Instlltion Guide for ndersen Luminire Retrctble Insect Screen Door with Slidewy Insect Screen System Designed for 6 wide by 80 tll single hinged doors with suitble mounting surfce. For instlltion help plese visit www.ndersenluminire.com/instll PRTS OVERVIEW Plese Do Not Return Product to Store! PLESE cll the Storm Door Solution Center t 8-8-666, with ny questions regrding instlltion, lost prt replcement, or nything else relted to your retrctble insect screen purchse. Replcement prts cn lso be found t: prts.ndersenstormdoors.com Red this entire guide before you begin your instlltion. If your bilities do not mtch the requirements of this instlltion, contct n experienced contrctor. Your instlltion kit should contin the following prts. Screen Housing (one with hndle & ornge clips) Ltch Housing (one without hndle or clips) Screen Trcks (top nd bottom) 5 End Cps (ttched to ends of housings) Sill dpter 6 6 Ornge Instlltion Clips Not Shown 7 Screw Pck contining: inch #8 screws (qty 6) / inch #8 self-tpping screws (qty ) /8 inch Drill Bit # Phillips Bit NOTE: The ornge instlltion clips ttched to the Screen Housing provide product protection during shipping nd instlltion. DO NOT extend screen from housing or remove instlltion clips until instructed. IMPORTNT 6 To void product dmge, be sure to unpck nd ssemble your retrctble insect screen on soft non-brsive surfce such s crpet, drop cloth plced on your lwn or crdbord. 5 Emco Enterprises, Inc., is wholly owned subsidiry of ndersen Corportion. Emco Enterprises, Inc. mnufctures nd supports the limited wrrnties for ndersen nd EMCO doors. ndersen, EMCO nd ll other mrks where denoted re trdemrks of ndersen Corportion. 07 ndersen Corportion. ll rights reserved. ndersen SDD, PO Box 85 Des Moines, I 5006-085 Rev 0-07v Print in Color p/n 90006
SFETY FIRST: Plese red nd follow ll Cutions nd Wrnings in this guide. WRNING Improper use of hnd or power tools could result in injury nd/or product dmge. Follow equipment mnufcturer s instructions for sfe opertion. lwys wer sfety glsses. WRNING Windows nd doors cn be hevy. Use sfe lifting techniques nd resonble number of people with enough strength to lift, crry, nd instll window nd door products to void injury nd/or property dmge. WRNING The retrctble insect screen is intended for resonble insect control nd not the retention of objects, persons, or pets within the interior. The retrctble insect screen will not stop person from flling through the door. WRNING Metl components of the retrctble insect screen my become hot when exposed to sunlight. WRNING Metl fsteners nd other hrdwre components my corrode when exposed to preservtive treted nd fire-retrdnt treted lumber. Obtin nd use the pproprite size stinless steel fsteners nd hrdwre s clled out by the instlltion guide to fsten unit to ny rough opening mde from pressure treted nd fire-retrdnt treted lumber. Filure to use the pproprite mterils for the instlltion my cuse filure resulting in injury, property or product dmge. RECOMMENDED TOOLS For instlls less thn -7/8" wide /8" Drill Bit Provided in Screw Pck Sfety Glsses Screwdriver Hcksw # Phillips Bit Provided in Screw Pck Drill Tpe Mesure Selnt Work Gloves Metl File MESURE - VERIFY SURFCE REQUIREMENTS ND MESURE OPENING* Verify tht the exterior brickmould, trim bord or csing (exterior trim) is firmly ttched to the opening structure nd is mteril tht is suitble to sufficiently fsten the retrctble insect screen to the door opening. The performnce of the retrctble insect screen could be effected over time if it is not sufficiently fstened to the opening. To instll the retrctble insect screen door, you must verify tht the opening width, height nd mounting surfce re of suitble size to properly instll it into the opening. W /" MIN FLT SURFCE ON FCE. Mesure the width t the top (W), middle (W), nd bottom (W) of the opening (see Figure ). Mesure from the inside of the exterior trim. Utilizing the nrrowest width, reference chrt below.. Mesure the height t the center of the opening, from the bottom of the exterior trim t the top of opening down to the sill t the bottom of opening. Reference chrt for height complince. /" MIN DEPTH Configurtion (for Step b) Opening Widths Opening Height 6 Configurtion " 6 /8" Configurtion 7/8" 5/6" 80 80 7/8" See ppendix (Pg. 6) Less thn 7/8" W Figure. Mke sure tht the exterior trim meets the mounting surfce requirements to ccommodte the retrctble insect screen ssembly (see Figure ). The ssembly needs /" flt surfce on exterior trim fce nd /" minimum depth of mounting surfce. H IMPORTNT W If the Door Sill doesn t extend pst the Mounting Surfce or doesn t hve sufficient support, product dmge, injury or both my occur. If the Door Sill extends pst your exterior trim Mounting Surfce nd is supported, no modifiction is required (see Figure ). If the Door Sill is not extended or supported (see Figure b), you will need to dd support blocking. See ppendix B (on pge 6). Figure No Modifiction Required SURFCE See ppendix B SURFCE * ndersen retrctble insect screens re designed to be instlled on the exterior of the home. However, the door cn be instlled on the interior (i.e. for outswing door openings) s long s the opening meets the sizing nd mounting surfce requirements. For chnging hndle orienttion, see pge 7. Figure Figure b
6 SSEMBLE TRCKS & S D Screen Housing Ltch Housing Screen Trck (/B) Screen Trck (C/D) KEY REFERENCES Screw Flnges Receiving Tbs Letter Lbels Fstener Clips C LL ITEMS DURING THE SSEMBLY STEPS SHOULD BE LYING FLT ON THE GROUND C LBEL D D ENDCP CHNNEL (FOR TRCK) RECEIVING TB (FITS INSIDE TRCK) TRCK FSTENER CLIP IN OPEN POSITION IMPORTNT Receiving Tbs on the Endcps must slide inside the Screen Trck. Product dmge my occur if Receiving Tb is forced out-side the screen trck. Visit ndersenluminire.com/instll to view video of this step. LBEL TRCK B B CHNNEL (FOR TRCK) RECEIVING TB (FITS INSIDE TRCK) CORRECT 6 RECEIVING TB SHOULD NOT BE OUTSIDE TRCK INCORRECT Unpck the housings nd screen trcks onto non-brsive surfce, with the side lbeled Interior fcing up. Leving the screen in the retrcted position, rrnge the components so the letters mrked on the Screen Trcks nd the letters mrked on the Endcps lign ( to, B to B, C to C nd D to D). With prts lid flt on protected surfce, confirm the Fstener Clips on endcps nd C re in the open position. Strting t corner, slide the Receiving Tb on Endcp inside the Screen Trck. Ensure the Receiving Tb fits inside the Screen Trck, nd the Screen Trck slides into the Chnnel. (see correct bove). (Visit ndersenluminire.com/instll to view video of this step.) Repet for corner C, then continue to corners B nd D. They do not hve Fstener Clips, which llows the door ssembly to djust to your door opening width. Use the 6 Configurtion for openings - 6 /8" wide or Configurtion for openings less thn " wide in step b. (If the opening is nrrower thn 7/8" wide, See ppendix on pge 6.) b 6 Configurtion (use for opening widths between " to 6-/8") Configurtion (use for opening widths less thn ") ENDCP ENDCP TRCK OR SLIDES INSIDE TRCK TUBING! RECEIVING TB TRCK 6 FSTENER CLIP 6" LINE FSTENER CLIP " LINE b If the opening is between " nd 6 /8", djust Screen Trck until 6" line ligns with edge of Endcp. b Rotte the Fstener Clip up until it snps into the closed position. b Repet steps for side C. b If the opening is less thn ", djust Screen Trck until " line ligns with edge of Endcp. b Rotte the Fstener Clip up until it snps into the closed position. b Repet steps for side C.
