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8100 Series

Thermally Broken Pocket Door

Installation Guidelines

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Note: Opening should be flashed with the appropriate flashing material to meet industry standards. Please refer toFederal Specification UU-B-790a and AAMA 2400-02.

Disclaimer: Each installation job has its unique set of challenges and circumstances. Because of that, the provided set ofinstallation instructions for All Weather Architectural Aluminum products is meant only to serve as a set of standardizedguidelines and NOT necessarily a strict manual to follow regardless of situation.As a professional, it is incumbent upon you and your team to identify instances that do not align with the Installationinstruction requirements. All installations must comply with AAMA specifications.

Frame Installation1. The pocket should be open on at least one side until after the door installation is complete.

2. Verify that the rough opening is the correct size to assure the door will fit in the opening.

3. Check to ensure that the floor where the door will be installed is level. If the floor is not level and varies more than 116"

per foot or a total of 14" over the entire width of the opening, correct the floor prior to installation.

4. Remove the frame components from its packaging and lay it out in front of the opening.

5. Prepare Frame by applying compatible sealant around the perimeter of both ends of the frame head and sill (Sealantshould conform to AAMA 802.3-16 and 803.3-16). Use the screws provided in the hardware box (use wax to lubricatescrews) to assemble the frame as shown in figures 1a, 1b and 1c.

Figure 1a

Apply

Sealant

Apply

Sealant

Apply

Sealant

Apply

Sealant

Screws

Screws

Screws

Sealant

Screws

Figure 1b

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Figure 1c

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5a. Field splicing is required for doors wider than extrusion stock length. If splicing is required for your install, startby applying compatible sealant around the perimeter end of the frame head and sill (Sealant should conform toAAMA 802.3-16 and 803.3-16) shown in figure 1c and 1d. Use the frame clips provided to align the frames beingconnected and use a piece of sheet metal with silicone under the splice to help hold the frames together asshown on figure 1c.

Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

Note: Leave 2" gaps oneither ends on the exteriorside of the sill pan to allowwater to weep out.

Figure 2b

6. Prepare rough opening by checking diagonal dimension of opening to verify square and apply water resistantbarrier as shown in figure 2a. Use steps A through C for applying water resistance barrier (excluding the pocket).Use step D for installation of sill pan.

A. 12” Sill Wrap (3” wrapped into opening); Overlaps where sill Self-Adhering Sheet Membrane (SASM) will be by1” (Self-adhered flashing is optional)

B. 12” Jamb SASM (3” wrapped into opening), overlaps Sill SASM by 1” and runs 2” beyond header opening

C. 6” Header Wrap (3” wrapped into opening), overlaps jamb SASM by 1”

D. (Sill pan is required on all door installs) Apply a 3/8” bead of sealant around the perimeter of the bottom side ofthe sill pan as shown in figure 2b (Sealant should conform to AAMA 802.3-16 and 803.3-16). Apply glue on thesill in the opening to secure the sill pan.

Sealant

Figure 1d1

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Figure 2a

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C

D

Figure 1c

Frame Clip

Frame Clip

Sheet Metal

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Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

7. Make sure that each corner joint of the frame has sufficient sealant. Apply additional sealant to the corner joints asnecessary to ensure a watertight seal as shown in figure 3.

Sill Pan

8. Apply a continuous bead of sealant across the entire sill of the opening and pocket where the door frame will sitincluding a bead of sealant between the sill pan and frame on the interior side as shown in figure 4a then insertdoor frame into the opening and pocket as shown in figure 4b. (Sealant should conform to AAMA 802.3-16 and803.3-16). After frame is installed seal all 4 corner per detail 4b and 4c. Make sure the exterior and weeps are notcovered with sealant to allow water in the tracks to weep out. Install screws where there are shims on the sill.

