User Manual

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Installation
STEP 5 Hang the garage door opener
To avoid possible SERIOUS INJURY from a falling garage door opener, fasten itSECURELY to
structural supportsof the garage. Concrete anchors MUST be used ifinstalling ANY bracketsinto
masonry.
Hanging the garage door opener will vary depending on your garage.Below are three example
installations.Your installation may be different.For ALL installations the garage door opener MUST be
connected to structural supports.The instructions illustrate one ofthe examples below.
1. On finished ceilings,use the lag screwsto attach a support bracket (not provided) to the
structural supportsbefore installing the garage door opener.
2. Make sure the garage door opener isaligned with the header bracket.Measure the distance
from each side of the garage door opener to the support bracket.
3. Cut both piecesof the hanging bracket to required lengths.
4. Attach the end of each hanging bracket to the support bracket with appropriate hardware (not
provided).
5. Attach the garage door opener to the hanging brackets with the hex bolts,lockwashers,and
nuts.
6. Remove the 2x4 and manually close the door. Ifthe door hitsthe rail, raise the header bracket.
Finished Ceiling
Lag Screw
1
2
3
Not
Provided
Not Provided
Not Provided
Hex Bolt
Nut
Lock
Washer
4 5
6
Lag Screw
Finished Ceiling
EXAMPLES
Unfinished Ceiling
HARDWARE
Hex Bolt
5/16"- 18x7/8"
Nut
5/16"-18
Lock Washer
5/16"-18
Lag Screw
5/16"-9x1-5/8"