Andersen 400 Series - Frenchwood® Sidelights & Transoms - 0005345 Service Instructions

Brand: Andersen

Model: 400 Series - Frenchwood® Sidelights & Transoms - 0005345

Type: Service Instructions

Andersen 400 Series - Frenchwood® Sidelights & Transoms - 0005345 is a versatile and high-quality product designed to meet your needs. With its exceptional craftsmanship and durability, this device offers a range of capabilities that will enhance your home's aesthetics and functionality. Whether you're looking to replace damaged panels or customize your living space, this product provides the perfect solution. Its user-friendly design makes installation a breeze, allowing you to effortlessly upgrade your home with professional-looking results.

Panel Replacement Guide

Weight of window and door

unit(s) and accessories will vary.

Use a reasonable number of

people with sufﬁcient strength

to lift, carry, and install window

and door unit(s) and accessories.

Always use appropriate lifting

techniques.

Use of ladders and/or scaffolding

and working at elevated levels may

be hazardous. Follow equipment

manufacturer's instructions for safe

operation. Use extreme caution when

working around window and door

openings. Falling from opening may

result in personal injury or death.

Improper use of hand or

power tools could result

in personal injury and/or

product damage. Follow

equipment manufacturer's

instructions for safe

operation. Always wear

safety glasses.

Every assembly and installation is different (windloads, structural support, etc.), and Andersen strongly

recommends consultation with an Andersen supplier or an experienced contractor, architect, or structural engineer

prior to the assembly and installation of any Andersen product. Andersen has no responsibility in regard to the

post-manufactured assembly and installation of Andersen products.

Read all instructions carefully before attempting this procedure. If you have any questions about your ability

to complete this procedure, call Andersen at 1-888-888-7020 for further direction. Andersen WindowCare®

service center hours are Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Time and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Central Time. Thank you for choosing Andersen® products.

Parts Included

(1) Instruction Guide

(1) Sidelight Panel or Transom Panel

(1) Panel Replacement Kit (1359408)

(12) Jamb Clips*

(60) #6 X 1/2” Screws*

Foam Tape* (Sidelight Units Only)

Tools and Supplies

• Safety Glasses

• Utility Knife

• Nylon Putty Knife

• Metal Putty Knife or

Deglazing Tool

• Small Pry Bar

• Phillips Screwdriver

• Keyhole Hacksaw

• 1-1/2” (4d) Finish Nails

• Caulk Gun

• Silicone Sealant

• Hammer

• Side Cutters

Sidelight Panel or Transom Panel

Additional Parts Needed

(1) Mull Cover (Joined Transom Units Only)

(1) Silicone Sealant (color matching)

(2903021) White

(2903022) Terratone®

(2903023) Sandtone

(2903026) Forest Green

#6 X 1/2” Screw*

Jamb Clip*

(1525012) Foam Tape*

(2962027)

*Part included in Panel Replacement Kit.

“Andersen” and “Andersen WindowCare” are registered trademarks of Andersen Corporation. All other marks where denoted are marks of Andersen Corporation.

Panel Replacement Guide

for Andersen® Frenchwood® Patio Door Sidelights and Transoms

1. Remove Interior Panel Stops

• Tape broken glass with ﬁlament or duct tape before

removal of panel to reduce glass fragmentation.

• Score perimeter of each Interior Panel Stop using a

utility knife to break varnish/paint seal.

Interior Panel Stop

Interior View

Varnish/Paint Seal

Utility Knife

Single Units

• Insert a small pry bar between sill Interior Panel Stop

and frame. Use protective material under pry bar to

protect jamb.

• Pry Interior Panel Stop up gently and remove without

scratching surrounding trim.

• Record original location on back side of each piece

for reapplication.

• Repeat for head Interior Panel Stop.

• Repeat for side Interior Panel Stops.

Interior Panel

Stop (Sill)

Pry Bar

Single Unit

Wear gloves, safety glasses, goggles, or eye shields

when handling glass. Tape broken glass with duct

tape before removal to reduce glass fragmentation.

Failure to do so may result in severe personal injury,

product, and/or property damage.

