WhisperKool 5000 - Manual (Page 17)

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Minimum Tools Needed
Locate the desired installation location (no lower than 18” inches from the
ceiling). Using a stud finder, locate the studs on either side of the center
point, and mark them with vertical lines.
Using a level and a pencil, mark a horizontal line on the wall between the two
studs, no less than 1 1/2” and no more than 18” from the ceiling.
Using a ruler or measuring tape, measure 16” down (5000ti/tiR) or 22.25”
down (8000 ti/tiR), and mark another horizontal line parallel to the first one.
Using a saw, cut along the uppermost horizontal line until your saw reaches
the stud. Turn the saw around, inserting it into the cut you have just made,
and cut toward the opposite stud so that you have a clean horizontal cut be-
tween the two studs. Be careful not to cut into the studs themselves.
Now make the second horizontal cut from stud to stud on the line 16” below
the first cut.
Once the horizontal lines have been cut, make vertical cuts using the inside
edge of the studs as a guide. Once you have made both vertical cuts, you
should have a rectangular hole in the sheetrock. Now you have to make the
same hole on the other side of the wall. Since you already have one hole,
this is an easy process. Using a nail, mark all four corners of the first hole by
making nail holes through the sheetrock. Then on the other side of the wall,
connect the holes with a pencil mark and cut.
Once the horizontal lines have been cut, make vertical cuts using the inside
edge of the studs as a guide. Once you have made both vertical cuts, you
should have a rectangular hole in the sheetrock. Now you have to make the
same hole on the other side of the wall. Since you already have one hole,
this is an easy process. Using a nail, mark all four corners of the first hole by
making nail holes through the sheetrock. Then on the other side of the wall,
connect the holes with a pencil mark and cut.
Sheetrock alone cannot support the weight of a 96-pound cooling system.
Therefore, it is necessary to frame the hole that you have just cut with upper
and lower supports. These supports also provide solid material for the mount-
ing bracket screws.
Using two 2x4s at 14.5” in length and eight 6d nails, secure the upper and
lower supports to the right and left studs, just inside the sheetrock. Make sure
that the internal height remains at 16” (5000ti/tiR) or 22.25” (8000 ti/tiR) so
that the WhisperKOOL system will fit snugly through the framed cut-out.
Hammer Saw Screwdriver
Level
PREPARING THE INSTALLATION LOCATION
Through-the-Wall