LiftMaster 3240 3240 Manual - Page 4

Planning - rail

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Planning Identify the type and height of your garage door. Survey your garage area to see if any of the conditions below apply to your installation. Additional materials may be required. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page and the accompanying illustrations as you proceed with the installation of your opener. SECTIONAL DOOR INSTALLATION Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is needed for lightweight garage doors (fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with glass panels, etc.). See page 19 for details. Header Wall FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 15. Rail Extension Torsion OR Spring Spring Motor unit Vertical Centerline of Garage Door Wallmounted Door Control Access Door --- --- -- Safety Reversing Sensor Safety Reversing Sensor Gap between floor and bottom of door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm). ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK Header Wall FINISHED CEILING Support bracket & fastening hardware is required. See page 16. Rail Motor unit ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK Wall-mounted Door Control Access Door Wall-mounted Door Control Access Door Safety Reversing Sensor Gap between floor and bottom of Safety Reversing Sensor door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm). 4 Safety Reversing Sensor Safety Reversing Sensor Gap between floor and bottom of door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm).

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SECTIONAL DOOR INSTALLATION
Planning
Identify the type and height of your garage door. Survey your garage area to see if any of the conditions below apply
to your installation. Additional materials may be required. You may find it helpful to refer back to this page and the
accompanying illustrations as you proceed with the installation of your opener.
ONE-PIECE DOOR WITHOUT TRACK
ONE-PIECE DOOR WITH TRACK
Header Wall
Header Wall
FINISHED CEILING
FINISHED CEILING
Horizontal and vertical reinforcement is
needed for lightweight garage doors
(fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with
glass panels, etc.). See page 19 for details.
Support bracket &
fastening hardware
is required.
See page 15.
Support bracket &
fastening hardware
is required.
See page 16.
Motor unit
Motor unit
Extension
Spring
Vertical
Centerline
of Garage
Door
Wall-
mounted
Door
Control
Wall-mounted
Door
Control
Wall-mounted
Door Control
Gap between floor and bottom of
door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm).
Gap between floor and bottom of
door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm).
Gap between floor and bottom of
door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm).
Torsion
Spring
OR
Access
Door
Access
Door
Access
Door
Safety Reversing Sensor
Safety Reversing Sensor
Safety Reversing Sensor
Rail
Rail
Safety Reversing Sensor
Safety Reversing Sensor
Safety Reversing
Sensor