Petsafe DIY Box Kennel User Manual [en, fr, es]

PetSafe

Do-It-Yourself Dog Kennel

Step-by-Step Assembly Instructions

Finished size: 7 ½' x 7 ½' x 6' high,

56 ¼ square feet.

Tools needed:

Step 1 CHECK PARTS BEFORE ASSEMBLY:

1 - gate

1 - roll chain

link fabric

8 - bent tubing

(one end swedged = narrowed)

(both ends plain)

(corner rail)

5 - straight tubing

/2” and9/16”

10 - Clips

1 - gate latch

2 - male hinges

2 - female hinges

4 large carriage bolts

1 - Tie wires (Bag)

20 - Clamps

2 - tension rod

10 - medium carriage bolts

4 - large hex nuts

(3⁄8" hex nut)

Missing parts? Please contact the Customer Care Center at 1-888-632-4453.

10 - small hex nuts

(5/

16" hex

nut)

Step 2 Assemble kennel on a level surface. Gather four corner rails. Point all swedged (narrowed) ends clockwise.

Step 3 Connect the bottom frame. Slip swedged ends of tubing into the next piece of tubing.

Step 5 Add top rails. Point all top rail swedges clockwise as the bottom frame. Connect them as shown to all posts. Tighten all clamps as you go.

Step 4 Add uprights. Gather: four uprights, eight clamps, four medium bolts, four small nuts and a1/2” wrench.

With the nut on top, clamp all posts to the bottom frame at each corner (as shown below)

Step 6 Check that all posts are straight up and down.

Step 7 Add an upright post for the gate. The gate can be put 221/4” to either side of any of the post. Do NOT have the gate

span a joint in the frame. The frame can come apart at the swedged joint.

Stand corner posts up and tighten clamps.

Note: All swedged joints will be loose until fence fabric is installed.

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Gate Opening:

221/4" between posts.

Step 8 Install the gate.

1. Gather male and female hinges, 4 -3/8" x 2" carriage bolts with nuts, and the gate.

Note: Gate can open from either side.

2. Install the upper female hinge below the upper most gate clip (8B).

3. Install the lower female hinge directly above the bottom gate clip (8C).

4. Position the gate centered in the gate opening.

5. Attach bottom male hinge and slide up to meet bottom female hinge. Tighten securely (8C).

6. Attach top male hinge and slide down to meet top female hinge. Tighten securely (8B).

7. With an adjustable wrench, install the gate latch 36" from the ground (8A). Note: The gate

latch can be locked. Lock not provided.

Next put on the fence fabric.

Note: Putting the fabric on is easy, except chain link fabric is strong and stiff and the roll is heavy, so a helper is recommended.

Slip the tension rod down

Tools needed

through the first diamonds of the fabric.

Step 9 Add fence fabric. Gather 5 clips, one tension rod, package of tie wires, and the roll of wire.

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Start at a post next to the gate.

Connect the fabric to the gate post by clipping the tension rod to the post.

Unroll the fabric around the kennel. Loosely add a tie wire to the top frame about every 5 feet to keep the fabric from falling down.

Step 10 Stretch the fabric Starting from the first post away from the gate, use a hammer to stretch the fabric as shown. Add tie wires to posts to hold the fabric stretched. Stretch fabric as tightly as possible. Be sure all tie wires are on the

same picket (wire) or the fabric will be crooked. Then stretch and tie to the next

post, until you go all the way around. Don’t tie the last post (at the gate).

b. Unweave that picket by spinning it.

Be careful! Wire ends are sharp.

Install the tension rod and 5 clips.

Step 12 Secure the fabric Beginning at the gate opening, attach a tie wire to every third diamond around the top, and every fifth around the bottom of kennel.

Step 11 Stretch the fabric as tightly as possible to the last post and select a fabric wire to cut, allowing 4

/2” for the tension rod

and clips.

Cut the fabric by

Remove this picket.

holding the fabric loosely while you spin one of the pickets (wires) out.

Here’s how:

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a. Undo the knuckle (loop) at the top and the knuckle at the bottom of the same picket (wire).

*Use any extra tie wires around bottom for added security.

Note: Attaching tie wires to the bottom is easier if you temporarily raise the bottom of the kennel onto bricks, blocks of wood, or the box the kennel came in.

Latch can be locked!

Please - for your pet’s safety - train your pet to become accustomed to his/her new home. Consult a professional for help.

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