Modern Fan Co Altus Installation Instructions Manual

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(1) Remove and identify contents of carton.

Altus Fan- Installation instructions

Should you have any questions or difficulty installing your new fan,
please contact Modern Fan Co. customer service immediately.

Note: Power supply must be turned off prior to any contact with electrical wires.
It is recommended that a licensed electrician be hired to install your ceiling fan.

Altus

optional control

balancing kit

hanging
bracket

blades

canopy

hardware
package

fan body

bottom cap

rotor

down rods

half ball

(2) Using the existing screws from your junction box,
or the machine screws from the hardware package,
secure the hanging bracket to the ceiling junction box.

(3) Remove the stopper screw and loosen the set
screw on the fan collar. Set the stopper screw aside
for step (5).

set screw

stopper screw

(4) Remove stopper pin and half ball from small
down rod by loosening set screw on half ball. Set all
parts aside for steps (5) and (7).

(5) Run fan wires through selected down rod.
Reinstall stopper screw from step (3) and firmly
tighten set screw on fan collar against down rod.

Note: If ceiling height allows, using a longer down
rod will increase airflow and efficiency.

(7) Reinstall half ball on end of down rod. Be sure
that stopper pin is inserted through down rod and
seated in half ball. Tighten set screw against down
rod.

(6) Slide fan canopy over down rod and carefully
rest on top of fan body.

stopper pin

set screw

(10) Carefully insert blades into rotor slots,
and using pan head screws from hardware
package, secure blades to rotor.

(8) Lift fan to ceiling and set half ball in the hanging
bracket so that the ridge on the edge of the hanging
bracket is seated in the slotted channel in the half ball.

(9) Loosen set screws on the sides of the hanging
bracket. Lift canopy to ceiling. With slots on side of
canopy aligned with set screws on hanging bracket,
tighten set screws to hold canopy in place.

(11) Remove four rotor screws from motor
and set aside for step (12).

With fan safely suspended by bracket, make wire
connections with wire nuts included in hardware
package as described in the control installation
instructions. If using the optional #003 or #004 control, the receiving unit
should be placed inside the arms of the hanging bracket and connected now.