Larson EZ100-200 User Manual

202220599 9/05

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EZ100 Single Screen

EZ200 Double Screen

INSIDE MOUNT

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

Tools Required:

Phillips Screwdriver
Needle Nose Pliers
Pencil

Installation

Questions?

Missing Parts?

Replacement Parts?

Measuring Tape
Utility Knife
Soft Mallet
Drill with A
Hacksaw with a Square

or Miter Box

Power Miter/Chop Saw

(Preferred over hacksaw)

Cautions:

ssorted

Bits

Read notes below

before beginning

Please Call Our

Homeowner Helpline

1-888-483-3768

A. This is not a safety screen and this product will not
stop a child from falling out.

B. Use eye protection when cutting and installing.
C. Read the complete installation instructions before

beginning.

1 Cassette

2 Pull Bar
(attached to 1)

3 Top Rail

4 Latch Rail

5 Magnet Strip

(attached to 4)

6 Bottom Rail

7 Weather-Stripping

8 Spring Assembly

9 End Cap

10 Bushing

11 Plug

12 Screw (2)

13 Pull Bar End Cap

14 Outside Handle

15 Inside Handle

16 Mounting Clip

17 Screw (10)

18 View Spreader

Assembly

#6 x 3/4”

#8 x 1”

INSTALLATIONS ONLY

3

2

13

12

11

10

1

9

18

17

16

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Installation Methods

1

Single screen installation: Install on either
the left or right side.

Double screen installation: Install both a left
and right screen with one side set up as active
screen and the other as passive screen.

Active screen is used most often, while passive
screen is locked in place until needed.

Note: a right side mount is illustrated in the manual.

Measure Your Opening

2

Measure your opening width and height in
several places - see illustration.

Record the SMALLEST width and height
measurements in the table.

Subtract the appropriate dimension as
indicated in the Adjusted Measurement
column.

Note: single screens and double screens require
different measurements.

Use this adjusted measurement to cut the
part indicated. Cutting starts in step 3.

Opening
Measurement

Width (W)

Height (H)

SINGLE

SCREENS

Width (W)

Height (H)

DOUBLE

SCREENS

SINGLE SCREEN

Adjusted
Measurement

Subtract

(w)-

1-3/4”

=

Use (H)

(H) =

Subtract

(H)

- 11/16”

Subtract

- 3-3/8”

=

(w)

Subtract

(H)

- 11/16”

=

=

1-3/4”

11/16”

3-3/8”

11/16”

Use Adjusted
Measurement
to cut this part

Top & Bottom Rails

Latch Rail

Cassette

Top & Bottom Rails

Cassette

DOUBLE SCREEN

Width (W)

Jamb

Head

Height (H)

Sill

Cut Top and Bottom Rails

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3

Top Rail

Cut the rails to your adjusted measurement
from step 2.

Note the difference for single and double screens.

Crimp the channels at both ends of the rail to
lock the brush pile in place.

Note: Any crimp marks on the ends will be covered
by other rails and will not be visible.

SINGLE SCREENS ONLY

Cut Latch Rail

4

Remove the second magnet strip and save
for step 10.

Note: The first magnet is secured to the latch rail.

Cut the latch rail to your (H) measurement
from step 2.

Crimp the channel at both ends of the rail to
lock the magnet in place.

Cut Cassette

5

Remove shipping wrap from cassette.
On the end shown, slide both the screen roll

and pull bar 1/8” into the cassette.
Hold the cassette and pull bar together and

cut the other end to your adjusted
measurement from step 2.

Note: To avoid unwinding the screen mesh, cut
with the saw blade in the direction indicated.

Hold the unit upright and carefully tap to
clean out any metal shavings.

Disconnect The
Second Magnet

Slide

1/8”

Inward

1/8”

Spring

Pull Bar

Bottom Rail

Single Screens:
Cut length = (W) -

Double Screens:
Cut length = (W) -

Cut length = (H)

Cut With Saw Blade

In This direction

Cassette

1-3/4”

3-3/8”

Crimp

Crimp

Cut This End

Cut length = (H) - 11/16”

Spring Installation

6

Insert the spring assembly into the cassette.
Slide the bushing into the screen roll making

sure the tooth on the bushing lines up with
one of the slots in the screen tube.

