User Manual

INTERIOR FINISHING
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MOISTURE2EMOVEANYCONSTRUCTIONRESIDUEBEFORElNISHING3ANDALLWOODSURFACESLIGHTLYWITH
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Remove sanding dust.
0ELLAPRODUCTSMUSTBElNISHEDPERTHEBELOWINSTRUCTIONSFAILURETOFOLLOWTHESEINSTRUCTIONSVOIDSTHE
Limited Warranty.
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s/NSINGLEHUNGANDDOUBLEHUNGDONOTPAINTSTAINORlNISHTHEVERTICALSASHEDGESANYlNISHON
THEVERTICALSASHEDGESMAYCAUSETHESASHTOSTICKITISOPTIONALTOPAINTSTAINORlNISHTHEHORIZONTAL
sash edges.
s/NPATIODOORSITISOPTIONALTOPAINTSTAINORlNISHTHEVERTICALANDHORIZONTALPANELEDGES
Note: To maintain proper product performance do not paint, finish or remove the weather-
stripping, mohair dust pads, gaskets or vinyl parts. Air and water leakage will result if these parts
are removed. After finishing, allow venting windows and doors to dry completely before closing
them.
0ELLA#ORPORATIONISNOTRESPONSIBLEFORINTERIORPAINTANDSTAINlNISHIMPERFECTIONSFORANYPRODUCT
THATISNOTFACTORYAPPLIEDBY0ELLA#ORPORATION5SEOFINAPPROPRIATElNISHESSOLVENTSBRICKWASHOR
cleaning chemicals will cause adverse reactions with window and door materials, and voids the Limited
Warranty.
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EXTERIOR FINISH
4HEEXTERIORFRAMEANDSASHAREPROTECTEDBYALUMINUMCLADDINGWITHOURTOUGH%NDURA#LAD
®
or
%NDURA#LAD0LUSBAKEDONFACTORYlNISHTHATNEEDSNOPAINTING#LEANTHISSURFACEWITHMILDSOAP
and water. Stubborn stains and deposits may be removed with mineral spirits. DO NOT use abrasives.
DO NOT scrape or use tools that might damage the surface.
5SEOFINAPPROPRIATElNISHESSOLVENTSBRICKWASHORCLEANINGCHEMICALSWILLCAUSEADVERSEREACTIONS
with window and door materials and voids the Limited Warranty.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Care and maintenance information is available in the Pella Owner’s Manual. You can obtain an owner’s
manual by contacting your local Pella retailer. This information is also available on www.pella.com.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
"ECAUSEALLCONSTRUCTIONMUSTANTICIPATESOMEWATERINlLTRATIONITISIMPORTANTTHATTHEWALLSYSTEMBE
designed and constructed to properly manage moisture. Pella Corporation is not responsible for claims
ORDAMAGESCAUSEDBYANTICIPATEDANDUNANTICIPATEDWATERINlLTRATIONDElCIENCIESINBUILDINGDESIGN
CONSTRUCTIONANDMAINTENANCEFAILURETOINSTALL0ELLAPRODUCTSINACCORDANCEWITH0ELLASINSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONSORTHEUSEOF0ELLAPRODUCTSINWALLSYSTEMSWHICHDONOTALLOWFORPROPERMANAGEMENT
of moisture within the wall systems. The determination of the suitability of all building components,
including the use of Pella products, as well as the design and installation of flashing and sealing systems
are the responsibility of the Buyer or User, the architect, contractor, installer, or other construction
professional and are not the responsibility of Pella.
Pella products should not be used in barrier wall systems which do not allow for proper management of
MOISTUREWITHINTHEWALLSYSTEMSSUCHASBARRIER%XTERIOR)NSULATIONAND&INISH3YSTEMS%)&3ALSO
KNOWNASSYNTHETICSTUCCOOROTHERNONWATERMANAGEDSYSTEMS%XCEPTINTHESTATESOF#ALIFORNIA
.EW-EXICO!RIZONA.EVADA5TAHAND#OLORADOPella makes no warranty of any kind on and
assumes no responsibility for Pella windows and doors installed in barrier wall systems. In the
states listed above, the installation of Pella products in barrier wall or similar systems must be in
accordance with Pella’s installation instructions.
0RODUCTMODIlCATIONSTHATARENOTAPPROVEDBY0ELLA#ORPORATIONWILLVOIDTHE,IMITED7ARRANTY