Pre-Installation Preparation - GE PANDA Service Manual

Appendix E: Installing Wall Mount Units

Pre-Installation Preparation

E.1 Pre-Installation Preparation
Warning: A safety factor of 4 is required if the hospital uses their own wall design.
Upon installing the Wall Mount bracket, the bracket shall be applied and tested with
4X load (equivalent to 131 lb or 59.4 kg) to confirm the safety factor.
The wall mount bracket needs to be installed on a flat-surfaced wall with drywall being 5/8" (1.6 cm) or
thicker. A pattern of two drywall studs (25 gage minimum) and one drywall track (25 gage minimum) at 8.5"
(21.5 cm) centers form the basic "rough in" for installing each Wall Mount Warmer unit (See
Verify that the studs and track are securely fastened together at 12" (30.5 cm) intervals and to both the floor
and ceiling tracks with #10 sheet metal screws.
DRYWALL
SHEET METAL
SCREWS
E-2
STUD
TRACK
12"
(30 CM)
FIGURE E-1. Wall Cross Section
Top View
8.5" O.C.
(21.5 cm O.C.)
CEILING TRACK
Front View
FLOOR TRACK
Figure E-1).
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