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Revision date: 08.22.13
End Panel Installation
Tape on UV Side
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If a door was purchased, review those instructions
and position panels as needed to accommodate the
door position and installation.
END PANEL INSTALLATION
The steps that follow describe one way to complete the
polycarbonate panel installation. The materials and parts
needed to install the polycarbonate panels include:
Polycarbonate panels and vent tape (104774)
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Aluminum H-channel (#104212) and aluminum
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U-channel profile (#104213)
Tek screws (#FA4484B) and neo-bonded, galvanized
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washers (#102921B)
Read the following information before starting:
U-channel (104213) is used to finish the two (2)
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outside polycarbonate panel edges.
H-channel (104212) is used to join polycarbonate
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panels at the seams between panels.
Tek screws and neo-bonded washers are used to
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secure aluminum channel and panels to end wall
frame.
Install the polycarbonate panels with the UV-protected
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side to the outside. Mark this side with a piece of tape
if needed
after
removing the protective film.
ATTENTION:
Remove the protective film from the
polycarbonate panels.
Do not stack panels in direct
sunlight.
Allowing the film to remain intact and in direct
sunlight will make the film difficult if not impossible to
remove.
During preparation, rest the edges of the panels on
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cardboard or other material to protect them from dirt
and damage.
Do not install panels on a windy or stormy day or
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when such conditions are expected.
Consult the polycarbonate panels (Quick Start
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section) for the location and lengths of each panel.
The diagrams are located at the back of these
instructions
.
ATTENTION:
Position panels as shown on the panel
diagrams. Using a panel in the incorrect place can affect
the placement of subsequent panels. In addition, the
amount of aluminum profile used between panels may not
be adequate if additional seams are created.
Install all accessories (fans, vents, heaters, etc.) after
installing all polycarbonate sheets.
Install panel cells vertically to allow condensation to drain
from the cells.
Consult the polycarbonate panels diagrams
located in the Quick Start section for panel locations and
details for the 20' and 24' wide end walls.
Complete the
following steps to install the end panels.
Working
1.
from the center of the end wall
, take one
panel, remove the protective film, and mark the UV-
protected side as a reminder to install this side toward
the sun.
Check diagrams in the Quick Start section.
Always remove the protective film, mark the surface
with a piece of tape, and install the UV-protected side
to the outside of the greenhouse.
Using the 104774 vent tape, tape the open cells
2.
as described below.
Cut panels to length before
taping as instructed on the following pages.
Take H-channel and attach to the outer edges of the
3.
panel and flush with the top and bottom of panel.
Vent Tape
Panel
Apply tape to the lower end
of all lower panels and to
the upper end of all upper
panels to seal the cell
openings.
The two outer panels that
span from ground level to
the end rafter are taped at
the top and bottom.
Vent Tape
104212
H-Channel
104212
H-Channel
Lower
Panel:
Consult the
diagrams in
the Quick
Start section
for panel
identification.
