Argos 427/1237, 425/8700, 427/1770, 427/1244 User guide

New Sywell - 2฀Door฀Sliding฀Robe

Assembly Instructions - Please keep for future reference

427/1237

427/1244

425/8700

427/1770

Dimensions

Width - 101.9cm

Depth - 59.5cm

MADE IN

Height - 171.1cm

Important -฀Please฀read฀these฀instructions฀fully฀before฀starting฀assembly

If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, call the Customer฀Helpline:฀03456฀400800

BRITAIN

Issue฀1฀-฀28/05/15

Safety and Care Advice

Important - Please read these instructions fully before starting assembly

• Warning: This unit weighs
approximately 62kgs.
Please lift with care.

• Check you have all the
components and tools listed on
pages 1, 2 and 3.

• Remove all fittings from the
plastic bags and separate them
into their groups.

• Keep children and animals
away from the work area, small
parts could choke if swallowed.

• Parts of the assembly will be
easier with 2 people.

Care and maintenance

• Make sure you have enough
space to layout the parts before
starting.

• Do not stand or put weight on
the product, this could cause
damage.

• Assemble the item as close to
its final position (in the same
room) as possible.

• Assemble on a soft level
surface to avoid damaging the
unit or your floor (use opened
out unit carton).

• We do not
recommend the
use of power
drill/drivers for

inserting screws,
as this could damage the unit.
Only use hand screwdrivers.

• Safety note: It is
recommended that this unit is
secured to a wall using the
overbalance protector kit
supplied or, an alternative fixing
method of your choice.

• Dispose of all packaging
carefully and responsibly.

• Only clean using a damp cloth
and mild detergent, do no use
bleach or abrasive cleaners.

Tools required

Rule

Rule

Spirit฀

level

ScissorsSquare

• From time to time check that
there are no loose screws on
this unit.

Eye฀protection฀

(when฀using฀a฀

hammer฀or฀drill)

HammerBradawl

Cross-head฀

screwdriver

• This product should not be
discarded with household
waste. Take to your local
authority waste disposal centre.

Electric฀drill

(only฀use฀

when฀drilling฀

into฀walls)

Step฀

ladder

Note: If required the next page
can be cut out and used as
reference throughout the
assembly. Keep this page with
these instructions for future
reference.

1

If฀you฀have฀damaged฀or฀missing฀components,฀call฀the฀

Components - Panels

Customer฀Helpline:฀03456฀400800฀

numbers below

Please check you have all the panels listed below

quoting the reference

1

Left฀Side

(171.1฀x฀59.2cm)

4

Top/Base (DF3584)

(98.9฀x฀59cm)

5

Shelf (DF3587)

(48.7฀x฀49cm)฀x฀2

(DF3581)

฀x฀2

Right฀Side (DF3582)

23

(171.1฀x฀59.2cm)

Divider

(165.6฀x฀49.6cm)

(DF3585)

Rail (DF3588)

6

(48.7฀x฀12cm)฀x฀2

7

Hanging฀Rail

(48.1cm฀long)฀x฀2

(FHR481)

Door (DF3583)

8

(164.7฀x฀50.4cm)฀x฀2

9

Back

(X1682-506)

(168.2฀x฀50.6cm)฀x฀2

2

If฀you฀have฀damaged฀or฀missing฀components,฀call฀the฀

Components - Fittings

Customer฀Helpline:฀03456฀400800฀

numbers below

quoting the reference

Please check you have all the fittings listed below

Note:฀The quantities below are the correct amount to complete the assembly. In some cases

more fittings may be supplied than are required.

