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Combi HP
Thermostatic
mixer shower
Installation and
operating
instructions
T00219
Installers please note these Instruct Ions are to be left w Ith the user
2180206H March 2007
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Safety warnings 1 Main components 2 Siting requirements 3 Typical suitable installations 4 Preparing the mixer valve 6 Siting of the shower 6 Fitting the shower to the wall - Exposed 7 Rising and falling supplies 7 Rear entry supplies 10 Fitting the shower to the wall - Built-in 13 Solid wall 13 Hollow wall 16 Shower cubicle or panel 18 Flushing procedure 20 Fitting the tamperp
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower In TROduc TIOn INTRODUCTION SAFETY WARNINGS SAFETy w ARn In GS This book contains all the necessary fitting and a. Layout and sizing of pipework MUST be such operating instructions for your Triton high that when other services are used, pressures pressure thermostatic mixer shower. Please read at the shower control inlets do not fall below them carefully. the recommended minimum. Please read through the whole of this book b. DO NOT choose a position where the
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower MAIN COMPONENTS (fig. ) MAIn c OMPOn En TS 1. Inlet nuts and olives 9. Temperature knob 16. Flush mount plate 2. Inlet elbows 10. Knob trim 17. Flush mount cover 3. Valve housing 11. Max. temperature override 18. Trim ring button 4. Outlet adaptor 19. c artridge fixing screws 12. c over 5. Outlet nut and olive 20. n ut covers 13. Inlet trims 6. Outlet blanking plug 21. Pipe trims 14. Outlet trim 7. c artridge assembly 22. Hexagonal nut 15. Outlet blanking trim
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower SITIn G REqu IREMEn TS SITE REQUIREMENTS The installation must be in accordance with Water Regulations/Bylaws. Minimum running water pressure: 1 bar. Maximum running water pressure: 5 bar. Maximum static water pressure: 10 bar. For the best performance within the specified pressure range both hot and cold water supplies must be fed from a common supply and a minimum flow of 8 litres per minute should be available to both inlets. While the mixer valve is oper
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower TYPICAL SUITABLE INSTALLATIONS TyPIc Al SuITABl E In STAll ATIOn S Fig. diagrammatic view (not to scale) a) Instantaneous gas-heated showers, e.g. combination boilers (fig. ) The shower control MuST be installed with a multipoint gas water heater or combination Shower boiler of a fully modulating design (i.e. where mixer the water draw-off rate indirectly controls the valve gas flow to the burner). A drop tight pressure reducing valve MuST be fitted i
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower packages with a cold take off after the pressure reducing valve to the cylinder. Fig. diagrammatic view (not to scale) The layout and sizing of pipework must be such that nominally equal inlet supply pressures are achieved and the effects of other draw-offs are minimised. Mixer shower d) Mains pressurised thermal store Safety devices (fig. ) not shown Packages of this type, fitted with a tempering valve (blender valve) can be used. A drop tight Servi
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower PREPARING THE MIXER VALVE PREPARIn G THE MIxER VAl VE Fig. diagrammatic view (not to scale) Before starting the installation, make sure all the openings on the valve are carefully covered to prevent ingress of any debris etc. Note: It is not necessary to remove the control knobs at any stage. SITING OF THE SHOWER SITIn G OF THE SHOw ER WARNING! The shower must not be positioned W-008-A where it will be subjected to freezing conditions. Height of showerhea
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower FITTING THE SHOWER TO THE WALL FITTIn G THE SHOw ER TO THE wAll - Ex POSEd Fig.8 Exposed Note: The outlet of the shower must not be connected to anything other than the hose and showerhead supplied. dO n OT use jointing compounds on any pipe fittings for the installation. dO n OT solder fittings near of the shower unit, as heat transfer can damage components. Note: Suitable isolating valves (complying with T00227 water Regulations) must be fitted on the h
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower screws are slack allowing the inlet elbows to Fig. Fig. rotate to the correct position and move freely in and out of the valve housing (fig.8). Place the valve housing centrally between the two pipes, and mark the two diagonal fixing holes (figs.9 and 0). Remove the valve. drill and plug the holes. (The wall plugs supplied are suitable for most brick walls — use an appropriate masonry drill, but if wall is plasterboard or a soft building block, you
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower If installing a riser rail, fit the outlet adaptor into the bottom outlet hole in the valve housing. The Fig. 8 adaptor is sealed with an ‘O’ ring. Make sure the adapter is fitted with the pipe end in the valve housing (fig. 7) Fit the blanking plug into the top outlet hole using an ‘O’ ring to seal it (fig. 8). Make sure both the adaptor and blanking plug do not protrude, and finish flush with the inner face of the housing. If fitting a tamperproof fi
