Installation Guide

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INTRODUCTION

The Larson ESCAPE retractable screen features a fully assembled screen cassette pre-sized for

opening sizes indicated on the packaging box. If the door opening is shorter than this product,

contact Larson for help with another product.

The instructions are split into two sections: RECESS INSTALLATION, PAGE 2, and

SURFACE INSTALLATION, PAGE 9. Determine which you need before starting.

Please contact your Larson Dealer for additional custom sizes and colors.

INSTALLATION TOOLS

RETRACTABLE SCREEN DOOR

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

ESCAPE

DOUBLE DOOR

IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS BE READ THROUGH BEFORE INSTALLING DOOR.

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PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER

MEASURING TAPE HAND-HELD OR POWER SAW

POWER DRILL & BITS

Use saw

blade suitable

for cutting

aluminum.

Summary of content (15 pages)

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I T I S H I G H LY R E CO M M E ND E D T H A T T H E I N S TRUCT I ON S B E R E A D T H ROU G H B E F OR E I N S T A L L I N G DOOR . ESCAPE DOUBLE DOOR RETRACTABLE SCREEN DOOR installation instructions INSTALLATION TOOLS Phillips Screwdriver measuring tape Hand-Held or Power Saw power drill & Bits Use saw blade suitable for cutting aluminum. Introduction The Larson ESCAPE retractable screen features a fully assembled screen cassette pre-sized for opening sizes indicated on the packaging box.
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escape 200 RECESS INSTALLATION V U PULL BAR V C PA G E 2 S Optional Bottom Slide Bolt U T J B I V V H S J C I PULL BAR M R M Optional Top Slide Bolt R M H M K Q Q P A M R K M R K G A M R M K B A Screen Cassette Assembly I Boot Body End Cap B J F Threshold Transition End Caps G Handle H Boot Body installed on outer or inner door.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s RECESS INSTALLATION 1 PA G E 3 Mounting The A-Screen Cassette will be mounted using K-Recess Mounting Clips inside the door frame. 1-A Recess Installation M K Double Screen A M K 2 Measuring Measure the opening width and height in several places and record the smallest width and height measurement.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s RECESS INSTALLATION 3.1 3 PA G E 4 The Screen Cassette The A-Screen Cassette Assembly can be installed on either the right or left side of the door jamb by flipping the Screen Cassette (the rounded side of the Screen Cassette should face outward). I Determine which will be the top of the H-Boot Body [3.1] and attach the I-Boot Body End Cap on the desired top end using three (3) J-#6 x ¾”(19mm) H Phillips Flathead Countersunk Screws.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s PA G E 5 RECESS INSTALLATION S 4.1 TOP 4 optional • INSTALLING THE SLIDE BOLT ACCESSORY LOCK Identify which of the two screen panels will be the one most often used to enter and exit the home. You will install the Slide Bolt Accessory Lock on the interior PULL BAR side of this inactive panel (the side less used). On the inactive panel loosen the Allen head set screw on the Q-Top Retainer Guide.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s PA G E 6 RECESS INSTALLATION 7 crimp weather strips Crimp in the upraised channel lip on the inside of each corner of the C-Top Guide Rail and B-Bottom Guide Rail to keep the P-Pile/Weather Strip from moving, as shown at left. 8.1 8 Installing the Top and Bottom Guide Rails Slide the B-Bottom Guide Rail fully onto the tab on the A-Screen Cassette End Cap [8.1] that was installed on the door frame in Step 5.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s RECESS INSTALLATION 9.4 9 E F PA G E 7 optional • threshold transition for recess mount only Before screwing down the B-Bottom Guide Rail, you may choose to install the E-Threshold Transition (with F-Threshold Transition End Caps) 9.4]. This part is optional; it protects the bottom guide rail and it is also a nice aesthetic feature. The Transition may be installed toward the interior or exterior of the home.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s RECESS INSTALLATION 11.1 PULL BAR S 11 PA G E 8 OPTIONAL • INSTALLING SLIDE BOLT RETAINERS (APPLICABLE ONLY IF STEP FOUR WAS IMPLEMENTED) Close the screen doors. Now, on the B-Bottom Guide Rail and the C-Top Guide Rail, make pencil marks to the center of the channel in which you’ve installed the Slide Bolts.
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escape 200 SURFACE INSTALLATION M V U PA G E 9 J V C I U O O J H O O C I R S R H M Q L Q PULL BAR P Optional Top Slide Bolt A R L M PULL BAR S L R M G A L T B V V R N M R Optional Bottom N Slide Bolt B N PART DESIGNATIONS A Screen Cassette Assembly L Surface Mount Clips B Bottom Guide Rail M #8 x 3/4”(19mm) Phillips C Top Guide Rail G Handle H Boot Body I Boot Body End Cap J #6 x 3/4”(19mm) Phillips Flathead Countersunk Screws for Boot Body End Cap
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s PA G E 1 0 SURFACE INSTALLATION 1 Mounting Surface / Flush Mount the A-Screen Cassette using L-Surface Mounting Clips. Surface Installation Door L M Jamb A L M Brickmold 2 Measuring Place a small mark on the frame to indicate the outside alignment location where you wish to position the screen. Measure the opening width and height in several places and record the smallest width and height measurement.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s SURFACE INSTALLATION 3.1 3 PA G E 1 1 The Screen Cassette The A-Screen Cassette Assembly can be installed on either the right or left side of the door jamb by flipping the Screen Cassette (the rounded side of the Screen Cassette should face outward). I Determine which will be the top of the H-Boot Body [3.1] and attach the I-Boot Body End Cap on the desired top end using three (3) J-#6 x ¾”(19mm) H Phillips Flathead Countersunk Screws.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s SURFACE INSTALLATION 5.1 L-Clips for Surface Install 5 PA G E 1 2 Installing the CassetteS Remove and discard the P-Pile/Weather Strip from the back of A-Screen Cassette. Slide two L-Surface Mount Clips into the groove on the rear of both Screen Cassettes [5.1]. Position one of the A-Screen Cassettes, and use M-#8 x 3/4”(19mm) Phillips Panhead Screws to secure L-Surface Mount Clips to the opening [5.2].
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s PA G E 1 3 SURFACE INSTALLATION 8 8.1 Installing the Top and Bottom Guide Rails Slide the B-Bottom Guide Rail fully onto the tab on the A-Screen Cassette End Cap [8.1] that was installed on the door frame in Step 5. NOTE: The Bottom and Top Rails each have decorative grooves on one side. This groove should face the outside [8.2].
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s SURFACE INSTALLATION 10.1 PULL BAR S 10 PA G E 1 4 OPTIONAL • INSTALLING SLIDE BOLT RETAINERS (APPLICABLE ONLY IF STEP FOUR WAS IMPLEMENTED) Close the screen doors. Now, on the B-Bottom Guide Rail and the C-Top Guide Rail, make pencil marks to the center of the channel in which you’ve installed the Slide Bolts.
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ESCA P E 2 0 0 i n s tallat i o n i n s t r u c t i o n s PA G E 1 5 ? Installation Questions ? Missing Parts ? Replacement Parts ? DON’T GO BACK TO THE STORE! Troubleshooting Guide THE DOOR’S BOTTOM THRESHOLD SLOPES STEEPLY: The Bottom Guide will not work properly installed at an angle. Use wedge shims to adjust the Bottom Guide until level. SCREEN IS TORN OR DAMAGED: Replace the mesh using a Screen Refill Kit.