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Electrical Wiring; Troubleshooting Guide - GE BFL125UQ User Manual

Ultra quiet bath fan with light/night light

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5. After cutting out the required area install the housing using the hanging brackets or
housing mounting tabs as described previously.
Ducting
Note: All ducting must comply with local and national building codes.
1. Connect the ducting to the fan's duct collar. Secure in place using duct tape or screw
clamp. Always duct the fan to the outside through a wall or roof cap. To ensure maximum
air delivery, keep the length of duct and number of elbows to a minimum.

Electrical Wiring

WARNING: POWER MUST BE PROVEN DISCONNECTED BEFORE STARTING INSTALLATION,
INSPECTION OR MAINTENANCE! FAILURE TO DO SO MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, DEATH
AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
Caution: Make sure power is switched off at service panel before beginning this installation.
Note: All wiring must comply with local and national codes. You must ground this unit.
1. Run wiring from the wall switch (not provided) to the housing electrical compartment, 1
neutral (white), 1 ground (green or bare copper), and 3 hot (black leads connected to the
switch). Make sure you identify which wire is for which component. Secure the electrical
wires to the housing with an approved electrical connector (make sure you leave enough
wiring in the box to make the connection to the fan's receptacle and the light's receptacle).
Trouble
1. Fan does not operate when the switch is on.
2. Fan is operating, but air moves slower than normal.
3. Fan is operating is louder than normal.
Warranty
WHAT IS COVERED?
Full Five Year Parts Warranty from date of original proof of purchase. We will provide, free
of charge, a replacement part that fails due to manufacturing defect in material or workmanship,
when installed and used as directed in the User's Guide.
This warranty is extended to the original purchaser for products purchased for ordinary
home use.
This warranty contains the sole and exclusive warranty of GE for claims based on defects in these products. Upon the expiration of the warranty period, all such liability shall terminate.
There are no other warranties, whether written, oral, implied or statutory. NO IMPLIED STATUTORY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL APPLY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GE BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFIT OR REVENUES, LOSS
OF USE OF THE PRODUCTS OR ANY ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, DAMAGE TO ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, OR COST OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS.
IN NO EVENT, SHALL GE'S LIABILITY TO BUYER FROM THE SALE OF THESE PRODUCTS EXCEED THE PRICE OF THE DEFECTIVE PRODUCT SOLD AND ANY SUCH LIABILITY SHALL TERMINATE
UPON THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
Read your User's Guide. If you have any questions about operating the product, please contact your dealer.
Some states and provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages and some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts,
so these exclusions or limitations may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state and province to province.
Rev. A 4-04
2. From where you have access to inside the fan' s junction box, connect the white wire from
the house to the white wire of the fan's receptacle and the light's receptacle, then connect
one black wire to the house wire intended for fan control, connect the yellow wire to the
house wire intended for main lighting control and connect the red wire to the house wire
intended for night lighting control (use approved electrical connectors). Connect the
ground wire to the green ground screw in the fan's junction box. Replace the fan's wire
compartment cover.
Completing the Installation
1. After you have installed the housing in the ceiling,
run ducting from the unit to the outside and have
made the necessary electrical connections you can
reinstall the light housing, motor plate and blower
in the fan housing (Fig. 3). Plug the fan's blower
assembly into the fan's receptacle before you lift
the motor plate/blower assembly up into possition
and secure the motor plate using the screw removed
earlier.
Plug the light housing into the intended wiring harness after the motor plate is secure.
Rotate the blower wheel by hand to ensure it revolves freely.
2. Install lamps, 100 watt maximum for light and 7 watt maximum for night light.
3. To install the grill, squeeze the two ends of each spring fastener together and insert each
into the slots on the motor plate. Push the grill up to the ceiling.

Troubleshooting Guide

Probable Cause
1a. A fuse may be blown or a circuit tripped.
1b. Connector plug from motor is not plugged in.
2. Obstruction in the exhaust ducting.
3a. Motor is loose.
3b. Fan blade is hitting housing of unit.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED?
• Installation services or service trips to your home to teach you how to use the product.
• Labor costs or the cost of replacement components as part of routine maintenance.
• Failure or defects in product arising from Improper installation
If you have an installation problem, contact your dealer or installer. You are responsible for
providing adequate electrical, exhausting and other connecting facilities. See the Installation
Instructions provided with this product for electrical, exhaust and connection details.
• Replacement of house fuses or resetting of circuit breakers.
• Failure of the product if it is used for something other than the intended purpose of
manufacturer or used commercially.
• Damage to the product caused by accident, fire, floods, acts of customer, or acts of God.
Suggested Remedy
1a. Replace fuse or reset circuit breaker.
1b. Turn off power to unit. Remove Grill and plug
motor into receptacle in housing. Restore power
to unit.
2. Check for any obstructions in the ducting. The
most common are bird nests in the roof cap or
wall cap where the fan exhausts to the outside.
3a. Turn off power to unit. Remove grill and check
that all screws are fully tightened. Restore
power to unit.
3b. Call your dealer for service.
Fig. 3

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