Aquatique Thermo
installation instuctions
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Important information
Introduction
The Aquatique Thermo is an antique style brass bodied thermostatic shower valve designed for built in and concealed panel
mount and exposed installations.
The Aquatique Thermo provides close temperature stability and fail safe protection when installed on approved gravity or
pumped systems and balanced high pressure systems. A cold inlet flow regulator is provided for use with instantaneous
(multipoint) gas water heater and combination boiler applications.
Flexible and 5” and 8” drencher heads are available to complement the Aquatique Thermo valves, dependent on your water
system, and should be purchased separately.
If you have any questions at any stage during installation please contact the Aqualisa customer helpline on 01959 560010 for advice.
Safety information
This product must be installed by a competent person in accordance with all relevant current Water Supply Regulations.
Flushing
Some modern fluxes can be extremely corrosive and, if left in contact, will attack the working parts of this unit. All soldering
must be completed and the pipe work thoroughly flushed out in accordance with Water Supply Regulations prior to connection
of the product.
Connections
The Aquatique Thermo is supplied for connection to conventional supplies with HOT on the LEFT and COLD on the RIGHT
when viewed from the front. However, the valve can be adapted for use with non-conventional supplies by rotating the valve
body by 180˚. Please see installation instructions overleaf to reverse the valve.
The Aquatique Thermo exposed valve is supplied complete with 15mm compression elbow fittings at 198mm centres. The
Aquatique Thermo concealed valve is NOT supplied with any elbow connections. Suitable
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” BSP union connections will be required.
Pipe work connections to this product should be cut using a rotary type cutter.
Isolating valves
Suitable isolation valves such as gate valves must be fitted to both supplies in accordance with the Water Supply Regulations
and our terms of warranty. Due to their restrictive characteristics, stopcocks and ball type valves that reduce the pipe bore size
must not be used on gravity or gravity pumped installations.
Filters
To ensure ongoing optimum performance the internal control mechanism ‘cartridge’
is protected by a two-part filter system. Debris accumulation may result in reduced flow
from the shower head and noisy operation.
As this condition is not covered by our standard warranty terms, it is suggested that the
cartridge be removed and the filters checked by a competent person. In the event of
any difficulties please contact the Aqualisa customer helpline for assistance.
Siting
For optimum performance, with gravity fed systems the distance between the bottom of the storage cistern and the shower
head should not be less than 1m (when using an adjustable shower kit). If using a fixed head, the highest point of the pipe
work must be not less than 1m below the underside of the cistern. Please refer to the system layouts on the reverse of this guide.
Pump installation
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MUST A PUMP BE FITTED DIRECTLY TO THE WATER MAIN
A pump must only be used to boost the pressure from tank-fed supplies. A typical
layout is shown on the reverse of this guide.
