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INSTALLER: Deliver this booklet to the Home Owner!
INSTALLATION GUIDE
CONTENTS
Page
Safety Facts .............. 2
Overview ................... 3
Electrical ................... 4
Lift Opening Specs .... 4-5
Framing Techniques .... 6-9
Carton Contents. ....... 10
Assembly and
Installation ........... 11-18
Attic Storage Lifting System
All Models 24
IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ YOUR OWNERS MANUAL!
The manual includes essential safety and maintenance
information. Read manual before operating the Versa Lift!
Protected By
US Patent 8,418,814
US Patent 8,851,238
US Patent 8,702,069
Copyright ©
2006 - 2019 BPG
All rights reserved.
Revised March 2019
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
INSTALLER: Deliver this booklet to the Home Owner! Protected By US Patent 8,418,814 US Patent 8,851,238 US Patent 8,702,069 Attic Storage Lifting System INSTALLATION GUIDE All Models 24 CONTENTS Page Safety Facts ....2 Overview ....3 Electrical ....4 Lift Opening Specs ..4-5 Framing Techniques .. -
Page 2: Safety Facts
READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLING THE VERSA LIFT NOTICE TO INSTALLER: SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS: DO NOT OPERATE THE MOTOR UNTIL YOU ARE It is important to read and understand this manual. The INSTRUCTED TO IN STEP 9 OF THIS GUIDE! information it contains relates to protecting your safety Doing so will cause the Versa Lift to malfunction and and preventing problems. -
Page 3: Overview
VERSA LIFT SPECIFICATIONS: make a floor that you can walk on and store items on. General Specifications (All Models 24) Tools/Materials Required: Skill Saw, Hammer and Nails Dimensions 26x57x47H or Screws and Power Driver, Framing Square, Tape Measure, and Decking Material. -
Page 4: Electrical
46" 30° grounded outlet (receptacle) like those shown in Fig. 1a and rated for at least twice the load (10 amps minimum). 47” 24.5" MIN. 31.5" 120VAC GROUNDED POWER OUTLET LIFT OPENING CURRENT REQUIRES 46.5”... - Page 5 Versa Lift Opening Installation Specs LIFT OPENING SPECIFICATIONS (Cont) INSTALL FLASHING IN ALL OPENINGS: Install the 2 x 2” L-flashing the corners of all openings, even in OPENINGS IN SOLID WOOD JOISTS: I-Joist openings that are paneled with 1/4” plywood. For solid wood joists, the final opening size must be 22½”...
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Page 6: Framing Techniques
An aligned opening with joists 24” OC can be framed without installation. Use them to help you plan your installation and the need to cut a ceiling joist (Fig. 5), while an aligned opening consult with a professional engineer, architect, or contractor with joists 16”... - Page 7 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques See illustration on page 6 about joist hangers. Special Optional Framing Technique #2 - For homes with care must be taken to hammer nails flat and to cover SOLID WOOD JOISTS 16” OC: Choose the location. the joist hangers with the 2 x 2”...
- Page 8 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques Optional Framing Technique #3 - for new homes with NOTE: This technique requires that you have additional I-Joist material of the same size as that used in you I-JOISTS 16” OC: This procedure is similar to the one for ceiling.
- Page 9 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques Optional Framing Technique #4 - For existing homes with I-JOISTS 16” OC: The procedure is generally the same as with I-Joists on the prior page, but when the home is a finished construction (already built and owned) you may not have extra I-Joist pieces from which to construct headers.
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Page 10: Carton Contents
Fig. 20 inset will be in a hardware bag (you CARTON CONTENTS CARTON 1 Hardware Bag 1. Model 24 Lift Head Assembly (1) Lift Control Lift Head 1a. Corded Remote Control or 1a. Corded Remote Control or... -
Page 11: Installation
Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) 2a. LIFT HEAD ASSEMBLY - Using the Rope Handles legs must fit to the INSIDE of the lift housing (see inset). provided, move the Lift Head into the attic for assembly. Warning! Heavy!! This job requires two able persons. 2c. - Page 12 Place a bubble level lengthwise on 2. TIGHTEN LEG BOLTS the housing and see if head is level (Fig. 24). Place shims under both legs on the low end (Fig. 24 inset). Adjust the 1. ADD SHIMS shims until the head is level, then tighten all 8 leg screws Fig.
- Page 13 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) 5. DOOR ASSEMBLY IMPORTANT: Assemble all braces with small flanges Assemble the door down-stairs. Locate the door, door pointing toward the panel center. Short braces must braces, and fasteners shown in Fig. 25. Insert each screw go on top of long braces.
- Page 14 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) STOP! If you have already operated the Lift Motor: 7. DOOR AND PLATFORM ASSEMBLY STOP and DO NOT PROCEED TO STEP 8! Contact 7-1. Locate the (8) 10-32 x 3/8” screws. Lift the platform BPG immediately (405-491-8550) to get the tech-doc.
- Page 15 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) CHECK 8. CONNECT THE LIFT HEAD CABLE 8-3. PASS CABLE THRU SLOT IN TO THE PLATFORM BRACKET AS SHOWN. THEN PULL SLACK OUT OF CABLE. 8-4. WIND THE CABLE TIGHTLY ON THE STUDS EXACTLY AS SHOWN HERE.
- Page 16 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) 9.1. REMOVE THE PACKING SCREW UPSTAIRS Remove the packing screw (see Fig. 33a) to release the WALL SWITCH CORDED REMOTE upper limit switch lever. NOTE: The Lift will not run in the up direction until this lever is free to operate the UP-DOWN CONTROL up limit switch!
- Page 17 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) 10. RAISE THE LIFTING PLATFORM WARNING: KEEP AWAY FROM 10. RAISE Review steps 2-8 to make sure you haven’t missed any THE LIFT HOUSING AND LIFT THE LIFTING PLATFORM WHEN OPERATING! assembly steps. All screws must be tight except the lag PLATFORM screws that hold the mounting rails to the deck.
- Page 18 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) 12. CENTER THE LIFT HOUSING: IMPORTANT STEP!! To operate correctly, the lift housing must be adjusted so it is centered over the floor opening. If not centered, the cables will not wind evenly onto the winch drum. Take these steps to center the lift housing.
- Page 19 Versa Lift Installation - Assembly (All Models) The proper way to operate your new Versalift after it has been installed and tested..1. Always press the down button the ENTIRE time allowing the Versalift to come to a stop automatically when it comes to rest on the floor.
- Page 20 NOTICE: The VersaLift is available in 1 of 3 Switching Methods. 1. Corded (Standard Series) 2. Wireless Remote (“W” Series) 3. Mounted Wall Switches (“M” Series) (2) You CANNOT HAVE A CORDED and a WIRELESS or MOUNTED it is either/or. You CAN upgrade at any time.
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