5 of 8 ISSUED: 12-18-09 SHEET #: 125-9090-4 03-24-11
solid concrete
cinder block
Installation to Solid Concrete or Cinder Block
• WheninstallingPeerlesswallmountsoncinderblock,verifythatyouhaveaminimumof1-3/8"(35mm)ofactual
concretethicknessintheholetobeusedfortheconcreteanchors.Donotdrillintomortarjoints!Besuretomount
inasolidpartoftheblock,generally1"(25mm)minimumfromthesideoftheblock.CinderblockmustmeetASTM
C-90specications.Itissuggestedthatastandardelectricdrillonslowsettingisusedtodrilltheholeinsteadofa
hammerdrilltoavoidbreakingoutthebackoftheholewhenenteringavoidorcavity.
• Concretemustbe2000psidensityminimum.Lighterdensityconcretemaynotholdconcreteanchor.
• Makesurethatthewallwillsafelysupportfourtimesthecombinedloadoftheequipmentandallattachedhardware
and components.
WARNING
1
CUTAWAY VIEW
INCORRECT CORRECT
wall
plate
wall
plate
plaster/
drywall
plaster/
drywall
concrete concrete
1
3
2
H
Drillholesandinsertanchors(H).
Place plate (A)overanchors(H)andsecurewithscrews(I).
Tightenallfasteners.
A
H
I
concrete
surface
• Tightenscrewssothatwallplateisrmlyattached,
but do not overtighten.Overtighteningcandamage
screws,greatlyreducingtheirholdingpower.
• Nevertighteninexcessof80in.•lb(9N.M.).
• Alwaysattachconcreteexpansionanchorsdirectly
to load-bearing concrete.
• Neverattachconcreteexpansionanchorsto
concretecoveredwithplaster,drywall,orother
nishingmaterial.Ifmountingtoconcretesurfaces
coveredwithanishingsurfaceisunavoidable,
thenishingsurfacemustbecounterboredas
shownbelow.Besureconcreteanchorsdonot
pullawayfromconcretewhentighteningscrews.If
plaster/drywallisthickerthan5/8"(16mm),custom
fastenersmustbesuppliedbyinstaller.
WARNING
Makesurethatwallplate(A)islevel,useitasa
templatetomarkninemountingholes.Drillnine5/16"
(8mm)dia.holestoaminimumdepthof2.5"(64mm).
Insertanchors(H)inholesushwithwallasshownin
gure1.1.Placewallplateoveranchorsandsecure
withnine#14x2.5"screws(I).Level,thentightenall
fastenersasshowning.1.2.
H
IA
Fig. 1.1
Fig. 1.2