Roamsafe Safety Door Fitting Instructions:

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• Remove existing fly door by removing Philips head screws on hinges, four on each hinge
  [ON SOME DOORS IT MAY BE LESS] you will use these for the safety door later,
  remove fly door catch fittings on door and frame, drill out catch fitting holes with 3mm bit
  and insert small canoe clip. [NO 14]

 

• Remove the white blocks off the hinge side of the Roamsafe door; it may prevent the door
  from lining up, so leave them off until you have finished installing the door.

 

• Set door into place open the slide panel, reach in and activate the main bolt by pushing
  the auxiliary bolt in, this will hold the door in place, pack door up from bottom by 5mm,
  centre the door [FOR JAYCO AND SOME 5TH WHEELERS CLIP THE PACKERS [NO 17]
  INTO THE HINGE] drill 2x3mm holes in centre of  slots in top and bottom hinge,
  insert 4 hinge screws check on the inside to see how the door lines up making sure there
  is room for your keeper box! If it looks okay, drill and insert the rest of the hinge screws.

 

• To fit triple lock keeper box [NO 16] line up striker to centre of keeper box hole,
  mark with pencil, using keeper plate [NO 2] as a template drill two 6 mm holes
  from the outside, fit with screw and sleeve nut. [NO 4 & 8]   

 

• To fit keeper box [NO 1] sit on inside step, pull the safety door closed so the main bolt
  is behind the flange, line auxiliary bolt with canoe clip hole [SEE MAIN FITTING DIAGRAM NO 13]
  on the keeper box, making sure you have 2 mm gap from top of main bolt to top of main hole,
  mark with pencil, using keeper plate [NO 2] as a template drill two 6 mm holes from the
  outside and fit keeper box and keeper plate [NO 2] together  with the screw and sleeve nut.
  [NO 4 & 8]  Drill and install keeper plate rivet [NO 9] as in fitting diagram.

 

• If the lock is too far away from keeper box push the large canoe clip [NO 13] into the hole
  at top of keeper box.

 

• Remove dead lock knob from where [NO 5] goes on the outside main door by unscrewing it,
  sometimes the inside will undo first, if this happens you can use a pair of pointy nose pliers
  to hold it, if it is still to tight, undo the two screws in the main lock plate and remove from door,
  put a pair of pliers on the inside piece then undo it, put back together and screw the new
  flat knob on. [NO 5 & 6]

 

• To fit magnet [NO 7 & 10] place on the magnet receiver [NO 11] with the screw in place, press
  the Roamsafe door against the outside door letting the screw mark the holes, Screw in by hand,
  Don’t Drill! Drill only if it’s metal inside the door then use a 3mm bit.

 

• Screw on door buffer [NO 3 & 18] on the top and bottom of main outside door to
  support safety door.

 

• Replace the white blocks you removed at the start check to see if they interfere when
  closing the door, if they do slice them in half and refit.

 

Auto step instruction if fitted:

• Remove sensor magnet from old fly door refit on side were the main bolt protrudes on
  Roamsafe door mark off sensor on motor home and fit with rivets. [NO 15]

 

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