Frank Door EFD-DSD Installation Manual

SWING DOOR

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

TRADITIONAL

SWING DOOR

DOOR COMPANY

413 HOWARD BLVD.

NEWPORT, NC 28570

1.888.833.3667

FAX [phone]

WWW.FRANKDOOR.COM

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INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

FOR SWING DOORS

BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR DOOR

PLEASE REVIEW THESE BASIC GUIDELINES

Note to Installer: Provide a copy of these
instructions to the building owner. By installing
this product, you acknowledge the terms and
conditions of the limited warranty as part of the
terms of the sale.

Failure to install square, level, plumb and on a
flat plane (without twist or warp) could result
in denial of warranty claims for operational or
performance problems.

ALL DOORS MUST BE INSTALLED
BY EXPERIENCED QUALIFIED COLD
STORAGE DOOR INSTALLERS.

1. All doors & frames must be installed plumb
and square to insure proper operation, seal and
warranty. Any walls out of plumb will require
that the door frames be shimmed back to plumb.

2. All headers and side casings should be
securely fastened to the wall.

3. Doors mounted on insulated panels should
have backup casing frames to help secure the
face casing & door to the opening.

4. Doors mounted on very tall panel walls will
require support steel to be added to the wall
around the door opening. Support steel, if
required, is to be supplied and specified by
others.

TOOLS REQUIRED:

MEASURING TAPE
RATCHET SET
SCREWDRIVERS
PRY BAR
WRENCHES
UTILITY KNIFE
HAMMER
4 LARGE CLAMPS
CAULKING GUN
SILICONE CAULK
BACKER ROD
SHIMS
DRILL
DRILL BITS
SAFETY GLASSES
RECIPROCATING SAW
RUBBER MALLET
FASTENERS FOR WALL TYPE IF NOT
ORDERED WITH DOOR

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR

FREEZERS AND HEATED WINDOWS

IMPORTANT: All electrical work must
comply to the National Electric Code as
well as any state or local requirements.
All electrical work must be performed by
a licensed electrician.

NOTICE TO ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

5. The exterior and interior edges of the entire
door frame should be caulked with
silicone to prevent any moisture migration
behind the components that may cause frost or
sweating.

DO NOT activate heater cable
before bringing box down to desired
temperature. Doing so will result in
damage to door panel assembly and will
void warranty.

All heaters: Frame Heaters, Bottom Door
Heater and Window heaters are 115 V AC
( unless specified differently) and must
be connected to a DEDICATED 15 AMP
Circuit Breaker.

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INSTALLATION PROCEDURES FOR

SWING DOORS

1. Check & inspect all crates for damage.
PURCHASER/RECEIVER SHOULD
NOTIFY THE FACTORY IMMEDIATELY OF
ANY DAMAGE, UNLESS DOORS WERE
SHIPPED THIRD PARTY.

2. Measure the opening for the door.
Check the packing slip attached to the
crate to verify that you have ordered
and received the correct size door
for the opening WIC X HIC. (FINISHED
OPENING)

3. Verify the finished / rough opening is
square. The (A) and (B) measurements
should be the same. Verify the rough
opening is level and plumb (C) and (D).
The maximum allowable deviation is 1/8”.
The exterior face of the box wall must be
in a single plane (E) with less than 1/8”
deviation from corner to corner.

Any walls out of plane will require that
the door frame’s casing be shimmed to
the same plane to achieve a proper seal.

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4. Lay uncrated door face
up. If assembly has a three
sided frame, remove only
the screws from the bottom
shipping strap using a #2
Philips Head. (On a swing
door with a chrome latch,
locate strike on back of
hinge side casing. With a #3
Philips Bit or Screw driver,
remove screws holding
strike assembly to blocking
without stripping heads.

Do not misplace strike or
screws!

5. It is recommended that
pilot holes be drilled in
casing frame.

6. Mark the height locations
for fasteners on your frame.
The first should be approx.
8” - 10” above the floor.
They should then be
spaced approx. 24” - 30”
apart.
Once you have marked the
height locations on your
side casings, go to each
mark:

Remove Screws & Strike from Back
of the Face Casing. DO NOT MISPLACE
STRIKE OR SCREWS!

Remove Screws From Shipping Strap

6” Wide Casings

From the
in 3 1/4” and mark.

4” Wide Casings

From the
in 1 1/4” and mark.

outer edge

outer edge

7. Using a 1/8” drill bit, drill
pilot holes at marks.

ON FREEZER DOOR
ASSEMBLIES : DO NOT
DRILL FRAME IN AREA
UNDER JUNCTION BOX!

Before drilling any holes,
check area around opening
(on exterior and interior
sides of walls) and insure
there are no obstructions,
electrical conduit or
junction boxes in way of
entire door and frame
assembly.

measure

Mark Location of Fastener

measure

Drill Out Pilot Hole
Marks, Using an
1/8” Drill Bit.

DO NOT DRILL FRAME IN AREA

UNDER JUNCTION BOX.

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