Chamberlain 1215EM FS2 1 cm.), SECTIONAL DOOR, INSTALLATION STEP, Proceed to Step 2, page, AND ONE-PIECEDOOR WITH TRACK, Determine the Header Bracket Location

INSTALLATION STEP 1Determine the Header Bracket Location

To prevent possible SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH:

•Header bracket MUST be RIGIDLY fastened to structural support on header wall or ceiling, otherwise garage door might not reverse when required. DO NOT install header bracket over drywall.

•Concrete anchors MUST be used if mounting header bracket or 38 mm board into masonry.

•NEVER try to loosen, move or adjust garage door, springs, cables, pulleys, brackets, or their hardware, ALL of which are under EXTREME tension.

•ALWAYS call a trained door systems technician if garage door binds, sticks, or is out of balance. An unbalanced garage door might not reverse when required.

Installation procedures vary according to garage door types. Follow the instructions which apply to your door.

If your door is a canopy or dual-track style garage door, a door arm conversion kit is REQUIRED. Follow the installation instructions included with the replacement door arm sectional.

SECTIONAL DOORAND ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK

Unfinished

Ceiling

Header Wall

Vertical Centerline

of Garage Door

Level (optional)

Ceiling

Header

Wall Track

OPTIONAL

CEILING

MOUNT

FOR

HEADER

BRACKET

25mm

25mm

Structural

Supports

Header

Wall

Highest Point

of Travel

1. Close the door and mark the inside vertical centerline of

the garage door.

2. Extend the line onto the header wall above the door.

You can fasten the header bracket within 1.2 m of

Highest Point of Travel

Door

Door

Track

Jamb Hardware

the left or right of the door center only if a torsion

spring or center bearing plate is in the way; or you

can attach it to the ceiling (see page 17) when

clearance is minimal. (It may be mounted on the wall

upside down if necessary, to gain approximately

1 cm.)

If you need to install the header bracket on a 38 mm

board (on wall or ceiling), use lag screws (not provided)

SECTIONAL DOOR WITH CURVED TRACK

ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH HORIZONTAL TRACK & JAMB HARDWARE

to securely fasten the 38 mm board to structural

supports as shown here and on page 17.

3. Open your door to the highest point of travel as shown.

Draw an intersecting horizontal line on the header wall 5

cm above the high point. This height will provide travel

clearance for the top edge of the door.

Proceed to Step 2, page 18.

	Header	Highest Point		Highest Point
		of Travel		of Travel
	Wall
				Header
				Wall
Garage	Track			Door
Exterior		Door
Track	ONE-PIECE DOOR		Track	CANOPY ONE-PIECE
	WITH HORIZONTAL &			DOOR WITH
	VERTICAL TRACK			VERTICAL TRACK

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