Palram MiniPro Assembly Instructions Manual

Manual is about: Polycarbonate Greenhouse 8'x10'

Summary of MiniPro

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    Ver 02_11_04 overall dimensions (apprimate; including base) 120-7/8” l • 99-1/4” w • 84.5/8” h 307 l • 252 w • 215 h cms assembly instructions palram americas horticultural products division formerly sps international m a r l a p please read these instructions carefully before you start to assemble ...

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    Item mm qty. M19 2 m10d 6 120mm 9 m10 m9 3 a15 1290mm 2 700mm 2 a38 590mm 8 a40 1495mm 2 a14 325mm 2 1390mm 2 1435mm 1 600mm 1 p3 p4 p5 item mm qty. 2 p7 10 p6 item mm qty. A39 a11 570mm 6 590mm 16 1230mm 2 1390mm 16 1495mm 4 650mm 2 a13 1390mm 8 contents contents item mm qty. M52 24l 24r 4 m45 c55 ...

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    (a) (b) (b) m601 m601 m606 m606 m601 m601 m603 (c) (c) click (d) m603 m604 m29 1 2 m604 the short profiles m604 are to be used in the continuing assembly for interconnecting all the rest base profiles (c). When performing this next connections step , verify that the small protruding convex metal in ...

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    3 4a m603 m606 (e) (e) m604 m604 m604 m602 m601 m606 m601 m601 m602 m602 m606 m603 4b2 m56 lay the completed base in the position intended to be its correct site, and secure it to the ground using pegs m56 as shown in drawing 3, assemble the complete greenhouse base using all base profiles (m601, m6...

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    5 6 door assembly select profile a16/1290 mm important! You must ensure it is in up-right position. Slide the profile unto a square panel p4. When necessary use a lubricant to ease connection between aluminum profiles and the panels. Note that all panels have slots all around their edges. These slot...

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    7 take aluminum profile a38/590, with the flat rectangle side facing you, and slide it between panels p4 and p2, as shown. It is advisable to use a lubricant to ease connection between profiles and panels. P4 p2 a38 590 a38 590 a16 1290 8 8mm 14mm (b) (a) p7 p7 (a) (b) (a) we separately assemble now...

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    10 p4 p2 p4 p3 a16 1290 take panel p3 (be sure to position it so that the longer edge is vertical), having the assigned slot (see inset) at the bottom. Do not slide it all the way down. 9 1 p4 p2 1 p2 p4 take another panel p4 and thread it onto the free edge of aluminum profile a16/1290. Ensure that...

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    12 p4 p2 p4 p3 a13 1390 a13 1390 take aluminum profile a13/1390, and slide it all the way down along the matching slots on p3 and p4 but leave approximately 50mm protruding at the top. The reason for this will become. 11 to interlock the two panels, follow the steps below (as shown): (a) – pull the ...

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    14 p3 p4 p3 p4 (b) (a) (c) (c) p3 p4 p4 p2 take now one more p3 panel, and interlock it on top of p4, employing the same method you used in step 10. 13 p4 p3 a13 1390 p4 p2 p4 slide a new panel p4, all the way down along aluminum profile a13/1390. Note that it forms a 90o angle with the preceding p4...

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    P4 p3 back a13 1390 a11 1390 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 important! Assemble in this direction p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p2 16 slide two more panels p4 and p3 (p4 first, p3 on it) – continue to add such p3 & p4 couples, interconnected by aluminum profile a11/1390, until you complete to construct a wall of five such c...

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    17 18 p4 p4 p4 p3 p3 p3 back p3 p4 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p2 8mm 14mm (a) (b) p7 p7 (a) (b) (a) add one additional p3 – p4 couple (p4 the lower one). We separately assemble now the vent assembly (to be mounted later on). This is done in two stages, (a) and (b), respective...

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    18 p4 p4 p4 p3 p3 p3 back p3 p4 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p2 add one additional p3 – p4 couple (p4 the lower one). 17 a14 1390 p4 p4 p4 p3 p3 p3 a14 1390 p4 p3 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 p4 p3 back p4 p2 a14 1390 we continue now the construction of the greenhouse’s rear wall...