Interior Panel

Stop (Side)

Interior View

Tape

Panel Replacement Guide

1. Remove Interior Panel Stops (Continued)

• Insert a small pry bar between center Interior Panel

Stop and panel. Use protective material under pry bar

to protect panel surface.

• Pry Interior Panel Stop up gently and remove without

scratching surrounding trim.

• Record original location on back side of each piece

for reapplication.

• Repeat for head and sill Interior Panel Stops.

• Repeat for side Interior Panel Stops.

Pry Bar

Interior Panel

Stop (Center)

Interior Panel

Stop (Sill)

Pry Bar

Joined Transom Unit

• Locate screws between panel and jambs using a ﬂash

light if necessary.

• For Transom Units, insert hacksaw blade between panel

and jamb. Cut through screws on all four sides.

• For Sidelight Units, insert hacksaw blade between

panel and jamb. Cut through screws on head and sides

(units do not have screws on bottom).

• For Joined Transom Units, insert hacksaw blade

between panel and jamb. Cut through screws on outer

side, head, and sill of the panel being replaced.

2. Remove Panel

Protect jamb surface when cutting screws. Use a

backup guard between jamb and panel, if necessary.

Panel

Hacksaw

Jamb

Cross Section Detail

Screw Hacksaw

Interior View

Joined Transom Units

Interior Views

Interior Panel

Stop (Side)

Panel Replacement Guide

• For Transom Units, cut exterior ﬁllet bead 3/4” deep

using a metal putty knife/ deglazing tool on all four

sides and remove panel.

• For Sidelight Units, cut exterior ﬁllet bead 3/4” deep

using a metal putty knife/deglazing tool on both side

and head jambs and remove panel (sill does not

require deglazing).

• Remove Exterior Mull Cover using a pry bar. Use

protective material between pry tool and panel.

• Cut exterior ﬁllet bead on joined side (area behind

Exterior Mull Cover) 1/4” deep using a metal putty

knife/deglazing tool.

• Cut exterior sealant ﬁllet bead on remaining three sides

3/4” deep using a metal putty knife/deglazing tool.

• Remove and retain both screws from the center join on

the side opposing the panel being replaced. Remove

panel and retain screws.

2. Remove Panel (Continued)

Single Units

Support Panel at all times once removal of glazing

silicone begins. Panel may fall inward. Failure to do

so may result in severe personal injury, product,

and/or property damage.

Joined Transom Units

Metal Putty Knife/

Deglazing Tool

Fillet Bead

Joined Transom Units

Exterior View

Exterior Mull Cover

Exterior View

Pry Bar

Screws

Single Units

Interior View

Metal Putty Knife/

Deglazing Tool

Fillet Bead

Panel Replacement Guide

3. Position and Attach Jamb Clips

Interior Side Up

4. Remove Silicone and Clear Window Opening

• For Transom Units, remove old silicone

from glazing lip on all four sides.

• For Sidelight Units, remove old silicone

from glazing lip on sides and head and

silicone or foam tape on sill.

• Check perimeter of frame glazing area for

obstructions such as screws or nails.

Correct, as necessary, making

obstructions ﬂush with frame

surfaces. Place panel in

opening to check for

additional obstructions.

• Place replacement Panel on a clean surface with interior side up.

• Determine location of mounting clips on replacement Panel from

Jamb Clip Chart below.

• Position number of Jamb Clips according to Jamb Clip Chart and

fasten using two #6 X 1/2” Screws, as shown.

• Jamb Clips are not required on side being joined in center.

Position all other Jamb Clips according to Jamb Clip Chart and

fasten using two #6 X 1/2” Screws, as shown. DO NOT apply

Jamb Clips to side begin joined in center.

• Remove Spacer Clips from both side jambs. Spacer Clips are

only needed at head and sill.