PLCE ND FSTEN SSEMBLY INTO OPENING SMS Pn Tools Recommended: /8" SMS Pn Pinted Mchine Pn Pinted #8-" (Qty 6) PCK OPENING HNDLE OR OPENING HNDLE - Mchine Flthed b #0 TRIM SURFCE - Mchine Flthed OPENING SMS Pn Pinted SURFCE With the interior of the screen ssembly fcing the door opening, rotte the ssembly so the Screen Housing is on the opposite side of the Door Opening Hndle. # FLNGE SMS Pn Pinted SSEMBLY b The screen ssembly will be nrrower thn your opening until fully expnded in the following steps. In this step focus on positioning the screen ssembly onto the Trim Surfce nd the ltch housing Screw Flnge moved over tight to the Mounting Surfce. b Strt by plcing the Screen ssembly onto the exterior Trim Surfce, with the Screw Flnges extending into the Door Opening. Rest the bottom of the screen ssembly onto your sill or support blocking. b Slide the screen ssembly in the door opening until the Ltch Housing side Screw Flnge is tight to the Mounting Surfce. c SURFCE d EXPND LTCH FLNGE #8 - " LTCH EXPND FLNGE SURFCE c Verify the Ltch Housing side Screw Flnge is tight to Mounting Surfce. c With /8" bit provided, predrill through the three holes on the Ltch Housing side Screw Flnge into the Mounting Surfce mximum depth of /". c With three of the #8 - " screws, fsten Ltch Housing side of screen ssembly to the Mounting Surfce. (Be creful not to over tighten) d Expnd screen ssembly by sliding Screen Housing side until the Screw Flnge is tight to the Mounting Surfce.
PLCE ND FSTEN SSEMBLY - Continued e f FLNGE FLNGE LTCH #6 #8 - " / Mchine Pn Pinted SURFCE SURFCE -/ SMS Pn #8 e From the interior of the screen ssembly, hold the Screen Housing side f Verify the screen ssembly is plum, level nd squre in the door opening!! f With /8" bit provided, predrill through the three holes on the Screen Housing! side Screw Flnge into the Mounting Surfce mximum depth of /". SMS Pinted f With the three Pn remining #8 - " screws, fsten Screen Housing to the Mounting Surfce. (Be creful not to over tighten) PLCE ND FSTEN DPTER TRCK DPTER CHNNEL Tools Recommended: /8" Self-Drill Pn DPTER PCK SMS Flthed #8 - /" (Qty ) # Phillips Self-Drill Pn Pinted Sill dpter! nd thesms ScreenPn Housing side Screw Flnge is tight to Mounting Surfce. Screw Flnge ginst the Mounting Surfce, extend the insect screen cross the ssembly nd ltch. Ornge Instlltion Clips cn come off nd cn be discrded. / Mchine Flthed b DPTER 7/8 Mchine Pn Pinted MX /" DEPTH SMS DPTER DPTER CHNNEL Figure DPTER SMS Pn Pinted #8 - / " Mchine Pn Pinted DPTER Pn - Mchine Flthed Figure Thoroughly clen the Door Sill. From the interior of screen ssembly, position Sill dpter with the b With /8" bit provided, predrill through the three holes on the Sill dpter into the Door Sill mximum depth of /". textured side up nd screw holes in towrd the interior of the home. Insert edge of the Sill dpter into the dpter Chnnel locted on the Screen Trck (see Figure ). #0 b Lift Sill dpter nd pply selnt into predrilled holes until selnt over-flows onto Door Sill surfce. b Rotte the Sill dpter bck down to the Door Sill nd fsten using three #8 - ½" Self-Tpping Screws. Clenup excess selnt. - Mchine Flthed Rotte the Sill dpter down to the Door Sill (see Figure ). 5 Center the Sill dpter in the door opening.* * 0.5 sill dpter is designed to void the need for cutting during instlltion. If wider sill dpter is preferred, visit prts.ndersenstormdoors.com 5 SMS Pn Pinted