A

Wooden฀dowel฀(F22) ฀x฀16

DEF

Large฀wooden฀dowel฀(F40) ฀x฀2

G

25mm

Nail฀screw฀(F277) ฀x฀10

Screw฀(F50) ฀x฀2

J

M

B

Metal฀dowel฀(F901)฀x฀12

40mm฀Screw฀(F910)฀฀x฀4

H

13mm฀Screw฀(F63)฀฀x฀18

K

Back฀holder฀(F276) ฀x฀10

N

These can
also be round

C

Large฀locking฀

(F900)฀฀x฀24

nut฀

25mm฀Screw฀(F95)฀฀x฀4

I

13mm฀Screw฀(F79)฀฀x฀8

L

Nail฀(F51)฀x฀36

O

Top฀glide

(F956) ฀x฀4

P

Mushroom฀Head฀Pin฀(F260)฀x฀4

S

Rail฀Holder฀

(F891)฀฀x฀4

V

Plastic฀Nail฀(F91) ฀x฀4

Q

W

Strap Screw Washer x 2

Bottom฀glide

(F952) ฀x฀4

Buffer฀bracket

(F261) ฀x฀1

Handle฀(F315) ฀x฀2

Ruler -฀Use฀this฀ruler฀to฀help฀correctly฀identify฀the฀screws

98.7cm฀Track฀(F221) ฀x฀4

R

Double฀metal฀dowel฀(F566)฀฀x฀4

UT

Feet฀(F854)฀฀x฀2

Overbalance฀protector฀kit฀(F269) x฀1

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3

Assembly Instructions

Step 1

If฀you฀have฀damaged฀or฀missing฀components,฀call฀the฀

Customer฀Helpline:฀03456฀400800฀quoting the reference

numbers below

Prepare฀the฀top฀and฀

base

Place 2 plastic tracks
down onto each of the
top and base

44

panels, making sure that
they are flush with the
edges of the panel.

Gently tap along the
length of the plastic
tracks until they are
fitted flat to the surface
of the panel.

Turn the top and the
base panels over

Tap 4 wooden dowels
into each of the top
and base panels.

Note: Wooden dowels
must not stick out from
the edge by more than
10mm or they may
damage other panels.

O

4

O

4

O

O

x 2

O

O

Finished฀

front฀edge

A

4

Turn the top and

the base over

Insert 4 large locking
nuts into each of the

C

top and base

44

panels.

Note: The arrow on the
locking nut must point
towards the hole in the
edge of the panel.

C

A

Finished฀

front฀edge

C

C

A

x 2

4

C

C

A

A

A

10mm

4

Assembly Instructions

Step 2

Prepare฀the฀divider

Tap 4 wooden dowels
into the divider .

Fit a rail holder by

3

S

screwing through the top
hole with screw and

H

into the mark hole drilled
in the divider . Make

3

sure that it is fitted
straight, in line with the
panel edges and then fit
another screw using

H

the lower hole.

Turn the divider over

Fit another rail holder
by screwing through the
top hole with screw
and into the mark hole
drilled in the divider .
Make sure that it is fitted
straight, in line with the
panel edges and then fit
another screw using
the lower hole.

H

A

S

H

3

H

H

S

S

H

H

S

Finished฀

front฀edge

3

A

A

A

A

Turn the divider over

H

H

S

3

Finished฀

front฀edge

5

Assembly Instructions

Step 3

Fit฀the฀top฀and฀base฀

to฀the฀divider

Attach the top and
the base to the
divider using 4
screws .

3

E

4

4

E

E

Top

4

3

E

Base

4

E

Note:฀The฀plastic฀

tracks฀must฀be฀on฀

the฀inside฀surfaces฀

of฀the฀top฀and฀base

Step 4

Prepare฀1฀of฀the฀

shelves

Tap 2 wooden dowels
into the shelf .

Insert 4 large locking

C

nuts into the shelf .

5

5

C

C

A

Finished฀

front฀edge

C

5

C

A

A

6

Assembly Instructions

Step 5

Fit฀the฀shelf

a:฀Push the shelf

onto the divider .

Tap 2 double metal
dowels through the
divider and into the
shelf until they

R

3

5

‘’bottom out’’.

Tap 2 large wooden
dowels through the
divider and into the
shelf until they

D

3

5

‘’bottom out’’.

b:฀Use a screwdriver to

tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
the

shelf .

5

5

3

C

a:

R

R

D

D

R

D

C

5

b:

3

Finished฀

front฀edge

Note:
locking nuts as far as

Turn the large

C

they will go - more than
1/2 a turn.

Step 6

Prepare฀the฀left฀side

Screw 6 metal dowels
into the left side .

Note: Tighten the metal
dowels up fully against
the panels.

