Pacific Entries F23ML6 Operating instructions

Brand: Pacific Entries

Model: F23ML6

Type: Operating instructions

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PREHUNG INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR NON-:) IKue IUI<ALr'tl<t-UI<MANCt

Read complete instructions before beginning.

TOOLS i'-lEEDED:

• Level • Tope measure

• Safety glasses • Phi!lips screwdriver

• Caulking gun • Square

• Power drill ond 1/8' drill bit

P·MTERIAlS NEEDED:

• Hammer

• Nail set

• Rubber gloves

• lcckset • shins • caulking • sandpaper • Point or stain

.10d galvanized casing or firish nails or #8

3" and #8

2-1/4"

drywall screws

To determine door swing ileit or r"ghtl, foce the dosed door from the

outside (the side wnere hinges cannot be seen). Open the door. If the

door swings away irom yeu to your

lek,

is a left hand svving door.

the door swirgs awoy from you to your right, i; is a right hand swing door.

PARTS OF A DOOR SYSTEM

1. For most installations, the rough

framed opening (the distance between

studs on t~e right and left and the

distance between ;he header and

the

sub-floor]

should be 2-1/4" wicer

and

taller :han the doar itself

(not including the door jamb Fig. 1)

2. Steel and Premium fibergloss doors

ore generally 1" shorter than wood.

so Ihe roug~ 'rorned opening may

be somewhat shorter. Also, most door

units use a 1-1/4"

hich

threshold

which provides odequote c'earance

for both carpet and pod. If your

threshold is highe' o: lower :hon

1· 1/4", the

ro.iqh

framed opening

may need to be adjusted.

Check the rough framed opening

to be sure it ;s level and square and

not iv./isted (Fig. 21/1/

.inor out of

level conditions can be correcled

with shims during installation. If the

opening is badly

tv.•.isted

(not

plumb),

you may need to repair ihis condilion

before proceedinq.

3. If your prehurlg door is losiened in -he

closed position with o duplex nail or

removable plastic plug, remove these

along with the packaging and craling.

NOTE: If your door unit has pre-hong·

ing clips (Fig.

3),

do not remove them

until instructed to de so. These clips

hold the door svslern alioned and

dosed during i~stclloiio;

Put a generous bead of caulk along

the outside edge of tne sub-floor

and another generous bead of caulk

1/2" in from the first (Fig.

4;-

Be sure

caulk;ng beads see I the threshold

end

sub-lloor

to prevent the infiltration

of moisture.

From the

o.rts.de,

tilt t~e entire prehung

door unit into the center of the

oper-

ing (Fig.

5;.

Make sure the sill

i1 Fig.

contact with ,he caulk'ng and that the hinge jamb is level. Temporarily

fasten the jamb in p'ace wiih

~NO

10d finish nails lor two

dry-

wall screws if Ihe jamb

to be

po.nted

instead of stained).

HEAD

JAMB

SWEEP

Fig.

Fig. 2

Fig.

~i{:

»-e=:

Fig.4

Do not set nails. place one roil or

screw (centered in the jamb) approx'

imately

above the bottom hinge

and one

below the top hinge

(Fig. 6). loosely Iosie« through the

jamb and into the stud.

From the inside, level and shim

the hinge [ornb. Ploce

s-ums

behind

each hinge (Fig.

7i.

Be sure the

hirge iamb is level in both direcuo-is

and is square in the opening.

Level, square and shim the latch

jamb. Place shims in at least three

locations betvveen the jamb and the

st.id.

Temporarily fasten the latcn

jamb opproximcrely 2' from the

bottom and 2" below the top of the

jamb with two

Od finish nails (or two #8

3' drywall screws

if the jamb is to be pointed). Do

not

set

the

nails. Do not shim

or festen the top of the iamb to the header 011

single door

uni!

If a sidelight is to be used, shim and fasten the fop of the unit

where the sidelisht joins the door iamb.

