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Waft Installation
NOTE: Consult
local building
codes
prior to
installation,
ora qualified
carpenter.
Select
Wall Location
This airconditioner
hasa slide-out
chassis,
so
it can be installed
through
an outside
wall up to
12" thick.
IMPORTANT:
Side
louvers
must
never be blocked.
NOTE: All parts needed forWall
Installation
are
provided,
exceptawood
frame,
shims,
and 10
wood screws (#10-1"
long minimum).
Select awall
surface that:
1. does not support
major structural
loads such
as the frame construction
at ends of windows,
and undertruss-bearing
points, etc.
2. does not have plumbing
orwiring
inside.
3. is near existing
electrical
outlets,
or where
another
outletcan
be installed.
4. faces,
and is not blocked to the area
to be
cooled.
5. allows unblocked
airflow from rearsides
and
end (outside)
of installed
air conditioner.
Prepare
Wall
1. Preparewall
inflame
construction
(including
brick
and
stucco
veneer).
Working
from
inside
the room,
find wall
stud nearest
the
center
of area where
air conditionerwill
be
installed
(by
sounding
wall,
or
by
magnetically
inding 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
Y
Carefully
measureand
cutan
opening with the
following
dimensions.
See
FIGS. 1 and 2.
WIDTH
"X"=265/8"
(68cm)
plus
twice
the
thickness
of framing
material
used.
HEIGHT"Y"=
185/8'' (47cm)
plus
twice
the
thickness
of framing
material
used.
FIG. 2
UP TO
8-1/2"
4, Build
a wooden
sleeve
with the
INSIDE
dimensions
of 265/8" (68cm)
inwidth
and
185/8" (47cm)
in
height.
Frame
depth
should
bethe
sameas
wallthickness.
Fill in
the space from the opening
tothe
studswith
wood spacers,
as shown in FIG,3,
5. Nail frame
to spacers
to studs
with front
flush with drywall.
FIG. 3
NAIL
SPACERS
TOSTUDS
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