Before you get to the installation itself, it is important to check whether you can do the following things:
- Locate the electric wires in your home or room
- Place the ceiling joist to support the fan
- Connect the wires
- Lift the fan in the air
- Make holes on the ceiling for the wood screws
- Check all the necessary parts are in the fan box
The tools that are necessary for the installation are:
- Screwdriver
- Pliers or a wrench
- Electric drill
- Ladder
Before you do anything else, it is necessary to find the place or spot where you want your fan to be installed. They are usually placed in the kitchen above dinner tables or in the living room in the place where the chandelier would be. But, of course, you can place it wherever you want. Make sure you know the placement of the electrical wires in your home, since knowing this is essential. You can’t just place your Hunter fan anywhere you want.
When choosing the spot, remember to take in consideration the fan blades since they need to be away from anything that might obstruct them from turning around. Fan blades must be placed at a height of at least 7 feet above the ground, and the fan itself needs to be one feet higher. The safest way to mount the Hunter fan is to place it in the place where the old fan was placed. Make sure you check these things before mounting the fan:
- Attach it to the building structure
- Fan support must be strong enough for the fan
- Outlet box hole needs to be below the support brace or the joist
- Outlet box should be 4” x 1-1/2” or other one directly specified by the manufacturer
- The outlet box should be secured to the support brace and joist
- The outer holes on the outlet box need to be in line with the support brace and the joist
- The bottom of the outlet box needs to be 1/16” in the ceiling
- Cable needs to be secured to the outlet box
- Six inches of the lead wires need to extend from the outlet box
Before you start doing anything, make sure you have all the necessary parts for your ceiling fan. Check the list that was provided by the manufacturer. If you notice that some parts aren’t there, go back to the seller and ask for the missing parts.
When installing a fan, you need to make sure that there are 2 times 6 laths between the horns of the fan and check the surface condition. Doing this is going to ensure that the mounting surface is safe. Another thing you need to take in consideration is the weight of the ceiling fan. Make sure that the ceiling is strong enough to hold the ceiling fan especially if it is made from sturdy materials. Disconnect all the wires in that site and remove the lamp that is already there if you choose the existing place.
Choose the plate that you want to attach to the ceiling. Remove the hole a half thread width bit. Place the plate where th electric wires are inserted in the middle of the hole and then screw the big mounting screws.
Now here is the step by step installation of the ceiling fan:
- Place the bottom down onto the appliance itself.
- Make sure you feed the wires for the motor, canopy and downrod.
- Make the bolts on top of the motor loose on the place where the mounting rod is secured. Place the rod in the coupling and then connect the bar to the brass pin and secure everything with cotter pin.
- Make the bolts on the rod below tight.
- Make sure that the ball’s ridge fits in the slots of the canopy. Doing this should make it stay in one place. Put pressure on the card slot, if the ceiling fan has one. Hang the ceiling fan motor and the canopy on the mounting plate hook. Make the electrical wires shorter if that is necessary. Connect the black wires to lack wires and whites to white. The one in green color needs to be connected to the ground.
- You will need a screw if you are connecting three wires (black fan wire and blue wire light needs to be connected to black wire from home), use a larger connector (yellow) rather than a small orange one. Connectors need to be firm. Place and electric tap across the connectors in the place where the wires go in.
- Place the rest of the wire in the canopy. Tighten everything with extra screws if necessary. Attach the blades to the blade fan holder with screws. Make sure that the blades are directed in the right direction.
- Remove the plastic cover protector on the mounting place of the blade fan on the downside of the motor. Secure each blade tightly on the ceiling fan.
- If your ceiling fan has a light, then attach the light to it. just follow the manufacturer’s manual and follow the required steps.
If you encounter any issues in later times, please check our hunter ceiling fan troubleshooting page.
