GE RAVAL3 Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions
for your new

RAVAL3

Grille

Before you begin - Read these instructions completely and carefully.
IMPORTANT – OBSERVE ALL GOVERNING CODES AND ORDINANCES.
Note to Installer – Be sure to leave these instructions with the end user.
Note to End User – Keep these instructions with your Owner’s Manual for future reference.

Grille installation is easier if installed at the same time the plenum is installed through the
building wall. Refer to the plenum installation instructions for kit RAVWPT15 for proper Plenum
installation procedures.

Weather Cover

Remove and discard the weather cover on the wall plenum before installing this grille.

Parts Included

Grille with 4 factory installed mounting screws

Materials Needed (Field Supplied Parts)

Wall Plenum Kit RAVWPT15 (sold separately)

Installation Overview

Properly sized header is
required for structural

support. Proper caulking
and flashing are required

Factory
Installed
Screws

Grille

NOTE: The plenum has a
wax cardboard weather
cover. Do not remove
this cover until ready
to install the grille
(RAVAL3)

RAVAL3

Unit

Part A Outside
Wall Plenum

Exterior/
Outside Wall

Part B Inside
Wall Plenum

RAVDPLAT

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Installation Instructions

STEP 1
Installation of the Grille on the Outside Plenum PRIOR TO Wall Plenum
Installation (not included)

NOTE: The Grille is best installed onto the Outside Plenum

(Part A of prior diagram) prior to the wall plenum being installed
in the building. Grille installation is easiest at this point, and it
will help keep the wall plenum square during installation.

Loosen the 4 mounting screws but do not remove. With the
louvers pointed downward and outside, insert the screw heads
through the keyhole slots on the flange of the outdoor plenum.
Tighten the screws to secure the grille to the plenum.

If the grille is not being installed at this time, be sure the plenum
is square when it is secured to the outside wall of the building.

NOTE: Refer to instructions included in the Wall Plenum
Kit RAVWPT15 for proper installation procedure.

Alternate Step 1
Installation of the Grille on the Outside Plenum AFTER Wall Plenum Installation

Attach grille
with 4 screws

RAVWPT15 RAVWPT15

Side View

RAVAL3

RAVAL3

CAUTION

grille, then to the baffle in the plenum. This will prevent the
louver from falling from the building if it is dropped.

1. Loosen the 4 mounting screws but do not remove.

2. Firmly grasp the grille, turn it sideways and insert the top
through the lower opening of the plenum.

For safety, tie a rope or tether to the

4. Tighten all 4 screws to secure the grille to the plenum.

5. When the grille is secure, remove the safety rope or tether.

3. With the louvers pointing downward, pull the grille back
against the Outside Wall Plenum sliding the heads of the
screws through the keyhole slots on the Outside Wall
Plenum.

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Instructions d’installation
pour votre nouvelle grille

RAVAL3

Avant de commencer - Lisez ces instructions attentivement et en entier.
IMPORTANT – RESPECTEZ TOUS LES CODES ET RÈGLEMENTS APPLICABLES.

Remarque à l’intention de l’installateur - Assurez-vous de remettre ces instructions au utilisateur final.
Remarque à utilisateur final – Conservez ces instructions avec le manuel du propriétaire afin de
pouvoir s’y reporter ultérieurement.

L’installation de la grille est plus facile si elle est réalisée en même temps que celle du plénum
dans le mur du bâtiment. Pour s’assurer qu’il s’agit des procédures d’installation du plénum
adéquates, se reporter aux instructions d’installation du plénum pour les ensemble RAVWPT15.

Capot protecteur

Retirez et jetez le capot protecteur du plénum mural avant d’installer cette grille.

Pièces comprises

Grille avec 4 vis de montage installées en usine

Matériel nécessaire (pièces fournies sur le terrain)

Ensemble de plénum mural du RAVWPT15 (vendu séparément)

Aperçu de l’installation

Il est nécessaire de disposer d’un
linteau d’une taille appropriée
pour le support structurel. Un
matériau de calfeutrement et un
solin adéquats sont nécessaires.

Properly sized header is
required for structural

support. Proper caulking
and flashing are required

Vis
installées
en usine

RAVAL3

Grille

REMARQUE: le plénum dispose
d’un capot protecteur en carton ciré.
Ne retirez pas ce capot jusqu’à ce

NOTE: The plenum has a

que vous soyez prêt à installer la

wax cardboard weather

grille. (RAVAL3)

cover. Do not remove
this cover until ready
to install the grille
(RAVAL3)

Part A Outside

Partie A

Wall Plenum

Plénum mural extérieur

Mur extérieur

Exterior/
Outside Wall

Partie B

Part B Inside

Plénum mural intérieur

Wall Plenum

RAVDPLAT

Unité

Unit

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31-5000507 Rev. 0 07-20 GEA