WhisperKool EXTREME 5000TIR - Manual (Page 14)

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Sheetrock alone cannot support the weight of a
96-pound (or more) cooling system. Therefore, it is
necessary to frame the hole that you have just cut with
upper and lower supports.
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 1/4” so that the Whis-
perKOOL system will fit snugly through the framed
cut-out.
Frame the hole with two-by-four supports
Once the horizontal lines have been cut, make verti-
cal 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.