Casablanca M8527-01 Owner's manual

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Household fans
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Owner's manual

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Congratulations on purchasing your new
Casablanca® ceiling fan! It will provide
comfort and performance in your home
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and operation manual contains complete
instructions for installing and operating
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We are proud of our work and appreciate
the opportunity to supply you with the
best ceiling fan available anywhere in the
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To register your fan, please visit:
www.CasablancaFanCo.com/register
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6
30 inches
7 feet
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What to Expect with
Your Installation Ceiling Bracket
Ladder
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Tools Needed
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Wiring
Operation,
Maintenance &
Cleaning
Troubleshooting
DownrodPreparation
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Canopy
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Blades
Switch Housing &
Light Kit
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Ceiling Options
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Remote Control
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Mounting Options
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www.CasablancaFanCo.com
1.888.227.2178
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What to Expect with Your Installation
Know your wiring
If you are unfamiliar
with wiring, use a
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You may need a
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Check box to see
fan weight
Assess location
30 inches
from blade tip to
nearest wall or
obstruction
7 feet

edge of blade
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Select a downrod length
Assess ceiling angle
Ceilings that are more
than 34° will require an
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Must be able to
secure the fan to
building structure or
fan-rated outlet box
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2
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Standard Downrod
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Shorter Downrod
for fans installed close to ceiling
Longer Downrod
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injury, mount fan directly from building structure and/or an
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servicing your fan, disconnect the power by turning off the
circuit breakers to the outlet box and associated wall switch
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position, securely fasten a prominent warning device, such as a
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brackets when installing the blade brackets, balancing the blades,
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must be in accordance with national and local
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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
Read and Save These Instructions
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WARNINGS
CAUTIONS
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Tools Needed
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Screwdrivers
Pliers Wire Strippers
If mounting to a support structure, you will also need these tools.
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If you have an angled ceiling:
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also need an Angled Mounting Kit (sold separately)
Guide Touches
BOTH Ceiling & Wall
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Guide Touches
Wall
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You need BOTH
a Longer
Downrod &
an Angled
Mounting Kit
You need ONLY
a Longer
Downrod
*most common
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Hang your fan by a standard downrod (included)
Ceiling Options
Support
Structure
Ceiling
Outlet Box
(required)
Angled
Mounting
Style
Standard
Mounting
Style
Support
Structure
Ceiling
Outlet Box
(required)
Standard Mounting
or 
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Angled Mounting
to hang the fan from a
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CEILING
WALL
OPTION
1
Standard
Mounting
OPTION
2
Angled
Mounting
2 3
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toward ceiling

against wall
1

on dotted line
34°
Use the three steps below to determine if your ceiling angle is greater than 34°
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Ceiling Bracket
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installing your fan, disconnect the power by
turning off the circuit breakers to the outlet
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If you are unable to do this,
call Technical Support at
1-888-227-2178.
Make sure all four bumpers are
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Use wood screws
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to support structure with
approved electrical outlet
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in support structure to aid
in securing ceiling bracket
with hardware found in
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Use machine screws
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existing ceiling fan-rated
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it is securely installed
and is acceptable for fan
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OFF
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Preparation
Time Saver Tip: Get a helper
to insert grommets, found in
the hardware bag, into the
blades while you’re doing the
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Remove the shipping blocks from the
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Note: Some fans will have a shipping
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
DO NOT install
the blades before
mounting the motor
and making the wire
connections.
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Downrod
Slide
Slide
1 2 3 4 5
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Sold Separately
Included
Longer
Downrod
for angled
ceilings or

higher
Shorter
Downrod
for fans installed
close to ceiling
Standard
Downrod

For Standard Mount
For Standard Mount
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If you need a different downrod length follow these steps:

new pipe
Included

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KEEP!
8”
3/8”
C
U
T
&
S
T
R
I
P
(not to scale)
Remove the pre-installed
setscrew so that the downrod

Slide the adapter cover onto the

then hand tighten the downrod at



extending from the top

Downrod (continued)



DO NOT
HAND TIGHTEN.
If the setscrew is not tightened

K
E
E
P
!
Note: 

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Mounting Options
DO NOT PICK THE FAN UP BY
THE CANOPY OR WIRES. 
you have chosen and placed your
canopy, lift the fan assembly and
insert the downrod ball into the

Put the wires and downrod


For Standard Mount
Put the wires and downrod through


Note: 



