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Thru-The-Wall
Installation
NOTE:
(onsult
local building
codes prior to installation,
or a qualified carpenter.
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
1If"
8"
IMPORTANT:
Side louvers
must never be blocked.
NOTE:
All parts
needed
fur Thru-The-Wall
Installation
are
provided,except
a wood frame, shims,
and l tt wood screws 1#
1It- 1" long minimum).
Select
a wall surface
that:
1. does not suppmt
m_kjor structural
loads such as the frame
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
t'rom rear sides and end (outside)
of installed
air conditioner.
Prepare
Wall
1. Prepare
wall in flame
construction
(including
brick
and
stucco
veneer).
Working
from 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 ever_ other stud as shown
in FIG. I.
FIG. t
3-318"MIN
(8.6 cm)
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 framing
material
used.
HEIGHT
"Y"
inside
model
height
plus twice
the thickness
of framing
material
used.
Heavy
Duty (FAS)
Median
(FAM)
Inside Frame
Height:
l g7is" (47.9cm)
18" 145.7cm)
Inside
Frame
Width:
263a" (67.9cm)
237/s" (6Ih6cm)
FIG. 2
8-112"
4. Build a wooden
frame with the INSIDE
dimensions
of
your model
listed
above.(Measure
twice remember...)
Frame
depth should
be the same as _all thickness.
Fill in
the space from the opening
to the studs with wood spacers,
as showu.
5. Nail framd
to spacers
to spacers
with front flush with
dry wall.
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