Safety Warning; Maintenance - Vitavia VENUS 2500 Montageanleitung

1.
PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY BEFORE ASSEMBLING YOUR GREENHOUSE.
2. Sharp edges and corners can cause injury. Always wear protective glasses, gloves, shoes and headgear when handling the aluminium profi les, glass and
polycarbonate sheets. Broken glass is a safety hazard – always clear up immediately and dispose of with care.
3. The product you have purchased is intended only for the growing of plants and should only be used for this purpose. When used for other purposes we
will take no responsibility.
4. It is recommended that this greenhouse is assembled by two people.
5. Should you encounter diffi culties constructing this house, or in fi tting the glass or polycarbonate sheets, please contact your retailer
– do not use force!
SITE SELECTION
Always try to select a sunny location, sheltered
from the wind as much as possible.
IMPORTANT
Before assembling your new greenhouse,
please check that all parts in the provided list
are included. Please take each bundle out of
the packaging in order to identify the parts
better.
It is important that the opened bundles do not
get mixed with one another.
If something is missing please contact your
retailer.
NECESSARY TOOLS
Screw drivers (Normal and Crosshead PH2),
10 mm socket spanner or wrench, 10 mm
combination spanner, knife, measuring stick,
spirit level, Accu-drill with adjustable torque.

MAINTENANCE

The greenhouse should be thoroughly washed
with a gentle detergent occasionally. Please
check that the detergent used does not react
aggressively with aluminium or the glass fi xing
clips.
Ensure that the upper and lower door tracks
are cleaned regularly to avoid a build up of
debris.
0. BASE
The base must be exactly square
Important!
and level. A zinc-coated steel base is available
as an accessory for all greenhouse models.
( Only when the greenhouse has to
Attention!
be located in a very windy and unprotected
location: Drill through both the profi le at the
base of the greenhouse and the steel base,
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Safety Warning

Assembly Instructions
and connect them with nuts and bolts.)
If you would rather construct your own stone
or concrete foundation, please follow the
dimensions specifi ed in diagram 0. Treated
wooden beams at least 18 mm high and not
more then 32 mm wide should be positioned
between the stone/concrete foundation and
the aluminium frame, and connected to the
foundation with 50 mm long bolts (not pro-
vided).
Foundations must extend down below the frost
level.
Diagrams in a single frame show the
view from inside the greenhouse. Those
enclosed in a double frame show the
view from outside the greenhouse.
1. SIDE ELEMENTS
Lay all of the parts on the fl oor and connect
them loosely.
It is necessary with each outside vertical
aluminium bar (1032) to include an extra con-
necting bolt at this stage. This bolt is required
later to connect the cross braces (1033),
see (1.2).
The corner braces
For Model 7500 only:
(2056) must also be connected to each bar
(1032) at this point (1.5).
2. PLAIN GABLE END
Lay all of the parts on the fl oor and connect
them loosely.
Once more, please include an extra connect-
ing bolt in each vertical bar (1041) and (1042)
(2.2).
3. DOOR GABLE END
Lay all of the parts on the fl oor and connect
them loosely.
The door runner bar (1047) will be connected
to the horizontal bar (1048). Connect these
loosely from the outside with two nuts and
bolts.
Depending on which direction the door should
open, align the door runner bar (1047) to the
left or to the right.
Connect the clips (1013) as shown in (3.6)
with a bolt, in order to strengthen the structure.
Please ensure that the clip edge overlaps, and
fi xes the vertical bars (1044) or (1045) as
shown.
4. CONNECTING THE SEPARATE
ELEMENTS
Bolt the side elements to the end elements.
(4.1) & (4.2)
Assemble the ridge bar to both gable ends.
(4.3).
Now connect the roof glazing bars (1055)
between the eaves (4.4) and the ridge bar
(4.5). An extra bolt should be inserted into
each glazing bar (1055) at this time to connect
roof braces (1056). Additionally, insert in 2
(or with the Models 6200 and 7500 in 4) of the
roof glazing bars (1055) an extra bolt, where
the roof vent(s) will be positioned later.
The roof braces (1056) can now be connected
(4.5).
Please add an extra
For Model 7500 only:
bolt to all roof bars (1055), at the eave end for
the already connected corner braces (2056)
(4.9).
Now position your greenhouse on the pre-
pared base/foundation and connect loosely.
Adjust the greenhouse until it is completely
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