Standard Mount
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Wiring




F
R
O
M
C
E
I
L
I
N
G
F
R
O
M
C
E
I
L
I
N
G
B
R
A
C
K
E
T
green/yellow
stripe (grounding)
green/yellow
stripe
green/yellow stripe

from the hardware bag:
Connect the 3 grounding wires



Note: 
the bare metal leads together and
place a wire connector over them,

F
R
O
M
F
A
N
Note: 

carefully tilt the fan assembly at an

Be sure to tilt the fan AWAY from
the opening in the ceiling bracket
and ensure the fan does not fall.
Place the receiver on top of the downrod

Receiver
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



Wiring (continued)

from the hardware bag:
 
wire from the ceiling to the black

 
wire from the ceiling to both the
white wire from the receiver and

F
R
O
M
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
black
blue
yellow
blue

from the remote control hardware bag:
 Connect the yellow wire from
the receiver to the black wire

 Connect the blue wire from the

possibly black with white stripe

F
R
O
M
F
A
N
F
R
O
M
R
E
C
E
I
V
E
R
F
R
O
M
C
E
I
L
I
N
G
black
(ungrounded)
white (grounded)
black
white
F
R
O
M
F
A
N
white
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Canopy

canopy into place so that the

For Standard Mount: Position
the canopy so that, when lifted



Insert the two canopy screws

Screw
Holes
Standard Mount
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Install the grommets, found in
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Place each blade between a blade iron
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found in the hardware bag, to attach
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
Blades
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assembly with screws found in
the hardware bag, then securely
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Switch Housing & Light Kit

hole of the upper switch housing, then
wrap keyhole slots around the screws and
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Screw two upper switch housing screws
from the hardware bag halfway into
the mounting plate on the bottom of the
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Insert the third upper switch housing
screw, found in the hardware bag, into
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Make sure the upper switch housing is securely
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secure all 3 assembly screws could result in the
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Switch Housing & Light Kit (continued)
Make sure the lower switch housing is securely attached to the
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Connect the 9-pin plugs from the upper and
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If installing the LED light: Slide the switch
housing cap through the hole in the center of
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from the blue and white pin connectors in the
Connect the pin connectors
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If installing the No-Light Cap: 
Install the three lower switch housing
screws, found in the hardware bag,
into place and then tighten all three
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Switch Housing & Light Kit (continued)
If installing the LED light:
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switch housing by installing
two light kit assembly screws,
found in the hardware bag,
through the slots, not the screw
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If installing the No-Light Cap:
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Position the notches in the outer rim
of the globe or no-light cap so they
line up with the tabs on the inside
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Carefully lift the globe or no-light
cap up as far as it will go, then rotate
clockwise until it is held tightly in
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Attach the switch housing cap
to the lower switch housing by
installing two light kit assembly
screws, found in the hardware
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Notch
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Remote Control
ON


the small Phillips head screw that secures the
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battery should be installed with the positive
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
See next page for fan
operation instructions.
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU’RE DONE!
The remote transmitter is already paired
to the receiver and ready to use.
Note: If you would like to operate
multiple fans or multiple remotes,
or if your remote is not working,
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Phillips
Head
Screw
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
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Operation, Maintenance & Cleaning
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must remove the globe or no-light cap in
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Reverse
Switch
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Dimming Mode: 
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Operation, Maintenance & Cleaning (continued)
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Safe-Exit
 

 
 



The Safe-Exit Program gives you about
thirty seconds of light when you turn the
lights off to exit the room before the lights
go out. To use Safe-Exit:

plate that has two posts on which to mount

Post
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www.CasablancaFanCo.com
1.888.227.2178
Troubleshooting
Fan doesn’t work
 
 Push the motor reversing switch


 Check the circuit breaker to

 Make sure the remote control

 
 
breaker, then loosen the canopy
and check all the connections
according to the wiring diagram

 Check the plug connections in

Excessive wobbling
 
blade iron screws until they

 
the fan carefully, and check
that the hanger ball is

 
kit and instructions to balance

Noisy Operation
 

 Check to see if any of the


Remote does not work
 Make sure the battery is installed

 
 If the remote still does not
work, you may need to pair
To prevent faulty
operation, please disconnect
power (at the wall switch,
breaker, or fan) from all other
ceiling fans within range while
pairing. 
to the fan by turning power off
and back on at the wall switch

Within three minutes, press and

the 4 button for four seconds to

fan will turn on and the lights


AUTHORIZED SERVICE
CENTERS

Casablanca Authorized Service
Centers, visit

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LED lights will not dim
 




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Casablanca M8527-01 Owner's manual

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