PPENDIX - STEPS FOR NRROW OPENING ND SUPPORT BLOCKING FOR (if required) PPENDIX Nrrow Opening Modifiction for Openings less thn 7/8" wide. Tools Recommended: Work Gloves Hcksw Metl File Screen Trck (/B) Screen Trck (C/D) Sill dpter Tpe Mesure W W W EXMPLE (FOR STEP BELOW) If opening width W = 9 /," W = 9 /," nd W = 9 /." Tke nrrowest width = 9 /" nd subtrct from inches. - 9 / = / inches The Clculted Length of mteril to cut off is / inches in this exmple. For sill dpter (step b), use hlf the Clculted Length by dividing it by. / = / inches b TRCK HCKSW HLF CLCULTED LENGTH CUT MRK DPTER CUT MRK CLCULTED LENGTH HLF CLCULTED LENGTH CUT MRK SQURE END Figure Figure To modify screen ssembly to work in Nrrow Opening, the Screen Trcks nd Sill dpter need to be cut down. Mesure door opening width t top (W), middle (W), nd bottom (W) from the inside of the exterior trim. Clculte Length of mteril to be cut off by tking the nrrowest width from bove nd subtrcting it from inches (see Exmple bove). B PPENDIX B Support Blocking for Door Sill b Mesure nd mrk from Squre End of the Screen Trck (side B) the Clculted Length. b With Hcksw mke clen squre cut through the Screen Trck t the Cut Mrk. With metl file, file down ll shrp edges. Repet steps for the other Screen Trck (side D) (see Figure ). b Mesure nd mrk from ech end of the Sill dpter the Hlved Clculted Length so equl mounts re removed from both sides (see Figure ). b With the Hcksw mke clen squre cut through the Sill dpter on both ends t the Cut Mrks. With metl file, file down ll shrp edges. Return to Mesure on Pge. EXTEND /" MIN SURFCE SUPPORT BLOCKING Choose Support Blocking the width of the Door Sill with enough depth to Extend /" Minimum out from the exterior trim Mounting Surfce. Center the Support Blocking under the sill nd mke sure it is level nd prllel to the sill. Confirm it Extends /" Minimum from Mounting Surfce. Properly secure Support Blocking below the Sill. Return to Mesure on Pge. (Visit ndersenluminire.com/instll to view video of this step.) 6
FREQUENTLY SKED QUESTIONS NDERSEN LUMINIRE RETRCTBLE INSECT. How do I open nd close the insect screen? Use the Hndle to extend insect screen to the other side of door frme. It will utomticlly ltch when fully extended. Slide the Relese Lever up or down to unltch, the insect screen will utomticlly retrct (see Figure ).. How do I lock nd unlock the insect screen? To lock the insect screen door, move the Lock Tb towrd the screen ssembly. To unlock, move the Lock Tb wy from the screen ssembly (see Figure ). RELESE LEVER HNDLE Unltching Locking/Unlocking LOCK TB HNDLE. Wht should I do to mintin my retrctble insect screen door? The screen trcks will need occsionl vcuuming to remove dirt nd debris. This will help keep the trcks clen nd free of debris tht my ffect opertion. Figure Figure Reverse Hndle. Cn I lubricte my retrctble insect screen door? If you choose to use lubricnts on your door, visit ndersenluminire.com/cre for more informtion. HNDLE SPINDLES HNDLE SPINDLES 5. Cn the hndle be reversed so the locking tb is on the other side of the door? The hndle cn be removed nd reversed by unscrewing the Interior Hndle nd ressembling in the rotted reversed configurtion. Tke cre to lign the Ltch Plte with the Hndle Spindles when ressembling (see Figure ). 6. Cn the fstener clips be opened if I closed them in the wrong position during instlltion? You cn open the fstener clip by pplying downwrd pressure with flt hed screw driver until it releses open (see Figure ). 7. Cn replcement prts be purchsed if something gets dmged on my door? Prts cn be purchsed by visiting prts.ndersenstormdoors.com or clling Customer Service t 8-8-666. It is helpful to hve your seril number when ordering prts. The seril number is locted ner Endcp on your screen housing. HNDLE S HNDLE Figure Opening Fstener Clip FLT HED DRIVER LTCH PLTE EXTERIOR HNDLE 8. The door is not ltching consistently, is there n djustment tht cn be mde? The Striker cn be djusted to ssist with more consistent ltching of the unit. Loosen the Striker Screws nd slide the Striker up or down ccordingly, retighten screws (see Figure 5). SLIDES INSIDE TRCK TUBING! RECEIVING TB 9. Wht should I do with the unit in cold wether? It is best for the unit to be stored in the retrcted position during cold wether. We do not recommend operting when tempertures re ner or below freezing. 