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42857-01 • 02/24/11 • Hunter Fan Company
2 • Installing the Hanger Bracket
CAUTION:
To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing your fan,
disconnect the power by turning off the circuit breakers to the outlet box
and associated wall switch location . If you cannot lock the circuit breakers
in the off 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 . The pilot holes should be 9/64”
in diameter .
2-2 . Partially install two canopy screws in the holes on each end of the
hanger bracket, as shown in the figure to the right .
2-3 . Your fan comes with four mounting isolators . Position the
isolators between the hanger bracket and ceiling by inserting the
raised areas on each isolator into the holes in the hanger bracket .
2-4 . Thread the lead wires from the outlet box down through the hole
in the middle of the hanger bracket .
2-5 . Align the slotted holes in the hanger bracket with the pilot holes
you drilled in the wood support structure .
Note:
The isolators should be flush against the ceiling .
2-6 . Place a flat washer on each of the two 3” wood screws and pass
the screws through the slotted holes in the hanger bracket 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 2-4 – 2-6
Hanger
Bracket
Step 2-3
Canopy Screw
Canopy
Screw
Isolator
2 • Installing the Hanger Bracket