Peerless Industries IM740P Installation to Wood Stud Wall, Remove drywall inside cut outline

Installation to Wood Stud Wall

WARNING

•Installer must verify that the supporting surface will safely support the combined load of the equipment and all attached hardware and components.

•Tighten wood screws so that wall plate is firmly attached, but do not overtighten. Overtightening can damage the screws, greatly reducing their holding power.

•Never tighten in excess of 80 in. • lb (9 N.M.).

•Make sure that mounting screws are anchored into the center of the stud. The use of an "edge to edge" stud finder is highly recommended.

•Hardware provided is for attachment of mount through standard thickness drywall or plaster into wood studs. Install- ers are responsible to provide hardware for other types of mounting situations.

1	In-wall box (A) must be installed between two studs 16" on
	center. Use an edge-to-edge stud finder to locate the edges
	of the stud. Based on its edges, draw two vertical lines down		STUD
	the inside edges of stud’s. Mark desired center of in-wall box.
	Draw a horizontal line 6-1/8" (150 mm) above center of in-wall		14.5"
	box (A). Draw a second horizontal line 12-1/4" (311 mm) below	cut	(368mm)
	this line to outline wall opening between inside edges of studs.
		outline
	Remove drywall inside cut outline.		6-1/8"
	NOTE: In-wall box (A) can be installed for left or right side
			(150mm)
	mount orientation as shown in figure 1.2.		12-1/4"
	Insert in-wall box (A) into cut-out until flange is flush with		(311mm)
		center of
	drywall.	in-wall box
	Level in-wall box (A), and mark the position of two mounting
	holes using holes on mounting tabs. Remove in-wall box (A)
	and drill 1/8" (3 mm) dia. holes 1-1/2" (38 mm) deep using
	the locations previously marked. Reinstall and level in-wall
	box (A). Secure using two #10 X 1-1/2" wood screws (B) as
	shown in figure 1.3.

Attach two mounting cover plates (C) to in-wall box (A) using	fig. 1.1
four ribbed rivets (D) as shown in figure 1.4.

	A			A
A
			MOUNTING
			TABS
flange	flange
LEFT	RIGHT	B	C D
ORIENTATION	ORIENTATION
fig. 1.2		fig. 1.3	fig. 1.4
	4 of 6		ISSUED: 12-04-07 SHEET #: 095-9280-3	03-25-10

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