Installation & Assembly

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
1. To insure the success this fixture installation, the following instructions and diagram(s) should be read and understood.
All electrical connections must be made in accordance with the National Electric Code and local codes and ordinances.
If you are uncertain of the methods of installing electrical wiring and lighting fixtures, secure the services of a qualified licensed electrician.
2. TOOLS NEEDED: Chain pliers, flat-blade screwdriver, small phillips screwdriver adjustable wrench or slip-joint pliers, wire cutter/stripper,
electrical current tester, stepladder and electrical tape.
NOTE: The important safeguards and instructions outlined on this sheet cannot cover all possible conditions and situations that may occur.
It must be understood that common sense, caution and care are factors that cannot be built into any product.
Caution and care must be supplied by the person(s) installing, operating and caring for this lighting fixture.
INSTALLATION PREPARATION
1. TURN OFF THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO WHICH THE LIGHTING FIXTURE IS TO BE ATTACHED.
Move the appropriate circuit breaker to the "off" position or completely remove the fuse controlling the circuit.
2. If an existing fixture is being replaced, remove it and note to which of the wires in the outlet box the fixture was attached.
DO NOT SEPARATE ANY OTHER WIRES THAT MAY BE IN THE BOX. DO NOT DAMAGE THE INSULATION OF OLDER WIRING.
In regular circumstances the BLACK wire will be the "Hot" lead and the WHITE wire will be the "Neutral" or "Common" lead.
A GREEN or BARE COPPER wire is the "Ground". In older buildings it is always good practice to reconfirm the polarity of the wiring.
3. This fixture is designed to be mounted on a correctly installed, standard round or octagon box or a through wiring box with a plaster frame.
The box must be securely mounted to the structure of the building.
FIXTURE PREPARATION
1. Remove the fixture, parts, shades and parts bag(s) from the carton.
Before discarding the carton, double check to make certain that all parts are found.
2. Install the curved glass panels. Remove the butterfly clips from the support columns.
Pl
ace the glass in position and reinstall th
e clips.
FIXTURE INSTALLATION
1.
At
tach the crossbar to the outlet box. (The green screw should face the floor).
2.
Re
move the threaded ring from the screwcollar loop
.
F
ully thread the loop onto the nipple. Thread the hex nut onto the nipp
le
and the nipple into the
crossbar.
P
lace the canopy over the screwcollar loop and against the ceiling. Adjust
t
he nipple so that 1/4" of threads on the screwcollar loop extend beyond the canopy
.
T
ighten the hex nut against th
e crossbar.
3. Op
en end links of chain and attach the chain to the screwcollar lo
op.
Cl
ose the top link of chai
n.
Ha
ng the fixture on the chain at the desired height. Remove excess c
hain.
Cl
ose the bottom link of
chain.
4. Unscrew the
ring from the screwcollar loop.
L
et the ring and canopy slide down the chain to the top of the fixt
ure.
T
hread the lead wires and ground wire (first) through the ring and then the canopy
.
T
hread the wires up through alternating links of the chain to the outlet box
.
5.
Measure 6" of lead wire beyond the end of the chain. Cut off excess
wire.
Str
ip the insulation off the ends of the leads exposing approx. 1/2 " of
wire.
Twist
the strands of wire together. Push the leads and ground wire
up
through the screwcollar loop and nipple and into the outlet box.
6.
F
asten the bare ground wire to the green or bare copper wire in the outlet box
or the green screw on t
he crossbar.
NEVER FASTEN THE GROUND WIRE T
O THE BLACK OR "HOT" WIRE
!
FA
ILURE TO FOLLOW THIS INSTRUCTION COULD RES
ULT
IN S
ERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
!
7. Fasten the fixture lead with the ridge(s) to the white wire in the outlet box.
Fasten the wires together with an approved fastener (wire nu
t)
St
arting about 1" below the fastener, tightly wrap the connection
with
electrical tape so that the tape seals the end of the fastener.
Make sure that there is no exposed wire or strands that
could cause a dangerous short circuit
!
electrical tape
appr
oved fastener
(wire nut)
Outlet box
Green screw
Nipple
Hex nut
Crossbar
Canopy
Screwcollar loop Ring
Chain
Screw
Butterfly clip
Glass panel Glass panel
Support column