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Chain Link Fence Installation Manual
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Install Fittings:

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1. Place tension bands on end and corner posts.
2. Quantity of tension bands per hook-up = height of fence minus one; minimum of three. For example, a 4' high chain link fence requires 3 tension bands per hook-up.
3. A hook-up is each connection of chain link to an end or corner post. End posts have one hook-up; corner posts have two hook-ups.
4. Place one brace band on first to use if bottom tension wire will be installed. This fitting requires one bolt and nut. Install nut and bolt loosely.
5. Next, install tension bands. The tension bands are offset. The offset (flat side) faces 'out', the same side as the chain link fabric will be installed. This is normally the outside of the enclosed area. Do not install nuts and bolts on these.
6. Place one brace band per hook-up over the tension bands . This fitting requires one rail end cup, one bolt and nut. This band and cup will be used for the top rail. Tighten with a ratchet and socket.
7. The rail end cup is offset also. This offset can be up or down on an end post. Regardless of if you choose to position the cup up or down, be consistent. On a corner, since two sets of brace bands and rail end cups must share the same space, the bottom rail end cup is to be offset up and the bottom rail end cup is to be offset down. This enables the two cups to be level to each other, so your top rail can be inserted into the cups and be level to each other.
8. Typically all nuts are kept on the inside of the fence; this prevents someone on the outside from removing the nuts easily.
9. Place caps on posts.  The end and corner post caps are simple. There is only one way to install them.  The loop caps, as they are called, are offset, if you look at them carefully. The offset side faces the outside of the enclosure; the same side as the chain link will be installed. 

View of bottom brace band for bottom wire, and four tension bands for a 5' high chain link fence. View is from the inside of fence. Notice tension bands are offset so that the flat side is facing out.

End post with brace band bolted with a rail end cup.

Proper installation of rail end cups and brace bands for a corner post. Notice one points up, the other down. This allows top rail to remain even at such a junction.

Loop caps simply slide on top of posts. Top rail slides through horizontally.