Natural Light Tubular Skylights User manual

Installation Instructions
10821 North 23rd Av nu
Pho nix, AZ 85029
800-363-9865
www nltubular com
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1 Cl ar UV Prot ct d, High Impact Acrylic Dom
2 (4) Phillips H ad Stainl ss St l 1/4” Sh t M tal Scr ws
3 Black Nylon Hors Hair Gask t (s lf adh siv back d)
4 (6) Philip H ad Stainl ss St l 1 1/2” Scr ws
5 1100 S ri s Aluminum Flashing
6 H avy Duty Foil Tap
7 Light Pip
8 Whit Nylon Hors Hair Gask t (s lf adh siv back d)
9 (8) T k Scr ws
10 (3) Black Sp d Nuts
11 C iling Ring
12 (3) 1 1/2” Phillips Scr ws
13 Whit Powd r Coat d Aluminum Trim Ring
14 High Impact Acrylic Soft Whit or Prismatic Diffus r
1. Light Pip mat rial is v ry sharp wh n cut. Pl as us xtr m caution wh n handling th light pip .
2. Light Pip is v ry bright, us prop r y prot ction wh n installing. AVOID LEAVING THE PIPE EXPOSED
TO THE SUN WITHOUT THE PROTECTIVE COATING OR DIFFUSERS IN PLACE PRIOR TO INSTALLATION.
(Th prot ctiv coating should only b r mov d during St p 14.)
3. Ensur normal saf ty pr cautions ar tak n wh n using tools and walking on roofs.
4. Do not cut any structural m mb rs in th hous .
5. Ensur wir runs, plumbing or v ntilation ducts will not int rf r with th light pip installation.
6M asur twic and cut onc .
Pl as tak th tim to r ad through th ENTIRE instructions prior to starting any work.
Parts List
IMPORTANT: Before Installing
Precautions
Optional: (not included)
Angl Adapt r

Installation Pointers
• Wh n d t rmining location of th unit, try to plac th flashing unit on th south sid of th roof, also consid r
pot ntial probl ms such as obj cts shading th unit during c rtain tim s of th day.
• Although adjustabl lbows ar availabl for us , straight light pip runs r sult in high r light output and
asi r installation.
• Prior to starting th job, cl an off th oil r sidu on th flashing.
• It is highly critical to ch ck for obstructions abov th c iling which may hind r th installation. If possibl , visually
ch ck to nsur that th r ar no l ctrical wir s or oth r obstructions wh r you plan to install th skylight. If you
can not ch ck visually, us a pi c of wir as outlin d in St p 1.
• R ciprocating Saw
•M asuring Tap
• Hamm r
• Drill & Bits
• Drywall Saw
• Razor Knif
•Flat Bar
• Flashlight
• Caulking Gun
• Stud Find r
• Drop Cloth
•Ladd rs
• Marking P n
• Wir
• Tin Snips
Tools Required
To facilitat installation, onc th d sir d location is obtain d, nsur that
th r ar no obstructions in th attic b tw n th roof and c iling. With a
stud find r locat th c iling joists and c nt r c iling ring b tw n joists as
clos to th d sir d installation ar a as possibl . Mark th c nt r of th
c iling ring, drill a hol and ins rt pi c of wir b nt at a 90 d gr angl .
Rotat th wir around 360 d gr s. Whil rotating, f l for r sistanc that
could indicat wir runs or oth r obstructions.
Step 1
If th r ar no obstructions, scrib a mark around th c iling ring inn r
collar, s diagram. Using a drywall saw, cut out th scrib d mark in th
c iling.
Step 2
Install th c iling ring in th c iling. Plac c iling ring in th c iling. P l
th prot ctiv cov ring off th whit color d hors hair gask t and apply
gask t to th inn r lip of th c iling ring. This gask t nsur s a dust fr fit
b tw n th light pip and th c iling ring. S cur th c iling ring to
c iling by ins rting a whit scr w into on of th thr pr -drill d hol s
and scr wing it up through th drywall into sp d nut provid d. R p at
this proc ss for all thr scr ws.
gasket
speed nut
1.5" screw
Step 3

