Aleco RD-175 User Manual

Installation Instructions for Doors

with EZ Hinge Hardware

Required Tools

Header is Level

Center Punch

Drill (1/4” or 3/8” electric)

Drill bit: #7 (for steel channel)

Extension Cord

Hammer

Level (3’ minimum)

Need Nose Pliers

Pen or Pencil

Plumb Bob

Screwdriver, Slotted

Tape Measure

Tap 1/4“ 20 NC
(for steel channel)

Attach Top
Mounting Angle

Jamb is
Plumb

Center Plumb
Line on Jamb

Attach Jamb
Guard

Step 1 Doorway Preparation

1.1 Inspect. If carton or doors are damaged from

shipping (bent shaft, etc.), contact factory.

1.2 Check jamb and header for plumb, level and
square (measure diagonals).

1.3 Match size of door opening to size on packing slip.

1.4 Mark center plumb line on jamb.

1.5 Remove the top mounting angle from the door by

removing the hardware housing screws from the
top corner of each side.

1.6 Line up the centerline on the bottom of the
mounting angle with jamb centerline. Use the
angle as a template to mark the hole locations
on the jamb and header and center punch the
holes.

1.7 Use the jamb guard as a template for the bottom
mounting holes, lining up the centerline of the jamb
guard with the centerline of the jamb. Mark the hole
locations on jamb and floor and center punch the holes.

1.8 Drill centers with #7 bit (for steel channel), tap 1/4  20
and fasten to jamb with 1/4  20 bolts.

1.9 If jambs are wood or hollow metal over wood, fasten using
1 1/2” wood lags. Hollow metal frames without wood rough
blocks should have 1/4” steel reinforcements (b/o) at jamb and
header mounting locations.