PL EA SE RE AD AN D SAV E THE SE
IN ST RU CT IO NS
GE NE RAL D ES CR IP TIO N (S EE FI G. 1)
A Front Grill
B. Fan Blade
C. Securing Screw
D. Grill Mounting Nut
E. Rear Grill
F. Motor Shaft
G. Plastic Sleeve
H. Motor Housing
I. Selector (Speed) Control
J. Oscillation Control
K. Tilt Head Adjustment Knob
L. Fan Head Locking Knob
M. Fan Head's Neck
N. Inner Pole Extension
O. Pole Locking Knob
P. Outer Pole
Q. Additional Short Pole
R. Base Cover
S. Weight
T. Washer
U. T-Shaped Locking Lever
IM PO RT AN T INS TR UC TI ON S
Wh en usi ng ele ctr ic al app lia nc es , b as ic saf ety
pr eca ut io ns shou ld alw ay s be t ake n incl ud in g t he
fo llo wi ng :
• Use th e f an onl y for purp os es des cr ibe d in t he
in str uc ti on manu al .
• To pro tec t agai ns t e le ctr ic al sho ck , d o not
im mer se the fa n, plu g o r cord in wat er or spra y
wi th liq uid s.
• Clo se sup er vis io n is n ece ss ar y w he n a ny
ap pli an ce is used by or near ch ild re n.
• Unp lu g f ro m the elec tr ic al outl et whe n not in
us e, whe n m ov ing th e f an fro m one loc ati on to
an oth er , befo re put tin g on o r taki ng off pa rts
an d b ef ore cl ean in g.
• Avo id con ta ct wit h a ny mov in g p ar ts .
• Do not ope ra te in the pres en ce of expl os ive
an d/o r flam ma bl e f um es.
• Do not ope ra te fan unt il ful ly ass emb le d with all
pa rts pr ope rl y i n plac e.
• To avo id fir e h az ard , NEVE R plac e the cor d
un der ru gs or any part s near an ope n flam e,
co oki ng or oth er hea tin g appl ia nce .
• Ens ur e t ha t the fan is swit ch ed off fro m the
su ppl y main s befo re rem ov ing th e g ua rd.
• Do not ope ra te any app lia nc e with a d am ag ed
co rd, pl ug, af ter th e a pp lia nc e malf un cti on s, or
ha s b ee n d ro pp ed/ da mag ed in any man ne r.
• The us e o f atta ch men ts not re com me nd ed or
so ld by the appl ia nc e m an ufa ct ur er may cau se
ha zar ds .
• Do not use out do or s.
• Do not let the co rd han g o ve r t he edg e of a
ta ble or cou nt er, or com e into con ta ct wit h hot
su rfa ce s.
• To dis con ne ct fro m t he ele ct ri cal sup pl y, gri p
th e p lu g a nd pul l from th e w al l o ut le t. DO NOT
pu ll on the cord .
• Alw ay s u se on a d ry, le vel su rfa ce .
• Do not ope ra te with ou t the fan gri lls pr ope rl y in
pl ace .
• Thi s prod uc t i s inte nd ed for hou se hol d use
ON LY and not for co mme rc ia l o r indu st ria l
ap pli ca ti ons .
• Sho ul d t he fan st op wor kin g, fir st che ck the
fu se in the plug (U K o nl y) or fuse /c ir cui t
br eak er at the dis tr ibu ti on boa rd is oper at ing ,
be for e cont ac ti ng the man ufa ct ur er or serv ic e
ag ent .
• If the sup pl y c or d o r plug is dam ag ed, it mus t
be rep la ced by the man uf ac tur er or its ser vi ce
ag ent or a s im ila rl y q ua li fie d pers on in orde r to
av oid ha zar d.
• Thi s appl ia nce is not int en de d f or use by
pe rso ns (in cl ud ing chi ld re n) with re duc ed
ph ysi ca l, sen sor y or m en ta l c ap abi li ti es, or lac k
of exp er ien ce and kn owl ed ge, un les s they
ha ve bee n g iv en sup erv is io n o r inst ru cti on
co nce rn in g u se of the app lia nc e by a per so n
re spo ns ib le for the ir saf ety . Chil dr en sho ul d b e
su per vi se d t o ensu re tha t they do not pla y with
th e a pp lia nc e.
MI SS IN G A P AR T FOR YO UR FA N?
Pl eas e call 08 00 052 361 5 for assi st an ce.
AS SE MB LY IN ST RU CT IO NS
Ba se /P ol e ass em bl y
You will need the base cover (R), weight (S),
outer pole (P), washer (T) and T-shaped locking
lever (U).
1. Tu rn the bas e cove r upsi de dow n and plac e the
we igh t into th e b as e c ov er .
2. In ser t the thr ead ed end of the T-s ha pe d l oc kin g
le ver in to the hol e of t he was he r, weig ht and
th rou gh the ba se cov er.
3. Wh ils t hold in g the base co ver an d w ei ght wi th
on e h an d v er ti cal ly , c on nec t the out er pol e t o
th e b as e, sli din g the T-s hap ed loc ki ng lev er int o
th e b ot tom of the ou ter po le wit h y ou r o th er
ha nd.
4. Tu rn the T-s ha ped lo cki ng lev er clo ck wis e to
se cur el y atta ch the pol e to t he bas e.
5. Set the ba se on the flo or, we igh t side dow n.
Fa n hea d ass em bl y
Yo u a re now re ady to ass em ble the fa n head .
