EFCO S5900 Inside Glazed - Manual (Page 16)

EFCO CORPORATION 6/2012 PART NO. Y352 Page 16 of 18
Series 5900 Inside Glazed Curtain Wall Installation Instructions
FIG. 6 FIG. 7 FIG. 8
Section IX: Glazing
Glazing Spandrel Areas at Floor Lines
A.) The top of each spandrel infill should consist of a horizontal assembly with a bolt
on pressure plate as shown in FIG. 9 below.
B.) Leave the horizontal above the floor line off (stool horizontal) while erecting the
frames.
C.) Set the exterior preset gasket in 2 sides and the sill of the opening for spandrel
infill. Tape the top of the gasket to the mullion face, if using Molded Corner
gaskets. See FIG. 8 page #15.
D.) From the floor line, lower the infill down into the glazing pocket onto pre-located
setting blocks and into the final position as shown in FIG. 7 on page #15.
E.) Drop the stool horizontal down over the top of the infill onto the pre-located
shear blocks sealed as shown on page #8. The exterior preset must be installed
into the horizontal pressure plate prior to dropping the horizontal on the shear
blocks.
F.) Attach the horizontal to the shear blocks. Install the glazing bead and interior
gaskets as described on pages #14 and #15.
G.) The spandrel areas can be glazed from the exterior as noted in the reglaze
instructions below, if desired, in lieu of drop-in glazing.
FIG. 9
Glaze Spandrel Infill From Exterior
A.) Remove the broken or damaged infill and gasket material.
B.) Remove the pressure plate at the top of infill lite. Ref. FIG. 9.
C.) Reinstall the preset gasket to the interior side of the glazing pocket. (Replace if
damaged)
D.) Set the replacement infill down on top of the pre-located setting blocks and tight
against the preset gasket.