Hunter Fan 28540 Owner's manual

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Model: 28540

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Owner’s Guide and Installation Manual

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Table of Contents

1•GettingReady ...................................................6

2•InstallingtheCeilingPlate ..........................7

3•AssemblingtheFan .......................................8

4•WiringtheFan ..................................................9

5•InstallingtheCanopyandCanopy

 TrimRing ........................................................... 10

6•AssemblingtheBlades .............................. 11

7•InstallingtheSwitchHousing ................ 12

8•OperatingandCleaning

 YourCeilingFan............................................. 13

9•Troubleshooting ........................................... 14

YournewHunter

ceilingfanisanadditiontoyourhomeorocethat

willprovidecomfortandperformanceformanyyears.isinstallation

andoperationmanualgivesyoucompleteinstructionsforinstalling

andoperatingyourfan.

Weareproudofourwork.Weappreciatetheopportunitytosupply

youwiththebestceilingfanavailableanywhereintheworld.

Beforeinstallingyourfan,foryourrecordsandwarrantyassistance,

recordinformationfromthecartonandHunternameplatelabel

(locatedonthetopofthefanmotorhousing).

Cautions and Warnings

• READ THIS ENTIRE MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE BEGINNING

INSTALLATION. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

•UseonlyHunterreplacementparts.

•Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,attachthefandirectlytothe

supportstructureofthebuildingaccordingtotheseinstructions,

anduseonlythehardwaresupplied.

•Toavoidpossibleelectricalshock,beforeinstallingyourfan,

disconnectthepowerbyturningothecircuitbreakerstothe

outletboxandassociatedwallswitchlocation.Ifyoucannotlock

thecircuitbreakersintheoposition,securelyfastenaprominent

warningdevice,suchasatag,totheservicepanel.

•Allwiringmustbeinaccordancewithnationalandlocalelectrical

codesandANSI/NFPA70.Ifyouareunfamiliarwithwiring,usea

qualiedelectrician.

•Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,donotbendtheblade

attachmentsystemwheninstalling,balancing,orcleaningthefan.

Neverinsertforeignobjectsbetweenrotatingfanblades.

•Toreducetheriskofre,electricalshock,ormotordamage,donot

useasolid-statespeedcontrolwiththisfan.UseonlyHunterspeed

controls,whicharesolidstate.

•isproductconformstoULSTD507andiscertiedtoSTDC22.2

No.113

•Washyourhandsafteryourfaninstallationiscomplete.

Welcome

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Preparing the Fan Site

7’Minimum

Bladesto

Floor

8’Minimum

Ceiling

Height

30”From

Wallor

Nearest

Obstruction

Step 1 - Choose the Fan Site

Properceilingfanlocationandattachmenttothebuilding

structureareessentialforsafety,reliableoperation,maximum

eciency,andenergysavings.

Choose a fan site where:

•Noobjectcancomeincontactwiththerotatingfanbladesduring

normaloperation.

•efanbladesareatleast7feetabovetheoorandtheceilingis

atleast8feethigh.

•efanbladeshavenoobstructionstoairow,suchaswallsor

posts,within30inchesofthefanbladetips.

•efanisdirectlybelowajoistorsupportbracethatwillholdthe

outletboxandthefullweightofthefan.

Checklist for Existing Fan Site

Ifyouwanttouseanexistingfansite,completethefollowingchecklistto

determineifthesiteisacceptableandsafeforyournewHunterfan.Ifyou

cannotcheckoeveryitem,prepareanewfansiteasdescribedonthis

page.

Fan Support System

•Fan attaches directly to building structure.

•Fansupportsystemwillholdfullweightofthefanandlightkit.

Ceiling Hole

•eoutletboxclearanceholeisdirectlybelowthejoistorsupportbrace.

Outlet Box

•eoutletboxisanUL-approvedoctagonal4”x1-1/2”outletbox(oras

speciedbythesupportbracemanufacturer).

•eoutletboxissecuredtothejoistorsupportbracebywoodscrews

andwashersthroughtheinnerholesofoutletbox.

•eouterholesoftheoutletboxarealignedwithjoistorsupportbrace.

•ebottomoftheoutletboxisrecessedaminimumof1/16”into

ceiling.

Wiring

•eelectricalcableissecuredtooutletboxbyanapprovedconnector.

•Sixinchesofleadwiresextendfromoutletbox.

Ifyourexistingfansiteissuitable,skipaheadtoSection2 • Installing the

Ceiling Plate.

