# Clip-Mounted Insect Screen Installation
Source: https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/clip-mounted-insect-screen/

# Clip-Mounted Insect Screen

Clip-mounted insect screen — the fixed frame locks with retainers on the joinery edge. Tool-free lowering and seasonal storage.

## The Retainer's Working Form

In the clipped arrangement the connection is undertaken not by the panel but by small retainers passing onto the joinery edge. The retainer mouth grips the profile edge; when the frame is pushed with pressure the spring form draws the panel toward the channel.

No tool comes into play at lowering. When the panel edge is lifted and pulled the mouths free and the frame separates; refitting is the reverse of the same movement.

## Fitting and Lowering

If the retainer points are right the set-up is single-person and takes a minute.

1. **The points are decided** — Opposite retainer places are chosen on the joinery edge. An unbalanced distribution leads the panel to run to one side.
2. **The retainers seat** — The clips are seated onto the edge plane. A retainer whose base does not stay fixed moves at panel movement.
3. **The frame passes with pressure** — The panel is first approached to the mouths from the top edge, then the bottom edge is pushed and locked.
4. **The lock check is done** — Each retainer's full passing onto the panel is verified visually and by hand. A half-passed point gives sound at the first wind.
5. **At lowering the edge is lifted** — The panel is lifted slightly from its bottom edge and freed from the mouths. It is pulled straight, not dragged.

## Whom Is the Clipped Arrangement For?

- **The seasonal user** — For a user taking the panel down and storing it when winter comes the snap-off speed is the core value. No tool or second person is needed.
- **The frequent washer** — Those wanting to take the mesh and profile down and clean them see this arrangement's practicality at the first wash.
- **Joinery not wanting a hole** — The retainer bases seat hole-free in most applications. The joinery surface stays mark-free.
- **Housing with estate rules** — In estates having a ban on intervening to the outer face a recess-fitted clipped panel complies with the regulation.

## The Difference Between Clipped and Screwed

Both are mechanical connections; the point they part at is the removal intent and the mark.

Removal, mark and endurance comparison of snap-off and permanent connection
Criterion — Clipped — Screwed
Removal — Tool-free, single move — A screwdriver is needed
Mark on surface — Stays mark-free — A hole mark remains
Façade endurance — Sufficient in ordinary wind — Fixed even at a hard impact
Panel weight — At standard sizes — On wide panels too

## The Sound of an Unseated Retainer

A thin gap seen at the panel edge or a hollow sound coming at closing reports a retainer not fully passing. When the point is pressed by hand and seated the sound stops.

In long use the retainer count decides the panel behaviour. A missing point produces a gap at the corner and leakage at the mesh edge; evenly distributed mouths squeeze the panel's four edges equally.

## Questions About Clip-Mounted Insect Screen

How is a clipped insect screen stored in winter?

The panel is taken down and stored standing in a dry place. Since the retainers stay on the joinery the refitting finishes with a single move.

Does the clip leave a mark on the joinery?

A retainer seated straight and removed straight does not scratch the surface. A mark forms only if the clip is dragged off.

Does a clip work on every joinery?

It works on joinery whose edge plane has a form the retainer mouth can grip. The suitability is clarified at measuring with the joinery visual.

Related pages: [Screw-Mounted Insect Screen](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/screw-mounted-insect-screen/) · [Surface-Mounted Fixed Insect Screen](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/surface-mounted-fixed-insect-screen/) · [Insect Screen Systems](https://www.fenetresystems.com/en/insect-screen-systems/)

## Send the Joinery Edge

With the edge profile's close visual the retainer suitability and the point arrangement are recommended.

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