Ssg-mull-pressplt-bridge-ins, Pressure plate installation at bridge – Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope CW-250 User Manual
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PRESSURE PLATE INSTALLATION AT BRIDGE
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February 2012
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Phone: 1-866-OLDCASTLE (653-2278)
MARK LOCATION OF DIVERTER
BRIDGE CENTERLINE BY
TEMPORARILY ALIGNING
PRESSURE PLATE, CUT LOWER
PRESSURE PLATE GASKET AT
BRIDGE LOCATION AND SPREAD
GASKETS TO ALLOW 3/4" GAP.
INSTALL PRESSURE PLATE
ONTO HORIZONTAL AND ALLOW
GAP TO CLOSE AS SHOWN
IN DETAIL ON PAGE 53.
3/4"
IF PRE-PUNCHED SLOT
FALLS WITHIN 2" OF
CENTERLINE OF MULL.
SEAL SLOT WITH
SILICONE AND DRILL
ADDITIONAL 7/32" HOLE AT
2" OFF CENTERLINE
OF MULLION.
INSTALL PRESSURE PLATE
WITH GAP IN LOWER GASKET.
FILL GAPS WITH SILICONE
BETWEEN ENDS OF GASKET
AND WEEP LEG OF DIVERTER.
NOTE:
WHEN INSTALLING PRESSURE
PLATE FASTENERS, THEY SHOULD
BE WITHIN 2" TO 4" FROM
THE CENTERLINE OF MULLION.
ADDITIONAL 7/32" HOLES SHOULD
BE ADDED IF STANDARD SLOTS
ARE NOT WITHIN THIS AREA.
2"
MIN.
MIN.
2"