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5. Fan Assembly. (cont.)
With the hanging bracket secured to the outlet box and
able to support the fan, you are now ready to hang your
fan. Grab the fan firmly with two hands. Slide downrod
through opening in hanging bracket and let hanging
ball rest on the hanging bracket. Turn the hanging ball
slot until it lines up with the hanging bracket tab.
[
Refer to
diagram 5
.
]
WARNING
: Failure to align slot in hanging ball with tab
in hanging bracket may result in serious injury or death.
Tip
: Seek the help of another person to hold the
stepladder in place and to lift the fan up to you once
you are set on the ladder.
Replace vice on safety cable and adjust safety cable
length by loosening screw and nut on the safety cable
vice and pulling on the cable. Adjust slack in cable to a
hands length and secure vice by tightening screw and
nut securely. [
Refer to drawing at right.
] The loop at the
end of the safety cable should just fit over the threads
on the wood screw. Test safety cable by pulling on loose
end with pliers. If the safety cable slips, the screw and
nut on the vice must be set tighter.
Find a secure attachment point (wood ceiling joist
highly recommended) and secure safety cable. It will be
necessary to use a heavy duty wood screw, washer and
lock washer (not supplied) with the safety cable loop. If
necessary, adjust the loop at the end of the safety cable.
The loop at the end of the safety cable should just fit
over the threads on the wood screw.
Test safety cable by
pulling on loose end with pliers. If the safety cable slips, the
loop must be adjusted tighter
. Extra cable slack can be
left in ceiling area.
diagram 5
motor housing
safety cable
hanging ball slot
wood ceiling joist
wood screw
and washer
safety cable loop
hanging bracket tab
Thread safety cable and wires through hanging ball
and then slide hanging ball over downrod--the top of
the downrod should be noted as having a set screw
hole; use this hole when setting the set screw. Insert
stop pin into top of downrod and raise hanging ball. Be
sure stop pin aligns with slots on the inside of the
hanging ball. Tighten set screw securely.
[
Refer to
diagram 4.
]
Remove electrical tape from electrical wiring and
thread each of the wires through a different hole in the
weatherproof hanging ball cover. Pull weatherproof
hanging ball cover down securely over hanging ball
(on downrod).
[
Refer to
diagram 4.
]
WARNING
: Failure to tighten set screw (on hanging
ball) completely could result in the fan becoming loose
and possibly falling.
diagram 4
set screw hole
set screw
hanging ball
canopy
stop pin
safety cable
weatherproof
hanging
ball cover
electrical wiring
nut
screw