Suitable Existing Fan Site

FanSupport

System

FanSupport

System

Wiring

OutletBox

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Preparing the Fan Site (continued)

CAUTION:Allwiringmustbein

accordancewithnationalandlocal

electricalcodesandANSI/NFPA70.If

youareunfamiliarwithwiring,usea

qualiedelectrician.

Steps 2 – 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 2 - Cut the Ceiling Hole

2-1.Locatethesitefortheceilingholedirectlybelowthejoistorsupportbracethat

willholdtheoutletboxandfan.

2-2.Cuta4”diameterholethroughthedrywallorplasteroftheceiling.Youwilluse

theholetoinstallthesupportbraceandoutletbox.

Step 3 - Install a Support Brace, If Necessary

Determineifthereisaceilingjoistdirectlyabovetheceilinghole.Ifthejoististhere,

determineifitispositionedtoallowyoutorecesstheoutletboxaminimumof

1/16”intotheceiling.IfNOT,installasupportbraceasfollows:

3-1.Attacha2”x4”supportbracebetweentwojoists.Positionittoallowyouto

recessthebottomoftheoutletboxaminimumof1/16”intotheceiling.

3-2.Checkthesupportbracetoensureitwillsupportthefullweightofthefanand

lightkit.

Step 4 - Install the Outlet Box

4-1.ObtainaUL-approvedoctagonal4”x1-1/2”outletbox,plustwo#8x1-1/2”

woodscrewsandwashers,availablefromanyhardwarestoreorelectricalsupply

house.

4-2.Orienttheoutletboxsothatboththeinnerandouterholesintheboxalign

withthejoistorsupportbrace.

4-3.Drillpilotholesnolargerthantheminordiameterofthewoodscrews(5/64”)

throughtheinnerholesoftheoutletbox.

4-4.Attachtheoutletboxdirectlytothesupportbraceorjoistwithtwo#8x1-1/2”

woodscrewsandwashers.ebottomoftheoutletboxmustberecesseda

minimumof1/16”intotheceiling.

Step 5 - Prepare the Wiring

5-1.Makesurethecircuitbreakerstothefansupplylineleadsandassociatedwall

switchlocationareturnedo.Ifyoucannotlockthecircuitbreakersinthe

oposition,securelyfastenaprominentwarningdevice,suchasatag,tothe

servicepanel.

5-2.readthefansupplylinethroughtheoutletboxsothatthefansupplyline

extendsatleast6”beyondthebox.

5-3.Attachthefansupplylinetotheoutletboxwithanapprovedconnector,

availableatanyhardwarestoreorelectricalsupplyhouse.

5-4.MakecertainthewiringmeetsallnationalandlocalstandardsandANSI/NFPA

70.

Youhavenowsuccessfullypreparedyourceilingfansite.Forinstructionstoinstall

yourceilingfan,gotoyourfanmanualandcontinuewithSection2 • Installing the

Ceiling Plate.

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Installer’s Choice and Optional Accessories

Understanding Mounting and Installer’s Choice®

Hunter’spatented3-positionmountingsystemprovidesyoumaximum

installationexibilityandease.YoucaninstallyourHunterfaninone

ofthreeways,dependingonceilingheightandyourpreference:Low

Prole,Standard,orAngledmounting.estepsinthismanualinclude

instructionsforallthreeInstaller’sChoicemountingmethods.

Considering Optional Accessories

ConsiderusingHunter’soptionalaccessories,includingawall-mounted

orremotespeedcontrol.Toinstallandusetheaccessories,follow

theinstructionsincludedwitheachproduct.Forquietandoptimum

performanceofyourHunterfan,useonlyHunterspeedcontrols.

Forceilingshigherthan8feet,youcanpurchase

Hunterextensiondownrods.AllHunterfansuse

sturdy3/4”diameterpipetoassurestabilityand

wobble-freeperformance.

Standard Mountinghangsfromthe

ceilingbyadownrod(included).

Angled Mountingrecommendedfora

vaultedorangledceiling

SupportBrace

Standard

Mounting

Style

Ceiling

OutletBox

SupportBrace

Ceiling

OutletBox

Angled

Mounting

Style

Low Proﬁle Mountingtsclosetothe

ceiling,recommendedforceilingsless

than8feethigh

SupportBrace

LowProle

Mounting

Style

Ceiling

OutletBox

CAUTION: To

reducetheriskof

personalinjury,attach

thefandirectlytothe

supportstructureof

thebuildingaccording

totheseinstructions,

anduseonlythe

hardwaresupplied.

