User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Safety Instructions
- Overview
- The ERU assembly
- Do you have everything?
- Safety precautions
- Introduction
- Installing the ERU
- Installation overview
- Installation guidelines and requirements
- Estimating cable requirements
- Assembling the mounting bracket and pipe
- Installing the ERU on solid wood or lap siding
- Installing the ERU on brick or poured concrete
- Installing the ERU on a cinder-block or hollow wall
- Installing the ERU under the eaves
- Installing the ERU on a roof
- Attaching the ERU to the mounting assembly
- Routing and grounding the exterior cables
- Routing cable to the SOMAport
- Troubleshooting

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This chapter describes how to install the ERU outdoors using a variety of
mounting options. It also describes how to route and connect ground cables,
ground the ERU, and connect it to the SOMAport. Be sure to read the
important safety information in the front pages of this manual before
beginning an installation.
Contents
Installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installation guidelines and requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Estimating cable requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Assembling the mounting bracket and pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Installing the ERU on solid wood or lap siding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Installing the ERU on brick or poured concrete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Installing the ERU on a cinder-block or hollow wall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installing the ERU under the eaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installing the ERU on a roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Attaching the ERU to the mounting assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Routing and grounding the exterior cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Routing cable to the SOMAport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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