ENGLISH
1. Un scr ew gri ll mou nt in g n ut (D) , turn in g c ou nte r-
cl ock wi se , b ef ore po sit io nin g the rea r g ri ll (E)
ov er the mot or sha ft (F) , maki ng cer ta in tha t t he
ve rti ca l slot s at t he top and bot to m of t he rea r
gr ill fi t o ve r t he pro ng s on t he mot or hou sin g
(H ). Mak e s ur e t ha t the carr y hand le is top mos t
on the mot or ass em bl y.
2. Se cur e the rea r g ri ll (E) in its pla ce usi ng the
re ar gri ll mou nti ng nut (D ). Tur n t hi s n ut
cl ock wi se and tig ht en fir mly .
3. Slide the fan blade (B) onto the motor shaft
(F) through the rear protrusion, removing and
discarding plastic sleeve (G) if included.
Loosen securing screw (C) on side of
protrusion first. Then make sure securing
screw aligns with notch on motor shaft and
tighten. CAUTION: Avoid contact with sharp
end of blades.
4. Centre the front grill (A) by aligning the
Bionaire logo on the logo plate so that it is
horizontal and parallel with the floor. Then
place the bracket at the top over the front and
rear grills with the hole on the bracket going
through the center vertical bar. Affix the other
clips, making sure they go over both the front
and rear grills.
Final assembly
1. Slide the inner pole extension (N) up from the
outer pole (P), first loosening the pole locking
knob (O), to securely hold this position.
Tighten the pole locking knob (O).
2. Place the fan head assembly into this
extension pole, inserting the fan’s head neck
(M) into the pole opening.
3. Add the fan head locking knob (L) to the hole
in the fan head's neck (M), making sure holes
are aligned, and tighten.
NOTE: Fan head locking knob (L) may be in
additional short pole when shipped.
Converting to a table fan
An additional short pole (Q) is supplied which
allows the fan to be converted into a table fan.
To change to this short pole, remove the fan
head assembly from its position on top of the
inner pole extension (N) and unscrew the T-
shaped locking lever (U) at the base. Remove
the outer pole (P), replace with the short pole
(Q) and reassemble as detailed above.
OP ER AT IN G INS TR UC TI ON S
1. Se t t he fan ba se on a dr y leve l surf ac e
2. Ma ke sur e t he Sel ec to r ( Sp eed ) Cont ro l ( H) is
in the OFF (0 ) posi ti on. Se lec to r ( Sp ee d)
Co ntr ol (H) is loc at ed on the top of the fan
mo tor ho usi ng .
3. Pl ug the cor d into a suit abl e 220- 24 0V . A C
ou tle t.
4. Th e S PE ED is adju st ed by turn in g t he Sel ec to r
(S pee d) Con tr ol (H) to the des ir ed sett in g:
0- 1-2 -3 .
5. Th e O SC IL LAT IO N c on tro l (I) is loca te d
on the top of the fa n m ot or hou sin g. To sta rt
os cil la ti on, pus h the con tro l knob do wn.
To sto p osci ll ati on , p ul l the cont ro l knob up.
AD JU ST ME NT
Ti lt ad ju st me nt
To adjust tilt, loosen the tilt head adjustment
knob (K) and tighten to desired angle.
He ig ht ad ju st me nt
Fo llo w thes e inst ru cti on s to a dj ust the he igh t of
th e f an .
1. Tu rn the pol e lock in g k no b ( O) cou nt er -
cl ock wi se to loos en the po le.
2. Ad jus t the pol e t o the des ire d heig ht and fir ml y
ti ght en the lo cki ng kno b in a clo ck wi se
di rec ti on .
CL EA NI NG AN D MAI NT EN AN CE
Fo llo w thes e inst ru cti on s to c or rec tl y a nd saf el y
ca re for you r Bion ai re
TM
fa n. Ple ase re mem be r:
• Alw ay s u np lu g t he fan bef or e clea ni ng or
as sem bl y.
• Do not all ow wat er to drip on or into th e f an
mo tor ho usi ng .
• Be sur e t o use a so ft clo th , mois te ned wi th a
mi ld soa p s ol uti on .
• Do not use any of the fol lo wi ng as a cl ea ner :
pe tro l, thi nn er s o r benz en e.
Fa n bla de cl ea ni ng
(S ee ins tru ct io ns for fan hea d asse mb ly)
1. T o acce ss the fan bl ade , remo ve the fr ont gr ill
an d s ec uri ng scr ew .
2. C le an the fan bla de , fron t and rear gr ill s with
a soft moi st clo th .
3. R ep lac e the fan bla de, ti ght en scr ew and
se cur el y fast en the fro nt gri ll .
Fa n hea d, ba se an d pol e clea ning
Us ing a soft , mois t clot h, wit h or w it hou t a mi ld
so ap sol uti on , c ar ef ull y clea n the fan bas e, pol e
an d h ea d. Ple ase us e c au tio n arou nd the mo tor
ho usi ng are a. Do not all ow the mot or or oth er
el ect ri ca l c om pon en ts to be e xp ose d to w at er.
FA N STO RA GE
Yo ur fan can be sto red ei the r part ia ll y
di sas se mb led or ass emb le d.
It is impo rt an t t o keep it in a sa fe , dry loca ti on .
• If sto red di sas se mbl ed , we r eco mm en d u si ng
th e o ri gin al (or ap pro pr ia tel y size d) box .
• If sto red as sem bl ed or part ia lly as sem bl ed ,
re mem be r to p rot ec t the fan hea d f ro m dust .
GU AR AN TE E
Pl eas e keep yo ur rec eip t as t hi s w il l b e requ ir ed
fo r a ny cla im s u nd er thi s guar an tee .
This appliance is guaranteed for 3 years after
your purchase as described in this document.
During this guaranteed period, if in the unlikely
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MODEL# BASF1516
AB C D E F H I J
K
M
N
O
P
L
R
S
T
U
G
Q