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    16 19 20 p4 a11 590 (a) (b) p7 a11 590 a14 1435 a14 1435 p4 p4 p3 p4 p4 p4 p3 p3 p3 (a) (b) a11 590 p7 slide an aluminum profile a11-590 from right to left onto the upper edge of the panel p3, (a) in the drawing. Now slide the vent assembly p7 (also from right to left). Attention - ensure that the w...

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    21 22 (a) (b) p4 p3 p4 p4 p3 p4 p4 p4 p3 p3 p3 (b) (a) p3 p4 p7 continue by adding one more p3 – p4 couple. On the two flanks of the vent (see arrows in drawing), slide two different aluminum profiles, namely profile a14/325 on your left and profile a14/600 on your right (as clearly shown in the dra...

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    23 24 (b) p4 p3 p4 p4 p3 p3 p7 p3 p4 (a) p7 a11 590 mounting the second vent. (a) first, slide down p7 unit (vent) down the a14/600 profile. Do not push it all the way down. In the formed gap, slide a11/590. At the free edge of the structure (panels p3 & p4) insert interconnecting aluminum profile a...

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    25 26 p4 p3 p4 p4 p3 p3 p7 p3 p4 p7 p3 p4 a13 1390 interlock panels p4 and p3 to the right (free edge) of the existing structure, (a) and (b) respectively. Now, (c): on the right (as you see) of the second vent, slide panel a14/325. Note that here position it so that the lower top point of the slant...

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    27 28 now, that the rear wall is nearly completed, mount the triangular panels p6 (matching the roof support structure). This is a two stages step. First, slide the outer ones (a) (note directions in the drawing) to interlock with aluminum profiles a14/325, not all the way down. (b) slide profiles a...

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    29 30 continue by forming the other side wall: interlock a p4 – p3 panels couple, followed by sliding an aluminum profile a11/1390, continuing as in step 15 until you complete construction of wall of five such couples. At the extreme end, form a right angle corner interlocking an aluminum profile a1...

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    32 m9 a11 590 (a) (b) m9 (a) a16 1290 a11 590 (b) by the following four steps, we apply a protection structure to the bottom of the left door. (a) take angle bar m9, slide unto aluminum profile a16/1290 until it latches into the groove at the bottom of panel a16. (b) slide aluminum profile a11/590 f...

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    (b) m9 (a) a11 590 (a) m 9 m 9 a16 1290 33 m9 (b) a15 1290 (b) m9 (c) (a) (a) 34 (a) complete the assembly and strengthening of the other door base (right hand side one) following the same steps as before, namely: insert right angle m9 into the door axis profile a16/1290 (a); slide profile a11/590 i...

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    35 36 proceed now to form a peripheral strengthening “belt” at the bottom of the structure (excluding the front side bottom, (explained later). For this end you will require the assistance of another person. You will have to lift the greenhouse and slide six bottom rail profiles a11’s (various sizes...

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    38 a11 650 outside inside m43 m42 inside (b) a11 650 outside (a) (b) (a) m42 a11 650 door outside inside inside outside the same process as in step 36 above (but with directions reversed) is used to form the right hand half of the bottom base, for right hand side door and adjacent panel p4. Be sure ...

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    39 m29 40 have two or three persons to carefully lift up the assembled greenhouse structure and lay it accurately on the fixed down base. M42 m42 in order to secure the structure unto the base, partially release screw m29..

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    M29 m29 42 41 tighten as much as necessary screws m29 (which were partially loosened - step 40) all along the metal part m43. At both ends of m43 part the screws go through m42 and continue to the base. At the rest of m43 part (additional holes), the screws are screwed directly unto the base frame. ...

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    A16 408 a16 408 m10 120 a16 1290 a16 408 m10 120 a16 1290 a16 408 tops of doors extend upwards the axis a16/1290 of the two doors (left and right), by first inserting profiles (one each) m10/120 into top of profiles a16/1290 (in both of its two vertical members). Proceed by inserting profile a16/408...

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    P6 (b) (b) p5 (a) p5 (a) a38 590 a38 590 a38 590 a38 590 extending the doors upwards take panel p5 and profile a38/590, and install them exactly as done in step 7. 45 (a) a11 590 (b) p6 a11 590 (b) p6 (a) a11 590 using profile a11/590, mount triangle panel p6 on top of panel p5. 46.