After reche6dng the ninge jamb to ~

JJlllj

be sure it is

srill

leve] and square, :,::::;.-_~i'l.

securely fasten the hinge jamb in "

place by seffing :he two nails or

;<J.",,:-.~~~.o_._._~ I

screws installed eorier. Add on - ...~

,."

-....,'

ccdiiiono! ncil

or scre\v centered ..-

between the first two. Remove any Fig.

pre-ranging dips (Fig. 81. oe sure the door opens freely and that he

space between the door and the iamb is even on all sides. Be sure the

weatherstrip meets the door evenly and seals on all sides. Adjust if neces-

sary. If adjusting is necessory, loosen or remove the latch jamb faste'1ers

and adjust the laich jamb until there is even contact with the weolherslrip.

8. Iv\ake

sure

ihe door sweep contacts

the threshold evenly. You can adjust

the threshold contact

adjusting

the squoreness of the door unit

or,

if on adjustable

rueshold

is used,

by turning tne edjustment screws

on the

threshoid

(Fig.

9).

9. Re-check for smooth door operation and even spacing between the

door and [ornb. Secure the latch jamb in place wilh two more lOd

finish nails or #8

3' drywall screws. Place the ndils or screws evenly

between Ihe first two already in place and fasten through Ihe shims

and into the studs.

10. Install four

lOx 2-1/4" wood

screws through the hirge jamb ond

into the s'uds: two into the top hinge

in the holes closest Ie the weather-

strip; and one each inlo the other

hinges in the top hole closest to

the weatherstrip (Fig.

10j.

You may

need to remove the screws supplied

with the hinges

irsert these lorger

lOx 2·1/4" screws.

HIHGE

JAMB

11. If you ~ave a

double

door unit

to install or a door unit with

sicelighls, some additional fastening

is required. Double doors should be

fastened through the top of the door

jamb into the

door

header with

~NO

) ad finish nails or two

drywoll screws (F·g. 11 i

Fig.

Fig. 7

Fig.

On doors with s;delights instollec

on a wood Ilccr, ,he door unit

should be screwed to the floor

vvilh t\'vo #8

3"/

crywoll

screws

in soch sideliqh: cs shown in

IFig.

12).

On ~concrete slob floors,

doors, sidelights and

ih.esholds

should be glued

the calcrete

with construction adhesive instead

of caulk. Be sure to complete

msrollonon before adhesive cures.

Fig. 12

12.

Caulk aroGnd'the outside of the door unit

between the siding one brickmold, along the

front side of the thresnold and between the

jamb sides and the rhreshold l:=i9. 13).

13. Fire roted doors have oddulonol instcllotion

requirements. Obtain ihese requirements from

JELD-WE

if not

supolied

with rhe door.

14. I!VPORTANT: S:orm doers should not be used Fio.

wiih JaD·WEN Steel or Premium Fiberglass door systems

as heat buildup can domoqs the door.

15. Failure to follow proper instaliotion and finishing instruction will void the warronty.

FINISHING INSTRUCTIONS

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HELPFUL HINTS BEFORE

STARTING

• Place door in a flm :evel position off the floor end allow

i! 10 occlimore to room rempercture for at least 24 hours

before finIshing.

• Remove the hinge pins and carefully place the door

on a padded or protected surface.

• Finish in a dos-hee area. Do not finish in direct sunlight.

• Remove I-ordwore and mask off a')y gloss.

• Follow point or stain monulocrurers instructions.

• VVear safefy glosses for eye protection, and wear rubber

gloves to prevent soiling the door with oil from your hands.

• 8e sure to use quaiily point and primer or stein ond wood

sealer. Be sure the paint or stein is compatible with the

primer or wood seeler.

• Finisr ell six sides of door to maintain warranty.

• vvhen appiying more than one coat of finish, follow paint

manufacturer's instructions for time between coots.

Pacific Entries F23ML6 Operating instructions

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Model: F23ML6

Type: Operating instructions

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