Installation Guide

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C
APPENDIX A
Narrow Opening
Modication for
Openings less
than 31 ⁄" wide.
A
B
Tools Recommended:
b1 Measure and mark from Square End of the Screen Track (side B) the Calculated Length.
b2 With a Hacksaw make a clean square cut through the Screen Track at the Cut Mark.
With a metal le, le down all sharp edges. Repeat steps for the other Screen Track
(side D) (see Figure 1).
b3 Measure and mark from each end of the Sill Adapter the Halved Calculated Length
so equal amounts are removed from both sides (see Figure 2).
b4 With the Hacksaw make a clean square cut through the Sill Adapter on both ends at the
Cut Marks. With a metal le, le down all sharp edges. Return to Measure on Page 2.
a1 To modify screen assembly to work in a Narrow Opening,
the Screen Tracks and Sill Adapter need to be cut down.
a2 Measure door opening width at top (W1), middle (W2), and
bottom (W3) from the inside of the exterior trim.
a3 Calculate Length of material to be cut o by taking the
narrowest width from above and subtracting it from 32
inches (see Example above).
a b
W3
W2
W1
SQUARE END
CALCULATED LENGTH
CUT MARK
SCREEN
TRACK
HACKSAW
APPENDIX - STEPS FOR NARROW OPENING AND SUPPORT BLOCKING FOR SILL (if required)
a1 Choose Support Blocking the width of the Door Sill with enough depth
to Extend ¾" Minimum out from the exterior trim Mounting Surface.
a2 Center the Support Blocking under the sill and make sure it is level and
parallel to the sill. Conrm it Extends ¾" Minimum from Mounting Surface.
a3 Properly secure Support Blocking below the Sill.
Return to Measure on Page 2.
Andersen retractable insect screens are designed to be installed
on the exterior of the home. However, the door can be installed on
the interior (i.e. for outswing door openings) as long as the opening
meets the sizing and mounting surface requirements.
Handle orientation can be reversed by unscrewing the Interior
Handle and reassembling in the rotated reversed conguration.
Take care to align the Latch Plate with the Handle Spindles when
reassembling. For more details, see gure 3 on Page 7.
a
SUPPORT
BLOCKING
DOOR SILL
APPENDIX B
–
Support Blocking for Door Sill
APPENDIX C
–
Outswing Door Openings
Screen Track (A/B) Screen Track (C/D)
If opening width W1 = 29 ¾"
W2 = 29 ¾" and W3 = 29 ½"
Take narrowest width = 29 ½"
and subtract from 32 inches.
32 - 29 ½ = 2 ½ inches
The Calculated Length of
material to cut o is 2 ½
inches in this example.
For sill adapter (step b3), use
half the Calculated Length
by dividing it by 2.
2 ½ ÷ 2 = 1 ¼ inches
EXAMPLE
FOR STEP a3 BELOW
Sill Adapter
SILL ADAPTER
CUT MARK CUT MARK
HALF CALCULATED
LENGTH
HALF CALCULATED
LENGTH
MOUNTING
SURFACE
EXTEND
3/4" MIN
Figure 1
Figure 2
Work Gloves
Tape Measure
Hacksaw
Metal
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