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1 • Getting Ready

Installing Multiple Fans?

Ifyouareinstallingmorethan

onefan,keepthefanbladesand

bladeirons(ifapplicable)insets,

astheywereshipped.

Toinstallaceilingfan,besureyoucandothefollowing:

•Locatetheceilingjoistorothersuitablesupportinceiling.

•Drillholesforandinstallwoodscrews.

•Identifyandconnectelectricalwires.

•Lift40pounds.

Ifyouneedhelpinstallingthefan,yourHunterfandealercandirect

youtoalicensedinstallerorelectrician.

Gathering the Tools

Youwillneedthefollowingtoolsforinstallingthefan:

•Electricdrillwith9/64”bit

•Standardscrewdriver(magnetictiprecommended)

•Phillips-headscrewdriver(magnetictiprecommended)

•Wrenchorpliers

•Ladder(heightdependentuponinstallationsite)

Checking Your Fan Parts

Carefullyunpackyourfantoavoiddamagetothefanparts.Referto

theincludedPartsGuide.Checkforanyshippingdamagetothemotor

orfanblades.Ifanypartsaremissingordamaged,contactyourHunter

dealerorcallHunterTechnicalSupportDepartmentat888-830-1326

(InCanada,call1-866-268-1936).

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2 • Installing the Ceiling Plate

CAUTION: Toavoidpossibleelectricalshock,beforeinstallingyourfan,

disconnectthepowerbyturningothecircuitbreakerstotheoutletbox

andassociatedwallswitchlocation.Ifyoucannotlockthecircuitbreakers

intheoposition,securelyfastenaprominentwarningdevice,suchasa

tag,totheservicepanel.

2-1. Drilltwopilotholesintothewoodsupportstructurethroughthe

outermostholesintheoutletbox.epilotholesshouldbe9/64”

indiameter.

2-2.Yourfancomeswithfourneoprenenoiseisolators(“Isolators”).

Positiontheisolatorsbetweentheceilingplateandceilingby

insertingtheraisedareasoneachisolatorintotheholesinthe

ceilingplate.

2-3. readtheleadwiresfromtheoutletboxdownthroughthehole

inthemiddleoftheceilingplate.

2-4. Aligntheslottedholesintheceilingplatewiththepilotholesyou

drilledinthewoodsupportstructure.Forproperalignmentuse

slottedholesdirectlyacrossfromeachother.

Note:eisolatorsshouldbeushagainsttheceiling.

2-5. Placeaatwasheroneachofthetwo3”woodscrewsandpass

thescrewsthroughtheslottedholesintheceilingplateintothe

pilotholesyoudrilled.

  Tightenthescrewsintothe9/64”pilotholes;donotuselubricants

onthescrews.Donotovertighten.

Step 2-2

FlatWasher

3”WoodScrew

Steps 2-3 – 2-5

For Angled Ceilings:Besureto

orienttheceilingplatesothatthe

arrowsprintedontheceilingplateare

pointingtowardtheceilingpeak.

Ceiling

Plate

Isolator

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3 • Assembling and Hanging the Fan

Steps 3-5 – 3-6

LowProleScrew

LowProleWasher

Steps 3-2 – 3-3

Downrod

Canopy

Canopy

TrimRing

Setscrew

WARNING:Fanmayfallifnotassembledasdirectedinthese

installationinstructions.

3-1.Unbundlethewiresfromthefan.

For Standard or Angled mounting:

3-2.Toassemblefantohangdownfromaatorangledceiling,insert

thedownrodthroughthecanopyandcanopytrimring.Feedthe

wiresfromthefanthroughthedownrod.

3-3.Loosenthesquareheadsetscrewontheadaptertoinstallthepipe

andballassembly.Note:Whenthepipeandballassemblyisfully

installed,2-3threadsonthepipewillstillbevisible;thisisnormal.

Securelyretightenthesetscrewwithawrenchorpliers.Skipto

Step3-7.

CAUTION:eadapterhasaspecialcoatingonthethreads.Do

notremovethiscoating;thecoatingpreventsthedownrodfrom

unscrewing.Onceassembled,donotremovethedownrod.

For Low Proﬁle mounting:

Note:Forlowprolemounting,thedownrodisreplacedwiththelow

prolewasher.

