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Retractable Single Screen Doors
Installation Instructions for Kits

STEP 1 -Measure the height of the door jamb. Subtract 3/4" from the height measurement for the housing side only.

Note: always wear protective clothing, eye-wear and face mask in case of construction debris.

 STEP 2 - Use any sharp metal cutting saw such as a simple hack saw or an electric mitre saw. The screen material should be tightly wound on shaft inside of housing to prevent a rough cut on the screen material. Make your cut of the housing 3/4" less than the measured height of the opening you intend to mount the screen into. If you are mounting the screen on the surface around the door, add 2-1/4" to the opening height measurement for the correct cut length for the housing.
STEP 3 - At the right side of the housing, place the bushing (B) from the spring kit bag into the housing end of the screen. The pull bar will be toward you (A) STEP 4- Insert the end cap aligning the prongs to the end (2) of the housing. Use a rubber mallet to tap the end cap into place on the housing.
STEP 5 - Flip housing over and insert the spring (1) kit assembly into the open end of the housing. Leave about 4 inches of the spring kit assembly out so the spring can be wound. STEP 6- Using a small screwdriver, insert the inner hole of the end cap on spring kit assembly and rotate in a clockwise motion 8-25 times. Caution: hold onto the end cap after winding.
STEP 7- Align the prongs on the end of the spring kit assembly with the end of the housing (1). Attach to the housing and tap in with a rubber mallet. STEP 8 - Slide onto the pull bar the handles (3) on either side of the bar and attach with the set handle (4) screws that are provided in your spring kit bag. Use an allen wrench to hold handles in place on the bar. Turn the screws a few times. Do not turn too many times or it will strip the handle (5). At the end of the pull bar, place at both ends a sliding shoe that is provided (6).
STEP 9 - Test the screen tension and smoothness of operation. If you want to increase the tension, repeat steps 6 and 7. Tension should be set to firmly retract the screen. This is important to prevent the wind from blowing the screen out of the tracks. The DIY screen uses a full-length magnetic catch so it can accept a lot of tension on the screen and still remain securely in place. STEP 10 - Mark the positions for the recess clips about 2 feet down and up from the top and bottom of the door jam and one centered. Affix the recess clips with the screws provided.
If you are surface mounting the screen, use the included clips that attach to the housing. Then, simply attach the housing on the side of the opening with the inside edge of the housing even with the opening jamb Make sure the housing is plumb. The top of the housing will extend above the opening 2" and below approx 1". If the housing can't extend below due to a sill or floor, that's OK. That will simply mean the screen will be a little bit higher on top.
STEP 11 - Snap the housing into place inside the recess clips with a half-rotating movement. Ignore if mounting on the surface outside of the opening. STEP 12 - Opposite the housing will be the side profile with magnetic strip inside. Cut the side profile to the exact measure of the height of the door jam. Drill three holes to the wider side of the side profile.

If you are mounting the screen on the surface around the opening, then ignore the above directions. If you are mounting the screen outside of the opening on the surface, then cut the side profile the same length as the screen housing assembly. This will be 3" more than the opening height measurement.

Then use the supplied clips and attach the side profile with the inside edge flush with the opening jamb. Make sure it is plumb and has the same amount above and below the opening as the housing does.
STEP 13 - Align side profile opposite the housing and affix to the door jamb. STEP 14 - Measure from the edge of the installed side profile to the inside edge of the housing and deduct 1/4". Use this dimension for the top and bottom tracks. Slide the weather stripping out of the tracks before cutting the tracks.
STEP 15 - Replace the weather stripping into the tracks. "7". Crimp lightly the ends of the tracks to stop the weather stripping from moving. STEP 16 - Position the top and bottom track. Center them inside the side profile and the housing. Affix with two screws per track. Place the screws closes to each end of the tracks. Slide the door back and forth. You're finished!

If you are installing on the surface, then use clips and attach to wall after positioning the tracks in place. If the bottom track is on the floor, follow the above instructions for an inside mount.


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