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Thru-The-Wall
Installation
NOTE: Consult
local building
codes prior to installation,
or a qualified
carpenter.
H
Select
Wall
Location
This air conditioner
has a slide-out chassis, so that it can be
installed through an outside wall as specified below:
Heavy Duty (FAS)
Median
(FAM)
Max wall thickness
12"
10"
IMPORTANT:
Side louvers must never be blocked.
NOTE:
All parts needed for Thru-The-Wall
Installation
are
provided,except
a wood *¥ame, shims, and 10 wood screws (#
10-1" long minimum). Select a wall surface that:
1. does not support major structural loads such as the lYame
construction
at ends of windows, and under truss-bearing
points, etc.
2. does not have plumbing
or wiring inside.
3. is near existing electrical outlets, or where another outlet
can be installed,
4. faces, and is not blocked to the area to be cooled.
5. allows unblocked airflow from rear sides and end (outside)
of installed air conditioner.
Prepare
Wall
1. Prepare wall in frame construction
(including brick and
stucco veneer). Working l¥om inside the room, find wall
stud nearest the center of area where air conditioner
will
be installed (by sounding wall, or by magnetically
finding
nails).
2. Cut or knock out a hole on each side of center stud.
3. Measure between inside edges of every other stud as shown
in FIG. 1.
FIG. 1
3-3/8" MIN
(8.6 era)
,Q
Carefully
measure
and cut an opening
with the following
dimensions
depending
on your model. See FIGS. land 2.
WIDTH "X" - inside model width plus twice the thickness
of lYaming material used.
HEIGHT "Y" - inside model height plus twice the thickness
of *¥aming material
used.
Heavy
Duty (FAS)
Inside
Frame
Height:
187/d' (47.9cm)
Inside
Frame
Width:
263_" (67.9cm)
Median
(FAM)
18" (45.7cm)
237 s" (60.6cm)
FIG. 2
4. Build a wooden flame with the INSIDE dimensions
of
your model listed above.(Measure
twice remember...)
Frame depth should be the same as wall thickness. Fill in
the space l¥om the opening to the studs with wood spacers,
as shown.
5. Nail framd to spacers to spacers with front flush with
dry wall.
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