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Installation - handles
For illustrative purposes only the cross
handle is shown.
The same procedure applies to install
the lever handle.
Cross
Lever
Fig. 2
Fig. 1
The handles can be fitted before or after the main installation. For illustrative
purposes only the handles are being fitted before the tap installation.
Please follow the same procedure to fit the handles after the tap has been installed.
Installing the handles
Remove cover nut and valve from the tap
body, and then remove the lock nut from
the valve. They should only be hand tight.
See Fig. 1
Screw the valve back into the tap body.
Place a handle onto splines and using
light force only turn the handle clockwise
until you feel a noticeable resistance
when the base of valve touches down on
the body of the tap.
Turn the handle so the valve is in the
closed position, then remove the handle
and refit back onto the spline so it is as
square as possible (do not worry if it is not
perfectly aligned at this stage).
Without forcing the handle, adjust the
handle and the valve together so that the
handle is perfectly straight making sure
you do not unscrew the valve by more than
20°. Should you do so you will need to go
back to the beginning of this section and
start again.
Test the action of the handle and valve
making sure that the handle is perfectly
straight in the off position.
Remove the handle.
See Fig. 2
Lever handle
The lever on the handle should point
forwards when in the off position.
Valve
splines
Valve
Tap body
Tap body
Handle
Lock nut
Cover nut
Installation - handle
Place the lock nut over the valve and
screw down. Use a torque wrench to
tighten the nut down to 20Nm.
See Fig. 3
Screw the cover nut onto the valve, hand
tight only.
Carefully slide the handle onto the splines
of the valve with the handle pointing in the
correct position.
See Fig. 4
Finally secure the handle in position.
Place the lock washer onto the screw and
down through the handle, tighten using a
cross head screwdriver.
Push on the handle cover.
See Fig. 5
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 3
Handle
Handle
Handle
cover
Spring
washer
Screw
Cover nut
Valve
Lock nut
Lock
washer
