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Classic w/ EcoPlus Luminous SkyCeiling
Installation Instructions(EP22 Folded)

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EcoPlus LED light box

Luminous SkyTile
Classic Elevator

Installation Packet Includes:
Classic w/ EcoPlus Luminous SkyCeiling Installation Instructions (EP22 Folded)
Drop Ceiling and Soffit Cross-Sections included on pages 10 - 13
Custom SkyCeiling Grid Plan GR1 (where applicable)
One of three electrical instructions:• Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Packet (24PS HLG)Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (24PS HLG)
EcoPlus and EcoSlim Drawings and Charts (24PS HLG)
• Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (HLG)• Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (Fixture Only)
Luminous SkyTile Installation and SkyTile Layout (included with the SkyTiles)

For technical support at any time during the installation, please call us toll free at 866-759-3228.
We want your installation to go as smoothly as possible. Thank you for choosing Sky Factory.
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Classic w/ EcoPlus Specifications:Ceiling Grids
Each fixture is built specifically for one of these standard ceiling grid systems:
EP22 Series EP22 - 2’ x 2’, 15/16” EP22M - 60cm x 60cm, 24mm EP22G - 62.5cm x 62.5cm, 24mm
EP22 Series can be grouped with EP24 Series fixtures.
NOTE: For custom sizes, see Custom Applications below

Ceiling Openings
Access above ceiling is required. Not for use in air handling areas.
See Drop Ceiling and Soffit Cross Section drawings on pages 10 -13

Clearance
Must have at least 7 1/4” (18.5cm) of clearance from the bottom of the grid to the deck above. See Step 1
If not, call the Sky Factory for other options: 866-759-3228.

Runners and Spanners
Grid must be installed level and square
Grid Hanger Straps (provided) must be used to accomodate fixtures in grid pocket. See Step 2
For all 2’ x 2’, 60cm x 60cm, 62.5cm x 62.5cm ceiling grids, be sure all adjacent runners (mains) are not supported
in the same opening or it may interfere with installation and removal of the fixture.

Fixture Suspension
Hanger brackets supplied to suspend fixtures from ceiling where required. See Step 3 and Step 5.

Custom Applications
For installations with custom sizes, and/or custom soffit or grid openings, see also
Custom SkyCeiling Grid Plan GR1 included (where applicable)

Electrical Requirements:
EcoPlus light box when used in conjunction with the Sky Factory 24PS HLG Power System• See Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Packet (24PS HLG)
EcoPlus light box when used with a Sky Factory provided HLG power supply• See Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (HLG)
EcoPlus light box when used with a client-provided, or client-specified UL Listed or CE Compliant power supply• See Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (Fixture Only)
Electrical work must be performed by a qualified electrician who is familiar with DC lighting systems
and must conform to all local and national codes.

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Important! Before Starting
For standard 15/16” or 24mm ceiling grid without perimeter or edge angle:
use “Classic EcoPlus Luminous SkyCeiling Drop Ceiling Cross Section” drawing on page 10 -11 as a reference
and proceed with the installation instructions.
For standard 15/16” or 24mm ceiling grid with perimeter or edge angle:
use “Classic EcoPlus Luminous SkyCeiling Soffit Cross Section” drawing on page 12 - 13 as a reference
and verify before beginning installation that the perimeter and/or soffit openings are the correct dimensions.
If your perimeter and/or soffit openings are not correct, please contact the Sky Factory before beginning the installation.

Step 1: Determine installation method
Fixture can be installed as pre-assembled unit or as one component at a time.

For Option A, the fixture can be assembled first and then inserted:from7 1/4 in.(18.5 cm)
to 17 in.(43.2 cm)
or MORE
clearancefrom an adjacent opening or byremoving part of the grid(with a clearance of 7 1/4” [18.5cm] to17” [43.2cm])
Suspended Ceiling Gridor directly through a grid opening(with 17” [43.2cm] or more clearance)

For Option B, the fixture can beinstalled one component at a time(with a clearance from 7 1/4” [18.5cm]& limited access above the grid)

Option A : PreAssembled

Typical Ceiling Obstruction

from7 1/4 in.(18.5 cm)
clearance
Limited Access Above Ceiling Grid

NOTE: Option A and Option B details
covered later in the Instructions.
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Option B : Separate Components
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Step 2: Install grid hanger straps
Hanger wire not provided.
Grid Hanger Straps allow the grid to be supported without thehanger wire interfering with the installation and proper fitof the EcoPlus fixture. Straps are designed to bend at thecenter, fold down over the top bulb of the runner andfasten through one of the holes in the grid. Use theenclosed 8-32 x 1/4” (6.35mm) undercut flat headmachine screws and Keps nuts to secure it. Gridwire goes through the hole in the strap just below
the fold.

