Installation Instructions

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Attaching an Automatic
Opener
To avoid risk of strangulation or personal injury
to children, you must remove the pull down
rope when you install an automatic garage
door operator.
NOTE: Failure to reinforce the door as illustrated
will void Clopay Warranty.
Doors with a stile at center of door:
•You will need three pieces of 14 gauge 2" x 2"
punched angle iron. Two pieces should be 8 ft.
long and one at least 24" long. The 24" piece
may have to be trimmed to fit your door.
• Remove the fasteners from the top half of the
three top section hinges closest to, or at, the
center of the door. One 8 ft. piece of angle iron is
to span across these three hinges and attached
using fasteners previously removed.
•Place remaining 8 ft. piece across the top of the
section, bridging across the same three stiles as
the bottom angle. Attach with fasteners similar to
ones used with the hinges. One fastener per stile.
If your door has a strut at the top of the section,
remove the bottom strut clips and overlap the
flange of the strut with the angle iron to secure
the bottom of the strut. Attach angle using the
fasteners removed with the strut clips.
(FIG. 1-OP) Refer to Figure 3-OP for C-Channel.
• Cut the 24" piece of punched angle iron to span
from top horizontal angle to bottom horizontal
angle. Place vertical angle directly above stile in
the center of the door. Attach vertical angle
through both the top and bottom horizontal
angles to the stile beneath with fasteners similar
to ones used with the hinges.
Doors without stile at center of door:
•You will need three pieces of 14 gauge 2" x 2"
punched angle iron. Two pieces should be 4 ft.
long and one at least 24" long. The 24" piece
may have to be trimmed to fit your door.
• Remove the fasteners from the top half of the
two top section bottom hinges closest to the
center of the door. One 4 ft. piece of angle iron
is to span across these two hinges and is
attached using fasteners previously removed.
•Place remaining 4 ft. piece across the top of the
section, bridging across the same two stiles as
the bottom angle. Attach with fasteners similar
to ones used with the hinges. One fastener per
stile. If your door has a strut at the top of the
Fig. 2-OP
Fig. 1-OP
Fig. 3-OP
Cut Angle Iron
To Fit Behind
C-Channel
VIEW OF VERTICAL
ANGLE IRON
OPENER REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY
FOR C-CHANNEL DOORS
C-Channel
Center Stile
Or Backer
Plate
Cut Angle Iron To Fit
Behind Bracings
Strap