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    47 48 m10 120 m10 120 m10 120 a15 700 a15 700 a15 700 a15 1290 insert bridging connector m10/120 into a15/1290. Extend profile a15/1290 (with the protruding bridging connector) upwards by interlocking it with profile a15/700, while threading a15/700 through panels p5 and p6. Roof assembly slide two ...

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    50 49 slide two panels p4 onto the profiles a39/1490, one on each side (this is the beginning of installing the panels on the roof). P4 p4 p4 p4 p4 a13 1390 slide two corner profiles a13/1390 (one on each side) on triangle panels p6, simultaneously with sliding along panels p4 (just mounted). A13 13...

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    51 a11 590 p4 (b) (b) (a) (a) a11 590 p4 (a) (a) (b) a11 590 a11 590 (b) p4 (b) slide two additional panels p4 (a) into corner profiles a13/1390 (one on each side), and interconnect each p4’s couple (one on each side) by inserting profile a11/590 between them (b). 52 (a) a40 1495 p4 (b) p4 (b) a40 1...

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    54 53 a11 1390 a11 1390 a11 1390 slide an a11/1390 profile (one on each side) along the two slanted p4 panels, interlocking with just added p4 panels. (a) (b) (b) a11 590 p7 p7 p7 a11 590 (a) take two assembled vent assemblies p7 and slide them along the just inserted profile a11/1390. (b) join the ...

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    56 55 a38 590 (b) 6 p7 p7 (b) a38 590 (a) p7 (b) a38 590 (a) (a) p7 (a) along profiles a11/1390, slide one more vents p7 on top of the previous ones. (b) secure them by introducing profile a38/590. Important – ensure that the flat rectangular surface is facing outwards a40 1495 drive the apex profil...

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    58 57 (a) (a) (b) (b) a11 1390 a11 1390 p4 p4 continue the roof assembly operation by repeating the steps done so far. (a) (b) a11 590 p4 (b) a11 590 p4 p4 (a) p4 (b) same as step 51.

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    60 59 m10d a40 1495 a40 1495 a40 1495 m10d a40 1495 (a) (b) a11 1390 a11 1390 p4 p4 (b) (a) same as step 57 (a) .Insert a joining bar m10d between existing apex profile a40/1495 and an additional a40/1495 on the outside..

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    62 61 a11 590 (b) p7 a11 590 (a) 6 p7 (a) (b) 6 6 p7 p7 (b) a38 590 (a) (b) a38 590 (b) p7 (a) p7 install the two upper vents and their fastening by profile a38/590. Same as 54 (you continue going around the greenhouse structure)..

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    64 63 (b) p4 (b) a11 1390 a11 1390 (a) (a) p4 continue assembling p4 roof panels as in the preceding steps, all the way to the front roof panels. Conclude by pushing a40/1495 all the way to the front. Same as step 56..

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    66 65 (b) (c) a11 590 (b) (a) (a) p4 p4 continue assembling p4 roof panels as in the preceding steps, all the way to the front roof panels. Conclude by pushing a40/1495 all the way to the front. A40 1495 a13 1390 hold fastening / bridging unit m44 along the front apex of the roof (front edges of p4)...

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    67 use pairs of roof brackets “m46/m50” to clamp each wall section where shown (in small circles, side walls to roof joints). Fix bracket in place using 12 mm screws m22. Tighten with care. Inside (a) inside (b) inside m22 m50 m46 68 inside use pairs of roof brackets “m45/m50” to clamp each roof sec...

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    69 attach corner caps c55 in all six positions (front and back) using screws m22 - 40mm.You will need someone to help you with the step (one person inside, another outside). Do not over tighten. M41 8mm outside inside c55 outside c55 inside c55 m22 40mm inside 70 from inside the greenhouse, apply si...

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    72 71 (a) m44 m22 m44 outside inside door outside inside door m19 m19 install door handle m19 in the hole bored the in right hand side door. See inside / outside proper mounting position. Inside outside m44 m52 m49 connect parts m49 and m52 to m44 as shown in the drawing. These two items constitute ...