Knowing remove a Hunter flush ceiling fan is complicated by the fact that you may not have installed the fan in the first place. Each Hunter fan has slightly different installation instructions. Take special precautions with your fan blades during removal, because a bent blade can cause an out-of-balance fan.
Instructions
1. Turn off the power to the fan at the breaker.
2. Remove the lower switch housing from the fan by removing the three screws that attach it to the upper switch housing. Pull apart the wires to the upper and lower switch housing by unplugging the connectors holding them together. Remove the upper by removing the three screws holding it to the ceiling fan motor. Both the upper and lower switch housings attach to the bottom of the fan, below the fan blades.
3. Take the fan blades off the motor by removing the two screws that hold the blades to the flush ceiling fan. Remove the four screws holding the fan housing to the hanging bracket. The fan housing covers the ceiling fan motor and the electrical box.
4. Remove the two screws from the hanging bracket that secures the ceiling fan motor to the bracket. Remove the wire connectors from the wires inside the electrical box. Disconnect the fan from the house wiring and lift the fan from the hanging bracket.
5. Take down the ceiling fan hanger bracket by removing the two screws holding it to the electrical box. Cover the exposed house wiring by replacing the wire connectors onto the black and white wires. Wrap the wire connectors with electrical tape to secure the connectors to the wires until you install a new fixture or ceiling fan.
6. Turn the power back on to the ceiling fan circuit only if it is necessary to operate other electrical fixtures on the circuit; otherwise, leave the breaker off.
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