Support the other end of the cassette and
rotate the end cap clockwise 12 to 14 turns.

CAUTION - Do NOT let go of the end cap
until it is secured into the cassette.

Slide the end cap pin into the cassette and
install by tapping evenly with a soft mallet.

Insert the plug into the end.
Secure with screw (see screw illustration).

End Cap Installation

7

On the open end of the cassette, insert the
bushing into the screen roll making sure the
tooth on the bushing lines up with one of the
slots in the screen tube.

Slide the end cap pin into the cassette and
install by tapping evenly with a soft mallet.

Insert the plug into the end.
Secure with screw (see screw illustration).

Handle Installation

8

Slide the outside and inside handles into the
track of the pull bar.

Note the orientation of the handle grips in relation
to the cassette.

Handles can be adjusted to desired height after
installation.

Spring

assembly

Bushing

Wind End Cap

Clockwise

Pin

Note Handle Position

on Cassette

Inside

Handle

12 to 14

Turns

Endcap Pin

Bushing

Do Not Let

Go Before

End Cap

Support

Block

Inserting

Plug

Screw

#6 x

Screw

#6 x

3/4

3/4

”

Phillips Flat Head

Insert

Plug

”

Phillips Flat Head

Outside

Handle

Pin

DOUBLE SCREENS ONLY

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Slide Bolt Installation

9

On the passive screen, slide the slide bolts
into the track of the pull bar.

Note: The passive screen is the side used less
often and is locked in place until needed.

Depending on preference, the slide bolts
can mount on either the inside or the outside
of the screen.

Weather-Stripping Installation

10

Slide the weather-stripping into the cassette,
then cut to the same length as the cassette.

Slide the magnet strip (from step 4) into the
track of the pull bar, then cut to the same
length as the pull bar.

Crimp the ends on the channel shown, at
both ends, to lock the magnet strip in place.

Pull Bar End Cap Installation

11

Insert the pull bar end caps into the ends of
the pull bar.

Slide Bolts Can Install On

Either The Inside Or Outside

Cut To Length

Weather-Stripping

Slide Bolt

Magnet

Inside

Outside

Crimp

Cut To Length

Cassette Installation

12

Single screens: Position the mounting clips
20” from the top and bottom of the entryway.

Install on either right or left side - depending
on your side preference.

Double screens: Position the clips 20” from
the top and bottom of the entryway.

Install clips on both sides of the entryway.

Drill 1/8” pilot holes in the centers of the slots
and secure with screws (see screw illustration).

Lock the cassette onto the mounting clips by
inserting the backside first, then snapping
toward the front.

Note: For double screens, mount only one of the
cassettes onto the right side.

Rail Installation

13

Single screens: Slide the bottom rail’s track
onto the cassette tab. Repeat for top rail.

Note: Top rail is taller than bottom rail.

Slide the latch rail onto the top and bottom
rails.

Note: The shorter leg of the latch rail installs
toward the outside of the entryway.

Double screens: Slide the bottom rail’s track
onto the installed cassette tab. Repeat for
top rail.

Note: Top rail is taller than bottom rail.

Insert the tabs of the loose cassette into the
tracks of the top and bottom rails.

Snap the cassette onto the mounting clips.

#8 x 1”

Latch

Rail

Short Leg Installs
on Exterior Side

SINGLE SCREENS

Right Side Install

Left Side Install

Phillips Pan Head

Right Side Install

Left Side Install

Track

Track

Pull Bar End Cap

20”

20”

Cassette

Tab

DOUBLE SCREENS

Track

Cassette

Tab

Track

Mounting

Clip

Screw

Lip Faces Toward Exterior

Insert Here

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n

S

n

a

p

Insert Pull Bar

Track

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a

w

r

F

o

Track

ALL SCREENS

(Right Side Illustrated)

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Cassette

Tab

Cassette

Tab