How to Wire a Hunter Fan Motor

Hunter manufactures many types of ceiling fans. Before using your ceiling fan, you must first connect the motor to the junction box in the ceiling, then hang the fan. The junction box connects to the fan motor with three wires: black, which is the hot wire; white, which is the neutral wire; and green or bare copper, which is used to ground the fan. It is important that the wires are correctly installed, as improperly wiring your fan could cause permanent damage to the motor.

Multi-meter
Wire strippers
Wire cutters
Wire nuts

Instructions

- 1
  Disconnect the power to the junction box by turning off the breaker. Test the wires in the junction box using a multimeter to ensure that the power has been cut. Follow the instructions included by the manufacturer of the multi-meter for proper testing procedures.
- 2
  Examine the ends of all of the wires in the junction box, and on the top of the fan.
- 3
  Remove any wire nuts connected to the ends of the wires by unscrewing them, and ensure that each wire has at least 1/2 inch of bare wire on the end. If necessary, remove additional shielding using the wire strippers.
- 4
  Lift the ceiling fan in place and connect the black wire from the fan, labeled "AC LIVE IN" to the black wire in the junction box. To connect the wires, hold the two ends of the wires together, then insert both wires into the wire nut. Twist the wire nut clockwise until tight.
- 5
  Connect the white wire from the fan, labeled "AC NEUTRAL IN" to the white wire in the junction box.
- 6
  Connect the green or bare wire from the junction box to the green grounding wire on the fan.
- 7
  Mount the fan using the instructions specific to the model fan that you are installing. Then, restore power to the junction box to test the fan motor.

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