For th roof p n tration, plac a st p ladd r und r th c iling ring hol
and plac a flashlight on top of th ladd r, th r sulting flashlight b am will
mark th location for th c nt ring hol of th flashing unit on th roof.
With a drill bit and appropriat xt nsion rods, drill a pilot hol in th
mark d location on th bottom sid of th roof.
Step 4
On th roof, locat th c nt ring hol and outlin th diam t r of th hol
that th pip will pass through by turning th flashing upsid down and
marking th insid of th flashing unit.
Step 5
IMPORTANT: Th light pip must pass b tw n th roof raft rs. DO
NOT CUT THROUGH ANY FRAMING MEMBER.
With a r ciprocating saw, cut th diam t r of th hol 1” larg r than th
ar a mark d in St p 5.
Step 6
With a razor knif , cut a four inch slit through th shingl s and tar pap r
at th thr and nin o’clock position of th flashing. This allows for th
foot print of th flashing to b ins rt d und r th shingl s.
Step 7 (skip this st p for flat roof applications and proc d to St p 9)
Ins rt th r ciprocating saw blad sid ways at th thr o’clock position
and comm nc cutting th roofing nails up and around to th nin o’clock
position. This proc ss r mov s th nails that will pr v nt th flashing foot
print from sliding up und rn ath th shingl s.
Step 8 (skip this st p for flat roof applications and proc d to St p 9)
Caulk und rsid of flashing with th provid d caulking mat rial. Two
conc ntric rings of caulking mat rial is suffici nt.
NOTE: Installation on til roofs will r quir th us of a skirt.
Step 9

Pitch d Roofs: Taking car not to sm ar caulk on th xpos d shingl s,
slid flashing und r tar pap r and shingl s and forc flashing up until th
shingl s com in contact with th rais d portion of th flashing. Th
bottom sid of th flashing will b on top of th shingl s. S cur flashing
with four Phillips h ad scr ws at th 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 and 12:00 positions.
Th 3:00 and 9:00 positions scr ws should go und r th shingl s. Th
6:00 and 12:00 position scr ws should go on top of th shingl s.
Flat Roofs: C nt r flashing ov r th hol cut in St p 6 and attach to roof
with th Phillips scr ws provid d through th pr -drill d hol s.
ROOF RIDGE
Step 10
Pitch d Roofs: At th 6:00 and 12:00 positions, caulk ov r th scr w h ad,
sinc it will b xpos d to th w ath r. Us r maining caulk to s al th
ar as wh r th 4” slits w r mad and around th ar a wh r th shingl s
m t with th rais d ar a of th flashing.
Flat Roofs: Caulk ov r all th scr w h ads sinc th y will b xpos d to th
w ath r.
Step 11
P l th prot ctiv backing off th black hors hair gask t and apply
gask t on th inn r lip of th flashing collar.
Step 12
To ass mbl light pip , p l back th prot ctiv coating that cov rs th
mirror coating about 1” from th opposit dg of th doubl sid d tap ,
r mov pap r cov r ov r doubl sid d tap and ov rlap and s al dg s. Put
pr ssur on both sid s of s al to nsur a good bond. S cur tub using th
(2) t k scr ws provid d. Th n plac foil tap ov r th ntir s am to
str ngth n s al.
protective coating
Step 13
Wh n joining two pip s ctions tog th r, with th crimp d nd down,
plac crimp d nd into th n xt s ction of pip . S cur with a t k scr ws
and s al joints with foil tap .
IMPORTANT: R mov prot ctiv coating that cov rs th mirror finish
insid th tub .
Step 14
PITCHED ROOF
FLAT ROOF

Ins rt pip through th flashing unit and g ntly rock pip back and forth
with slight downward pr ssur until pip t rminat s v nly with th inn r
collar of th c iling ring. S cur bottom of light pip to c iling ring with
two t k scr ws.
light pipe
gasket
trim ring
tek screw
ceiling ring
drywall
Step 15
If th r is xc ss pip sticking out of th flashing, using tin snips, cut from
th top down to th lip of th flashing and trim off th xc ss pip .
Step 16
Plac dom on top of th flashing unit. S cur dom to flashing by
scr wing in four scr ws into th pr -drill d hol s in th dom collar.
Step 17
Plac th diffus r into th whit powd r coat d trim ring.
Step 18
Lin up th 3 st l pins of th whit powd r coat d trim ring with th 3
hol s on th c iling ring. Push up to snap in plac .
Step 19

This Natural Light Tubular Skylight has a 25 year warranty
against manufacturers defects and deterioration.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE COMPLETE AND MAIL THE CARD BELOW AS SOON AS
YOUR TUBULAR SKYLIGHT IS INSTALLED. This card will s rv as proof of your purchas ,
should you misplac your original invoic .
Th manufactur r warrants this product and its compon nts to b fr from
d f cts in mat rial and manufactur r’s workmanship for a p riod of tw nty fiv y ars
from th dat of installation. This warranty is subj ct to prop r installation of th unit in
accordanc with th manufactur r’s writt n installation instructions. Th manufactur r will
not b liabl for any sp cial, incid ntal or cons qu ntial damag s in any way r lat d to,
or arising out of, d f cts in, or damag to, th tubular skylight.
This warranty giv s you sp cific l gal rights, and you may hav oth r rights which vary from
stat to stat conc rning xclusion or limitation of incid ntal or cons qu ntial damag s.
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