Installation Steps (Images below)
1. Attach hood assembly to wall. I suggest you attach the hood
assembly to the wall centered on the opening with 2" of
the wall showing under the hood. The fasteners should be in
the uppermost corner of the shutter when installed. If the hood
is over 48" wide, use 2 attach points to avoid stressing
the hood. (Make sure the hood is level.)
2. Side Tracks. Find the 2 side tracks and slide one onto the
legs of each end cap. You can do this prior to attaching the
hood if you can maneuver the assembled hood and side tracks
together. Then plumb the side track up and attach them to the
wall. This step is the critical part. The side tracks must be
perfectly vertical (plumb), and the hood assembly must be level
(parallel to the ground) or the shutter may not work properly.
I would then add additional fasteners as desired to the hood
and or end caps. Remember hurricane winds can suck the shutter
off the house as easily as push it inward.
3. The operator is next. If you are using a motor, then simply
drill a hole in the side cap where the cord should exit to the
electrical connection. If this needs to exit the rear of the
box, a long 1/2" drill 16" long will be a big help.
If the walls are very thick and the drill is not long enough,
we use a 24" 1/4" drill to complete a hole for the
wire. Then we use the 1/2" drill from inside using the
1/4" hole as a guide.
4. Assuming an outside mount gear, you can complete this at
the end of the installation. If the shutter is to be operated
from inside using a gear and universal, I suggest the following.
Make sure the gear is oriented so the universal arm will be
square to the wall. Then, using the 1/4" drill, simply
slide the drill bit through the opening in the gear; and drill
a hole through the wall. Using the hole inside the house as
a guide, use the 1/2" drill to enlarge the 1/4" hole
through the wall.
5. Then, install the universal shaft through the wall into
the gear. The gear has a square opening that the universal shaft
will slide into. If the shaft is to long, cut it to the appropriate
length.
6. The slats are next. Operate the shutter until you see a row
of slots. Then, attach the hangers to the roll of slats. You
can only do it one way. Then, pick the roll of slats up and
attach the hangers to the roll tube by compressing the hook
end of the hanger into the slot. You may want to try this once
with a single hanger before you try to pick up the roll of slats.
The roll must be situated so it will roll away from the shutter.
Also, the hangers must go behind the roll tube and over the
top of the roll tube and then be attached to the roll tube.
You will understand why it must go behind and over the top of
the roll tube during the next step.
7. Operate the roll tube so the top of the tube moves forward.
As you slowly operate the shutter, adjust the slats so they
roll onto the tube centered inside of the end caps. If the slats
aren't centered, they could hit the end caps damaging the slats
or the end caps; not to mention ruin your day. Continue rolling
the slats onto the roll tube until the are nearly done. Then,
insert the last slats in the roll into the side tracks. Now,
simply reverse the operator so the slats slide down the side
tracks. Proud?
8.The side tracks may need stops at the bottom to prevent the
slats from simply continuing out the bottom as you operate the
shutter to close. We can't have that! If you require the stops,
install them now.
9. Test Drive. Now, operate the shutter up and down a few times
to insure smooth operation. Everything OK? Good! I told you
the side tracks must be plumb and the hood level. Now you can
see why!
10. Install the hood cover and check that the universal is securely
installed inside the house.
11. Caulk the side tracks and across the hood and end caps.
