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LARSON ESCAPE 800 Installation Instructions Manual

Summary of ESCAPE 800

  • Page 1

    The instructions are split into two sections: recess installation, page 2, and surface installation, page 6. Determine which you need before starting. Please contact your larson dealer for additional custom sizes and colors. Installation tools i t i s h i g h ly r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e i...

  • Page 2: Escape

    P a g e 2 escape 800 recess installation j d f l l k q q a g b b f j j b h e e o i i c c p p p p p p p a screen cassette assembly b inside rails c outside rails d pull bar e pull bar end caps f end cap with spring g end cap with chain h chain lock i recess mount clips j weatherstrip k foot release l...

  • Page 3

    Record your opening measurements on the chart below to calculate your measurements. Cut all parts to length using the calculations above. Keep the plastic film on the cassette until all cuts are completed. Measuring and cutting determine the maximum opening height & width for mounting your screen, a...

  • Page 4: Side View

    P a g e 4 preparing the screen cassette insert f-end cap with spring into the correct end of the a-screen cassette assembly [fig 2a] (the assembly will only fit correctly in one end). Make sure to line up the spring and bushing notches with one of the small slots in the center screen tube. Wind the ...

  • Page 5

    P a g e 5 chain lock position h-chain lock on the side wall jamb so that it rests approximately 42" up from the sill of the floor. Attach to the wall using p - #8 x 1"(25mm) phillips panhead screws. When the screen is fully extended and being used the pull chain should be operated so that the screen...

  • Page 6: Escape

    P a g e 6 escape 800 surface installation j d l k a g b j b n n h n n e e l o m q q p p n p p p n p p p p p p f b f p a screen cassette assembly b inside rails d pull bar e pull bar end caps f end cap with spring g end cap with chain h chain lock j weatherstrip k foot release lever l pull bar locks ...

  • Page 7

    Record your opening measurements on the chart below to calculate your measurements. Cut all parts to length using the calculations above. Keep the plastic film on the cassette until all cuts are completed. Measuring and cutting determine the maximum opening height & width for mounting your screen, a...

  • Page 8

    P a g e 8 side view head opening height outside m-surface mount ‘l’ clip sill or floor mounting the screen cassette slide the m-surface mount ‘l’ clips into the top of the a-screen cassette. The clips should be evenly spaced between jambs. Make sure cassette is level and then screw clips in place. O...

  • Page 9

    P a g e 9 j l b b n p n p l left right d k q b f 4a 4b 6 4c windy conditions may affect the performance of a retractable screen. Retract the screen in windy circumstances, during inclement weather, when not needed to support immediate ventilation or during prolong periods when not used. Chain lock p...

  • Page 10

    P a g e 1 0 retractable screens should always be installed square, plumb and level. The screen fabric gets blown out of the side tracks an anti-wind brush pile is located inside the b-inside rails. This anti-wind pile is designed so that the stiff bristles of the brush pile will engage inside the ho...