Mounting the Mast on Solid Wood or Lap Siding
Mounting Instructions
1.Locate the center of a stud where you want to mount the mast foot. Make sure you locate and secure the mounting foot to the center of a wall stud. Do not mount the dish near the edge of a stud.
2.Hold the mounting foot in a position so the center line is centered on a stud or solid wood surface.
3.If you are mounting on a sloped or vertical surface, use a level to verify that the center line is perfectly vertical.
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Line center holes |
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on stud |
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Step 2: Center the foot on the stud. | Step 3: Make sure the mounting |
| foot is level. |
4.Use a pencil to mark the two center holes and the four outside corner holes of the mounting foot.
5.Remove the mounting foot and drill two 3/16" holes in the two center hole locations and four 3/16" holes in the four outside corner locations.
6.Use a wrench to loosen the nuts on the mounting foot so that you can rotate the mast to access both of the center mounting holes.
7.Hold the mounting foot over the holes so that the top part of the mast will rotate and point straight up.
Tip
To locate a stud underneath panel siding, locate the nails securing the panel to the wall. The nails usually align with the center of the stud and provide an easy guide.
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Step 7: Make sure that the top of the mast will point straight up.
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