Wayne-Dalton 9600 - Manual (Page 2)

Pre - InsTallaTIon
Important Safety Instructions
Definition of key words used in this manual:
WARNING WARNING
INDICATEs A POTENTIALLy hAzARDOus sITuATION WhICh; If NOT AvOIDED,
COuLD REsuLT IN sEvERE OR fATAL INjuRy.
CAuTION: PROPERTY DAMAGE OR InjuRY CAn RESulT fROM fAIluRE TO fOllOW
InSTRuCTIOnS.
IMPORTANT: REQuIRED STEP fOR SAfE AnD PROPER DOOR OPERATIOn.
NOTE: Information assuring proper installation of the door.
READ THESE InSTRuCTIOnS CAREfullY BEfORE ATTEMPTInG InSTAllATIOn. If In QuESTIOn
ABOuT AnY Of THE PROCEDuRES, DO nOT PERfORM THE WORK. InSTEAD, HAVE A TRAInED
DOOR SYSTEMS TECHnICIAn DO THE InSTAllATIOn OR REPAIRS.
1.
READ AND fOLLOW ALL INsTALLATION INsTRuCTIONs.
2. Wear protective gloves during installation to avoid possible cuts from sharp metal edges.
3. It is always recommended to wear eye protection when using tools, otherwise eye injury
could result.
4. Avoid installing your new door on windy days. Door could fall during the installation caus-
ing severe or fatal injury.
5. Doors 12’-0” wide and over should be installed by two persons, to avoid possible injury.
6. Operate door only when it is properly adjusted and free from obstructions.
7. If a door becomes hard to operate, inoperative or is damaged, immediately have neces-
sary adjustments and/ or repairs made by a trained door system technician using proper
tools and instructions.
8. DO nOT stand or walk under a moving door, or permit anybody to stand or walk under an
electrically operated door.
9. DO nOT place fingers or hands into open section joints when closing a door. use lift
handles/ gripping points when operating door manually.
10. DO nOT permit children to operate garage door or door controls. Severe or fatal injury
could result should the child become entrapped between the door and the floor.
11. Due to constant extreme spring tension, do not attempt any adjustment, repair or altera-
tion to any part of the door, especially to springs, spring brackets, bottom corner brackets,
red colored fasteners, cables or supports. To avoid possible severe or fatal injury, have any
such work performed by a trained door systems technician using proper tools and instruc-
tions.
12. On electrically operated doors, pull down ropes must be removed and locks must be
removed or made inoperative in the open (unlocked) position.
13. Top section of door may need to be reinforced when attaching an electric opener. Check
door and/ or opener manufacturer’s instructions.
14. Visually inspect door and hardware monthly for worn and or broken parts. Check to
ensure door operates freely.
15. Test electric opener’s safety features monthly, following opener manufacturer’s instruc-
tions.
16. nEVER hang tools, bicycles, hoses, clothing or anything else from horizontal tracks. Track
systems are not intended or designed to support extra weight.
17. This door may not meet the building code wind load requirements in your area. for your
safety, you will need to check with your local building official for wind load code require-
ments and building permit information.
After installation is complete, fasten this manual near the garage door.
IMPORTANT: STAInlESS STEEl OR PT2000 COATED lAG SCREWS MuST BE uSED WHEn
InSTAllInG CEnTER BEARInG BRACKETS, EnD BRACKETS, jAMB BRACKETS, OPERATOR
MOunTInG/ SuPPORT BRACKETS AnD DISCOnnECT BRACKETS On TREATED luMBER
(PRESERVATIVE-TREATED). STAInlESS STEEl OR PT2000 lAG SCREWS ARE nOT nECESSARY
WHEn InSTAllInG PRODuCTS On un-TREATED luMBER.
NOTE: It is recommended that 5/16” lag screws are pilot drilled using a 3/16” drill bit, prior to
fastening.
IMPORTANT: WHEn InSTAllInG 5/16” lAG SCREWS uSInG An ElECTRIC DRIll/ DRIVER, THE
DRIll/ DRIVERS CluTCH MuST BE SET TO DElIVER nO MORE THAn 200 In-lBS Of TORQuE.
fASTEnER fAIluRE COulD OCCuR AT HIGHER SETTInGS.