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Where possible, support the runners in the middleof openings for ease of fixture installation.

BNote: Where possible, do not hang adjacent runners in the same 2’ x 2’, 60cm x 60cm, or 62.5cm x 62.5cm
opening: installation of the fixtures may require one open side above the grid into which they can be
temporarily inserted before dropping down into the grid pocket.

Step 3: Important details
Hanger brackets are provided which hold thefixture together and provide suspension
where required.
NOTE: See page 7 for assembly details.

Classic w/ EcoPlus components:EcoPlus Back Pan
LED Bar

EcoPlus End Cap
Hanger Bracket
SkyTileElevator
Ceiling Grid
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Page 4Step 2: Determine the electrical layout
Accommodations for wiring must be made before the fixtures are installed. Refer to the Electrical Installation
Instructions included with your packet.
All electrical work must conform to local and national codes.

Notice: The LED fixtures are 24DC ONLY.
AC voltage connected directly to the fixtures
will destroy the lighting system.

Junction Box
Black wire is negative
Red wire is positive
24 volt DC

Note:

Notice: Power system MUST be installed
24PS HLG
Power System

OUTSIDE of the magnetic field in an MRI suite.

• If you are using a Sky Factory 24PS HLG Power System,
make sure you have Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Packet (24PS HLG).
• If you are using a Sky Factory provided HLG power supply,
make sure you have Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (HLG).
• If you are using a client provided, or client-specified UL Listed or CE Compliant power supply,
make sure you have Classic w/ EcoPlus Electrical Instructions (Fixture Only).

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Step 4: Fixture and SkyTile orientation
Fixtures MUST be installed so the SkyTiles fit the SkyTile Layout.
See SkyTile Installation Instructions and SkyTile Layout
included with the SkyTiles.
In all installations with more than one fixture,
an elevator with logo is provided.
Elevator is installed in location noted on SkyTile Layout(included with SkyTiles).

Important:
Quick release labels are for installation
purposes only.
They orient the location and directionof each tile in the SkyCeiling.
Labels MUST be removed
once the SkyTiles are fully installedand checked for proper orientation.

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Page 6Step 5: Option A - Install pre-assembled fixtures
Where a pre-assembled fixture can be inserted into the space above the grid
either from an adjacent opening, by removing part of the grid, or if there is 17” (43.2cm) or more of clearance
between the bottom of the grid and deck above.

Pre-assemble the three components of the fixture:
the Elevator, SkyTile and EcoPlus light box.
See also detail on page 4

Use the hanger brackets to secure the Elevatorto the light box.
Brackets mount on opposite sides,
2 per side for EP22 Series.
Brackets set 5” (13cm) in from corners
and attach with 8-32 x 3/8” machine screws provided.

Hanger wireoption
shown.

Insert the assembled fixture into the gridmuch as you would a ceiling tile.

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Step 6: Option B - Assemble components during installation
If a pre-assembled fixture cannot be inserted above the grid.

Insert the Elevator into the grid opening first.

Next, drop the SkyTile into the Elevator.

Then set the light box
on top the Elevator/SkyTile sandwich.

Be sure to secure the components
together with the hanger brackets
once installed.

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Step 7: Check installation using Final Inspection list.
Do all the fixtures sit evenly in the grid?
•  Hanger wire can force a fixture to sit off center. If so, re-attach the wire using a Grid Hanger Strap.
•  If grid is not installed square, EcoPlus fixtures will sit unevenly in the opening. If so, adjust grid so it is square.
Are all the fixtures seated down on the grid flange?
•  If fixtures are not seated on the flange, light leaks could result.
Is the image evenly lit?
•  If there are shadows, dark spots, or bright lines on the image, clear off the back of the SkyTile.
•  If one or more SkyTiles are dark, one or more EcoPlus light boxes are not working. Re-check wiring.
Does the SkyCeiling image match the SkyTile Layout image?
•  Are the tiles in the correct position and orientation?
•  If the SkyTile Layout has a head location, is the SkyCeiling properly oriented?
Is the elevator with logo in correct location?
•  See SkyTile Layout for correct location.
•  NOTE: Single 2x2 and 2x4 installations do not have logo.
Have the arrow-labels been removed once the image has been verified?
•  Quick release labels MUST be removed once the SkyTiles are fully installed and checkedfor proper orientation.

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