Installation Instructions User guide

EFCO 2009 Page 34
Series 8700 / 8800 Unitized Curtain Wall Installation Instructions
6. Set the next unit after the jamb unit by nesting the vertical stacking mullions together without snapping them. See Figure 74 on page 35.
7. Lower the unit to the static starter sill, but still be approximately 1/2” above the engagement leg of the starter sill. The unit hook anchors should have enough
vertical adjustment to hook onto the slab anchors. See Figure 73.
Section 8 - Setting Units at Static Starter Sills
Figure 72
Figure 73
1/2”
Installations utilizing the static
starter sill must use a wind load
anchor at the first floor above the
starter sill. All consecutive floor
slabs above the wind load anchor
will be the typical dead load anchor.
Mate mullions without snapping
them together before setting on
the starter sill.
Once unit is approximately 1/2”
above engagement leg of stack
sill, snap mullions together.