Suggested
Installation of Alarm Screens for Side Sliding Windows
1. With the window screen
removed, drill a 9/64" hole from the top inside corner of the
outside screen channel to the inside of the window. Drill from the
outside to the inside on an upward, inward angle as shown above.
2. Feed the
alarm screen lead wire through the hole until just enough wire
remains to lie taut in the outside channel when the screen is in
place. See dotted line.
3. With the
alarm screen in place, from inside of the house, open the window and
mark the location of the reed switch. Note: Always install the alarm
screen with the rubber spline facing inward.
4. Remove the
alarm screen and drill two 3/8" holes in the side screen
channel; one on each side of the location of the reed switch. From
center to center, the holes should be 1¼" apart. Install the
provided magnets in the holes with the opposite (attracting) poles
out. Note: A
surface mounted magnet can be used if there is adequate space
between the screen and window.
Note: If pre-wiring
a new home, drill through the window frame from inside and bring
wires out into the top corner of the screen channel. The Pin Lead
connector can then be spliced together with the alarm circuit wires
when finishing the alarm system. Back
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