INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - NSF WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER Wall-Mounted Shelving System - No Blocking

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1 The components included with this shipment comprise a fully-adjustable, heavy-duty cantilever shelving system. Installed properly, they ll provide decades of superior value in your walk-in cooler or freezer. If you have questions during your install just call us using the information below. For more information on our shelving systems, visit walkincooler-shelving.com or e-zshelving.com. INTRO

2 FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS UPRIGHTS CEILING BRACKETS SHELVING BRACKETS SHELVES COMPONENTS COMPONENTS

3 RECOMMENDED TOOLS Shelving system hardware includes: 3/8 bolt and nut (9/16 head) with washer #10 x 1/2 Phillips sheet metal screws Recommended tools: Tape measure Erasable marker Torque wrench or standard-length 3/8 drive ratchet Standard 9/16 wrench 9/16 socket Nail set, ice pick, or awl - max. 3/32 diameter Phillips head screwdriver Laser level or standard level. A laser level will reduce installation time on long shelving runs. TOOLS TOOLS

4 sketch 1 installation sequence IF YOUR SHELVING RUN(S) BORDERS ON A WALL, START AT THE CORNER AND WORK OUTWARD. When installing an L configuration, start at the corner. Mount the uprights, then the brackets and shelves of the first run. Base the location of the 2nd run on the depth of the 1st. When installing a U configuration, start at the corners and work outwards. Mount the uprights, then the brackets and shelves of the side runs. Then center the middle run. Unloaded E-Z shelves will not appear level where they meet in a corner. That s normal. E-Z s shelving brackets are designed with a slight uplift from back to front, to compensate for deflection under load. installation sequence

5 STEP 1 ATTACH CEILING BRACKETS A. Locate the 6 ceiling brackets, clamp halves, and bracket attachment hardware. B. Slide the heel of the ceiling brackets into the top of the upright channels, placing the top of the bracket flush with the top of the uprights. C. 3/8 BOLT Sandwich the bracket between two clamp halves, placing the NUT bulge of the clamps around the upright channel. Put the bolt through the left side of the assembly, placing the nut on the right, and hand-tighten with a wrench or standard-length 3/8 drive ratchet with a 9/16 socket. If using a torque wrench, foot-pounds of torque is recommended. DO NOT use power tools. Over-tightening causes component deformation. CLAMP HALF CEILING BRACKET CLAMP HALF See Sketch 2 for another view of the ceiling bracket assembly. WASHER ATTACH CEILING BRACKETS

6 sketch 2 ceiling bracket assembly THE CEILING BRACKET AND UPRIGHT SHOULD FIT SNUGLY INTO THE 90 ANGLE OF THE CEILING AND WALL. CEILING BRACKET WASHER BOLT CEILING/WALL JUNCTION NUT CLAMP HALF CLAMP HALF UPRIGHT ceiling bracket assembly

7 STEP 2 MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT A. Proper mounting of uprights is crucial to system function and comprises 80% of install. Please read carefully. B. Locate the #10 x 1/2 Phillips pan head sheet metal attachment screws. C. Review Sketch 1. Locate one of the upright/ceiling bracket combos you assembled with a top flange that turns away from the wall where you ll be starting your installation. MAKING A PILOT HOLE. SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR AN IMAGE OF UPRIGHT/CEILING BRACKET PLACEMENT. D. Place it plumb and flush to the walk-in ceiling. If starting in a corner maintain.5 between the edge of the upright and the wall. Please note that the upright doesn t need to extend to the floor. E. While keeping the upright at a 90 vertical, use the existing holes in the upright to mark the location of pilot holes for the sheet metal screws. F. The thickness and material of the walk-in walls will determine the diameter needed for the pilot holes, but generally they should never be greater than 3/32. Punch a few pilot holes into your guide marks at mid-height of the walk-in wall, then read the next page before continuing. MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT

8 STEP 2 CONT. MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT H. Using a screwdriver, begin attaching the upright, turning the sheet metal screws into the guide holes you made at mid-height on the wall. The screws should cut threads into the metal skin of the walk-in as you turn. DO NOT STRIP THE HOLES. NO POWER TOOLS. THE TOP OF THE UPRIGHT EXPERIENCES THE MOST STRAIN. SECURE TOP ATTACHMENT IS CRUCIAL TO SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. UPRIGHT AND CEILING BRACKET ARE PLUMB AND FLUSH TO CEILING. I. Repeat the process of punching pilot holes and handturning the sheet metal screws into them. Start with the bottom holes to get a feel for it before moving to the top. It s crucial that the screws cut threads as they enter the holes..5 BETWEEN EDGE OF UPRIGHT AND WALL. MAKE SURE THE SHEET METAL SCREWS BITE INTO THE WALK-IN SKIN AS YOU TURN THEM. HAND TOOLS ONLY MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT cont.

9 sketch 3 wall/ceiling mount WALK-IN CEILING Set upright flush to the walk-in ceiling. Use the upright as a template for your sheet metal screw pilot holes. This drawing demonstrates the correct method of attaching uprights and ceiling brackets to the metal skins of walk-ins. Pilot holes should be less than 3/32, but size will vary based on wall thickness and material. Sheet metal screws to be hand-tightened only. Make sure you feel them cutting thread as they enter the metal skin. wall/ceiling mount

10 sketch 4 ceiling bracket side view FOAMED WALK-IN CEILING CEILING BRACKET #10 x 1/2 SHEET METAL SCREWS (4) FOAMED WALK-IN WALL CLAMP HALF UPRIGHT ceiling bracket side view

11 STEP 3 MOUNT REMAINING UPRIGHTS A. Mount the remaining upright/ceiling bracket assemblies in the same manner detailed in Step 2. B. Consult your shelving system layout sketch for the mounting location of the remaining uprights. C. Shelf length determines the centerline to centerline distance between uprights. In other words, in a finished system the edges of the shelves will be flush with the centerlines of the uprights. MOUNT REMAINING UPRIGHTS

12 STEP 4 MOUNT CEILING BRACKETS A. Mount ceiling brackets to the walk-in ceiling using the same punching and fastening method used to mount uprights to the wall - punch pilot holes of less than 3/32, and hand-tighten the #10 x 1/2 sheet metal screws, assuring they cut a thread as they enter the metal skin of the walk-in. DO NOT STRIP THE HOLES. MOUNT CEILING BRACKETS

13 STEP 5 ATTACH SHELF BRACKETS A. See the illustration below. Identify the brackets designed for the right end, left end and interior of the system. B. Attach shelf brackets to uprights in the same manner as ceiling brackets, using the included hardware and a 3/8 drive ratchet with a 9/16 socket. Approximately foot-pounds of torque should be applied to tighten the clamp halves around each upright and bracket. A STANDARD LEVEL WORKS FINE, BUT USE A LASER LEVEL ON LONG RUNS. INTERIOR LEFT END RIGHT END ATTACH SHELF BRACKETS

14 STEP 6 ATTACH SHELVES Attach Here Attach Here Shelf Edges Meet Here Attach Here Attach Here Attach Here Attach Here Attach Here A. Locate shelf-attachment hardware, including wing nuts and #8-32 x 3/8 carriage bolts. B. Shelf lengths may vary. Consult your shelving system layout sketch to attach shelves in their proper locations. C. Single brackets have two attachment points on the top flange. Double brackets have one attachment point on the right-rear of the top flange, and two attachment points on the bull nose, one for each end of the adjoining shelves. ATTACH SHELVES