Hunter 23980 Owner's Manual - Page 5

2 • Installing the Ceiling Plate 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. Ceiling Plate 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. Step 2-2 2-2. Your fan comes with two 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. Place a flat washer on each of the two 3" wood screws. 2-5. Align the slotted holes in the ceiling plate with the pilot holes you 5 drilled in the wood support structure. For proper alignment use slotted holes directly across from each other. Note: e isolators should be flush against the ceiling. 2-6. Pass the screws through the slotted holes in the ceiling plate into Steps 2-3 - 2-6 the pilot holes you drilled. Tighten the screws into the 9/64" pilot holes; do not use lubricants Towards Ceiling Peak on the screws. Do not over tighten. Flat Washer 42405-01 • 01/20/06 3" Wood Screw For Angled Ceilings: Be sure to orient the ceiling plate so that the two tabs are pointing towards the ceiling peak. Hunter Fan Company