0. Why is the sill dpter nrrower thn the door opening? The sill dpter provided is designed to void the need for cutting for most door opening widths. wider sill dpter cn be ordered t prts.ndersenstormdoors.com or by clling Customer Service t 8-8-666. FSTENER CLIP IN CLOSED POSITION Figure Striker djustment. Is there video vilble tht will show me how to instll nd operte the door? You cn find video of how to instll nd operte the retrctble insect screen door t ndersenluminire.com/instll STRIKER S STRIKER Figure 5 For dditionl ssistnce visit NDERSENLUMINIRE.COM or Customer Service: 8-8-666 7
LIMITED WRRNTY NDERSEN LUMINIRE RETRCTBLE 5 YER LIMITED WRRNTY LIMITED WRRNTY ON RETRCTBLE COMPONENTS Emco Enterprises LLC (Emco), n ndersen compny, wrrnts the screen housing, ltch housing, screen trck, endcp nd sill dpter components of the ndersen Luminire retrctble screen door to be free from defects in mnufcturing, mterils, pint dhesion, nd workmnship, under norml conditions, for five (5) yers from the dte of purchse or s long s the originl consumer purchser owns the home in which the door ws initilly instlled, whichever is shorter. In the event screen housing, ltch housing, screen trck, endcp or sill dpter fils s result of defect in mnufcturing, mterils or workmnship within the limited wrrnty period specified bove, nd upon written proof of purchse, Emco, will t its option refund or provide replcement screen housing, ltch housing, screen trck, end cp or sill dpter without chrge instlltion is not included. Such replcement is wrrnted for the reminder of the originl limited wrrnty period. Plese locte the door seril number nd written proof of purchse then contct Emco Consumer Support t -8-8-666. NO OTHER WRRNTIES OR REPRESENTTIONS THIS LIMITED WRRNTY IS IN LIEU OF LL OTHER WRRNTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NY IMPLIED WRRNTIES OF MERCHNTBILITY OR FITNESS FOR PRTICULR PURPOSE. LL WRRNTIES RE LIMITED TO THE PPLICBLE STTUTE OF LIMITTIONS, BUT IN NO CSE WILL EXTEND BEYOND THE LIMITED WRRNTY PERIODS SPECIFIED BOVE. EMCO EXCLUDES ND WILL NOT BE LIBLE FOR NY INCIDENTL OR CONSEQUENTIL DMGES, WHETHER RISING OUT OF CONTRCT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE REMEDY OF REPLCEMENT OF THE PRODUCT PROVIDED BY THIS LIMITED WRRNTY IS THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH RESPECT TO ND NY ND LL LOSS OR DMGE. PPLICBLE LW This Limited Wrrnty is only pplicble in the U.S.. (i.e. the fifty sttes nd the District of Columbi). This Limited Wrrnty gives you specific legl rights, nd you my hve other rights which vry from stte to stte or province. Some sttes do not llow the exclusion or limittion of incidentl or consequentil dmges or limittion of the durtion of n implied wrrnty, so the bove limittions or exclusions my not pply to you. If ny specific term of this Limited Wrrnty is prohibited by ny pplicble lw, it shll be null nd void, but the reminder of this Limited Wrrnty shll remin in full force nd effect. WHT IS NOT COVERED BY THIS LIMITED WRRNTY Dmge cused by: Improper instlltion (including filure to follow instlltion instructions), modifiction, mintennce, or use Chemicls or irborne pollutnts, such s slt or cid rin cts of God, including wind dmge ccidents Norml wer nd ter Products not mnufctured by Emco Emco Enterprises LLC is wholly owned subsidiry of ndersen Corportion. Emco mnufctures nd supports the limited wrrnties covering ndersen nd EMCO Storm nd Screen Doors. ndersen EMCO nd ll other mrks where denoted re trdemrks of ndersen Corportion. 07 ndersen Corportion. ll rights reserved. Reprinted nd effective s of September, 07. 8