Planning, Sectional door installations – Chamberlain 9950D User Manual

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Safety Reversing Sensor

Horizontal and vertical reinforcement
is needed for lightweight garage doors
(fiberglass, steel, aluminum, door with
glass panels, etc.). See page 23 for details.

Support bracket &
fastening hardware
is required.
See page 19.

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Header Wall

Safety Reversing
Sensor

Gap between floor
and bottom of door
must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm).

FINISHED CEILING

Torsion
Spring

Access Door

Motor unit

Wall-
mounted
Door
Control

Rail

Extension
Spring

OR

Vertical
Centerline
of Garage
Door

SECTIONAL DOOR INSTALLATION

Planning

Identify the type and height of your garage door.
Survey your garage area to see if any of the
conditions below apply to your installation. Additional
materials may be required. You may find it helpful to
refer back to this page and the accompanying
illustrations as you proceed with the installation of
your opener.

Depending on your requirements, there are several
installation steps which may call for materials or
hardware not included in the carton.

• Installation Step 1 – Look at the wall or ceiling

above the garage door. The header bracket must
be securely fastened to structural supports.

• Installation Step 4 – Depending upon garage

construction, extension brackets or wood blocks
may be needed to install sensors.

• Installation Step 4 – Alternate floor mounting of the

safety reversing sensor will require hardware not
provided.

• Installation Step 6 – Do you have a finished ceiling

in your garage? If so, a support bracket and
additional fastening hardware may be required.

Header

Bracket

Rail
Bracket

Trolley

Straight
Door
Arm

Emergency
Release
Rope & Handle

Door
Bracket

Garage
Door

Curved
Door
Arm

Garage
Door
Spring

Header
Wall

Rail Assembly

CLOSED POSITION

• Do you have an access door in addition to the

garage door? If not, Model 7702CB Emergency
Key Release is required. See Accessories page.

• Look at the garage door where it meets the floor.

Any gap between the floor and the bottom of the
door must not exceed 1/4" (6 mm). Otherwise, the
safety reversal system may not work properly. See
Adjustment Step 3. Floor or door should be
repaired.

SECTIONAL DOOR INSTALLATIONS

• Do you have a steel, aluminum, fiberglass or glass

panel door? If so, horizontal and vertical
reinforcement is required (Installation Step 12).

• The opener should be installed above the center of

the door. If there is a torsion spring or center
bearing plate in the way of the header bracket, it
may be installed within 4 feet (1.22 m) to the left or
right of the door center. See Installation Steps 1
and 12.

• If your door is more than 7 feet (2.13 m) high, see

rail extension kits listed on Accessories page.

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