Oras Ventura 8041, Installation And Maintenance Manual

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Servicing the cartridge (figure 3)
– Close the water inlet to the faucet.
– Detach the handles (6,8) and the temperature limiter (7). Unscrew the cover (13) of the diverter with
a 21 mm wrench.
– Undo the hexagonal screws (5) in the faucet and hold up the faucet at the same time.
– Pull the faucet out of the wall.
– Unscrew the aerators (14) and the shower-hose (15) with a 12 mm Allen key.
– Detach the cover of the faucet from the body.
– Detach the pinion (16).
– Undo the locking nut (17) with a 38 mm wrench.
– Pull the cartridge (18) out of the body.
– Clean the cartridge (18) and the filters under running water e.g. with a soft brush. If necessary,
change for a new cartridge.
– Lubricate the O-rings (19) with O-ring grease (Oras no. 911311) and push the cartridge back into
the faucet body.
– Reassemble in reverse order.
– Adjust the temperature as instructed above.
Changing the diverter cartridge (figure 3)
– Close the water inlet to the faucet.
– Detach the handles (6,8) and the temperature limiter (7). Unscrew the cover (13) of the diverter with
a 21 mm wrench.
– Replace the damaged diverter cartridge (20) with a new one.
– Reassemble in reverse order.
– Open the water inlet to the faucet.
– Close the water inlet by using the flow control handle (6).
– Replace the flow control handle as shown in figure 2.
Troubleshooting
Symptom Cause/solution
The flow-rate from the faucet has – Aerators or shower strainer are dirty
diminished over time
No water from the faucet – Litter filters or cartridge filters are blocked
– Check the water inlet to the faucet
A whistling noise from the faucet – Aerators are dirty
Water leaks from the faucet body – Freezing may have damaged the body
A banging sound in the water supply pipes – Water pressure is too high
– Adjustment was unnecessarily swift