Fit a rail holder by

S

screwing through the top
hole with screw and

H

into the mark hole drilled
in the left side . Make

1

sure that it is fitted
straight, in line with the
panel edges and then fit
another screw using

H

the lower hole.

B

1

Finished฀

front฀edge

B

H

H

B

B

B

B

1

S

B

B

7

Assembly Instructions

Step 7

Prepare฀the฀2฀rails

Insert 4 large locking
nuts into each of the

C

2 rails .

6

Step 8

C

Plain฀chipboard฀

surface

C

6

C

Finished฀

front฀edge

C

x 2

b:

Fit฀a฀rail

a:฀Tap 2 double metal

dowels through the
divider and into a rail
. until they ‘’bottom

6

out’’.

R

3

b:฀Use a screwdriver to

tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
the rail .

Note: Support the rail
until the left side has
been fitted in the next
step.

C

6

a:

R

Plain฀chipboard฀

R

3

surface

Finished฀

front฀edge

6

8

Assembly Instructions

Step 9

Fit฀the฀left฀side

a:฀Push the left side

onto the assembly.

Tap 2 mushroom head

P

pins into the holes on
the outside of the left

1

side .

b:฀Use a screwdriver to

tighten the 8 large
locking nuts fitted to
the top , base ,
shelf and rail .

56

C

44

4

5

6

1

4

a:

P

a:

P

Step 10

Prepare฀the฀other฀

shelf

Tap 2 wooden dowels
into the shelf .

Insert 4 large locking

C

nuts into the shelf .

9

5

C

A

C

A

5

A

C

5

Finished฀

front฀edge

C

Assembly Instructions

Step 11

Fit฀the฀other฀shelf

Push the shelf onto
the divider .

5

3

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
the

shelf .

C

5

5

3

Step 12

Prepare฀the฀right฀side

Screw 6 metal dowels
into the right side .

Note: Tighten the metal
dowels up fully against
the panels.

Fit a rail holder by

S

screwing through the top
hole with screw and

H

into the mark hole drilled
in the right side .

2

Make sure that it is fitted
straight, in line with the
panel edges and then fit
another screw using

H

the lower hole.

B

2

B

H

H

B

B

B

B

2

S

B

Finished฀

front฀edge

10

Assembly Instructions

Step 13

Fit฀the฀other฀rail

Push the rail onto the
divider .

Use a screwdriver to
tighten the 2 large
locking nuts fitted to
the

rail .

Note: Support the rail
until the right side has
been fitted in the next
step.

6

3

C

6

Plain฀chipboard฀

surface

Finished฀

front฀edge

6

3

Step 14

Fit฀the฀right฀side

a:฀Push the right side

onto the assembly.

Tap 2 mushroom head

P

pins into the holes on
the outside of the right

2

side .

a:Pa:

b:฀Use a screwdriver to

tighten the 8 large
locking nuts fitted to
the top , base ,
shelf and rail .

56

C

44

P

a:

4

5

6

2

4

11

Assembly Instructions

Step 15

Fit฀back฀panels

a: Square up the unit by

making sure that
measurement x:x equals

y:y.

Place the 2 backs
onto the unit, as shown.

Make sure that the 2
backs are pushed up
tight against each other
and that they meet in the
centre of the divider’s
back edge.

9

yy

The฀measurement฀from฀top฀corner฀X฀to฀bottom฀corner฀X฀must฀be฀

a:

equal฀to฀the฀measurement฀from฀top฀corner฀Y฀to฀bottom฀corner฀Y

J

c:

K

b:

xx

L

+

9

9

9

Note: These can
also be round

KJ

K

9

yy

b:฀Nail around the

outside edges of the 2
backs.

Note: Do not nail where
the 2 backs meet.

L

c:฀Push the nail screws

J

. through the back
holders and tap them
down between the 2
backs and into the
back edge of the divider

3

. .

Keep tapping the nail
screws in until the
back holders dig into
the 2 backs.

K

9

J

K

xx

Note: If ever you need to take
the backs off to dismantle the
unit, the nail screws can be
taken out using a screwdriver.

J

K

12

Assembly Instructions

Step 16

Fit฀the฀4฀plastic฀nails

Tap 2 plastic nails

V

into the bottom edge of
each of the sides and
. .

