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Ideal MDP38U, MDP38 and M5ST manual selection
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Identifier: MDP38U / MDP38 / M5ST. This guide compares a family or related models. Use the exact configuration on your label.
Models covered: MDP38U, MDP38, M5ST. They are separate configurations; compare the applicable facts and documents below.
The official selector groups these as traditional steel panel doors but separates their document lists. Select the full identifier first, then the actual door dimensions.
MDP38 has separate installation and supplemental links for 9 × 8 ft and 16 × 8 ft doors. Do not stop after the first PDF or borrow MDP38U’s shorter size list.
M5ST separates single-width 8/9 ft and 16 ft links. Shared PDF targets do not establish identical reinforcement, spring hardware or thermal construction.
Documented specifications
| MDP38U sizes listed | 8 × 7, 9 × 7 and 16 × 7 ftSource: Ideal residential installation manual selector · MDP38U |
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| MDP38 sizes listed | 8 × 7, 9 × 7, 9 × 8, 10 × 8, 16 × 7 and 16 × 8 ftSource: Ideal residential installation manual selector · MDP38 |
| M5ST sizes listed | 8 or 9 ft width at 6 ft 6 in or 7 ft height; 16 ft width at those heightsSource: Ideal residential installation manual selector · M5ST |
| Model insulation and load rating | Not documented in the checked sourceManual-index labels do not establish per-model ratings.Source: Ideal residential installation manual selector · Traditional Steel Panel Doors |
Official documents & support
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Models: MDP38U, MDP38, M5STEnglishRevision not verifiedUnited States
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Sources & scope
- Ideal residential installation manual selectorIdeal Door · checked 2026-09-11
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