Ceiling fans add venitilation and visual appeal to your home.
The Hampton Bay 42-inch Courtney ceiling fan is a midsize model sold exclusively by The Home Depot. The fan is similar in design to other Hampton Bay models and, as a result, has the same installation procedure. Ceiling fans require a sturdy anchor from which to hang and enough clearance to spin without causing damage or injury. The process of installing your Hampton Bay 42-inch Courtney ceiling fan is straightforward and demands just a bit of DIY skill and some basic tools.
Instructions
1. Completely turn off all current to the wires you will use as the power source for your ceiling fan. Switch your home circuit breakers to the off position to do so. Test the existing light to make sure that the power has been turned off completely.
2. Slide the outer ring off of the dome-shaped mounting cover. This should reveal a set of four screws that hold the cover to the fan mounting bracket. Remove these screws with your screwdriver, and slide the bracket free.
3. Extend the two power lines from the ceiling-mounted electrical box and slide them through the center hole in the fan mounting bracket. Use your screwdriver to fasten the mounting bracket to the electrical box, with the two 1 1/2-inch machine screws and lock washers that are provided.
4. Use to remove the set screws on the top side of your fan mounting cover. Remove the two metal pins from the top of the cover by hand. Place all of the fasteners aside. Slide the ring that you removed in step 2 over the wires that run from the top of the fan motor housing and onto the top of the cover.
5. Slip the wires through the hanging rod assembly. Slide the hanging rod down until it touches the top of the fan motor housing. There are two holes at the sides of the hanging rod assembly, through which the metal pins removed in step 4 should fit. Slide the hanger pin into one hole, and slide the locking pin through the protruding end of the hanger pin at the opposite hole. The two pins should fasten together and hold the assembly to the housing.
6. Locate the two mounting screw holes just above the metal pins, and use your screwdriver to fasten them in place. Raise the hanging rod assembly and slide it into the hanging bracket. The hanging rod will settle into the slotted bracket and rest in place.
7. Connect the wires from your fan motor housing to the wires from your electrical box. Use wire nuts to make the connection, and use electrical tape to wrap the wire nuts and make the connections secure.
8. Raise the fan mounting cover up and over the hanging bracket. Insert the four set screws to hold the cover in place, and use your screwdriver to tighten them. Raise the outer ring over the cover until it is firmly in place.
9. Install the fan blades onto the underside of the motor housing with your screwdriver and the screws provided. Install a light bulb into the socket on the underside of the fan. Press the light cover onto the fan housing until it clicks firmly into position. Turn on the power, and test your fan.
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