WARNING WARNING
PRIOR TO WINDING OR MAkING ADjusTMENTs TO ThE sPRINGs, ENsuRE
yOu’RE WINDING IN ThE PROPER DIRECTION As sTATED IN ThE INsTAL-
LATION INsTRuCTIONs. OThERWIsE, ThE sPRING fITTINGs MAy RELEAsE
fROM sPRING If NOT WOuND IN ThE PROPER DIRECTION AND COuLD
REsuLT IN sEvERE OR fATAL INjuRy.
IMPORTANT: RIGHT AnD lEfT HAnD IS AlWAYS DETERMInED fROM InSIDE THE BuIlDInG
lOOKInG OuT.
Removing an Existing Door/
Preparing the Opening
IMPORTANT: COunTERBAlAnCE SPRInG TEnSIOn MuST AlWAYS BE RElEASED BEfORE AnY
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO START REMOVInG An ExISTInG DOOR.
WARNING WARNING
A POWERfuL sPRING RELEAsING ITs ENERGy suDDENLy CAN CAusE sEvERE
OR fATAL INjuRy. TO AvOID INjuRy, hAvE A TRAINED DOOR sysTEMs TECh-
NICIAN, usING PROPER TOOLs AND INsTRuCTIONs, RELEAsE ThE sPRING
TENsION.
for detailed information see supplemental instructions “Removing an Existing Door/ Preparing
the Opening”. These instructions are not supplied with the door, but are available at no charge
from Wayne-Dalton corp., P.O. box 67, Mt. hope, OH 44660, or at www.wayne-dalton.com.
InsTallaTIon
Before installing your door, be certain that you have read and followed all of the instructions cov-
ered in the pre-installation section of this manual. failure to do so may result in an improperly
installed door.
Attaching Q.I. flag Angles to vertical Tracks
Tools: None
1
NOTE: If you have f.A. flag angles, skip this step.
NOTE: If you have riveted track, skip this step.
NOTE: flag angles are right and left handed.
Place the lower Q.I. tab of the left hand flag angle in the Q.I. feature of the left hand vertical
track. Give the flag angle 1/4 turn to lock in place. Repeat for other side.
Attaching f.A. flag Angles to vertical Tracks
Tools: None
2
NOTE: If you have Q.I. flag angles, skip this step.
NOTE: If you have riveted track, skip this step.
NOTE: flag angles are right and left handed.
If you have Q.I. vertical tracks, hand tighten the left hand flag angle to the left hand vertical track
using (1) stud plate and (2) 1/4” – 20 flange hex nuts. Repeat for the other side.
If you have f.A. vertical tracks, hand tighten the left hand flag angle to the left hand vertical track
using (2) 1/4”-20 x 9/16” track bolts and (2) 1/4”-20 flange hex nuts. Repeat for other side.
flange nuts will be secured after flag angle spacing is completed in step, Top Section.
horizontal Angles
Tools: Hammer
3
NOTE: for larger doors, a full length horizontal angle may not already be spot welded to the
horizontal track. If the horizontal angle is not welded, the horizontal angle will be installed as
shown.
Position the left hand horizontal angle as shown. Place the Q.I. tabs of the horizontal angle in the
key slot of the left hand horizontal track. using a hammer, tap the horizontal angle towards the
curved end of the track until the alignment hole in the track and angle are aligned. Repeat for
other side. Set tracks aside.
Attaching Q.I. jamb Brackets
Tools: None
4
NOTE: If you have f.A. jamb brackets, skip this step.
NOTE: If you have riveted track, skip this step.
Measure the length of the vertical tracks. using the jamb bracket schedule, determine the place-
ment of the jamb brackets for your door height and track length. To install the jamb brackets,
align the Q.I. tab on the Q.I. jamb bracket with the Q.I. feature in the vertical track and turn the
bracket perpendicular to the track so the mounting flange is toward the back (flat) leg of the
track. Repeat for other side.
2
Please Do not Return This Product To The Store. Contact your local Wayne-Dalton dealer. To find your local Wayne-Dalton dealer,
refer to your local yellow pages business listings or go to the find a Dealer section online at www.wayne-dalton.com