Figure 3

Figure 4a

Figure 4b

Figure 4c

Sealant

Shims

Install Screw

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Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

9. Secure door frame to the opening using appropriate fasteners. Install screws as shown in figure 5a; spacing to be asshown in figure 5b where A = 12” and B = 3”. Cross measure and use shims as necessary to adjust the door frameso that the door frame is plumb, level and square. Seal all the fasteners with compatible sealant.

Figure 5a

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A

A

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B A A A A A A A A B

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Figure 5b

10. Apply backer rod and compatible sealant to the interior joint betweent the frame and the rough opening. Shownif figure 6a and 6b.

Panel Installation

11. Install the interior panel into the second closest track and slide it into the pocket halfway. Once in position, movepanel to the interior track. Then install remaining panels so that the interlocks overlap correctly, per detaildrawings. Use a putty knife if necessary to lift rollers over the roller track.

Figure 6a

Figure 6b

Backer rod

w/ Sealant

Backer rod

w/ Sealant

Backer rod

w/ Sealant

Figure 7a Figure 7b

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A

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Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

13. Once the frame is installed, install the Pocket Wall Profiles leaving a 14" gap between the frame and the pocket

wall profile with the pocket interlock as shown in figure 8b. Install screws through the screw races to secure thepocket wall profile. Screws should be spaced every 18". Once the pocket wall profiles have been installed, installthe pocket panel and make roller adjustments for smooth operation. After the rollers have been adjusted push thepanel into the pocket and install the pocket interlock by snapping in starting with inserting the side with the hookfirst then pressing in the pocket interlock as shown in figure 8a. Press the weather strip holder into the pocketinterlock.

12. Once all panels are installed, affix pocket closure and panel collectors as shown below. Use #8 x 1"

self-drilling screws every 12 inches down the jamb of the pocket closure and use 3 screws through each

panel collector.

Pocket Closure

Panel Collector

Install Screws

Figure 8a

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Screw

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Screw

Pocket Interlock

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Screw

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Screw

Pocket

Wall Profile

Figure 8b

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13a. If the pocket panel needs to be removed, pull the weather strip holder off the pocket interlock and with aflathead screwdriver remove the pocket interlock as shown in figure 8c starting from the top or bottom.

Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

Figure 8c

14. Temporarily adjust the rollers by turning the adjustment screw shown in figure 9a clockwise as shown in figure 9buntil the sliding panels are raised off the sill track for ease of installation. Adjust rollers of the active panels byturning the adjustment screw shown in figure 9a to achieve proper alignment of the door panels. Turn screwclockwise to raise the panel and counter lockwise to lower the panel as shown in figure 9b.

Figure 9a

Figure 9b

Adjustment

Screw

15. After the final roller adjustments, install the keeper into the lock side jamb by aligning with the lockset hooks onthe panel as shown in figure 10a (use wax to lubricate screws). After the keeper has been installed adjust thethrow on the hooks of the lockset to ensure a tight fit when the door is closed and locked by turning theadjustment screw located between the hooks shown in figure 10b.

Figure 10a

Figure 10b

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Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

Trim Cap Installation

PX and XP Door

16. Take the longest trim cap pieces and install into the exterior jamb track of the operable side shown in figure 11aand interior jamb track of the fixed side as shown in figure 11b.

Figure 11aFigure 11b

17. Install the threshold into the exterior sill track and install the smallest trim cap into the head exterior track shownin figures 12c and 12d.

Figure 12c Figure 12d

PXXP Door

18. Install the threshold into the exterior track sill shown in figure 13a then install the trim cap that is the same lengthas the threshold into the exterior track head shown in figure 13b.

Figure 13aFigure 13b

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Installation Guidelines 8100 Series Thermally Broken Pocket Door

PXX or XXP Door

19. Install the longest trim cap piece into the exterior and center jamb track on the operable side as shown in figure14a then install the other 2 trim caps that are the same length into the interior and center jamb track shown infigure 14b

Figure 14aFigure 14b

20. Intall the threshold into the exterior and center sill track shown in figure 14c and the trim cap of the same lengthinto the exterior and center head track shown in figure 14d

Figure 14cFigure 14d