Adams Rite 8600 Exit Devices Installation Instructions

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PRODUCT MUST BE INSTALLED ACCORDING TO ALL APPLICABLE BUILDING AND LIFE SAFETY CODES

NOTE 1: DRILL #21(.159) AND COUNTERSINK 5 HOLES FOR #10-32 FLAT HEAD SCREWS

NNTE: THESE DIMENSIONS AND TEMPLATES ASSUME A DOOR 1.75" THICK WITH 1/8" STILE WALL. DOORS WITH OTHER THICKNESS OR WALL WILL REQUIRE MODIFICATION TO THE DEVICE AND TO TEMPLATES (H) AND (F).

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8600 EXIT DEVICE

MM

17,45

19,05

22,10

25,40 3.6

INCHES

1.250

1.375

2.000

Bar Cutoff Instruction:

1.Remove push bar.

INSTALLATION

#10 X 1 1/4 PAN HEAD SELF-TAPPING SCREW,

MM INCHES

5/16

5/8

7,92

15,88

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1066,80

1149,35

1219,20

(2 REQ'D)

#10-32 X 1/2 PAN HEAD

INCHES

45.25

42

48

MACH. SCREW (2 REQ'D)

MM

692,15

762,00

844,55

914,40

996,95

  • 2. Tap mounting cap off hinge end of bar using a mallet or punch.
  • 3.Re-install push bar, collapse, and tape down in area of cut-off.
  • 4. Mark cut length on tape, see cutting guide on website for calculation.
  • 5. Saw off excess, remove tape and deburr.
  • 6. Tap mounting cap into bar using a soft mallet to protect finish.
  • 7. Continue to installation instructions.

NOTE: Roll pin connection is optional; if desired, drill 1/8" holes thru bar using mounting cap as a guide, then install 1/8"ø X 3/8"L

SEPARATING PUSH BAR AND MOUNTING BAR PROCEDURE

  • 1. REMOVE BOTH END CAPS. THE RETAINER IS ATTACHED TO THE NOSE END CAP.
  • 2. SLIDE PUSH BAR TOWARD HINGE SIDE OF DOOR.
  • 3. CONTINUE TO SLIDE PUSH BAR PAST THE PIVOT PLATE THAT RIDES IN PUSH BAR TRACK.
  • 4. SLIDE PUSH BAR IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION KEEPING PIVOT PLATE OUT OF TRACK UNTIL PUSH BAR IS FREE OF MOUNTING BAR. PIVOT PIVOT PLATE PLATE TRACK PLATE RETAINER ASS'Y

INSTALLING PUSH BAR TO MOUNTING BAR

1. WITH PUSH BAR IN HAND AND MOUNTING BAR ATTACHED TO DOOR, FIND STOP PLATE STAKED INTO PUSH BAR. (THIS PLATE IS ON THE LATCH END OF ASSEMBLED UNIT). SLIDE THE PIVOT PLATE NEAREST HINGE INTO TRACK OF PUSH BAR UNTIL SECOND PIVOT PLATE IS EXPOSED. INSERT PIVOT PLATE INTO TRACK ON PUSH BAR AND SLIDE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION UNTIL PUSH BAR AND MOUNTING BAR ALIGN.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

#10-32 X 5/16 SCREW,

FLAT HEAD UNDERCUT

METRIC EQUIVALENTS

31,75

34,92

50,80

91,44

26,67 3.750 95,25 39.25

MM INCHES

27.25

33.25

30

36

STRIKE PLATE

ESCUTCHEON —

LOCKING

#10-32 X 2

MM INCHES

0.687

0.750

0.87

1.00

1.05

3,18

6,35

9,52

12,70

15,87

FLAT HEAD

SCREW

NOTE: SPACER THICKNESS 'T' =

CYLINDER

SPACER RINGS

LENGTH MINUS 7/8" T = L - 7/8"

INCHES

0.125

0.250

0.375

0.500

0.625

(FOR USE WITH 1" CYLINDER

Rev. 17

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION CHECKLIST

ADAMS RITE SERIES

DEVICE

IMPORTANT!

This device is unhanded. It can be installed in either left hand reverse or right hand reverse doors without alteration. The doors' lead stile and header preparation are IDENTICAL not mirror image. Note in the sketch above that the yoke type bolt always faces right (as viewed from inside) and the strike post is toward the right of the backset centerline for both doors.

STEPS 1 THRU 9 ARE MORE EASILY ACCOMPLISHED IF DOOR IS NOT INSTALLED IN FRAME.

HOW TO FIND BACKSET

PAIR DOOR

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(1) MARK BAR HEIGHT ON INSIDE OF DOOR STILE (AND DN DUTSIDE, IF CYLINDER WILL BE FITTED).

(2) MARK BACKSET CENTERLINE AT TOP, BAR HEIGHT AND BOTTOM. (ALSO MARK ON DUTSIDE AT BAR HEIGHT IF CYLINDER TO BE FITTED).

BACKSET IS MEASURED AT DOOR CENTERLINE, NOT THE

LAY ROD MECHANISM ON PREPARED DOOR WITH GEAR PLATES DUTWARD AND CASTING RESTING IN 1 1/4" DIAMETER HOLE IN DOOR AS SHOWN BELOW.

ADJUST RODS TO APPROXIMATE LENGTH. (ROUGH ADJUSTMENT FOR NOW)

WHEN ROUGH ADJUSTMENT OF RODS IS CORRECT, TIGHTEN METAL-PIERCING SCREWS ALL THE WAY THRU TUBE. YES! ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND TIGHT

BOTTOM OF DOOR.

REMOVE BAR, ORILL .156" DIA HOLES AT HINGE EDGE. INSTALL BAR WITH TWO #10 X 1 1/4 SELF-TAPPING SCREWS AT HINGE EDGE AND TWO #10-32 X 1/2 MACHINE SCREWS AT LEAD EDGE.

TEMPORARILY IN LEVEL POSITION AND

MARK HINGE SIDE FOR MOUNTING HOLES

INSTALL TOP BOLT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND SECURE WITH TWO SCREWS. WITH ASSEMBLY IN LOCKED POSITION AND PUSH BAR RELEASED, END OF SQUARE BOLT SHOULD ENGAGE STOP PLATE AS SHOWN. (FOR FINE ADJUSTMENT, REMOVE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, ADJUST BOLT UP OR DOWN AND REINSTALL ASSEMBLY).

TOP OF STOP PLATE.

INSTALL DOOR IN FRAME. MARK BACKSET CENTERLINE ON HEADER AND THRESHOLD. ALSO MARK WHERE FACE OF CLOSED DOOR RESTS. APPLY CLEAR TEMPLATES (H) AND (F) AND DRILL STRIKE HOLES.

POSITION STRIKE PLATE ASSEMBLY ON HEADER. THEN, TIGHTEN SECURELY WITH HEX WRENCH.

  • (1) HOLD DOOR OPEN.
  • (2) DEPRESS AND RELEASE PUSH BAR. (3) ADJUZT BOTTOM BOLT SO IT CLEARS THRESHOLD BY 1/8" AS DOOR CLOSES.
  • (4) INSTALL BOTTOM GUIDE AND SECURE WITH TWO SCREWS.

8600 EXIT DEVICE

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

10-32 SELF-TAPPING SCREW

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Rev. 17

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