Marwin Telescoping Attic Stair User manual

Telescoping Attic Stair
Operating Instructions
1. Opening the stairs:
a. The provided pull cord and pull rod will be used to open and close the attic stair. If
your stair has a pull cord, pull on the cord to lower the door to the bottom of its travel.
If your stair has an eye bolt, use the pull rod to lower the door to the bottom of its
travel (figures 1 and 2).
b. Now disengage the pull rod from the door’s eyebolt and insert the pull rod hook into
the “T bracket” located on the bottom side of the bottom stair step. The pull rod hook
has a “V” shape which prevents the rod from slipping out of the hole (figure 3).
Figure 2
Figure 1

c. Using both hands on the pull rod, push the stair straight up and away from the door
several inches to disengage the stair hook from the door. Caution: Keep a firm grip on
the pull rod to maintain complete control of the stairs at this point so as to prevent
them from extending prematurely (figure 4a). Continuing to use the pull rod, lower the
stairs all the way to the floor and then unhook the pull rod from the T-bracket (figure
4b). Set the pull rod aside to be used to retract the stairs when ready.
d. At this point, both stair feet should be near or on the floor, but the stairs are not yet
ready to climb. Grasp the stair feet just above the 1st step with both hands and lift off
the floor slightly (figure 5). Step backward, pulling down on the stair to extend them
until all of the red levers from the 5th step from the bottom and above (figure 6) have
“snapped” firmly into place (approx. 45 degrees below each step). Lower the stair feet
until they are resting on the floor.
Figure 4a
Figure 4b
Figure 3

e. These next steps are dependent upon your ceiling height. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th steps
will be in one of three configurations.
f. With an 8’ to 8’-6” ceiling height, all three steps will be together with the feet on the
floor (figure 7a). With an 8’-7” to 9’-6” ceiling height, steps 2 and 3 will be together
(figure 7b). With a 9’-7” to 10’ ceiling height, all three steps will be separated (figure
7c). Caution: your telescoping stairs should be in one of the above mentioned
configurations, otherwise injury and/or stair damage may result.
Figure 5
Figure 7a
Figure 7b
Figure 7c
45 deg.
Red lever
(2 per step)
Figure 6

g. Each of the three steps, 2, 3, and 4, can be adjusted as necessary using the thumb
slides located on both ends of each step (figure 8).
h. The stair is now ready to be used.
Caution: When climbing up or down the telescoping stairs, use both hands to securely
grasp the supports. This will help you maintain balance and minimize the risk of
injury or damage to the stairs.
2. Closing the stairs:
a. Note that steps 2, 3, and 4 have numbers next to the black, spring-loaded slide levers.
In order to close the stair, with the feet still on the floor, one or more of these adjustable
steps will need to be slid or telescoped upward so that the stair retracts completely.
b. Grasp the stair legs with both hands just below the second step and place your thumbs
on the slide levers marked #1 (figure 9).
Figure 8
Thumb slides
(2 per step)

c. While still holding the stairs firmly, slide the buttons inward and slide the second step up
until it touches the third step, and release the #1 levers.
d. If necessary, repeat steps b. and c. for steps three and four using the slide levers
marked #2 and #3, respectively (figures 10a and 10b).
e. Once step four contacts step 5 you can begin retracting the remaining steps.
f. If you cannot hook the stairs back onto the support rod on the door, you will need to use
the pull rod. While holding the stair with one hand, insert the pull rod hook into the t-
bracket hole and lift the stair onto the support rod on the door (figures 11a and 11b).
Figure 9
Figure 10a
Figure 10b
#1
#2
#3

Caution: Use both hands on the pull rod to be able to securely maintain control of the
stairs as you retract and place them on the support rod on the door.
g. When the stair hook has fully engaged the support rod on the door, the pull rod can be
removed from the t-bracket.
h. Using either the pull cord or the pull rod, swing the door upward under control and close
the door.
Figure 11a
Figure 11b