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Channel Nuts

Standard Finish: Electro Galvanized (EG)

1 One at a time, bolts are inserted through the fitting’s holes, Introduction
held in place with a finger while an appropriate Channel
Nut without spring is engaged to each bolt with one-and-a
half turns, (just enough to keep them attached).
Use caution to select bolt lengths that will not bottom out
Channel
in channel when fully tightened.

Channel Nuts & Hardware

General Fittings

When the entire fitting (in at least one plane) is fitted with
Channel Nuts and bolts, align Channel Nut direction (s) to 2
correspond with channel arrangement; place fitting
into position. Brackets
Channel Nuts without springs should hang below, clear of
channel's in-turned edges prior to tightening the bolts.
Beam Clamps

3 All Channel Nut/bolts are finger tightened by pressing down on bolt Pipe & Conduit Supports
head, and turning clock-wise. Inserting fingers into channel to align
is not required.
Do not tighten by grasping bolt with fingers under the head.
If the bolt is grasped in this fashion, this will lift Channel
Nut, allowing it to turn and “look” falsely into place between
channel's in-turned lips. Electrical Fittings

Spring Steel

Concrete Inserts

Adjust fitting to final position; check to make sure Channel Rooftop Supports
Nuts are still installed correctly with pyramid enhanced 4
grooves engaging the channel's in-turned edges. Finally,
fasteners are wrench tightened.
Technical Data

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