Separately

Longer Downrod

for angled ceilings or ceilings 10’ or higher

Standard Downrod

for ceilings 8-10’ high

Option 1

Option 2

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If you need a different downrod length follow these steps:

Steps 1-5 to remove standard downrod pipe

Steps 6-10 to reassemble with new pipe

Included

(pre-assembled)

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KEEP!

20 cm

(8”)

1 cm

(3/8”)

(not to scale)

Remove the pre-installed

setscrew so that the downrod

can be inserted.

Hand tighten the downrod (at

least 4-5 full turns) until it stops.

The wires can be cut, but

leave at least 8” extending

from the top of the downrod.

Downrod (continued)

20 cm

(8”)

1 cm

(3/8”)

Tighten the setscrew

with pliers. DO NOT

HAND TIGHTEN.

If the setscrew is not tightened securely, the fan may fall.

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Downrod (continued)

DO NOT PICK THE FAN UP BY THE

CANOPY OR WIRES. Place the downrod

ball into the slot in the ceiling bracket.

Put the wires and downrod through the

canopy. Let the canopy sit loosely on top

of the fan.

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Wiring

Using an orange wire

connector from the

hardware bag, connect the

3 grounding wires (green,

green/yellow stripe, or

bare copper) coming from

the ceiling, downrod, and

hanging bracket.

(Grounding)

Green/Yellow

Stripe

Green/Yellow Stripe

White

Black

(Grounded)

Note: To connect the wires, hold the bare metal

leads together and place a wire connector over

them, then twist clockwise until tight.

Using the orange wire

connectors from the

hardware bag, connect the

black wire (ungrounded) from

the ceiling to the black and

the black with white stripe

wires from the fan. Connect

the white wire (grounded)

from the ceiling to the white

wire from the fan.

Black with

white stripe

Turn the splices upward and push them carefully back through the hanger bracket into the outlet box. Spread the wires apart, with the grounded wires on one side of

the outlet box and the ungrounded wires on the other side of the outlet box.

Refer to CAUTION c.1 on pg. 2

(Ungrounded)

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Canopy

Lift the canopy into place so that

the screw holes are aligned.

Position the canopy so that, when

lifted into place, the canopy ts into

the hanging bracket as shown.

Install the two canopy screws,

found in the hardware bag.

Note: Fan style may vary.

Screw

Holes

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Attach the blade to the blade ring

using the blade assembly screws,

found in the hardware bag.

Insert each blade into a slot. Align the holes on

the blade with the holes on the blade ring.

Blades

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Feed the wires through the center hole

of the upper switch housing, then wrap

the keyhole slots around the screws

and twist counterclockwise.

Partially install two machine screws, found

in the hardware bag, halfway into the motor housing. It does not matter which

two screw holes you choose.

Insert the third screw, found in

the hardware bag, into place and

then tighten all three screws.

Make sure the heat shield assembly is securely attached to the housing mounting plate. Failure to properly attach and tighten all three assembly screws could result in the heat

shield assembly and light xture falling.

Switch Housing

Use only the light xture supplied with this fan model.

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Raise the bottom cap to the switch

housing. Align the screw holes in the

switch housing and the screw holes in

the bottom cap.

Attach the bottom cap with the three

provided screws from the hardware bag.

Switch Housing (continued)

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Wall Control

Shut off power to the room you will

be working in at the breaker box.

After removing the switch plate cover,

remove all wiring from the switch.

Using the wire connectors, connect each

black wire from the wall control to a

black wire from the switch box. Connect

ground wire from the switch box to the

green/yellow wire from the wall control.

Note: If two white wires are present in the switch box, connect them to each

other if they are not already connected.

Insert the wall control into the

outlet box and secure the two metal

tabs to the tabs on the switch box

using the two at head screws that

came with the switch box.

Do not restore power until all work is complete.

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Wall Control (continued)

Remove the knob from the wall

control and mount the faceplate

(not included) to the wall control

using the two #6-32 screws you

removed earlier from the faceplate.

Reattach the knob onto the wall

control and turn it to the left for the

OFF position.

CONGRATUALTIONS!

YOU’RE DONE!

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Operation, Maintenance & Cleaning

Turn Power

For cleaning the fan, use soft brushes or

cloths to prevent scratching. Cleaning

products may damage the nishes.

To change the direction of air ow,

move the reverse switch to the

opposite position.

The knob on the wall control unit

controls power to the fan. The fan has

four speed settings in sequence:

high, medium, low and off.

Reverse

Switch

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Troubleshooting

Excessive wobbling

• Tighten all of the blade and blade ring screws until they are snug.

• Turn the power off, support the fan carefully, and check that the hanger ball is properly seated.

Noisy Operation

• Tighten the blade and blade ring screws until they are snug.

• Check to see if any of the blades are cracked. If so, replace all of the blades.

Fan doesn’t work

• Make sure power switch is on.

• Push the motor reversing switch

rmly left or right to ensure that

it is engaged.

• Check the circuit breaker to ensure the power is turned on.

• Make sure the blades spin freely.

• Turn off power from the circuit breaker, then loosen the canopy and check all the connections according to the wiring diagram on page 9.

• Turn off power from the circuit breaker, then ensure the wall control is properly installed according to the instructions on pages 14-15.

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