PEX Installation Manual

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15. Reattach the ManaBloc to the mounting straps.
When the ManaBloc is installed prior to
wall finishing operations, the unit MUST be
protected from paint, texture compounds
and drywall dust.
NOTE: The wall in which the ManaBloc is mounted
must be accessible from both sides during installation
to use the mounting straps.
13.2 Mounting the ManaBloc between studs
without use of mounting straps
If not using the mounting straps, this procedure applies:
1. Cut two pieces of lumber (1x4 — or ¾" plywood —
approximately 3½" wide) to a length that provides a
snug t BETWEEN two studs.
Drill ¾" holes for
distribution lines, 1¼"
holes for supply lines.
1x4s attach at the back, inside the studs,
and the ManaBloc is centered between
the studs.
2. The top of the ManaBloc should be between four
feet and six feet from the oor (but may be at any
height provided that it maintains accessibility to
all of the ports on the ManaBloc). Make a mark
near the back of the inside of one stud that would
represent the top of the ManaBloc. With a framing
square or level, mirror the mark on the inside back
of the other stud.
3. Attaching the ManaBloc between the studs:
a. Measure the total length of the ManaBloc.
b. Attach the rst (UPPER) 1x4 inside and ush to
the back of the studs (see TOP VIEW, below left)
at a height where the center of its width is
centered on the marks from Step 2.
c. Attach the remaining (LOWER) 1x4 inside and
ush to the back of the studs at a distance below
the upper 1x4 that is equal to the length of the
ManaBloc (Step 3a) when measured from the
top of the upper 1x4 to the bottom of the lower
1x4. (See FRONT VIEW illustration.)
4. CENTER THE MANABLOC IN THE STUD CAVITY:
Attach the ManaBloc to the 1x4s with four ½" - ¾"
drywall screws. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN.
5. Continue to Section 13.1, Step 5, to nish
installation.
1x4
Step C:
Distance
between top
and bottom
of 1x4s equal
to length of
ManaBloc