Lay out the glass centerlines on the curb and up the
walls. The vertical centerlines must be plumb from side
to side. Walls leaning in or out must be compensated for,
in the way the glass is sized.
Install the pivot base plate on the curb using the stick-on
template to accurately locate the required 1/2" diameter hole
and the two 1/4" diameter holes. The center-line of these
three holes must be accurately located on the center-line
of the glass.
Accurately center punch the
hole centers.
For the center hole, drill
1/4" pilot hole no deeper than 1/2".
Drill 1/2" center hole, limit
full hole depth to 9/16" and avoid drilling into the shower
liner.
For the two outboard holes, drill 1/4" holes no deeper
than 1/2".
The pivot base plate is not symmetrical along the glass
center-line. It is essential that the pivot base plate be
mounted with the long side to the inside of the shower as
shown below:
Set the pivot base plate in place using a generous
amount of clear silicone in the three curb holes and under
the pivot base plate. The door should be set in place while
this silicone is wet. The door should be taped in alignment
with a mating fixed panel or the previously marked glass
C/L’s until the silicone has firmly cured. When installing
the door it is usually best to carefully slide the glass
into the upper and lower channels. The channels should be
in a slight open position and the upper channel must manually
be held in place.
TIP:Tape 3 or 4, 3/16”
thick setting blocks to the hinge side wall. These will
act to protect the glass edge and provide the wall clearance
setting. 3/8” thick setting blocks
placed on the curb will give protection to the bottom
glass edge.
Since the door rises slightly when opened, it
is absolutely essential that there be 1/16”
to 1/8” clearance between the bottom
of the top socket and the top of the upper channel.