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9.5 mm Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower Rear entry supplies Fig. Note: The final separation between pipe centres needs to be about 153 mm but absolute accuracy is not essential as the inlet elbows are adjustable between 146 mm and 160 mm (fig. ). using a spirit level, mark the route of incoming hot and cold water supply pipes at a distance of 153 mm centres. Remove the plaster and brickwork to the required depth to conceal the supply pipework. Note: It is advisable that pipework ins
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= = Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower Remove the valve. drill and plug the holes using the wall plugs supplied. Fig. using two hexagonal nuts (supplied), refit the valve to the pipework. Make sure the hot inlet port (marked with the letter ‘H’ on the valve housing) is connected to the hot pipework which must be on the left. Tighten the inlet nuts with the spanner supplied (fig. 7) then tighten the inlet elbow grub screws. Screw to the wall with the screws supplied. If installing a tam
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower where it is required i.e. bottom outlet for fixed Fig. 8 head, top outlet for a hose (fig. 0). Fit the inlet blanking trims on the underside of the cover (fig. 8). Fit the outlet trim over the outlet adaptor and slide the cover on (fig. 9). Secure the cover with two screws (fig. ). l ocate the lugs on the trim ring in the holes on the cover and twist clockwise (fig. ). c omplete the fitting of your shower accessories. T00248 Note: The flush-fitted
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220 mm 77.5 mm 65 35 mm mm 48 mm 50 mm 10 - 12.5 mm Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower FITTING THE SHOWER TO THE WALL FITTIn G THE SHOw ER TO THE wAll - Bu Il T-In Fig. 9 Flush fit Note: The outlet of the shower must not be connected to anything other than the hose, showerhead or fixed showerhead supplied. dO n OT use jointing compounds on any pipe fittings for the installation. dO n OT solder fittings near of the shower unit, as heat transfer can damage components. Note: Suitable isolating
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower shower from the top (falling), the bottom (rising) Fig. or the rear. Mark the route of the incoming and outgoing pipework. Note: The final separation between pipe centres needs to be about 153 mm but absolute accuracy is not essential as the inlet elbows are adjustable between 146 mm and 160 mm. Remove the plaster and brickwork to the depth shown (fig. 9). w here applicable, chase out any additional areas of the wall for the pipework to either the bu
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower w here this is not possible refer to the ‘flushing procedure’ on page 20. Fig. Refit the valve to the mounting bracket/wall surface and pipework (fig. ). Tighten the inlet nuts and inlet elbow grub screws. If fitting a fixed head, refer to the ‘Fitting the fixed head’ section and complete the outlet pipework to the fixed head position. Note: The outlet pipe for the fixed head should protrude from the surface of the wall between 50 mm and 65 mm. Befor
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower Fit the flush mount cover (fig. 7). l ocate the Fig. 7 lugs on the trim ring in the holes on the cover (fig. 8) and twist clockwise. c omplete the fitting of your shower accessories. Hollow wall The wall mounting bracket supplied with the shower is suitable for use on a plasterboard wall of 9.5 mm or 12.5 mm in thickness. decide on the shower position and whether the hot and cold water supplies will enter the shower from the top (falling), the bottom (
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower washer. Fig. 0 Make sure the inlet elbows are positioned the correct way. Offer the valve up to the mounting bracket and secure using the screws provided (fig. ). c omplete the pipework to the shower marking off the length to enter the elbows. Remove the valve and cut the pipes to length. Flush pipework to clear the system of all debris and check for leaks. Importa Nt: The inlet elbows contain check valves that may be damaged if debris is not flushe
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Combi HP thermostatic mixer shower drill and plug the holes. Fig. Seal tight up Note: If fitting to plasterboard, use suitable to shroud cavity fixings. Break off the alignment tabs on the flush mount plate (fig. ). Place a ring of silicon sealant round the plate so that the plate seals against the wall. Secure the plate to the wall using the screws provided. wipe off any excess sealant. Fit the flush mount cover (fig. 7). l ocate the lugs on the trim ring in the holes on the plate a