2

Screw the 2 feet

1

V

2

V

U

down the middle of the
base , 1 near the front

4

and 1 near the back,
using screws .

G

Carefully฀stand฀the฀

unit฀up฀for฀the฀next฀

step.

U

G

G

4

V

1

U

Warning: The

V

unit is heavy.
Lift with care.

Step 17

Fit฀the฀2฀hanging฀rails

Push the hanging rails
into the rail holders .

7

S

7

7

7

S

13

Assembly Instructions

Step 18

Prepare฀the฀right฀

hand฀door

Important: Check that
the holes are in the same
place as the diagram.

Push 2 top glides into
1 of the doors .

Push 2 bottom glides
into the same door
and secure each one
with 2 screws .

M

8

N

8

I

M

M

This will be the
right hand door

I

I

N

I

I

I

I

N

N

Step 19

Prepare฀the฀left฀hand฀

door

Important: Check that
the holes are in the same
place as the diagram.

Fit the buffer bracket
onto the other door using
2 screws .

H

Push 2 top glides into
the door .

8

Push 2 bottom glides
into the door and

8

secure each one with 2
screws .

I

Q

M

N

M

M

H

H

Q

Q

I

I

I

I

N

N

This will be the
left hand door

14

Assembly Instructions

Step 20

Fit฀the฀doors

a: With the top of the

right hand door
leaning back at an angle,
insert the bottom glides

N

. into the rear track .

Push the top of the right
hand door in and
locate the top glides
into the rear track .

b: With the top of the

left hand door
leaning back at an angle,
insert the bottom glides
. into the front track .

N

8

O

8

M

O

Buffer bracket

8

O

b:

8

Left฀hand฀

door

a:

8

Right฀

hand฀door

Push the top of the left
hand door in and
locate the top glides
into the front track .

8

M

O

Note: For more
information about fitting
the doors please refer to
the relevent diagrams.

Right฀hand฀door

Left฀hand฀door

To fit the bottom of the Doors

NMM

This lug fits

into the groove

in the track.

To fit the top of the Doors

The switch in

the top glides

must be in this

position prior to

fitting the top of

the Doors.

When the top of

the Door is in

position, press the

switch to push lug

into the groove of

the track.

15

You may have been supplied with a

top glide that differs slightly to the

one shown. It may have a switch that

just moves up and down and does

not lock into postion.

Assembly Instructions

Step 21

Adjust฀the฀doors฀if฀

needed

If your doors are not
running smoothly, please
follow these instructions
to adjust the bottom
glides.

IF฀YOUR฀DOORS฀DO฀NOT฀RUN฀SMOOTHLY

Before adjusting the doors, use a spirit level to check the base
(or top) of the unit is level, front-to-back and side-to-side in the
3 positions shown.
Use suitable packing pieces (not supplied) to make the unit
level BEFORE making any adjustment, as shown.

To raise the door, loosen the screws and
swivel the glide towards the ‘+’ arrow.
Re-tighten the screws.

To lower the door, loosen the screws and
swivel the glide towards the ‘-’ arrow.
Re-tighten the screws.

HH

Once the doors have been adjusted and
are running smoothly, use 2 screws to
hold each of the bottom glides in position.

H

16

Assembly Instructions

Step 22

Attach฀the฀handles

Attach a handle to
each of the doors
using screws .

T

8

F

8

F

F

8

T

T

17

Assembly Instructions

Step 23

Fit฀the฀overbalance฀

protector

To prevent possible
overbalancing we
recommend that this unit
is secured to a suitable
wall by fitting of the
overbalance protector kit
. to the unit, or an

W

alternative fixing method
of your choice.

Wall fixings are not
supplied as they will
need to suit the wall
type.

Note: Take care when
drilling the wall that you
do not drill into any
pipes, wires etc.
If in doubt, consult an
expert.

Wall fixing

(not supplied)

WALL

W

Strap

Washer

Screw

(not supplied)

W

Screw

Washer

W

Strap

OP OF UNIT

T

Assembly฀is฀complete

If you need help or have damaged or missing parts, call the Customer฀Helpline:฀03456฀400800

and quote the reference numbers on the component pages.

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