INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS (BOTTOM FIN REMOVAL) (continued)

F.Go to steps 3 and 4 to install the door frame into the opening. Then install the sill track before proceeding to step 5.

Note: At the sill, it is imperative that sealant be applied under the screw heads and that it surrounds them to prevent water leakage.

G.To snap the sill track in, place an 8" long 2" x 4" block on edge and begin tapping it from one end with a rubber mallet until the track snaps into its original position.

INSTRUCTIONS (REVERSING DOOR SLIDE)

Note: Doors with Blinds-Between-the-Glass are not reversible.

Backplate

A. Remove the sill and screen tracks from the door.

Lock hook

 

(Use an allen wrench or small hook to begin removal.)

 

 

Latch

B. Rotate the main frame 180° (so the sill becomes the head).

lever

C

Snap the sill and screen tracks into place at the bottom of the

 

door. Carefully lay the panel on saw horses or a clean surface.

 

 

D

C. Extend the lock hook and clamp the lock hook with

 

the vise grip.

 

Note: Use of the vise grip on the lock hook will

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prevent the mortise lock from falling when the lock

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mounting screws are removed.

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D. Remove the door handle by removing the two

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attachment screws.

 

E. Remove the mortise lock. Remove the two screws

 

that attach the lock assembly to the door panel.

 

Work the lock down, then tilt it out and pull up.



 

F. Rotate 180° and reinstall the lock. Insert the mortise lock into

 

 

the door panel with the lock adjusting screw positioned at the

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bottom, then tilt the top in and lift the lock into position. Insert

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the two mounting screws into the lock mounting holes.

 

 

G. Rotate the handle 180° and install the door handle by

 

 

inserting the two backplate screws through the door panel

 

 

and into the exterior handle.

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Note: Rotating the handle will result in "Pella" script

 

 

being upside down. A new handle must be ordered for

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"Pella" to be in correct orientation.

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Note: The latch lever must engage the slot in the side of the mortise lock assembly.

H. Remove the bottom rollers from the slide panel by removing the upper screw. Reinstall the rollers in the opposite end of the door panel.

I. High Performance Doors only: Remove the blocks from the top rail of the door panel and reinstall them at the opposite end of the panel.

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Pella V981553 installation instructions Instructions Reversing Door Slide, Remove the sill and screen tracks from the door
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V981553 specifications

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