EFCO S5500 SSG Captured - Manual (Page 47)

EFCO CORPORATION 6/2012 PART NO. Y556 Page 47 of 81
S-5500 SSG and Captured Corner Mullion Installation Instructions
Section VIII: Exterior Cover & Drive-In Gasket
Installation for Captured System
STEP #1 APPLY TEMPORARY GLAZING RETAINERS AT CORNERS
A. Position the temporary glazing retainers at quarter points along the height of the D.L.O. at the
corner. The maximum spacing for the retainers should not exceed 30” center to center.
B. Match drill the corner mullion through the hole in the retainer, and apply the temporary glazing
retainers as shown below. Seal the holes in the mullion when the retainers are removed.
Glazing retainers are intended for short term temporary applications only and are not to be left unattended
or overnight. Temporary retainers do not meet structural requirements and can fail under structural loads.
CAPTURED
HEAD
CAPTURED
SILL
HEAD PRESSURE
COVER
SILL PRESSURE
COVER
TEMPORARY
GLAZING
RETAINERS
Customer / Installer Note:
EFCO setting blocks are
typically 4” in length with
different depths. If the
glazing infill is “NOT BY
EFCO” and glazing sizes are
larger than 40 square feet,
the glazing details must be
reviewed by the glazing
manufacturer for proper
glazing block size.