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II. MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS (General)
INDOOR MOUNTING ONLY
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The Architectural Elite Air Curtain is designed to be an effective
barrier against cold drafts in the winter, hot air in the summer,
flying insects, and airborne contaminants.
To achieve optimum protection, the air curtain should be
mounted on the inside of the building, flush to the wall and
as close to the top of the door opening as possible. To ensure
peak performance, keep the air stream free of obstructions.
The air curtain will not perform properly if negative air
pressure exists in the building. Under these conditions,
a means for makeup air to the building must be provided
so that the air pressure on both sides of the opening is in
balance.
Before mounting the air curtain, check the supporting structure
to verify that it has sufficient load-carrying capacity to support
the weight of the air curtain(s). The mounting hardware
(supplied by others) should be capable of supporting a
minimum of three (3) times the weight of the air curtain.
See Table 1.
IMPORTANT:
A minimum of 4” is required above the top rear
corner of the air curtain for the installation and removal of the
inlet screen, and to ensure proper airflow.
A.
When determining the mounting location for the air
curtain(s), make sure that nothing interferes with the
curtain of air developed when the discharge vanes are
directed from 0° to 20° toward the door opening. If the
air stream strikes any obstruction (the top edge of the
doorway, a door opening device, etc.), the effectiveness
of the air curtain will be greatly reduced.
See Figure 2.
B.
For optimum performance, the bottom of the air curtain
(discharge nozzle) should be no more than 1” above the
top of the door opening with the air curtain(s) mounted
flush to the wall. If the air curtain must be mounted
higher, it must be spaced out from the wall 3/8” for
every inch the air curtain is above the door opening.
See
Figure 3.
For optimum protection, any void between the
air curtain and the wall should be sealed along the full
length of the air curtain.
C.
Do not block (obstruct) the air intake screen. Insufficient
airflow can cause the unit to overheat.
D.
The air curtain(s) shall:
1.
Have a minimum clearance of at least 4” from
the sides and 4" from the top.
2.
Have a minimum clearance of at least 6’ between
the bottom of the air curtain and the floor.
3.
Be installed Indoors Only.
E. Proceed to either
Section III - WALL MOUNTING or
Section IV - SUSPENDED MOUNTING
Figure 2 - General Mounting
Figure 3 - Wall Mounting Location
TABLE 1 - Weight Chart
20˚
AIR
Discharge
Nozzle
4" minimum
side & top
clearance from
combustible
material
A
IR
A
IR
INTERIOR
EXTERIOR
6' minimum
MODEL
Net Weight
MODEL
Net Weight
AE10
Ambient
AE10
Electric
AE10
Hot
Water
AE08
Ambient
AE08
Electric
AE08 Hot
Water
AE10-E-1036
100
104
125
AE08-E-1036
52
57
72
AE10-E-1042
112
116
140
AE08-E-1042
59
64
82
AE10-E-1048
125
129
156
AE08-E-1048
66
71
91
AE10-E-2060
168
176
205
AE08-E-1060
81
86
111
AE10-E-2072
193
201
239
AE08-E-1072
95
100
133
AE10-E-2084
218
226
270
AE08-E-2084
117
127
160
AE10-E-2096
244
252
302
AE08-E-2096
132
142
180
AE10-E-3096
262
274
320
AE08-E-2108
146
156
199
AE10-E-3108
287
299
351
AE08-E-2120
157
167
214
AE10-E-3120
306
318
374
AE10-E-3132
337
349
416
AE10-E-3144
362
374
447
AE10-E-4144
380
396
465