Jamb Clip Chart

SL1368

SL13611

SL1380

SL1768

SL17611

SL1780

FWT2116

FWT2716

FWT2916

FWT21110

FWT27110

FWT29110

FWT3116

FWT4116

FWT31110

FWT41110

FWT5016 FWT 2 5016

FWT5416 FWT 2 5416

FWT6016 FWT 2 6016

FWT50110 FWT 2 50110

FWT54110 FWT 2 54110

FWT60110 FWT 2 60110

FWT2111

FWT2711

FWT2911

FWT3111

FWT4111

FWT5011 FWT 2 5011

FWT5411 FWT 2 5411

FWT6011 FWT 2 6011

Jamb Clip

Panel

#6 X 1/2” Screw

Jamb Clip

Silicone

Sealant

Nylon Putty Knife

Interior Views

Sidelight Unit

Transom Unit

#6 X 1/2” Screw

Nylon Putty Knife

Single Units

Joined Transom Units

Spacer Clip

Foam Tape or

Silicone Sealant

Panel Replacement Guide

Transom Unit

5. Seal Opening

• Apply a 5/16” bead of silicone sealant to glazing lip on

all four sides of frame. Locate bead approximately 1/4”

from lip edge to reduce excess sealant on exterior.

• Apply a 5/16" bead of silicone sealant to glazing lip on

sides and head of frame. Locate bead approximately

1/4" from lip edge to reduce excess sealant on exterior.

• Apply 1/2" bead of silicone sealant along sill in same

location where old silicone sealant or foam tape was

located.

Glazing Lip

Caulk Gun

Silicone

5/16" Silicone Sealant Bead

Caulk Gun

Interior Views

6. Install Glass Panel

• Set bottom of replacement Panel on sill and push top

into glazing leg. Center replacement Panel in opening

from left to right.

• Set bottom of replacement Panel on sill close to the

side opposite the center post and push top into glazing

leg. Slide replacement Panel sideways against center

post until ﬂush.

Replacement

Panel

Interior View

Sidelight Unit

Transom Units

Sidelight Units

Single Units

Joined Transom Units

Sill

1/2" Silicone Sealant Bead

Glazing Lip

Panel Replacement Guide

7. Attach Panel to Frame

• Hold replacement Panel ﬁrmly in position. DO NOT

push on glass. Push tight from the interior and fasten

Panel to frame using a minimum of two Screws per

Jamb Clip.

• Hold replacement Panel ﬁrmly in position. DO NOT

push on glass. Push tight from the interior and secure

Panel to joining post using previously removed screws.

• Fasten Panel to frame using a minimum of two Screws

per Jamb Clip.

• Clean surfaces where Exterior Mull Cover will

be reapplied.

• Fill the triangular recess between the panel and joining

post with silicone sealant. Silicone must run full length

and close off along sill and head jamb.

• Remove protective backing from tape on back side of

Exterior Mull Cover.

• Apply Exterior Mull Cover over join and center between

head and sill.

Single Units

Joined Transom Units

Screws

Jamb Clip

Interior View

Single Unit

Joined Transom Unit

Interior View

Exterior View

Screws

Exterior Mull Cover

Panel Replacement Guide

8. Reapply Interior Panel Stops

• Remove excess silicone from exterior using a nylon

putty knife ﬂush with the exterior face of glass.

• Apply a 3/16”, smooth, continuous bead of color

matching Silicone Sealant around exterior perimeter of

unit at panel/frame joint.

9. Apply Exterior Silicone Sealant

1-1/2” (4d)

Finish Nail

Interior Panel Stop

(Sill)

1” Finish Nail

(1-1/2” (4d) Finish Nail cut to 1”)

Head/Side Jamb

Sill

Interior

Panel Stop

(Head/Side)

3/4”

Sidelight Unit Cross Section

Caulk Gun

Silicone Sealant

(matching exterior color)

Panel

Jamb

Exterior View

• Reapply Interior Panel Stops to sides ﬁrst, then to head

and sill. Fasten using 1-1/2” (4d) ﬁnish nails.

• Reapply Interior Panel Stops to sides ﬁrst, then to

head. Fasten using 1-1/2” (4d) ﬁnish nails.

• Reapply Interior Panel Stop to sill using 1-1/2” (4d)

ﬁnish nails cut to 1”. DO NOT nail into area 3/4” from

Panel to avoid nailing into aluminum, as shown.

Transom Units

Sidelight Units

Panel Replacement Guide

Andersen 400 Series - Frenchwood® Sidelights & Transoms - 0005345 Service Instructions

Andersen 400 Series - Frenchwood® Sidelights & Transoms - 0005345 Service Instructions

Andersen 400 Series - Frenchwood® Sidelights & Transoms - 0005345 Service Instructions

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