Installation Instructions

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Door Operation and Arrangement
Door Operation
Patio door operation is viewed from the exterior of the unit (FIGURE 1).
At time of order you can specify either a right or left active panel on a
2-wide unit. A right active panel is shown in (FIGURE 1).
NOTE: If desired, 2-Wide, 6-8 doors ONLY
can be reversed prior to
installation so the opposite (left or right) panel becomes active.
To do a reversal, the door frame, fixed panel, active panel and hardware
must be reversed before installing unit in the rough opening. Reversal
instructions start on Page 30.
Only 2-Wide 6-8 doors are reversible. 4-Wide doors and taller
2-Wide doors are not reversible.
Doors with the “Blinds-In-Air-Space” option are not reversible. The
blinds would not function if the panel is rotated 180 degrees.
FIXED
PANEL
SLIDING
(ACTIVE)
PANEL
STANDARD
2-WIDE DOOR OPERATION
(Viewed From Exterior)
FIGURE 1
ACTIVE
PANEL
FIXED
PANEL
FIXED
PANEL
FIXED
PANEL
SCREENS
INACTIVE
PANEL
ACTIVE
PANEL
INTERIOR
2-Wide Door
4-Wide Door
DOOR ARRANGEMENT
The 2-Wide patio door ships with both panels
installed in the frame. It is ready for installation
once packing material is removed.
The 4-Wide unit ships with the two fixed panels
permanently mounted in the frame. The sliding
active panel, inactive panel and screens are
packaged separately from the frame. They are
to be installed in the door unit after the frame
and fixed panel assembly is installed into the
rough opening.
Rough opening (RO) preparation and installation
is almost the same for 2-Wide or 4-Wide units.
Unless specifically noted, the instructions should
be followed for either a 2-Wide or 4-Wide unit.
The 2-Wide and 4-Wide
door units must be
handled upright. Do not
carry with panels parallel to the ground.
On 4-Wide units, the
“Inactive Panel” can be
opened when the shoot
bolts holding it “shut”
are released.