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Sealey LFT03 User Manual

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5.3.10

Fitting the catch bracket: from inside the loft, close the

trapdoor and mark a vertical line on the inside of the hatch

frame in line with the centre of the twist catch as shown in

fig.6a.

5.3.11 open the trapdoor. Position the catch bracket on the hatch

frame, lining up with the vertical and horizontal lines as shown

in fig.6b. Mark the fixing hole positions.

5.3.12 Drill 2mm pilot holes and attach the catch using 2 x 18mm

screws.

5.5

attaching the handrail: turn the ladder over and attach the

handrail to the most convenient side of the ladder to suit the

requirements of the installation.

5.5.1 Bear in mind that the hand rail must be attached to the opposite

side of the ladder to which you intend to attach the retaining

bar. see fig.14.

5.5.2 referring to fig.10, place washers (2) onto the 65mm bolts (4),

insert through the handrail, mounting blocks (3) and ladder.

secure using the nuts and washers (1 & 2).

5.4

assembly and installation of loft ladder:

5.4.1 remove both End caps from the back section of the ladder as

shown in fig.7 to gain access to the slide tracks. slide a pivot

bar stop into each track but leave temporarily unsecured at this

time.

note: A pair of pivot bar stops have been pre-installed at the top of

the ladder.

5.4.2 Ensure that the pivot bar is fully assembled and arranged in the

orientation shown in fig.8. Insert the pivot bar sliders into the

tracks.

5.4.3 Insert the two remaining pivot bar stops into the tracks as

shown in fig.9 but leave unsecured at this point.

note: there are now 3 pivot bar stops in each track including one

pre-fitted at the top of each track.

5.4.4 replace the previously removed end caps.

Original Language Version

Lft03.V2 Issue: 1 - 04/08/11