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7. IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INFORMATION

Before proceeding with the installation check all the 

components in the component list are present.

WARNING! 

The shower must not be positioned where 

it will be subject to freezing conditions.

The mixer valve should be fitted only after all the 

pipework has been installed. Isolating valves should 

be fitted to both hot and cold water supplies for 

servicing purposes.

DO NOT modify or use jointing compounds on any of 

the pipe fittings. DO NOT solder fittings near the mixer 

valve as heat can damage the valves seals. Always 

flush the system prior to installing the valve.

Before installing, make sure the mixer valve is kept 

in a clean place to prevent any debris getting into the 

openings while fitting the pipework.

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  The mixer valve is suitable for installation on a solid 

wall, a stud partition wall, dry lined wall or fixing to a 

cubicle or panel.

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  The water pipes should be securely attached 

within the wall or panel to support the mixer valve and 

prevent movement or water noise after installation.

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  The mixer valve hot water inlet has a red symbol 

next to the inlet and must be on the left hand side. If 

the mixer valve you are fitting is with a riser rail the 

outlet should point down, if the mixer valve is for an 

overhead the outlet should point upwards. 

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  The mixer valve is designed to work at the same 

hot and cold water pressures. If this is not the case a 

flow controller (disc with small holes) can be fitted to 

the higher pressure supply to the valve. This is best 

done by testing each one to find out which gives the 

best results.

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  The mixer valve will be installed in such a position 

that the maintenance of the TMV and its valves and 

the commissioning and testing of the TMV can be 

undertaken.

Before fitting the mixer valve flush out the pipework in 

accordance with Water Regulations Advisory Service 

(www.wras.co.uk).

The MX Options range of thermostatic mixer valves is 

suitable for use with the following systems: 
Gravity Fed, Gas Combination Boiler, Pumped Gravity, 

Mains Pressure (Thermal Store), Unvented Systems.

NOTE: On gravity systems the minimum distance 

from the underside of the cold water storage tank to 

the shower head must be 1 metre.

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CAUTION

Check there are no hidden cables or pipes before drilling holes for wall plugs.  

Exercise great care when using power tools near water.  

The use of a residual current device (RCD) is recommended.

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Summary of Contents for Atmos Sigma

Page 1: ...Fitting Instructions IMPORTANT This Step by Step guide should be retained after installation Atmos Sigma Thermostatic Bar Mixer Valve ...

Page 2: ...mumof5barrunning pressure Themixervalvemustnotbesubjectedto watertemperaturesabove80 C Thismixervalveis alsosuitableforthermalstorage unventedsystems andpumpedgravitysystems IMPORTANT Beforeinstallingwithagas instantaneouswaterheater makesureitiscapable ofdeliveringhotwaterataminimumswitch onflow rateof3litresperminute Atflowratesbetween3and8litresperminute theappliancemustbecapableofraisingthewat...

Page 3: ...IMPORTANT This Step by Step guide should be retained after installation Dogleg Thread Adaptor Please make sure ALL components are included before starting the installation Description Quantity BarMixerValve 1 DoglegThreadAdaptors 2 NutCovers 2 FilterWashers 2 FittingInstructions 1 RegistrationCard 1 ...

Page 4: ...ndent method of isolating the shower should maintenance or servicing be necessary these valves SHOULD NOT restrict the flow DO NOT operate the shower outside the recommended temperatures and pressures stated in this guide Always test the water temperature with your hand before entering the shower NOTE As a competent person installing this shower you should ensure that all users are very conversant...

Page 5: ... Itis veryimportantthatforuseinanymainspressure systemsanexpansiontankandapressurereducing valvehasbeenfittedtoensurethepressuredoes notexceed5Bar Thisshouldbeconfirmedbytheinstallation engineerorcompetentperson beforeinstallation WATER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS Maximumhotwatertemperature 80 C Recommendedmaximum 65 C Minimumhotwatertemperature 55 C Maximumcoldwatertemperature 20 C TEMPERATURE ADJUS...

Page 6: ...asaredsymbol nexttotheinletandmustbeonthelefthandside If themixervalveyouarefittingiswithariserrailthe outletshouldpointdown ifthemixervalveisforan overheadtheoutletshouldpointupwards n Themixervalveisdesignedtoworkatthesame hotandcoldwaterpressures Ifthisisnotthecasea flowcontroller discwithsmallholes canbefittedto thehigherpressuresupplytothevalve Thisisbest donebytestingeachonetofindoutwhichgiv...

Page 7: ...hefittings makingsure thesealingwashersareinplace screwtheunions ontothefittings Themixervalvemustbepositioned horizontallywiththehotsupplyonthelefthandside oftheoutlet Fig3 NOTE Ensureyouhavethecorrectvalvewiththe wateroutletonthebottomwhenthehotwaterinletis totheleft 1 2 3 9 OPERATION Thereare2controlhandlesonthemixervalve TO CONTROL THE FLOW Turntherightcontrolhandleanti clockwisetoturnonandinc...

Page 8: ...lets 3 Overridethetemperaturestopbuttonbypressing thebuttonandrotatetomaximumbeingcarefulto avoidscalding Measurethetemperature 4 Thevalveshouldthenbecheckedtoconfirmthe waterisolationperformscorrectly Runthevalveat the38 Cstopposition Checkthewatertemperature 5 Turnoffthefeedofcoldwaterusingtheisolation valve Thewaterflowshouldfalltoaverylowflow possiblyonlyadrip afterafewseconds 6 Collectthewate...

Page 9: ...vevalveandcleanfilters 4 Showerheadblocked CleanShowerhead 5 Systemnotcapableofsupplyingmultipleoutlet atthesametime Reducesimultaneousdemand Checkstop servicevalvesarefullyopen Checkifenough waterpressure Q WatertooCOLD A Ninethingstocheck 1 Temperaturecontrolisnotcorrectly commissioned Adjustthetemperaturecontrol thisisonlyajob forasuitablyqualifiedperson 2 Notenoughhotwaterflowingthroughshower ...

Page 10: ...yMXGrouptoyouthecustomer 2 Thisguaranteeispersonaltotheoriginalpurchaserofthe componentandisnottransferable 3 Originalproofofpurchase s mustbeshownforanyclaim underthisguarantee 4 Thisguaranteedoesnotcoveranycomponentsthathavebeen modified alteredortransformedinanyway 5 Thisguaranteeappliestoanoriginalinstallationinaccordance toourfittinginstructionsanddoesnotcoverpreviouslyinstalled components sh...

Page 11: ...rcontactdetails andthepostcodewheretheunitisinstalled 2 TheMXGroupCustomerServiceDepartmentwill beabletotellyouwhetherthefaultcanbesimply rectifiedbytheprovisionofareplacementpart 14 SPAREPARTS Intheeventthatpartsormaintenanceisneeded outsidetheguaranteeMXwillendeavourtohelp withthis Sparepartscodesaregiveninthefitting instructions BycallingtheCustomerService Departmenton08455052211withthepart num...

Page 12: ...il sales mx group com www mx group com CUSTOMERCARE 08455052211 TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT Variations in terms of colour finish materials and all other aspects of appearance may occur on occasions either through non availability of materials or due to our policy of continuing technical improvement Therefore the Company reserves the right to change specification or withdraw products from this list with...

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