Instruction sheet – Prescolite SLOPED CEILING ADAPTORS User Manual

Page 4

www.prescolite.com

• Prescolite

TollFree

Technical

Support

1.888.PRS.4TEC

•

Hours:

8am

- 5pm
ET

701 Millennium Boulevard • Greenville SC 29607

With representatives offices in principal cities throughout North America.

Part No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 01863200

Instruction

Sheet

NOTE: THE FIXTURE MUST BE RIGIDLY SUPPORTED BY BAR HANGERS OR OTHER MECHANICAL SUPPORT.

THE CEILING ADAPTOR MUST NOT BE USED TO SUPPORT THE RECESSED HOUSING.

CEILING
SUPPORT

MINOR AXIS OF FIXYURE

RECESSED HOUSING IN THE CEILING

FRAME-IN FIXTURE SUPPORT,
OR EQUAL CONSTRUCTION METHOD

BAR HANGERS OR OTHER
MECHANICAL SUPPORT

HOUSING/ADPTOR ASSEMBLY

SLOPED CEILING

FIGURE 5. INSTALLING HOUSING/ADAPTOR ASSEMBLY IN CEILING.

Place ceiling adaptor on plaster flange of fixture, aligning with ceiling pitch.

Use existing holes in sloped ceiling adaptor flange as guide to drill 3/16” clearance

holes in plaster flange opening. Caution: do not drill out existing holes in the sloped

ceiling adaptor.

Secure sloped ceiling adaptor to housing with (2) 8-32 screws as supplied.

Install fixture/adaptor assembly into ceiling structure ensuring adaptor is positioned

appropriately to the pitch of the ceiling.

For dry ceiling applications only, remove sloped ceiling adaptor prior to installation of

plasterboard.

A. For

WET (flangeless) ceiling adaptors. Plaster work IS required to complete the

ceiling adaptor installation. Therefore, the ceiling adaptor should be re-attached

to the housing

BEFORE the plaster board is installed to close off the ceiling.

After the plaster work and ceiling finishing (painting) are complete install the

fixture trim

B1. To insure the plasterboard cutout is properly centered with the fixture center,

identify the fixture aperture center in relationship to adjacent walls.

B2. Using the smaller circle in the SCA as a template, rough cut a hole in the

plasterboard at the approximate/estimated center.

B3. Use large diameter circle on SCA as a template to center final ceiling cutout

for SCA. Cut out remaining plasterboard and re-attach the SCA to the housing

plaster flange in the pre-drilled clearance holes.

FIGURE 5