Minka-Aire F688 Instruction Manual

CERTIFICATE

KOLA

Manua l design and all ele ments of ma nual design are pr otected by U.S. Federal and /or State Law, including Pa tent, Trademark and/or Co pyright laws.

The Minka-Aire® warranty is for one (1) year from the date of purchase from an authorized Minka-Aire® dealer.
This warranty is only valid to the original purchaser or user against all defects in material and workmanship light bulbs (
excluded for one full year. Additionally, Minka-Aire® warrants the motor only for the lifetime of the Minka Aire ceiling ) (1)
fan excluding wall controls and electrical components , to the original purchaser or user. ( )

* The warranty is voided with the use of any non- Minka-Aire®electrical devices, E.g., wall controls or electrical dimmer switches, etc…
* The warranty is void once the original purchaser or user ceases to own the fan or the fan is moved from its original point of installation.
* The warranty is void with the use of any hanger bracket (non-Minka Aire or non-fan specific other than the hanger bracket supplied )

& installed

with this specific fan.

Date Purchased Store Purchased Model Number Serial Number

F688

Warranty Service Information

To obtain warranty service during the warranty period, the purchaser should return the fan with the sales receipt to the original place of
purchase. The authorized Minka-Aire® dealer, at its sole discretion, will either repair or replace the fan after verifying the legitimacy of the warranty
claim. Replacement is subject to availability of the same model. If the model is unavailable it will be replaced by one of equal value. This is a limited
warranty; the original purchaser or user is responsible for the cost of removal and reinstallation of repaired or replacement product.

To obtain the name of the Minka-Aire® authorized dealer nearest you call the Minka-Aire® customer care department at 1-800-307-3267, or
contact Minka-Aire® through www.minkagroup.net and write to: “Ask Mr. Minka” to answer any questions or if you require assistance.

BLADE I NSTALLATION 7
INSTA LLING THE SWITCH B OX PLATE& SWITCH CUP 8

OPERA TING YOUR FAN 9

CARE OF Y OUR FAN

10

TROUB LESHOOTING 11

SPECI FICATIONS

12

1

SAFET Y RULES
PACKA GE CONTENTS

2

INSTA LLING THE FAN

3

HANGI NG THE FAN

4

ELECT RICAL CONNECTI ONS

5

FINIS HING THE INSTALL ATION 6

CONTENTS

SAFE TY RULES

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2. Be cautious! Read al l instructions and safe ty information b efore installi ng your new fan. Review accompan ying assembly di agrams.

3. Make sure that all ele ctrical connec tions comply with local c odes, ordinanc e, or Nat ional Electric al Codes. Hire a qualifie d electrician or
consu lt a do-i t-your self wiring hand book if you are unfamilia r with installin g electrical wiring.

4. Make sure the instal lation site you choose al lows the fan blades to rotate with out any obstruct ions. Allow a minimum clearance of 7 feet
from the floor and 18 inc hes from the top of the blades to the wall.

5. If you are mounting th e fan to a ceiling f an outlet box, use a U.L Listed metal octag onal outlet box marked"Accepta ble For Fan Support".
Secur e the box directly to the building structure. The outlet bo x and its support must be able to support the moving w eight of the fan (at
least 50 pound s). Do no t use a pla stic box.

6. Caution: To reduce the risk of injury use only the screw s provided with the outle t box in conjunction with the lock washers provided with
the fan.

7. If you are mounting th e fan to a joist, ma ke sure it is able t o support the moving weight of the fan (at least 50 po unds).

8. After you install th e fan, make sure that all mounting c omponents are secured to prevent the fan from falling.

9. Do not insert anythi ng into the fan blades while the fan is opera ting.

10. To operate the reve rse function on this fan, press th e reverse button while th e fan isn’t running.

Befor e you beg in installing the fan, sh ut power off the circuit breaker of the fus e box.

NOTE: The important safeguards and instructions appearing in this manual are not meant to cover all possible conditions and
situations that may occur. It must be understood that common sense, caution and care are factors which can not be built into
this product. These factors must be supplied by the person(s) installing, caring for and operating the unit.

NOTE: READ AND SAVE ALL INSTRUCTIONS!

WARNING
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE,ELECTRIC SHOC K OR OTHE R PERSO NAL INJ URY, MO UNT FAN O NLY TO A U. L LISTED OUTLET BOX OR SUPPORTING
SYSTEM MARKED ACCEPTABLE FOR FAN SUPPO RT AND US E MOUNT ING SCR EWS PRO VIDED W ITH THE O UTLET BOX IN CONJUCTION WITH THE
LOCK WASHERS PROVIDED WITH THE FAN. MOST O UTLET B OXS COM MONLY U SED FOR F AN SUPP ORT OF LI GHTING FIXTURES ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE FOR FAN SUPPORT AND NEED TO BE RE PLACE D. CONS ULT A QUA LIFID E ELECT RICIA N IF IN DOUBT.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY, DO NO T BEND TH E BLADE H OLDER S WHILE I NSTAL LING BA LANCING THE BLADES OR CLEANING
THE FAN. DO NOT INSERT FOREIGN OBJECTS BET WEEN RO TATIN G FAN BLA DES.

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRONIC SHO CK, DO NO T USE THI S FAN WIT H ANY SOL ID-ST ATE SPE ED CONTROL DEVICE .