Frigidaire FAS255P2A Installation Instructions - Page 9

Prepare and Install Cabinet

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NOTE: If wall thickness is 8-1/2'' or more, add aluminum flashing over bottom of frame opening to assure no water can enter area between inner and outer wall. CAULK AS REQUIRED 4. OPTIONAL: Support brackets may be used. Installation brackets are recommended for walls under 5'' thick. Refer to Step 4 of Window Mounting for assembly of support brackets. A wooden strip nailed to the outside wall should be used in conjunction with sill support angle brackets. FIG. 2 1" LONG WOOD SCREW ALUMINUM FLASHING OVER BOTTOM OF FRAME OVER 8-1/2" Prepare and Install Cabinet 1. Slide chassis from cabinet. Refer back to Step 2 of Window Mounting. 2. Place cabinet into opening with bottom rail resting firmly on bottom board of wooden frame. 3. Position cabinet to achieve proper slope for water removal. (See FIG. 1 below.) 5. Secure bottom rail to wood frame with two large wood screws 1''(2.5 cm) long using the two holes in the bottom of the channel resting on frame. (See FIG. 2 following) 5/16" TO 3/8" LEVEL 3/4" PLUS TRIM THICKNESS SEE STEP 5 Support bracket Solid Piece Wood (If required) 6. Screw or nail cabinet wooden frame using shims if frame is oversized, to eliminate distortion. Remember to maintain proper slope as described in Step 3. 7. Install chassis into cabinet by following all steps in Step 8 of Window Mounting. (Continued) 9

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NOTE:
If
wall thickness is 8-1/2'' or more, add
aluminum
flashing
over
bottom
of
frame
opening
to
assure
no
water
can
enter
area
between inner and outer wall.
4. OPTIONAL
: Support brackets may be used.
Installation brackets are recommended for
walls
under
5''
thick.
Refer
to
Step 4
of
Window
Mounting for assembly of support
brackets. A
wooden strip nailed to the
outside wall should be used in
conjunction
with sill support angle brackets.
Prepare and Install Cabinet
1. Slide
chassis
from
cabinet.
Refer
back
to
Step 2 of Window Mounting.
2. Place
cabinet
into opening with
bottom rail
resting
firmly
on
bottom
board
of wooden
frame.
3. Position
cabinet to achieve proper slope for
water removal. (See FIG. 1 below.)
5. Secure
bottom
rail
to
wood
frame with two
large
wood screws 1''(2.5 cm) long using the
two
holes
in
the
bottom
of
the
channel
resting on frame. (See FIG. 2 following)
6.
Screw or nail cabinet
wooden
frame
using
shims
if
frame
is
oversized,
to
eliminate
distortion.
Remember
to
maintain
proper
slope as described in Step 3.
7.
Install chassis into
cabinet by
following all
steps in Step 8 of Window Mounting.
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CAULK AS
REQUIRED
ALUMINUM FLASHING
OVER BOTTOM OF FRAME
OVER
8-1/2”
LEVEL
5/16”
TO
3/8”
3/4” PLUS
TRIM THICKNESS
SEE STEP 5
Solid Piece Wood
(If required)
1” LONG
WOOD SCREW
FIG. 2
Support bracket
(Continued)