Kwikset FLEX 800 Quick Start Installation Manual

800 and 1000(B)
Residential Smart Garage Door Openers
QUICK START INSTALLATION GUIDE
The Quick Start Guide is intended to highlight a typical installation for a residential sectional garage door with jambs, up to 16' wide x 8' tall
in door size and 385 lbs in weight and is not intended to be comprehensive. It is the responsibility of the purchaser, installer and end user
to ensure that the total door system is safe for intended use.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES
Please read the instructions carefully. This garage door opener is designed to provide safe and reliable service if installed and tested as
described in these instructions. A garage door is the largest mechanical appliance in a residence. Care must be taken to prevent injury or
death during installation and operation of the garage door and garage door opener.
The following formats are used for safety notes in these instructions:
WARNING
This type of warning note is used to indicate possible
mechanical hazards that may cause serious injuries or death.
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH TO PERSONS,
1. READ AND FOLLOW ALL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
2. Install only on a properly balanced garage door. An improperly balanced door could result in severe injury or death. Repairs to cables, spring
assemblies and other hardware must be made by a qualified service person before installing the operator.
3. Disable all locks and remove all ropes connected to the garage door before installing the operator. Ropes connected to a garage door can
cause entanglement and death.
4. If possible, install door operator 7 feet or more above the floor. Mount the emergency release within reach, but at least 1.83 m (6 ft) above
the floor and avoiding contact with vehicles to avoid accidental release.
5. Do not connect the operator to the power source until instructed to do so.
6. Locate the wall station within sight of the door at a minimum height of 5 feet above the floor, landing, steps or any other adjacent walking
surface, so that small children cannot reach it. Locate the wall station away from all moving parts of the door.
7. Install the Entrapment Warning Label next to the control button in a prominent location. Install the Emergency Release marking. Attach the
marking on or next to the emergency release.
8. Upon completion of the installation, the door must revers on contact with a 1-1/2" (3.9cm) high object (or a 2x4 laid flat at the center of the
door) on the floor and when the infrared safety beam is blocked.
9. For products having a manual release, instruct the end user on the operation of the manual release.
10. Do not wear watches, rings or loose clothing while installing or servicing an operator. Jewelry or loose clothing can be caught in the
mechanism of the garage door or the operator.
11. DISCONNECT THE ELECTRIC POWER FROM THE GARAGE DOOR OPERATOR BEFORE MAKING ANY REPAIRS OR REMOVING THE COVER.
12. This operator is not equipped for permanent wiring. Contact licensed electrician to install a suitable receptacle if one is not available.
1
CHECK THE DOOR BALANCE
1. From outside the garage, slowly open the door all the way
and then, close it all the way. Notice if there is any binding,
sticking or rubbing. The door should move smoothly in both
directions.
2. Raise the garage door about halfway up. Carefully release the
door and see if the door balances.
The door should stay in place. Close the door.
» IMPORTANT: if the garage door is unbalanced or the door travel isn't smooth, have a qualified
garage door professional adjust or repair the door before installation of a garage door opener.
2 ATTACH THE RAIL TO THE OPENER
1. Place the opener head on the garage floor with cardboard
underneath the opener for protection.
» NOTE: To prevent upsetting the pre-adjusted door limits
in the opener, keep the trolley at the same place on the rail
until the sprocket is on the drive shaft.
2. Align the rail over the center of the operator head.
3. Align the motor shaft with the rail sprocket.
4. Attach the rail to the opener head by using Parts Bag A and installing four Phillip head screws with
a #2 Phillips screwdriver.
3 ADJUST THE BELT OR CHAIN TENSION
» NOTE: The belt and chain are pretensioned from the
manufacturer. Slight adjustment may be needed.
1. Tighten the locking nut until the belt is correction
tensioned so there is no slack within the guide as pictured.
WARNING
This type of warning note is used to indicate possible electrical
shock hazards that may cause serious injuries or death.
WARNING
REVIEW THESE INSTALLATION SAFETY STEPS BEFORE PROCEEDING
This type of warning note is used to indicate possibility of damage
to the garage door or garage door operator.
4 LOCATE THE HEADER BRACKET POSITION
1. Close the door.
2. From inside the garage, use a pencil to mark the center of
the door with a vertical line on the header wall and on the top
panel of the door.
3. Examine the door header wall in the area above the center of
the door for a header bracket mounting location.
4. Open the door to the high-rise point where the top edge
of the door is the highest above the floor and measure the
distance to the floor.
5. Closer the door and use a pencil to mark the header wall 1"
above the measured high-rise point.
6. On doors with low headroom, the header bracket can be
attached to the ceiling up to 6" back from the header wall (see
next step).
» NOTE: In some installations, the header bracket location will be higher than the door
header. This will require adding a 2x4 (or larger) cross piece to the wall studs to provide a
mounting location for the header bracket. Use lag screws (not supplied) to attach the 2x4
to the studs.
5 INSTALL THE HEADER BRACKET (Parts Bag B)
1. Hold the header bracket on the drawn center line.
2. Use a pencil to mark the two bracket holes.
3. Drill a minimum of two or four 3/16" pilot holes about 2" deep.
4. Use a ½" socket to fasten the bracket with a minimum of
two or four 5/16" x 2" lag screws.
6 CONNECT THE RAIL TO THE HEADER BRACKET
(Parts Bag C)
1. Place assembled opener and rail on the cardboard on the
floor, with the rail towards the door.
2. Insert the end of the rail into the header bracket.
3. Insert the pin through the header bracket and rail.
4. Secure the pin with the cotter key.
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