Wall Sleeve And Grille Installation - Suburban DynaPack S Series Architects And Engineers' Manual

WALL SLEEVE AND GRILLE INSTALLATION

Suburban DynaPack A&E Manual 07/2019 Rev.6
The wall sleeve is comprised of several components.
The wall sleeve can be fully assembled and installed from inside the building except for
the optional outside mounting angles. The wall sleeve can be fully assembled including
the outside mounting angles and installed from outside the building if the opening is
large enough to accommodate the unit guide brackets. The unit guide brackets flare out
slightly from the wall sleeve.
• Start the assembly by attaching the top panel to the left-side and right-side panels.
The ends without flanges face the outside of the building. See Figure 6.
• Install the divider panel into the wall sleeve with the flanges pointing down.
See Figure 6.
• Determine whether the drain located in the wall sleeve drain pan will face the
outside or the inside of the building. Turn the drain pan appropriately and attach
the side panels to the drain pan. See Figure 6.
• Install a unit guide bracket on each side of the wall sleeve. See Figure 7.
• The wall sleeve can now be installed in the wall from the inside of the room or
install from outside if the outside mounting angles are attached to the wall sleeve.
• See Figure 8 for wall cutout dimensions and cut out opening in wall. The bottom of
the opening is intended to be the sill plate, or the wall sleeve may be installed flush
with the floor. See Figure 9.
NOTE: The wall opening dimensions shown are the minimum allowable dimensions
including any corner brackets, nail heads, or screw heads.
The wall sleeve can be installed in any type of wall. If installing in a stud wall, start
the wall opening flush with one stud and measure over horizontally the appropriate
dimension as shown in Table 2. The other side should be shimmed so the wall sleeve
can be attached to the wall studs on both sides in three places each. Holes must be
drilled in the wall sleeve for the attachment screws. The installer can alternately center
the wall sleeve between wall studs and shim on both sides.
Before installing the wall sleeve in a wood siding building, it is recommended that
flashing (field supplied) be installed beginning on the bottom of the opening, then the
sides insuring that the flashing on the sides overlap the bottom flashing so any rain
water is directed out of the structure. After the wall sleeve is installed, flashing can be
applied to the top of the wall sleeve. In other types of building construction, seal or
caulk the gap between the wall sleeve and the structure on all four sides.
If the wall sleeve is to be installed on the sill plate, then the end that connects to the
Dynapack unit should not extend more than 1 inch past the sill plate. If it does then
the sill plate should be extended to fully support the wall sleeve bottom/drain pan. Do
not drill holes in the bottom of the wall sleeve drain pan for attachment.
• Install the wall sleeve into the opening. Check and make sure the drain pan
on the wall sleeve is level front to back and left to right. NOTE: IF THE WALL
SLEEVE IS NOT LEVEL AND PLUMB THEN THE UNIT WILL NOT BE LEVEL AND
PLUMB. Securely attach the wall sleeve to the wall by screwing through the sides
of the wall sleeve into the wall. If desired this can also be done when the grille
mounting brackets are installed. If it is desired to attach the wall sleeve to the
building outdoor siding then also install the mounting angles when installing the
grille mounting brackets. See Figure 7. The grille mounting brackets and the outside
mounting angles contain small holes for screw engagement. Drill out to a larger size for
screw clearance.
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