How To Set Up A Shower Head.

So your the one that has got to do the job in the lavatory

. Children taking over the house and you never have the space or possibly you've just managed the spend for a new ensuite but have no finances left over for the basics. Either way, installing a shower neither be difficult or troublesome. The next guide will give you a sufficient amount of self-assurance to get going.

Immediately after you have purchased your shower you want to be positive that all of the products are there. Second of all you should check the guarantee. The the greater part of new showers have a guarantee for only two years. Providers expect that a heavily used shower will survive at the bare minimum 2 years. If the shower is second hand make sure that the shower head is fully free of any kind of limescale. If it is you must expend the additional effort making use of some white vinegar to the nozzle edges. Failing this, place the head over a broiling kettle as this will guarantee a clean filter for the water. Shower heads are so low-priced no-a-days so you may perhaps be better of simply buying a brand new head.

Once you've inspected and wiped clean the shower head the up coming step is to figure out where you will place it. By far the most usual place for a shower surround is in the corner of the cubicle. This is an apparent solution specifically if you have a little or restricted cubicle. The other benefit of having in the corner is that you you shouldn't have to get worried about the handles obstructing entry to the cubicle without clipping the shower when getting in.

When you have identified the place you are going to bring your new shower's water supply from, it's time to turn off the primary water source at the stopcock. Just in case there is water currently in the pipework and to reduce water seapage, you should really turn on all the taps to run off any remaining water which is still in the system.

The first thing you will need to do is get the piping ready. Prior to sizing the pipes that will ultimately source the water to the shower system, it is important to cut off the water source. In order to shield the plumbing, they should be given a water-proof covering and also isolating valves should be fitted. The water lines can then be recessed into the retaining wall and plastered over to neaten the all round look.

With the water turned down at the main stopcock and any remaining water purged from the system, you can begin operating your pipework to the site of the new shower. You can use either clear plastic piping or copper mineral piping to run the plumbing to the shower. Plastic-type material piping is less complicated for the DIY local plumber to work with but you should be cautious to avoid leaks in plastic piping by fitting pipe inserts among joint parts and fit copper fittings at the conclusion of the pipework for improved trickle reduction. Remember to fit separating valves at the end of the pipework as close to to the shower as doable without being intrusive or cosmetically unattractive. Isolating valves can very well come in handy if your shower or pipework springs a leak. With an extra water shut-off point close to your shower you will not need to depend as much on the primary water stopcock.

To prevent damaging thermostatic shower valves you should make sure that the pipework does not have any debris or grit in it. Eliminate the pipework through to check this.

Determine where the shower valve will go

Put the valve next to the wall and examine how much pipework length will be required to ensure the new thermostatic valve can fit flush.

Reduce the hot and cold water release pipes to the suitable size. Once you have confirmed how much pipework is necessary to fit the thermostatic shower valve you can reduce the hot and cold water pipes for the shower using pipe cutters.

Help to make the slots for the thermostatic valve

Drill down the holes in the wall membrane to fit your thermostatic shower valve. If you are drilling into tiles make sure that your drill bit is appropriate to work on tiling. Use a spirit level to fit any bracket or wall fitment flush to the wall to prevent difficulties when fitting the shower valve and to avoid damaging tiling or plasterwork.

Fit compression olives into each of the water inlets

For further seapage prevention fit a compression olive and nip it up neatly.

Line up the shower valve

Level up the wall for the shower valve fitting taking care.

Fit the shower riser rail

Evaluate how high you want the shower riser track. Use a spirit level to mark vertically up the wall from the valve location to the peak you would prefer the shower head to be. If in question, for additional comparability, stick masking tape to the wall vertically replacing the spirit level and take it to the point where the shower head will be. Step back and check that the shower head will be in the correct position using the masking tape as an indication of the shower riser rail. When you are confident that the shower riser track is in the correct position, cut the shower riser rail and run the pipework up the riser rail.

Fit the shower head to the riser rail and test out for leaks

Checking Shower Thermostat Works

Make certain that the thermostat kicks in by turning on the hot and cold water taps while checking that the heat of your newly fitted shower stays continuous as expected.

Make sure you have all of the details at hand and follow the instruction guide that will have been made available if new. If the shower is second hand have a look at the unit for anything useful that you can search on Google with. You will need to print this off as you will need to refer to it often throughout the installing process.

Step 1 Disconnect water and electrical supplies from the wall, leaving the electrical and water supplies ready to connect to.

Step 2 Simply undo the elbow fitting and retighten 90 anticlockwise.

Step 3 A template is provided that can be applied to verify details before any drilling commences.

Step 4 Briefly connect the T80z inlet onto the water supply and level the unit on the wall to mark the new screw fixing areas.

Step 5 Drill down new holes and embed wall plugs ready to secure the T80z.

Step 6 Hook up the device onto the water supply and screw the device to the wall.

Step 7 Tighten the compression elbow onto the T80z inlet.

Step 8 Secure the inlet fitting with the a couple of screws provided.

Step 10 Fit the earth conductor extension bracket and earth expansion wire.

Step 11 Add the supplied insulating sleeves onto the live and neutral conductors.

Step 12 Link the expansion cables using the supplied terminal blocks.

Step 13 Secure the Uni-fit Equipment bracket to the T80z with the screw supplied.

Step 14 Clip the expansion cables onto the Uni-Fit Kit bracket and make final connections to the main terminal block and earth post.

Step 15 Connections finished employing the Z Uni-Fit Kit.

Step 16 Quickly fit the cover, select the cold setting and load the unit with water.

Step 17 Get rid of cover and place the pipe entry trims.

Step 18 Fit the start/stop switch connection in the cover.

Step 19 Arrange the front cover and fit the best and bottom fixing screws.

Step 20 Fit the riser equipment and 5-mode rub clean showerhead to complete installation.

Finally fit the shower head and bottom tray. You ought to at this stage be able to Hook up up the main shower control to the pipes that will be providing the water.

The shower should now be prepared for the screens and cubicle tray to be installed.

Good luck. If your not the techie type can always seek the advice of your neighborhood plumber.

by: mikmxo4glo

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