7
Wear protective goggles when working overhead to protect your eyes from injury.
Disengage all existing garage door locks to avoid damage to the garage door.
To avoid serious personal injury from entanglement, remove all ropes connected to the garage door before
installing the opener.
INSTALLATION SECTION
Header Wall
2
Level
(optional)
1
3
Structural
Supports
OPTIONAL
CEILING
MOUNT
FOR
HEADER
BRACKET
Unfinished
Ceiling
4
2
The header bracket must be rigidly fastened to a
structural support of the garage. Reinforce the wall or
ceiling with a 40 mm (1-1/2") board if necessary. Failure
to comply may result in improper operation of safety
reverse system.
You can attach the header bracket either to the header wall
(1) or to the ceiling (3). Follow the instructions which will
work best for your particular requirements.
With the door closed, mark the vertical centre line (2) of the
garage door. Extend line onto header wall above the door.
Open door to highest point of travel. Draw an intersecting
horizontal line (4) on header wall at least 50 mm above high
point to provide travel clearance for top edge of door.
2
50 mm
3
1
4
A
150 mm
(6")
1 2
3
5
5
(50 to 200 mm depending on door type)
INSTALL THE HEADER BRACKET
HEADER BRACKET POSITIONING
1
2
Attach the Rail to the Header Bracket
• Position the assembled opener on the garage floor below the
header bracket. Use foam packing material as a protective
base.
NOTE: If the door spring is in the way youʼll need help.
Have someone hold the opener securely on a temporary
support to allow the rail to clear the spring.
• Position the rail bracket against the header bracket.
• Align the bracket holes and secure with the 80 mm clevis pin
and “R” clip (1)
item 1 in the Hardware Provided - Section
5)
and (2)
(item 2 in the Hardware Provided - Section 5)
.
ATTACH RAIL TO HEADER BRACKET
10
11
12
NOTE: Refer to vertical centre and horizontal lines created in
the previous section for proper placement of header bracket.
A
.
Wall mount:
centre the header bracket (1) on the vertical
centre line (2) with the bottom edge of the header bracket on
the horizontal line (4) (with the arrow pointing toward the
ceiling). Drill and secure the Header Bracket using the most
suitable variation of holes (5). If using the wood screws
provided (3)
(item 8 in the Hardware Provided - Section 5)
,
uses a 4.5 mm pilot drill. If securing to a metal fixture, self
tapping “tek” screws may be more suitable.
B
.
Ceiling mount:
extend vertical centre line (2) onto the ceiling.
Centre the header bracket (1) on the vertical mark no more
than 150 mm (6") from the wall. Make sure the arrow is pointing
toward the opener. Drill and secure the Header Bracket using
the most suitable variation of holes (5). If using the wood
screws provided, uses a 4.5 mm pilot drill. If securing to a metal
fixture, self tapping “tek” screws may be more suitable. For
concrete ceiling fixtures, 8 mm wall plugs are provided.
