Hunter 50881 Swanson Indoor Ceiling Fan Instruction Manual

: June 6, 2024
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Hunter 50881 Swanson Indoor Ceiling Fan Installation Manual
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Hunter 50881 Swanson Indoor Ceiling Fan Installation Manual

Swanson

Model:

50881 New Bronze
50882 Matte Silver
50885 Fresh White

Fan weight ±2 lbs: 15.2 lbs (6.9 kg)

© 2019 Hunter Fan Company
7130 Goodlett Farms Pkwy, Suite 400
Memphis TN 38016

Congratulations on purchasing your new Hunter® ceiling fan!

The ceiling fan you purchased will provide comfort and performance in your home or office for many years. This instruction manual contains complete instructions for installing and operating your fan. We are proud of our work and appreciate the opportunity to supply you with the best ceiling fan available anywhere in the world.

We are here to help!

This Instruction Manual is designed to make installation as simple as possible. While working through this Instruction Manual, keep your smartphone or tablet nearby. We have added video links to help you through the more technical sections. If you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable with wiring, contact a qualified electrician. We also provide telephone support at 1.888.830.1326 or visit us at HunterFan.com.

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This product conforms to UL Standard 507.

Warning

w.1 – To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury, mount fan directly from building structure and/or an outlet box marked acceptable for fan support of 70 lbs (31.8 kg) and use the mounting screws provided with the outlet box.

w.2 – To avoid possible electrical shock, before installing or servicing 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.

w.3 – To reduce the risk of electric shock, this fan must be installed with an isolating wall control/switch.

w.4 – To reduce the risk of personal injury, do not bend the blade brackets when installing the blade brackets, balancing the blades, or cleaning the fan. Do not insert foreign objects in between rotating fan blades.

Caution

c.1 – All wiring must be in accordance with national and local electrical codes ANSI/NFPA 70. If you are unfamiliar with wiring, use a qualified electrician.

c.2 – Use only Hunter replacement parts.

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 designed 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.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution: modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Preparation

Assembly Instructions

Wiring Instructions

Single switch:

Single switch

Connect the three grounding wires (green, green/yellow stripe, or bare copper) coming from the ceiling, downrod, and hanging bracket.
Connect the white (grounded) wire from the ceiling to the white wire from the fan.
Connect the black (ungrounded) wire from the ceiling to the black wire and blue wire from the fan.

Dual switches:

Dual switches

Connect the three grounding wires (green, green/yellow stripe, or bare copper) coming from the ceiling, downrod, and hanging bracket.
Connect the white (grounded) wire from the ceiling to the white wire from the fan.
Connect the black (ungrounded) wire from the ceiling to the black wire from the fan.
Connect the second ungrounded (light) wire from the ceiling to the blue wire from the fan.

Note: To connect the wires, hold the bare metal leads together and place a wire connector over them, then twist clockwise until tight. Turn the splices upward and push them carefully back through the hanger bracket into the outlet box. 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.

Troubleshooting

Fan Doesn’t Work

Make sure power switch is on.
Pull the pull chain to make sure it is on.
Push the motor reversing switch firmly left or right to ensure that it is engaged.
Check the circuit breaker to ensure the power is turned on.
Make sure the blades spin freely.
Turn off power from the circuit breaker, then loosen the canopy and check all the connections according to the wiring diagram.
Check the plug connection in the switch housing.

Excessive Wobbling

Make sure the blades are properly installed on the blade iron posts.
Turn the power off, support the fan carefully, and check that the hanger ball is properly seated.
Use the provided balancing kit and instructions to balance the fan.

Noisy Operation