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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS - NSF WALK-IN COOLER/FREEZER

Wall-Mounted Shelving System - No Blocking

INTRO

The components included with this shipment comprise a fully-adjustable, heavy-duty cantilever shelving system. Installed properly, they’ll provide decades of superior value in your walk-in cooler or freezer. If you have questions during your install just call us using the information below.

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SHELVING BRACKETS

CEILING BRACKETS UPRIGHTS

SHELVES

COMPONENTS

FOUR MAJOR COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS






TOOLS

RECOMMENDED TOOLS

Shelving system hardware includes: 3/8” bolt and nuts (9/16” head) with washers #10 x 1/2” Phillips sheet metal screws 8-32 X 3/8 carriage bolt/wing nuts Recommended tools: Tape measure Erasable marker Torque wrench or standard-length 3/8” drive ratchet with 9/16” socket. Standard 9/16” wrench Nail set, ice pick, or awl - max. 3/32” diameter Phillips head screwdriver Laser level or standard level. A laser level will reduce installation time on long shelving runs.

TOOLS






sketch 1 installation sequence

installation sequence

Unloaded E-Z shelves will not appear “level” where they meet in a corner. That’s normal. E-Z’s shelving brackets are designed with a slight “uplift” from back to front, to compensate for deflection under load.

When installing a “U” configuration, start at the corners and work outwards. Mount the uprights, then the brackets and shelves of the side runs. Then center the middle run.

When installing an “L” configuration, start at the corner. Mount the uprights, then the brackets and shelves of the first run. Base the location of the 2nd run on the depth of the 1st.

IF YOUR SHELVING RUN(S) BORDERS ON A WALL, START AT THE CORNER AND WORK OUTWARD.






STEP 1 ATTACH CEILING BRACKETS

Sandwich the bracket between two clamp halves, placing the bulge of the clamps around the upright channel. Put the bolt through the left side of the assembly, placing the nut on the right, and hand-tighten with a wrench or standard-length 3/8” drive ratchet with a 9/16” socket. If using a torque wrench, 14-16 foot-pounds of torque is recommended. DO NOT use power tools. Over-tightening causes component deformation.

C.

3/8”

BOLT CLAMP HALF CLAMP HALF

CEILING BRACKET

WASHER

NUT

See Sketch 2 for another view of the ceiling bracket assembly.

ATTACH CEILING BRACKETS

A. Locate the 6” ceiling brackets, clamp halves, and bracket attachment hardware.

B. Slide the heel of the ceiling brackets into the top of the upright channels, placing the top of the bracket flush with the top of the uprights.

WASHER






sketch 2 ceiling bracket assembly CEILING BRACKET

CLAMP HALF CLAMP HALF

BOLT

UPRIGHT

WASHER

NUT

THE CEILING BRACKET AND UPRIGHT SHOULD FIT SNUGLY INTO THE 90° ANGLE OF THE CEILING AND WALL.

CEILING/WALL JUNCTION

ceiling bracket assembly

WASHER






STEP 2 MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT A. Proper mounting of uprights is crucial to system function and comprises 80% of install. Please read carefully.

B. Locate the #10 x 1/2” Phillips pan head sheet metal attachment screws.

C. Review Sketch 1. Locate one of the upright/ceiling bracket Combos you assembled with a top flange that turns away from the wall where you’ll be starting your installation.

D. Place it plumb and flush to the walk-in ceiling. If starting in a corner maintain .5” between the edge of the upright and the wall. Please note that the upright doesn’t need to extend to the floor.

E. While keeping the upright at a 90° vertical, use the existing holes in the upright to mark the location of pilot holes for the sheet metal screws.

F. The thickness and material of the walk-in walls will determine the diameter needed for the pilot holes, but generally they should never be greater than 3/32”. Punch a few pilot holes into your guide marks at mid-height of the walk-in wall, then read the next page before continuing.

MAKING A PILOT HOLE. SEE THE NEXT PAGE FOR AN IMAGE

OF UPRIGHT/CEILING BRACKET PLACEMENT.

MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT






STEP 2 CONT. MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT

H. Using a screwdriver, begin attaching the upright, turning the sheet metal screws into the guide holes you made at mid-height on the wall. The screws should cut threads into the metal skin of the walk-in as you turn. DO NOT STRIP THE HOLES. NO POWER TOOLS.

UPRIGHT AND

CEILING BRACKET

ARE “PLUMB AND

FLUSH” TO CEILING.

.5” BETWEEN EDGE

OF UPRIGHT AND

WALL.

THE TOP OF THE UPRIGHT EXPERIENCES THE

MOST STRAIN. SECURE TOP ATTACHMENT

IS CRUCIAL TO SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.

HAND TOOLS ONLY

MAKE SURE THE

SHEET METAL

SCREWS “BITE”

INTO THE WALK-IN

SKIN AS YOU TURN

THEM.

MOUNT FIRST UPRIGHT cont.

I. Repeat the process of punching pilot holes and hand-turning the sheet metal screws into them. Start with the bottom holes to get a feel for it before moving to the top. It’s crucial that the screws cut threads as they enter the holes.






sketch 3 wall/ceiling mount

This drawing demonstrates the correct method of attaching uprights and ceiling brackets to the metal skins of walk-ins.

Set upright flush to the walk-in ceiling. Use the upright as a template for your sheet metal screw pilot holes. Pilot holes should be less than 3/32”, but size will vary based on wall thickness and material. Sheet metal screws to be hand-tightened only. Make sure you feel them “cutting thread” as they enter the metal skin.

WALK-IN CEILING

wall/ceiling mount






sketch 4 ceiling bracket side view FOAMED WALK-IN CEILING

FOAMED WALK-IN

WALL

CEILING BRACKET

CLAMP HALF

UPRIGHT

#10 x 1/2” SHEET METAL SCREWS (4)

ceiling bracket side view






STEP 3 MOUNT REMAINING UPRIGHTS

A. Mount the remaining upright/ceiling bracket assemblies in the same manner detailed in Step 2.

B. Consult your shelving system layout sketch for the mounting location of the remaining uprights.

C. Shelf length determines the centerline to centerline distance between uprights. In other words, in a finished system the edges of the shelves will be flush with the centerlines of the uprights.

MOUNT REMAINING UPRIGHTS






STEP 4 MOUNT CEILING BRACKETS A. Mount ceiling brackets to the walk-in ceiling using the same punching and fastening method used to mount

uprights to the wall - punch pilot holes of less than 3/32”, and hand-tighten the #10 x 1/2” sheet metal screws, assuring they cut a thread as they enter the metal skin of the walk-in. DO NOT STRIP THE HOLES.

MOUNT CEILING BRACKETS






STEP 5 ATTACH SHELF BRACKETS

A. See the illustration below. Identify the brackets designed for the right end, left end and interior of the system.

B. Attach shelf brackets to uprights in the same manner as ceiling brackets, using the included hardware and a 3/8” drive ratchet with a 9/16” socket. Approximately 14-16 foot-pounds of torque should be applied to tighten the clamp halves around each upright and bracket.

A STANDARD

LEVEL WORKS

FINE, BUT USE A

LASER LEVEL ON

LONG RUNS.

ATTACH SHELF BRACKETS

INTERIOR

LEFT END RIGHT END

PLACE THE LOWEST

BRACKETS AT LEAST 2”

ABOVE THE BOTTOM

EDGE OF THE UPRIGHTS.






STEP 6 ATTACH SHELVES

A. Locate shelf-attachment hardware, including wing nuts and #8-32 x 3/8” carriage bolts.

B. Shelf lengths may vary. Consult your shelving system layout sketch to attach shelves in their proper locations.

C. Single brackets have two attachment points on the top flange. Double brackets have one attachment point on the right-rear of the top flange, and two attachment points on the “bull nose”, one for each end of the adjoining shelves.

ATTACH SHELVES

Attach Here Attach Here



Attach Here

Shelf Edges Meet Here


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