3-4. Removethesetscrewfromtheadapter.

3-5.Placethelowprolewasher(lipup)intothecanopy.Besurethe

greengroundwireispointinguptowardtheceiling.

3-6.Aligntheholesinthewasherwiththeholesintheadapter.

Assemblesecurelywiththreelowprolescrews.

3-7.Raisethefanandplacethehookontheceilingplatethroughthe

U-shapedholeintherim.

Step 3-7

U-shaped

Hole

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4 • Wiring the Fan

All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical

codes and ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a

qualiﬁed electrician.

Wallswitchesarenotincluded.Selectanacceptablegeneral-useswitch

inaccordancewithnationalandlocalelectricalcodes.

4-1. Beforeattemptinginstallation,makesurethepowerisstillo.

4-2. Toconnectthewires,holdthebaremetalleadstogetherandplace

awireconnectoroverthem,thentwistclockwiseuntiltight.For

alltheseconnectionsusethewireconnectorsprovided.

4-3. Connectthebareorgreengroundwire(grounding)fromthe

ceilingtothegreengroundwire(grounding)fromtheceilingplate

andthegreengroundwire(grounding)fromthefan.Ifyouchose

thelowproleoption,thegreengroundwire(grounding)from

thefancanbefoundonthelowprolewasher.

4-4. Connectthewhitewire(grounded)fromtheceilingtothewhite

wire(grounded)fromthefan.

4-5. Connecttheremainingwiresasfollows:

Single Switch Wiring:

•eblackwire(ungrounded)fromtheceilingtotheblack

(ungrounded)andtheblackwirewithawhitestripe

(ungrounded)fromthefan

CAUTION:Besurenobarewireorwirestrandsarevisibleafter

makingconnections.

4-6. Turnthesplicesupwardandpushthemcarefullybackthroughthe

ceilingplateintotheoutletbox.

4-7. 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.

Single Switch Wiring

Wire

Connector

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5 • Installing the Canopy and Canopy Trim Ring

5-1.Holdingthecanopy,raisethefanothehook.

5-2.Aligntheslotsinthecanopywiththetabsontheceilingplate.

5-3.Raisethecanopyovertheceilingplate.Rotatethecanopy

clockwiseuntilthetabsontheceilingplatetotallyengagewith

theslotsinthecanopy.

5-4.Partiallyinstallthethreecanopyscrewsintothecanopyoneata

time.Onceallthreescrewsarein,tightenthem.

5-5. Usingbothhands,pushthecanopytrimringuptothetopofthe

canopy.ecanopytrimringwillsnapandlockintoplace.

Should you need to remove the canopy

trim ring, follow these steps:

 1.Locatethetabindicators,small

bumpsontopoftabs.

 2.Pressrmlyonoppositesidesofthe

ringtowardthecanopy.etabswill

exoutreleasingthetrimringfrom

thecanopy.

Step 5-2

CanopyTrim

Ring

Canopy

CeilingPlate

Step 5-3

Steps 5-4 – 5-5

Canopy

Screw

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6 • Assembling the Blades

Hunterfansuseseveralstylesoffanbladeirons(bracketsthatholdthe

bladetothefan).

6-1. Yourfanmayincludebladegrommets.Ifyourfanhasgrommets,

insertthembyhandintotheholesontheblades.

6-2. Attacheachbladetoabladeironusingthreebladeassembly

screws.Ifyouusedgrommets,thebladesmayappearslightlyloose

afterscrewsaretightened.isisnormal.

6-3. Removetheblademountingscrewsandrubbershippingbumpers

fromthemotor.Note:Someblademountingscrewsareinstalled

inthemotortosecureshippingblocks.

6-4. Foreachblade,insertoneblademountingscrewthroughthe

bladeiron,andattachlightlytothefan.Insertthesecondblade

mountingscrew,thensecurelytightenbothmountingscrews.

Step 6-1 (Detail)

BladeAssembly

Screws

Usewithgrommet

Usewithoutgrommet

Grommet

Blade

Mounting

Screw

Steps 6-1 – 6-2

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7 • Installing the Switch Housing

7-1. Toattachtheupperswitchhousing,partiallyinstalltwohousing

assemblyscrewsintotheswitchhousingmountingplate.

7-2. Feedtheupperplugconnectorthroughthecenteropeningofthe

housing.

7-3. Alignthekeyholeslotsinthehousingwiththehousingassembly

screws.

