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INSTALLER: Deliver this booklet to the Home Owner!
INSTALLATION GUIDE
CONTENTS
Safety Facts ................... 2
Overview ......................... 3
Electrical ....................... 4
Lift Opening Specs ...... 4-6
Framing Techniques.... 7-10
Carton Contents ............. 11
Assembly and
Installation ............... 12-19
Attic Storage Lifting System
All Models 32
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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 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 32 Page CONTENTS Safety Facts ....2 Overview ......3 Electrical ....... 4 Lift Opening Specs ..4-6 Framing Techniques..
- Page 3 Lifting Cables (2) .093 (7x19) with detailed instructions in this guide for assembly. Shipping Wt. (approx) 220 lbs. Tools/Materials Required: A Power Drill-Driver, 5/32” Model Floor-to Floor Drill Bit, Phillips Driver Bit, Socket Driver Bit, Tape 32..............8-11 Measure, Square, Level, Phillips Screwdriver, 3/8” & 7/16”...
- Page 4 VersaLift remote control transmitter or from another transmitter in your area. Unintended operation can cause the lifting platform to move unexpectedly, 90°...
- Page 5 Versa Lift Opening Installation Specs #17 x 1” nails, placing nails within 1/4” from each LIFT OPENING SPECIFICATIONS (Cont) edge(Fig. 2b & Inset). The flashing strips are strongly OPENINGS IN SOLID WOOD JOISTS: recommended to finish all openings, even I-Joist openings When ceiling joists are solid wood, the finished opening that are paneled with 1/4”...
- Page 6 Mounting Rails. If so, It is not recommended to orient the opening transverse drill 8 pilot holes with a 5/32” bit on the hole centers you have marked to a depth of about 2-1/2”(Fig. 3).
- Page 7 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques Optional Framing Technique #1 - For Homes with Depending on the size and span of your joists, you may SOLID WOOD JOISTS 16 or 24” OC: need to double the joists on either side of the opening for If your attic is decked, you will need to remove some added strength as shown in Fig.
- Page 8 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques Optional Framing Technique #2 - For new home con- struction with I-JOISTS ON 16” CENTERS: (This technique requires that you have additional I-Joist of the same size as that used in your ceiling. If you do not have additional I-Joist, see the technique on page 10.) I-Joists differ from solid lumber in that the “I”...
- Page 9 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques Optional Framing Technique #3 - For new home con- I-JOIST/HEADER BLOCK BLOCK struction with I-JOISTS ON 24” CENTERS: (This technique requires that you have additional I-Joist USE 2" NAILS PLACE BLOCK or SCREWS of the same size as that used in your ceiling. If you do not INTO INSET WOOD THEN MARK...
- Page 10 Versa Lift Opening Framing Techniques Optional Framing Technique #4 - For existing homes 2x4"or2x6" BLOCKING with I-JOISTS: (How to Fabricate Headers for I-Joists) (OFFSET) 2x4"or2x6" The procedure is generally the same as with I-Joists on BLOCKING (SET FLUSH) the prior page, but when the home is a finished I-JOIST SECTION construction (already built and owned) you may not have...
- Page 12 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 13 (Note: A couple of drops of dishwashing liquid in the pilot holes will make installing the lag screws easier.) (8) PRE-DRILLED 5/32" PILOT HOLES (SEE FIG. 3, pg. 6) REQUIRES 2 PERSONS: SLIDE THE LIFT HOUSING ASSEMBLY INTO POSITION Fig. 23...
- Page 14 COVER(8) screw with a short locknut, but do not tighten until all TO THE CENTER OF THE PANEL! 10-32 x 5/8" four screws are installed. When all legs are assembled as PHILLIPS SCREW (8) shown in Fig. 26, tighten all of the screws and locknuts, but do not over-tighten or you will collapse the tubing.
- Page 15 8-7. You don’t need to cut the excess cable, you can thread it through the two holes in the bottom of the leg bracket (Fig. 32) or you can wind it into a coil and zip tie it inside the bracket. If you do cut off the excess cable, you must leave at least a foot so that you can re-adjust the cable if it becomes necessary.
- Page 16 The lifting platform must sit directly on the 8-7. DO NOT CUT CABLE. floor when attaching STORE EXCESS AS SHOWN the cables!! OR ROLL UP AND ZIP TIE TO INSIDE OF THIS FLANGE. REPEAT FOR OTHER END. Fig. 29 Fig. 32...
- Page 17 Versa Lift Versa Lift ASSEMBLY GUIDE Installation - Assembly (All Models) (All Models) 9.1. REMOVE THE PACKING SCREW UPSTAIRS Remove the packing screw (see Fig. 33a) to release the WALL SWITCH CORDED upper limit switch lever. The Lift will not run in the up REMOTE direction until this lever is free to operate the up limit UP-DOWN...
- Page 18 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 PLATFORM WHEN OPERATING! THE LIFTING assembly steps. All screws must be tight except the lag PLATFORM screws that hold the mounting rails to the deck.
- Page 19 WARNING To reduce the risk of serious The owners manual provides many important facts about your safety when operating the VersaLift. The injury, or death, do not ride the Lift! Read the owners manual also explains the many VersaLift Owners Manual before operating the Versa Lift!
- Page 20 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.
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