7-4. Turnthehousingcounterclockwiseuntilthehousingassembly

screwsarermlysituatedinthenarrowendofthekeyholeslots.

Installtheremainingscrewintothehousing.Tightenallthree

screwsrmly.

CAUTION:Makesuretheupperswitchhousingissecurelyattached

totheswitchhousingmountingplate.Failuretoproperlyattachand

tightenallthreeassemblyscrewscouldresultintheswitchhousing

xturefalling.

7-5. Toattachthelowerswitchhousing,connecttheupperplug

connectorfromthemotortothelowerplugconnectorinthe

lowerswitchhousingassembly.

Note:Bothplugconnectorsarepolarizedandwillonlyttogether

oneway.Makesuretheconnectorsareproperlyalignedbefore

connectingthem.Incorrectconnectioncouldcauseimproper

operationanddamagetotheproduct.

7-6. Placethelowerswitchhousingassemblyovertheupperswitch

housing.Alignthesidescrewholesintheupperandlowerswitch

housings.Attachthelowerswitchhousingtotheupperswitch

housingwiththreehousingassemblyscrews.

Note:YoucancustomizeyourHunterfanwithanumberofaccessory

lightkits.

Steps 7-1 – 7-4

Housing

Assembly

Screw

Upper

Switch

Housing

Housing

Assembly

Screw

Lower

Switch

Housing

Steps 7-5 – 7-6

Plug

Connector

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8 • Operating and Cleaning Your Ceiling Fan

In warm weather,use

downwardairowpattern

In cold weather,useupward

airowpattern

8-1. Turnonelectricalpowertothefan.

8-2. efanpullchaincontrolspowertothefan.epullchainhas

foursettingsinsequence:High,Medium,LowandO.

• Pullthechainslowlytochangesettings.

• Releaseslowlytopreventthechainfromrecoilingintothe

blades.

• echainusesabreakawayconnectorthatseparatesifthe

chainisjerked.Ifthishappens,simplyreinsertthechaininto

theconnector.

8-3. Ceilingfansworkbestbyblowingairdownward(counterclockwise

bladerotation)inwarmweathertocooltheroomwithadirect

breeze.Inwinter,havingthefandrawairupward(clockwiseblade

rotation)willdistributethewarmerairtrappedattheceiling

aroundtheroomwithoutcausingadraft.

8-4. Forcleaningnishes,useasoftbrushorlint-freeclothtoprevent

scratching.Avacuumcleanerbrushnozzlecanremoveheavier

dust.Removesurfacesmudgesoraccumulateddirtanddustusing

amilddetergentandaslightlydampenedcloth.Youmayuse

anartisticagent,butneverabrasivecleaningagentsastheywill

damagethenish.

8-5. Cleanwoodnishbladeswithafurniturepolishingcloth.

Occasionally,applyalightcoatoffurniturepolishforadded

protectionandbeauty.Cleanpaintedandhigh-glossbladesinthe

samemannerasthefannish.

To Change Airﬂow Direction

Turnthefanoandletitcometoacomplete

stop.Slidethereversingswitchonthefantothe

oppositeposition.Restartfan.

Reversing

Switch

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Problem: Nothing happens; fan does not move

1.Turnpoweron,replacefuse,orresetbreaker.

2.Loosencanopy,checkallconnectionsaccordingtothewiringthefansection.

3.Checktheplugconnectionintheswitchhousing.

4.Pushmotorreversingswitchrmlyleftorrighttoensurethattheswitchisengaged.

5.Pullthepullchaintoensureitison.

6.Removetheshippingbumpers.

Problem: Noisy operation

1.Tightenthebladeassemblyscrewsandbladeironarmaturescrewsuntilsnug.

2.Checktoseeifthebladeiscracked.Ifso,replacealltheblades.

Problem: Excessive wobbling

1.Makesurethebladesaresecurelyattachedtothebladeironsaccordingtothebladeassemblyinstructions

provided.

2.Afterthoroughlyverifyingthebladesaresecurelyattachedtothebladeirons,followtheinstructionsinthe

enclosedbalancingkittobalancethefan.

3.Turnpowero,supportfanverycarefully,andcheckthatthehangerballisproperlyseated.

Ifyouneedpartsorserviceassistance,pleasecall

888-830-1326(InCanada,call866-268-1936)or

visitusatourwebsiteat

http://www.hunterfan.com.

HunterFanCompany

7130GoodlettFarmsParkway#400

Memphis,Tennessee38016

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